First S2 NBA GM Draft Discussion Thread

Durant could have been taken much lower. He's a nice player to build around if you're going to go for a younger team, but not this early in the draft.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Denny Crane)</div><div class='quotemain'>

FWIW</p>

Durant is an awesome pick. The reason I balked at trading for the #13 is I would have taken him there, and was hoping he'd fall to me at #27.</p>

He's got all of Kobe's skills, offense and defense. And he's going to be about the only guy on Seattle to get the ball. He is the real deal.</p>

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Apparently...Durant couldn't have been taken much lower.</p>

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BG7 Lavigne)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Denny Crane)</div><div class='quotemain'>

FWIW</p>

Durant is an awesome pick. The reason I balked at trading for the #13 is I would have taken him there, and was hoping he'd fall to me at #27.</p>

He's got all of Kobe's skills, offense and defense. And he's going to be about the only guy on Seattle to get the ball. He is the real deal.</p>

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Apparently...Durant couldn't have been taken much lower.</p>

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OK, should have been. There are better players available. Unless you want a really young team.</p>

 

I wanted a true franchise cornerstone. I picked 21, so Duncan and Lebron were both off the board. I took the guy that I best thought could single handedly make a team good.

 

But can you deal with the paradox of teams being better without him, than with him?

 

<font size="2">I thought Durant went high in this draft, but he's not gonna be a bust. He might be a bust in terms of areas other than scoring, but the kid is definitely gonna put up a lot of points in the league.</font>

 

He wasn't DPOY in college. Not nationally, not in his conference.

 

Are you just looking at stats or watching him? If you watched him, you'd question his defense. If you're looking at his stats, then he's a good defender...on paper. He's very weak defensively, especially man to man, which he will need to play in the pros.

 

Twenty-eight is a difficult position to be in, though - with consideration to the remaining players in the draft pool - I decided to go with Shawn Marion as part of a high energy, high efficiency offense. I realize that he is far from a first or even second option, but I feel that of my targetted players, he has the highest value and is most likely to be unavailable by the thirty-third selection. Marion is the ultimate role player and I feel that he will be very effective in my game plan.

 

Well I had my sights locked in on AI but I missed my draft slot. Time to reel in the SHAQ.

 

Shaq's washed up, and can't stay healthy.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BG7 Lavigne)</div><div class='quotemain'>Shaq's washed up, and can't stay healthy.</div>
He might be washed up in the regular season, but pair him with talent in the postseason and he is still the most dominant force in the NBA.

 

Shaq is still a dominant player on both ends of the court. He is an intimidating defender and he demands a double team in the post.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Premier)</div><div class='quotemain'>Twenty-eight is a difficult position to be in, though - with consideration to the remaining players in the draft pool - I decided to go with Shawn Marion as part of a high energy, high efficiency offense. I realize that he is far from a first or even second option, but I feel that of my targetted players, he has the highest value and is most likely to be unavailable by the thirty-third selection. Marion is the ultimate role player and I feel that he will be very effective in my game plan.</div>
marion is a great pick. i was debating between him and joe johnson, but i picked johnson because i felt he still has great upside.</p>

great pick, though, i approve.</p>

 

Durant seems to have the Jordan single-mindedness thing going on, which is really rare in players as talented as he is. You're talking about players like KG, Kobe, Kidd when you talk about that combination.</p>

I'd actually put down a friendly bet that in 5 years, the average NBA fan would rather build a team around Durant than LeBron. LeBron's got more talent, but Durant's got the winning gene.</p>

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kid Chocolate)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (peg182)</div><div class='quotemain'>

sorry i was out in redneck country gettin lost in the woods.</p>

joe johnson's my pick... </p>

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I bet you're salty knowing you could have had Melo!</p>

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dammit, KC!! you asshole!</p>

i know you did that just to bust my balls!!!</p>

so...how bout a trade? JJ and my 12th for Melo, and your 2nd rounder? pleeease </p>