ok, so since we only have a second rounder this year because we traded out first rounder, top 5 protected to the pistons last year for darko and carlos...and we probably won't be trading for a 1st round pick, what are the best steals in the past decade of the second round, and let's see what we can get...steals that come to mind in from this past 10 years are gilbert arenas carlos boozer cuttino mobley michael redd AND OF COURSE THE INEVITABLE: <font size=""7""><u> GOD </u></font>
Arenas and Redd are the big ones, I don't think anyone expected them to develop into superstars. Another guy is Manu Ginobili. He was picked second to last by the Spurs in 1999 and he has suprised a lot of people. Rashard Lewis, Stephen Jackson, Rafer Alston, and Mehmet Okur were all second round steals as well. Right now, we have Travis Diener and Trevor Ariza, two of the greatest players of all time who were each selected in the second round. If this isn't enough motivation for Otis to go out and trade for a second round pick then I don't know what is.
<div class="quote_poster">Swish15 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Arenas and Redd are the big ones, I don't think anyone expected them to develop into superstars. Another guy is Manu Ginobili. He was picked second to last by the Spurs in 1999 and he has suprised a lot of people. Rashard Lewis, Stephen Jackson, Rafer Alston, and Mehmet Okur were all second round steals as well. Right now, we have Travis Diener and Trevor Ariza, two of the greatest players of all time who were each selected in the second round. If this isn't enough motivation for Otis to go out and trade for a second round pick then I don't know what is.</div> Diener and Ariza as 2 of the greatest players of all time selected in the 2nd round? Greatest what, 50? 100? Neither have really proven much.
<div class="quote_poster">GatorsowntheNCAA Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Diener and Ariza as 2 of the greatest players of all time selected in the 2nd round? Greatest what, 50? 100? Neither have really proven much.</div> I was joking. I guess it's hard to tell sarcasm over the internet.
<div class="quote_poster">d-money12 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">LMAO...he took it seriously</div> I wasn't sure since Diener is GOD and Swish says that Ariza is going to be a superstar and Tmac2.
<div class="quote_poster">J_Ray Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">You guys forgot Zaza Pachulia for the Hawks, he's a stud</div> We haaaaaaaad to leave him unprotected We surely could use another big man off the bench...who can actually hit a layup. Or free throws. Or anything at all dammit, I hate you Darko. Who else did we leave unprotected? Was Gaines protected? We protected Andrew Declercq over Zaza, for the love of God.
DeClercq. I remember that scum. Anyways, yeah Diener and Ariza are solid for being 2nd rounders, but they aren't one of the best. We should be able to get a solid player. We haven't even used our 2nd rounder(Augustine). I mean we might as well. Darko sucks anyways. Zaza is so nasty. I want him back. He avgs. some nice #s.
Ask Swish or anyone, Zaza was my favorite player the year we had him and I was so livid when we protected Andrew Declerq over him. Declerq is a Gator, that just shows how much I loved Zaza.
<div class="quote_poster">GatorsowntheNCAA Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Ask Swish or anyone, Zaza was my favorite player the year we had him and I was so livid when we protected Andrew Declerq over him. Declerq is a Gator, that just shows how much I loved Zaza.</div>
<div class="quote_poster">GatorsowntheNCAA Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Ask Swish or anyone, Zaza was my favorite player the year we had him.</div> Everybody liked him. They always called him a "fan-favorite." You don't have magical foresight or anything, nor do you need to try to prove it.
