I think Batum could play SG just fine and he showed that last season. Clyde Drexler was drafted as a SF and he never had very good handles. Drexler always drove to the basket with his head down.
Where did you hear that Clyde Drexler was drafted as a SF? I never heard that at the time, nor have I ever read that since. He was always a SG and that is why we did not draft THEE SG a year later.
Drexler is listed as a SF\SG on most sites and I believe he played SF in hist first year. if you look on the back of his basketball cards he is even listed in playing SF in his first year.
Not sure how old you were in 1983, but I was 24 and my memory is not that bad. Sure he played a few minutes at SF in his career, but he was drafted as a SG. They did not draft MJ because he was their SG of the future.
His upside is something like Iguodala but even tapering your expectations hes got a good chance to be a Tayshaun Prince level wing player. Nice size, great length, athletic, a willing defender, rebounds well, and has enough skill where you're comfortable assuming that he can be effective taking what the defense gives him- yet he still has potential to become more than just an offensive role player. I'd be surprised if he became a star, but he looks likely to be a really solid, well rounded starter and potentially more if things play out well for him.
I already said a long time ago...Well being that this is a weak draft and I don't like Portland drafting another big in this draft, I like Oladipo, Glenn Robinson III (Move Batum to SG) I don't know a lot about Smart although I read he is more of a PG and we don't need that. I kinda like McAdoo but he's a big and I just don't think the Blazers should look for a big in this draft. The Blazers should be looking at someone like Tiago Splitter or Al Jefferson, Nikola Pekovic in free agency. Zaza Pachulia is a free agent and if Leonard is ready to start Pachulia might not be a bad backup. I'm sure there are more also. If we could take someone like Oladipo and make Mathews expandable that might be a plus because he could bring in good trade value.
I agree with you BGD that if they found a quality 3 then take him and slide Nic over. However I would prefer to have a SG with really good handles in addition to Nic and Lillard. The more guys on the floor who can dribble and pass the better. That is why I am not opposed to playing with 2 PG's for a portion of the game. And why I would not be opposed to drafting Smart if for some reason he fell. But at the same time if a big fell to us that was the best player available, I would take him too. (and still sign someone like Pachulia) Bottom line: just take the BPA and worry about how they fit later. We need quality players at every position even PG and PF (If we lose out on Maynor and JJ. )
Glenn Robinson Shabazz Oladipo Gobert (on the fence) Kentavious Caldwell (on the fence) Guy like Batum (on the fence)
THis is why I love GR3. Guy has an above average playmaking ability as well as creating shots off the dribble for himself or others. Would love if we drafted him.
Well I look forward to watching him on Monday. I really think that this year's mock drafts will prove to be the hardest to predict in a long time. What they have now is going to change quite a bit once the personal workouts start and the underclassmen decide if they are entering the draft or not. I think there wil be good talent at #12. I mean #12 is damn near the same as #1. Ok I may be exaggerating a little bit, but you all have to admit that GR3 has as much potential as Ben McLemore. The draft is not top heavy this year. No big stars. This draft will be fun to watch.
I see it as the opposite, because there aren't twelve guys who would go #1 in most drafts in this draft. McLemore as the #1 overall is just sad.
I don't think he was saying there's 12 #1s. 12 being the same as 1 in that, like you said, McLemore shouldn't be a #1 overall. There's not top level talent, but there's good depth of talent.
See, to me, that's a watered-down draft. You know who intrigues me as a prospect? Jeff Withey, who can defend the rim from the weak side. Don't laugh...
Jordan was a SF when he first played for the Bulls. Quentin Daily played ~27 minutes a game at SG during Jordan's rookie season. MJ played 39. The Bulls acquired George Gervin to play SG for MJ's second season, but MJ ended up missing almost the whole year.
Daily was doing a lot of that as PG as well. Orlando Woolridge was the primary SF, playing 37 minutes a game.
I have no idea what your point is. What does this have to do with what position Clyde was drafted as?
