But to be honest, Zags has just recovered all the cred he lost from pushing the "Draft the Stache" campaign.
I think the Lillard wars are over.. I think team don't draft Lillard has waved the white flag. Still see CP3 more than Billups in him though.
Phew. I'm just relieved I didn't stake out a position one way or another ... er ... I mean I liked Lillard from the jump; how could you chumps not see how good he's going to be? (unless of course he can't hack it in the NBA and busts, in which case I never liked him much anyway).
Funny, because I actually felt (not sure if I posted it) that Lillard would be my pick even if we had the #2. I just don't see any of the others after Davis as being superior talents. Then you factor in position of need, and it's a very easy decision. Also funny that Ed O. is still so staunchly anti-"older" players. We've seen too many examples of young guys that don't pan out for me to feel like that's much of a measuring stick, especially when it's someone from a small school who is likely to have a totally different development trajectory. No offense, Ed, but you make yourself look silly every time you bring up that argument.
Rose could barely shoot coming out of Memphis ... I get the Rose-like demeanor (seems pretty even keeled) but stylistically there's gotta be at least something in his game that reminds you of Billups: Big guard, likes to shoot over the top, but can finish through contact while not being the purest passer (but still good enough).
My biggest issue is most likely having seen so much of Billups lately that it overshadows an earlier Billups that might have had the same driving ability. And it's mainly on his drives that he looks really Rose-esque. Had one today where he was kind of falling back after getting to the hoop, and pushed it up opposite handed which rose does all the time. So maybe a rose-Billups hybrid.
I can let Ed O. defend himself, but teams that are rebuilding are looking for "upside" players, and they are the younger ones.
I dont want to say it but i gotta... Mini-Roy. Isn't that what a Rose/Billips combo is? Roy at 6'3" in my imagination hast this carriage and aggressiveness.
Shit. Not saying I said it first, but I said it a few days back, and have seen that comp a bunch of times since.
I won't remember Roy as a scorer, I'll remember him as the best player in the league to have the ball in his hands with the game on the line on the last play. Until he does that a few times he's "just" Derrick Rose.
