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Man am I glad we didn't get the #1 pick like we were supposed to that year. We would have ended up with that Italian stiff and probably NOT Brandon!
 
HCP said:
Man am I glad we didn't get the #1 pick like we were supposed to that year. We would have ended up with that Italian stiff and probably NOT Brandon!
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I don't think Punani was number one on the Blazers draft board, most observers saw that as Bryan Colangelo acting kind of too clever for his own good.
 
Shit, so Tyrus Thomas would have been the #1 pick?!?!?!?!?
 
What would the top picks look like right now?

1-Brandon
2-LA
3-Bargnani

I forgot who was all in that draft.
 
Roy, Rondo, LMA, Milsap, Gay.

Of course, if you go by rings, it's Adam Morrison, Rondo, the rest - as god intended!
 
That's true........ Morrison has 2...... what does Brandon have? ZILCH!
 
HCP said:
Man am I glad we didn't get the #1 pick like we were supposed to that year. We would have ended up with that Italian stiff and probably NOT Brandon!
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I do seem to recall a quote from KP where he said they were excited about the potential of Bargnani (the next Dirk and all that crap), but knew he wouldn't fall to them at #4 so they weren't working him out, etc. Then, there was a picture of the Blazer draft board in the war room, and Barganini wasn't on it at all, which is weird.

Before the draft, I had LaMarcus as pick 1a, and Rudy Gay as pick 1b.
 
Didn't we all learn this summer that KP really wanted Adam Morrison but was overruled by Patterson and that Roy held a grudge against KP for wanting Morrison?

Lmao, who was the clown that said that again?
 
HCP said:
LA would still be the #2 pick!
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GM's and owners vote with their checkbooks. Despite the fact that we here critisize what a lot of (seemingly crazy) owners and management do, I think that the checkbook votes have to carry a LOT of weight. I may have different opinions, but I certainly never backed them up with millions of my own money. How do they rank?

The list is all of the Lottery picks, plus the non-lottery picks that earned big (above average) contracts, by order of average yearly salary for the contract, round to nearest $1mil. Draft position; Avg; Total; Yrs:

Brandon Roy #6 - $17mil; $87mil; 5yr (MAX contract)
Rudy Gay #8 - $16mil; $82mil; 5yr
LaMarcus #2 - $13mil; $65mi; 5yr
Rajon Rondo #21 - $11mil; $55mil; 5yr
Bargnani - #1 - $10mil; $50mil; 5yr
Paul Milsap - #47 - $9mil; $35mil; 4yr
Tyrus Thomas - #4 - $8mil; $40mil; 5yr
JJ Redick - #11 - $6mil; $19mil; 3yr
Randy Foye - #7 - $4mil; $8mil; 2yr
Thabo Shelfolsa - #13 - $3mil; $14mil; 4yr
Shelden Williams - #5 - injuries; $1mil; $1mil; 1yr
Hilton Armstrong - #12 - $1mil; $1mil; 1yr
Adam Morrison - #3 - injuries: no contract
Patrick O'Bryant - #9 - no contract
Saer Sene - #10 - no contract
 
Interesting post, Masbee. Kind of surprising to see Gay make so much more than Rondo.
 
BGrantFan said:
That's exactly how I had that draft rated. I liked Roy, but I prefered Gay over him. Glad I wasn't picking.
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That is what made that draft legendary for Blazer fans. I was pissed we didn't win the lottery after that craptastic season and didn't think we would be able to get either LaMarcus or Gay with the #4 pick as I felt they were the top two picks and surely would both be gone at #4.

Very close to the draft it started looking like we would get one of them as Toronto was locked in on Barganani, Chicago was lasering in on Thomas, and Morrison was rocketing up the board.

That we got LaMarcus, AND Roy, (a player I liked, but not as our top pick) created instant legend. Once Roy turned into an All-Star, even non-Blazer fans realize what an amazing draft that was.

Of course, you and I didn't get to see the Roy workouts. It turns out that Roy killed in them and just blew the Blazers away. He was better than anyone they saw.

Had I seen those workouts I might have changed my tune. All I know is that when I saw Roy in his first several summer league games (aired on NBA TV) I went crazy over how good Roy looked. His skill level and control and poise was off the charts. I had never been so excited about a rookie.
 
BGrantFan said:
Two words:

Chris Wallace
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Chris pollutes our survey with a garbage number.

Gay should be at $10mil - $12mil per. Not $16mil. Crazy. Supposedly a "please don't leave us in Memphis high and dry, oh wise and kind and good but not really that good, Mr. Gay" premium was needed. But a $6mil per year premium. Jesus.
 
Rudy Gay was my first choice too. Bargnani was my second. Roy, third. I hated the Bassy trade, and I didn't think LA would amount to anything.
 
I had Gay as my definite first choice in the draft. I liked Aldridge, too, but solidly behind Gay.

I didn't rate Roy highly at all, unfortunately. I saw him with limited upside...but I did discover one reason, later, for my mistaken appraisal. It turns out he had elite athleticism and, in fact, was a high flier in high school. But he purposely reined that in in college because he didn't want to be viewed as just an athlete. I never saw him in high school, only in college...and in college, he was almost purposely hiding that elite athleticism. Polished skills with elite athleticism is blue chip...without the elite athleticism, not so much.

Roy, it turns out, was what I expected Gay to become.
 
Roy's game in the NBA isn't really based on that athleticism that he decides to show us once in a blue moon. The thing that people didn't realize IMO that would make Roy so good at the NBA level is his calmness and ability to finish with either hand. The guy never gets flustered, is completely confident in his game and is smoothe as silk.
 
MickZagger said:
Roy's game in the NBA isn't really based on that athleticism that he decides to show us once in a blue moon.
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I don't really agree. Athleticism isn't simply thunderous dunks. His first step, quickness and body control in the air are all part of it. He has a magical ability to get to the hoop...it's not as flashy as the way Kobe or LeBron might get to the hoop, but it's just as athletic in a different way. And a lot of his game plays off the fact that defenders are aware that he has the athletic ability to blow past them, forcing them to give him space to get his shot or pass.

IMO, his game is based very much in both athleticism and polished skills.
 
Minstrel said:
I don't really agree. Athleticism isn't simply thunderous dunks. His first step, quickness and body control in the air are all part of it. He has a magical ability to get to the hoop...it's not as flashy as the way Kobe or LeBron might get to the hoop, but it's just as athletic in a different way. And a lot of his game plays off the fact that defenders are aware that he has the athletic ability to blow past them, forcing them to give him space to get his shot or pass.

IMO, his game is based very much in both athleticism and polished skills.
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I don't think athleticism is based solely on ability to jump out of the gym. I think Nash is a great athlete.

I just think that Roy's ability to get to the hoop has more to do with his craftiness than athletic ability. A lot of times it his ball handling ability and crossover that allow him to get to the hole.
 
I originally wanted LA, but then got caught up in the Morrison hype and was hoping we'd get him. Glad it went down as it did!
 
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