Drummond will be an in NBA star in 4-6 years

[husky91]

As crazy as it sounds, Kwame Brown was much more skilled than AD was coming out and we know how that ended. And so was Olowokandi. but NBA always takes risks with these guys.

I personally be;ieve that the best comparison to Drummond is Darryl Dawkins.

As far as AD's future, I personally believe (injury issues aside) that he end up being as good as he wants to be, likely not as good as Hakeem but better than Kwame Brown (I know, that is as large of a gap as Ford's "stud or bust").

One thing to keep in mind is that Moses Malone had six unremarkable professional season (two ABA, where no NBA team saw him as worth making a move to land him in the expansion draft then four NBA) before becoming as dominant a center (albeit for only about five seasons) as the NBA has had since Wilt started getting old.

Andre has a lot of time ahead of him. Ten years from now he'll still be younger than Tyson Chandler is today.

 

[huskyrob1]

He was. He did.

Yes he certainly did. Shuffled his feet more than Fred Astaire ever did.

 

[Deleted at users request]

He was. He did.

sorry for some reason I was thinking of Hasheem instead of Hakeem. Face palm moment I know...

 

[johnhuskies95]

Dennis Rodman was a relentless workaholic who craved a rebound like he now does a fifth of vodka. There is nothing like that in Andre Drummond's game that we've seen so far. The fact that he's been one to take plays off on both the HS level and the college level - dont like that as far as passion for the sport. Watch Anthony Davis - he's 18 and works his @ss off all game long.

Yep, he is 18 - his entire NBA future is being based on a measurning tape and hopes that he "may" become something. Anyone ever hear of Kwame Brown? I think he was 17, so what? Listen, the guy could mature, work hard and become great. All I'm saying is the odds that he becomes an NBA all star aren't great.

I never once questioned his effort level on the court this year, and evidently, Jim Calhoun didn't either.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

As crazy as it sounds, Kwame Brown was much more skilled than AD was coming out and we know how that ended. And so was Olowokandi. but NBA always takes risks with these guys.

Olowokandi was just a very big, reasonably athletic body. His best attribute was that he was so new to the game that many figured his skill would come in time.

Most experts had Kwame as the third best of the three HS centers (with Curry & Chandler) coming into the NBA that year but Jordan evidently saw something that the experts didn't.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

I think it's unfair to question whether he loves basketball or is a hard worker. Nobody on the Boneyard was at practice everyday or knows how he really feels.

Drummond didn't necessarily show a ton of aggressiveness last season, but then again he was an 18 year old freshman trying to carve out his niche on the defending champions. I would have loved to have seen him this year with a more prominent and prominent role on the team.

He has all the measureables I think it's just a matter of getting into the right situation with coaching that will work with him and be patient.

 

[Dogbreath2U]

He was. He did.

Yeah, have to agree with you. Hakeem was an incredible athlete for his size. He had almost no experience prior to college, IIRC, and the development he had was remarkable. He had the quickest lateral movement I remember seeing in a guy his size (up to that time). He developed a skilled offensive game and created the sort of triple pivot reverse (or something) that I don't recall anyone else having the quickness to do. He was not at tall as some (about 6'9" at best), but he made Ewing look slow and stiff. Andre will have had a great career if he comes anywhere close to Hakeem in talent and productivity.

 

[Hoophound]

Chocolate Thunder.

 

[NHUConnfan]

What about Al Jefferson?

 

[upstater]

What about Al Jefferson?

Weezie!!!!

 

[Husk-E]

Drummond has several years of conditioning left before he's ready to be a star in the NBA.

 

[Kitaman]

Yeah, have to agree with you. Hakeem was an incredible athlete for his size. He had almost no experience prior to college, IIRC, and the development he had was remarkable. He had the quickest lateral movement I remember seeing in a guy his size (up to that time). He developed a skilled offensive game and created the sort of triple pivot reverse (or something) that I don't recall anyone else having the quickness to do. He was not at tall as some (about 6'9" at best), but he made Ewing look slow and stiff. Andre will have had a great career if he comes anywhere close to Hakeem in talent and productivity.

Makes you wonder how Hakeem became so great over the years. It was more than potential and talent. He should be a role model for many bigs needing development, especially those with a foundation like AD. Great player and using him for comparison almost seems unfair (for Hakeem that is). I agree if he or anyone for that matter comes close to Hakeem then they will have a great career. I am glad I was able to see The Dream play.