hasoos you make a good point about the fact that we haven't really had a good PG since Greg Anthony (and prior to that we had several -- great point guards during the NBA finals teams, Kenny Anderson, Rod Strickland, etc. Maybe this isn't really on point, but I kind of like Kopponen and Bayless's potential. I am hoping one or both of them is given an opportunity this year. I like what I saw in Summer League from both guys last year, although that isn't necessarily comparable to what they would produce in the regular season. Aside from Roy and to a certain extent Rudy and Oden, Nate doesn't seem that willing to give Rookies much PT. My point, I guess, is that a rookie PG doesn't seem to be a big need for this team. I like Rubio's potential and depending on what direction KP goes, I am not opposed to trading up to get him, assuming there is some roster changes to make room for him to entice him to come to the NBA, or maybe even drafting him and bringing him over a year later when Blake and Sergio are gone. This draft seems very weak at PG. Curry was a nice college player, but is he just the 2nd coming of Salim Stoudemire? Ty Lawson is another good college player, but I can't say that he is a better prospect than Bayless. Bottom line, unless there is a real star in this draft at PG, I don't see the point in drafting another young ballhandler unless our other young PGs (Bayless, Koponen) are on their way out via trade. Too many cooks running the kitchen and you burn the cake or... something like that.
hasoos you make a good point about the fact that we haven't really had a good PG since Greg Anthony (and prior to that we had several -- great point guards during the NBA finals teams, Kenny Anderson, Rod Strickland, etc. Maybe this isn't really on point, but I kind of like Kopponen and Bayless's potential. I am hoping one or both of them is given an opportunity this year. I like what I saw in Summer League from both guys last year, although that isn't necessarily comparable to what they would produce in the regular season. Aside from Roy and to a certain extent Rudy and Oden, Nate doesn't seem that willing to give Rookies much PT. My point, I guess, is that a rookie PG doesn't seem to be a big need for this team. I like Rubio's potential and depending on what direction KP goes, I am not opposed to trading up to get him, assuming there is some roster changes to make room for him to entice him to come to the NBA, or maybe even drafting him and bringing him over a year later when Blake and Sergio are gone. This draft seems very weak at PG. Curry was a nice college player, but is he just the 2nd coming of Salim Stoudemire? Ty Lawson is another good college player, but I can't say that he is a better prospect than Bayless. Bottom line, unless there is a real star in this draft at PG, I don't see the point in drafting another young ballhandler unless our other young PGs (Bayless, Koponen) are on their way out via trade. Too many cooks running the kitchen and you burn the cake or... something like that.
