14.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.5 blocked shots and 52% from the field as a starter...

"That was the worst trade in the history of the NBA"

- Bill Walton on the Brand for Chandler trade when it
happened.

 

Who gives a shiat...

 

haha No trace he ever existed.Nice work CC Crew

 

Hey gb - how'd Chandler look tonight vs the Magic, as the Bulls learned how to lose gracefully?

Seriously...didn't see the game but am interested to know how he played vs. Garrity and the Magic's other PFs.

 

7 pts 7 rebounds

 

I agree.

There aren't many players better than Brand.

 

Maybe I do like Walton occasionally.

 

I'm 99% certain like I was in June, that Chandler will be a star. I was always skeptical about Curry.

Mainly because Chandler came into the NBA with skills. The kid was a great 3 pt shooter in HS, and I think he will bring that to the table in the NBA in a few years.

While Curry's only upside IMO, is his big body.

That's nice, but I just don't think he is anywhere near athletic or as strong as Shaq (the guy he's been compared to). What seperates Shaq from Stanley Roberts, and other fat ass Centers is that Shaq can run the floor well, pass, and dribble half decently for his size.

It is too early to judge Curry, I admit, but it will take him at lesat 7-9 years for him to develop the skills needed to dominate.

Chandler just needs to get some meat on his bones to become a solid SF/PF.

I assume the Bulls are planning to make him a PF, so I guess more familiarity with posting up is needed.

 

But what's the point in trading a proven star for a possible star at the same position. Brand is a workhorse and a stud. Chandler is still an unknown and even if he turns out to be as good as Brand, or even somewhat better, why mortgage now for 4 years from now?

 

Chandler may be a star but will he be better than Brand?

Many GMs would sell their souls to get a player like Brand.

 

hey gb, you from chicago, too? hey man, da bulls gettin pretty exciting out there.

i didn't like the chandler-brand trade. brand was averaging 20-10 and they think chandler can post garnett like numbers IN THE FUTURE. what do they want, 22-10? two more points for two more years of suffering is not worth it. with brand, they would be a playoff team w/ rose, imo.

 

the bulls at their rate... will not be better than the clippers

they've got to hope jamaal crawford will come back with a fury next year and in conjunction with rose destroy pg's and do some serious ball handling and dishing to see the bulls move anywhere near am 8th playoff seed

 

Elton Brand was going to leave the Bulls anyway. Fact. Da Bulls risked losing him for no compensation. That's why they made such a stupid trade. (Although Chandler will be a good player, will the Bulls be any good by the end of his rookie contract?)

Too bad Elton isn't still with the Bulls. You could say dealing Brand was premature on the part of Jerry "Crumbs" Krause. But I don't know if the Pacers would have made the Rose trade knowing a team in their division sported Brand, Rose, and Best.

 

Curry is absolutely nothing like Webber. Chandler is much more like Webber than Curry.

Curry doesn't have the dribbling/ballhandling skills, the passing skills, the athleticism, as Webber. Not to mention he doesn't have Tyra Banks.

Webber has way too many skills for him to a comparison for Curry.

Curry will only be effective in the NBA by using his big body.

 

In 15 games as a starter Chandler has averaged;

24.1 minutes PG
8.1 PPG
6.1 RPG
1.4 BPG
0.9 APG
0.7 SPG
3.2 fouls PG
51.3% FG
60% FT

either gettinbranded is talking about his most recent games, or Chandler has had some shockers!

Anyway, he's only a kid, plenty of potential to grow, and at least the fact that Brand is gone is kinda off-set by the fact that Rose is now on the team; I doubt that they would've got Rose had they still had Brand (because Miller wouldn't have put up the numbers he did etc!). And those numbers might not be all that impressive (the 6.1 rpg is), but at least he gets lots of numbers all over the court! And the FG% is great for a kid!

I never really liked Chandler (mainly because it was a dumb trade for Brand), but I think he might be just fine if he doesn't have to be a primary scorer!