How did I miss this thread? Maynor was an offensive playmaker in college, and defense was NOT one of his calling cards. In fact, here's his DX profile: Some Weaknesses:
Mick said that Maynor's a good defender, but doesn't get praised for it. You presented a site where Maynor doesn't get praised for it. You confirmed what he said. Were you trying to disagree?
Yes. It's hard to say that it's his "calling card" when draft experts say just the opposite. They didn't just omit his defensive capabilities, they bashed him for his lack of them.
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It will be interesting to see how he can recover from the ACL. It's obvious OKC thinks he's done, and I think more of Sam Presti than Neil Olshey.
OKC is also dealing with cap issues. It appears that their ownership desperately wants to avoid the luxury tax.
Presti is not infallible anymore. He got rid of the wrong player last summer. Of course owners are making it harder on him lately then in the past.
When I thought Presti was a god it wasn't about Durant. It was about finding gems like Serge Ibaka, and Reggie Jackson. He was an up-and-coming guy in SA which is where he first made his name.
I wish I could. As far as Maynor goes, I really like the pickup, but I didn't think his defense was goodin 2009 when I was watching games. It was a bit like watching Steph Curry at Davidson (not that Maynor was anywhere near the shooter), in terms of how he was the main focus of the other team but still scored and dished at will (maybe a bit like Dame at Weber St? I don't know). He was neither the stopper, nor asked to focus much on D. At no point did I think he was going to be a Justin Dentmon-type guy who could hang his hat on his D skills. He got "hands" steals, but one could say it was b/c he was playing ODU and Richmond PGs every night instead of Georgetown or UNC. And it's not just me, and it's not just DraftExpress. It's you against most of the world on saying "his calling card is D." I don't think his mom even thinks he's good at D. http://dailythunder.com/2010/05/necessary-development-eric-maynor/ "Sometimes gambles too much on the defensive end, which hurts his teammates. Doesn't have elite athleticism." Average DRtg (I know it's not the end-all, but still...) is 109 for his career.
No, but damn he was close. One (Cap Friendly Rookie Contract) Damian Lillard for Russel Westbrook trade would allow them to re-sign their shooting guard, and I think we're talking dyNASTY.
