Talent. Take the best player available. Who cares if you need a point guard or whatever. Make a trade for a point guard like the Raptors did with T.J. Ford. But thats my opinion. Example: Raptors drafted Hoffa because they needed a Center when they could have picked Andre Iguodala.
Depends, if your set, drafting on talent is the best way to go. But if you have a glaring need, you should fill it instead of duplicating positions. Especially a star player and another.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rok @ Sep 16 2006, 11:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Depends, if your set, drafting on talent is the best way to go. But if you have a glaring need, you should fill it instead of duplicating positions. Especially a star player and another.</div>Yeah, I think Rok put it well. You could always get the best player, but if you already have a star at that position, I would go with a need.
Well, if you have a star SG and the best player available is also a SG, why not just move one of them at SF.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (wolverine30 @ Sep 17 2006, 11:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Well, if you have a star SG and the best player available is also a SG, why not just move one of them at SF.</div>Because not all 2guards can play both positions - only a special few have that versilitility.I can see why teams take the best player available rather than something they need.- You can always trade a good player for a need later. But what about when teams draft not on actual talent but on potential? Is that something you would draft for? I personally would take a solid player that fills a need and leave the "potential" players alone. Look at the sonics - they took a "potential player" because they thought he was the best available, but they already have 2 young project centres? That is a BAD time to draft for talent/potential.
It really depends on the situation. Like Rok said, if you are set with your lineup take best available. If you are in a huge hole, fill it up.But like wolverine said, Seattle's pick of Sene was not a good one considering they already have Swift/Petro (and Wilcox can play some center). They should have taken a better backup wing.
I would almost always go for talent over need, because if you take the BPA(best player avalible) you can always trade him for two things you might not need, and if you cant you still have a good player.
Instinctively I would go for talent, but there is always a line. If you have a very deep SG position, I would definitely go for the next best thing. You could be wasting their talent and would be getting more out of a big man for example.
It completely depends. If you have a real good team, I'd take a project guy that has a real high ceiling. But if you're missing pieces, if theres a guy that's going to be there and he's decent enough, I'd draft for need. It's basically all in what kind of team you have, I don't really think that certain GM's have preferences of one or the other.
Both. You should never reach to draft a guy just because he fits a position you need. But if you already have a star at one position, and the best player currently left in the draft plays that position, then there is no use in drafting him really. So, it sort of depends.
If I needed to fill a position but knew they guy would be available later then I'd trade down and draft for need. Or if he's close in talent to the best guy available then I'd draft the position I need right there. If my team doesen't have any needs I'd draft by talent, or trade the pick and a player to get someone I know will help me that year.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (wolverine30 @ Sep 16 2006, 10:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Talent. Take the best player available. Who cares if you need a point guard or whatever. Make a trade for a point guard like the Raptors did with T.J. Ford. But thats my opinion. Example: Raptors drafted Hoffa because they needed a Center when they could have picked Andre Iguodala.</div>that's different. the raps needed help just about everywhere, it was just horrible drafting by the raps.when you have to trade for an asset that you need, you have to give something of value in return.
