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Honestly I'd like to watch more of DeAndre Jordan. It all depends on the ping pong balls but If the Sonics are sitting at 3-6 I would have a hard time choosing between DeAndre Jordan and Jerryd Bayless.
Obviously Rose is the big fish for Seattle.
I'm really amazed by the amount of love for DeAndre Jordan throughout RealGM. The kid is pretty far from even being a presence on the floor, let alone good. Never should a seven footer with freakish athleticism be invisible, but there's been times when, watching Texas A&M, I didn't know he was even on the court. His overall impact on the game is so minimal at this point that it's astounding. He doesn't block shots well, he doesn't rebound well, he's abysmal at the free throw line (seriously, 38%?), and he has been neutralized by any half-way decent team he's played (Alabama, LSU, Arizona, Kansas State, Texas Tech).
I know the longer and more athletic a player is, the harder the man crushes are but, at what point do we step back and notice if the kid has any skills? Did we learn nothing from Sene? Upside means nada if it's expected to materialize from a non-existent skill set. The kid has to show some flashes, other than uncontested dunks and putbacks where bad teams forget to box out, to have true upside. Durant has upside. Not because he's 6'10" and athletic, but because he's 6'10" and he shoots/handles like a two guard. His potential is based on actual, translatable skills that impact the game. DeAndre Jordan, at this point, is little more than a wet dream of fans and GMs, based far more in fantasy than reality.