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Ok, now that I have calmed down from the draft and let everything sink in, here are my thoughts.
I really like the Dante Cunningham pick. I was WTF at first, but that was because I wanted Blair so badly and this was the 3rd time we passed him up. I have been watching tape on Dante and he looks like Brandon Bass with a mind range jumper. He has the pick and pop J down pat and looks to be a nice athlete. I'll go as far as saying, he will get more PT than Pendergraf. I really didn't know much about him, other than he came from a great program. But I call it the LA Syndrom because I was pissed off we took LA in 06 because I was preoccupied being pissed at dealing Bassy to Boston that night so anything we did was going to piss me off, which is how I felt about not getting Blair, nothing would make my draft night happy.
Loved the Sergio trade. He was a nice kid, but we got one of the most valuable picks in the draft (#1 in round 2) and dumped salary. I was only expecting a TPE from NY for him, so moving up 7 spots in the draft was golden.
#55 was a steal and I am glad we got one of the better points in the draft. Mills fills the 3rd pg void and can help out in injuries occur or to change things up. I almost feel like we have thunder and lightning at the PG spots, with Mills being Lightning and Bayless being Thunder.The kid can flat out ball and is the quick PG we all have wanted. I would much rather take him in round 2 than trade up for Lawson.
31 was a bit too high for Pendergraf I thought. I like the fact he led the NCAA in FG% and he is a pretty agile guy for being 6'10". I still wish we would have taken a flier on Blair though. I think this one is going to bite KP in the ass like passing on Millsap in 2006. Oh well, we have two suitable backup 4's who can duke it out for the Frye minutes while the loser gets the Shav seat on the bench.
I just can't get past Victor Claver. He looked good on film, but I hate using 1sts to stash overseas. I would have much rather traded the pick for a 2010 1st, in a stronger draft. Also, I would have rather tried to nab him @31. 22 is a bit high for a SF who I think, personally, never sees the light of day in a Trail Blazers uni. He is a SF at the age of Batum, but Batum seems like a keeper and already light years ahead of him in NBA experience. We are also targeting a SF in free agency and then there is Webster and Outlaw, which I'm sure one will still be here. It just seems like we added to the logjam. I hope there is value out there for him to use as trade bait.
After thinking about it, I upgrade the draft grade from a C to C+......I am not sure I'll be able to get over not picking Blair. Hopefully, Dante performs well over the summer and contributes as a rookie to make me say "DeJuan, who?"
And finally, yes, KP should still be on the hot seat if he does nothing this summer with our cap space. This is the last time we'll have any serious money to play with and we can't let it go to waste. I don't want to here this same junk about liking our team and going to war with them. I hear enough of it from MB and it's obvious, we need a vet upgrade at the point to mentor Bayless, a proven 3rd scorer, and toughness along the way.
I really like the Dante Cunningham pick. I was WTF at first, but that was because I wanted Blair so badly and this was the 3rd time we passed him up. I have been watching tape on Dante and he looks like Brandon Bass with a mind range jumper. He has the pick and pop J down pat and looks to be a nice athlete. I'll go as far as saying, he will get more PT than Pendergraf. I really didn't know much about him, other than he came from a great program. But I call it the LA Syndrom because I was pissed off we took LA in 06 because I was preoccupied being pissed at dealing Bassy to Boston that night so anything we did was going to piss me off, which is how I felt about not getting Blair, nothing would make my draft night happy.
Loved the Sergio trade. He was a nice kid, but we got one of the most valuable picks in the draft (#1 in round 2) and dumped salary. I was only expecting a TPE from NY for him, so moving up 7 spots in the draft was golden.
#55 was a steal and I am glad we got one of the better points in the draft. Mills fills the 3rd pg void and can help out in injuries occur or to change things up. I almost feel like we have thunder and lightning at the PG spots, with Mills being Lightning and Bayless being Thunder.The kid can flat out ball and is the quick PG we all have wanted. I would much rather take him in round 2 than trade up for Lawson.
31 was a bit too high for Pendergraf I thought. I like the fact he led the NCAA in FG% and he is a pretty agile guy for being 6'10". I still wish we would have taken a flier on Blair though. I think this one is going to bite KP in the ass like passing on Millsap in 2006. Oh well, we have two suitable backup 4's who can duke it out for the Frye minutes while the loser gets the Shav seat on the bench.
I just can't get past Victor Claver. He looked good on film, but I hate using 1sts to stash overseas. I would have much rather traded the pick for a 2010 1st, in a stronger draft. Also, I would have rather tried to nab him @31. 22 is a bit high for a SF who I think, personally, never sees the light of day in a Trail Blazers uni. He is a SF at the age of Batum, but Batum seems like a keeper and already light years ahead of him in NBA experience. We are also targeting a SF in free agency and then there is Webster and Outlaw, which I'm sure one will still be here. It just seems like we added to the logjam. I hope there is value out there for him to use as trade bait.
After thinking about it, I upgrade the draft grade from a C to C+......I am not sure I'll be able to get over not picking Blair. Hopefully, Dante performs well over the summer and contributes as a rookie to make me say "DeJuan, who?"
And finally, yes, KP should still be on the hot seat if he does nothing this summer with our cap space. This is the last time we'll have any serious money to play with and we can't let it go to waste. I don't want to here this same junk about liking our team and going to war with them. I hear enough of it from MB and it's obvious, we need a vet upgrade at the point to mentor Bayless, a proven 3rd scorer, and toughness along the way.
That would be "you're brilliant". If I'm stupid and know the difference - what does that make you? 