Dee Brown/Chris Duhon

by Chalkwhite on May 10, 2007 1:14 AM CDT

Continuing my tradition of random blog posts in the middle of important Bull-related episodes (also my effort to block this series out of my mind):

Does anyone else see a possible correlation between Brown and Duhon?
Both were starting point guards for NCAA Title contenders (Brown for Illinois, Duhon for Duke, where he actually won one).
Both played with more highly-touted, NBA-ready teammates (Deron Williams, Luther Head for Brown; Carlos Boozer, Jay Williams, Luol Deng for Duhon).
Both were thought to be college-only PGs who wouldn't translate to the NBA.
Both fell to the 2nd round, picked up by smart GMs.
Now, Duhon has established himself (cover your eyes, Matt) as a solid backup PG/emergency starter. And with Brown's performance tonight, I would not be surprised if he became a poor man's Leandro Barbosa, with an emphasis on dishing instead of scoring. (Hope he's not hurt too badly, btw. That collision looked nasty.)

I am of the opinion, like most others here, that the Bulls should sell high on Duhon this summer. And as terrible as he sometimes looked, I can think of at least 5 teams in need of a real PG (Atlanta, Cleveland, Lakers, Miami, Orlando) for whom Duhon would be an upgrade.

As a long-time Illinois fan, I pray Brown has a similar career arch. I'll never understand why more teams weren't interested in drafting him.

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"emergency starter"

Ha!

by Paxson Jackson @ Blog a Bull on May 10, 2007 7:07 AM CDT reply actions

Surprise

I think it is an interesting comparison. I have not followed D too much since he has been in the league, but Duhon has surprised me--Especially this playoffs. He is a defensive point guard that a lot of coaches wouldn't mind having as a 6th man (Hey-Lindsey Hunter made a 20yr career out of it). I wouldn't mind seeing the Bulls negotiate on Duhon while his stock is still high!! What can we get for him though??

by Knowledge32 on May 10, 2007 7:39 AM CDT reply actions

The Lakers SHOULD want him

I dont know if they do or dont, but duhon would be a good fit for the lakers, hey...anything is an upgrade on smush parker. Since kobe is gonna have the ball alot more anyway, its probably best to have a guy like duhon, who is a great passer, unselfish, so he would the best option of bringing the ball up the court and setting up kobe.

Also, duhon is a real good defender which would give kobe more chances to throw down on offense. Duhon is a fairly good shooter, and because of the constant double and triple teams on kobe and sometimes odom, duhon would be able to showcase his shot. Duhon is also a "coaches son" so it should make coaches want him more.

Just the same im sure lebron's cavs would also want a guy like duhon for the same reason the lakers would. Duhon really would be a nice starting pg on a team that has superstars.

im trying hard to become the next kirk hinrich, therefore im doing nothing more than being the next chris duhon.

by piccolomair on May 10, 2007 11:27 AM CDT reply actions