Who would you take with the #2 pick?

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Who would you take with the #2 pick?

  1. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

    15 vote(s)
    34.9%

  2. Thomas Robinson

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    34.9%

  3. Bradley Beal

    2 vote(s)
    4.7%

  4. Andre Drummond

    8 vote(s)
    18.6%

  5. Other (explain)

    3 vote(s)
    7.0%
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  1. Rastapopoulos

    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    Well? (Assume you are forbidden from trading the pick, including trading down, so whomever you pick becomes a Blazer.)
     
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    Kidd-Gilchrist and its pretty easy.
     
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    Are you prepared for the howls of protest when he averages about 5ppg his rookie season? Does it worry you that the player he's most compared with is Gerald Wallace?
    (Oh, and don't forget to fill in the poll.)
     
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    1a) MKG
    1b) Beal
    1c) Drummond
     
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    Drummond or Robinson, in that order
     
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    I put MKG because I think this team needs that kind of leader, and I think he will become more than he is now. However, if Drummond blew up in workouts and looked motivated and aggressive, then I would take him first. I don't think he is going to show that though.
     
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    I don't let those silly comparisons that draft websites make up consume my brain. Gerald Green was the next Tracy McGrady, while Rajon Rondo was most compared with Mookie Blaylock. Brandan Wright was compared to Chris Bosh, while Marc Gasol was most compared to Todd MacCulloch (true story).

    He'll average more than 5ppg his rookie year and he'll immediately be a top 5 perimeter defender in the league from the get go.
     
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    I really don't think there's any risk with MKG.
     
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    Tough call....

    I picked Thomas Robinson...I think his interior presence would mesh well with Aldridge on the frontline...

    Drummond is real boom\bust...too risky for me...

    MKG would be a good choice as well....
     
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    T-Rob is 3rd on my big board, baby!
     
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    Robinson plays mean.

    But he's a PF and nothing but a PF.

    Just like LaMarcus.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Drummond ... but It'd make me consume a bottle of Dramamine
     
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    I take Robinson and move lma to center. really hard to pass on mkg though. id flip flop on it and try and trade batum for a c, if that happens mkg if not then Robinson.

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    You trade the pick!!!
     
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    Accurate comparison. MacCulloch was improving fast before disease ended his career. He would have reached Marc Gasol's level. A tragically forgotten Canadian.
     
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    Come on, MacCulloch was close to the talent level of Marc.
     
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    Agreed. Of them all, I ask myself who's the surest thing? And it seems like Robinson is the obvious answer.
    Drummond has huge Michael Olowokandi potential.
    Beal is 6'2" and not particularly athletic AND not supposed to be a great defender, so he'd have to be pretty fucking amazing to be a star in spite of all that.
    MKG I dunno. But it's very very rare that people learn to shoot after they come to the NBA. I like that suddenly people are drooling over elite defenders, but it would be nice to know that he could buy a bucket in the NBA. Remember Stacy Augmon? He was supposed to be all-world defense, too, with an offense that would come around. And Andre Iguodala and Gerald Wallace are really nice complementary players, but at this stage we need more than that.

    It's perhaps not surprising that the #2 pick has such huge bust potential. Outside of Isiah Thomas, Alonzo Mourning, Jason Kidd and Kevin Durant, it's a history of heartache.
     
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    Another poster who eschews green ink.
     
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    Well, duh. But I ruled that out as an option.
     
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    MKG was a 50% shooter from the field. You have to realize not everyone can score a ton on a team loaded full of lottery talent. He averaged 8 rebounds a game at the SF position. Calipari has even called him the anchor of their defense and the captain of the team.

    Put MKG in a system that looks to get out in the open court and he thrives.

    If we could land an MKG and Marshall draft it would be fantastic. An A+ draft. There is no risk in MKG. He'll be an impact player from the get-go. Future AS.
     
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