Showtime:Part2 wrote:ammo is almost underrated on these boards. he is a very skilled player. imo, he's like a less athletic dunleavy jr. from his warrior days, and look what happened to him once he went to indiana. kwame had no discernable skill set except god-given athleticism. ammo is the complete opposite. i think the triangle and not being the focal point of the offense are going to allow him to flourish. he'll turn into what vlad should have turned into.
GREAT trade for the lakers. i don't think we could have expected much more in terms of talent and salary for vlad
I agree 100%. There is potential for huge upside in this trade.
I would never bet against a guy like that realizing his potential. He was a beast in college despite his limited athleticism. The question has always been if it'll ever translate to the NBA where this deficit becomes a much greater obstacle than in college. But he's extremely competitive and I think the triangle might be one of the few systems within which he could function effectively on an NBA level, a la Luke. If he, against popular prognosis, should break out his NBA game next season, it will mean that we completely robbed them. Many players do break out in their third NBA year. In his last college year, some legit experts compared his scoring talent to freaking Bird. I didn't agree with that comparison, but he was an extremely potent scorer in college.
I think Radman was out regardless, something about showing late for practices started the latest rift with Phil, I think. One space cadet move to many? If Vlad had to go regardless, we could have done way worse than Adam Morrison.