Rules - Take the draft position and the team's situation into account on each selection. - Each person makes just one pick per post, and the next person continues it (like the 2007 thread). Draft Order 1. Orlando Magic 2. Charlotte Bobcats 3. Chicago Bulls 4. Los Angeles Clippers 5. Dallas Mavericks (via Washington) 6. Atlanta Hawks 7. Chicago Bulls (via Phoenix) 8. Toronto Raptors 9. Philadelphia 76ers 10. Cleveland Cavaliers 11. Golden State Warriors 12. Seattle Sonics 13. Portland Trail Blazers 14. Utah Jazz 15. Boston Celtics 16. Utah Jazz 17. Atlanta Hawks 18. New Orleans Hornets 19. Miami Heat 20. Denver Nuggets 21. Dallas Mavericks 22. Portland Trail Blazers 23. Portland Trail Blazers 24. Boston Celtics 25. Boston Celtics 26. Sacramento Kings 27. Los Angeles Lakers 28. San Antonio Spurs 29. Minnesota Timberwolves - *FORFEIT* 30. Indiana Pacers I'll kick it off: 1. Orlando Magic - Dwight Howard 2. Charlotte Bobcats
1. Orlando Magic - Dwight Howard 2. Charlotte Bobcats - Luol Deng 3. Chicago Bulls - Al Jefferson 4. Los Angeles Clippers -
Andre Iguodala should have gone over Gordon. 5. Andre Iguodala How're we dealing with the Shaun Livingston injury?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Voodoo Child @ Dec 27 2007, 03:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Andre Iguodala should have gone over Gordon. 5. Andre Iguodala How're we dealing with the Shaun Livingston injury?</div> If you know he's going to miss two seasons and possibly more, will you still draft him?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti @ Dec 27 2007, 03:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Voodoo Child @ Dec 27 2007, 03:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Andre Iguodala should have gone over Gordon. 5. Andre Iguodala How're we dealing with the Shaun Livingston injury?</div> If you know he's going to miss two seasons and possibly more, will you still draft him? </div> This is the third thread where you and I have run into this problem. I still think the concept of these threads is that you're drafting the player into a different situation. If a player got injured in a game while playing for one team, does that mean he'd still get injured in a game playing for another? Not likely.
It's like this. If the draft were to be held today, where would you take these guys? Livingston has one leg. Would you take him?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Voodoo Child @ Dec 27 2007, 03:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti @ Dec 27 2007, 03:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Voodoo Child @ Dec 27 2007, 03:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Andre Iguodala should have gone over Gordon. 5. Andre Iguodala How're we dealing with the Shaun Livingston injury?</div> If you know he's going to miss two seasons and possibly more, will you still draft him? </div> This is the third thread where you and I have run into this problem. I still think the concept of these threads is that you're drafting the player into a different situation. If a player got injured in a game while playing for one team, does that mean he'd still get injured in a game playing for another? Not likely. </div> It's not a time machine. You are drafting the players with the information you have now. Injuries are a huge part of that.
7. Kevin Martin That Ben Gordon pick sticks out like a sore thumb with Iguodala, Smith, and Martin following.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kid Chocolate @ Dec 27 2007, 03:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>8) Andris Biedrins</div> I would take him second, but he should be no lower than fifth.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti @ Dec 27 2007, 03:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Voodoo Child @ Dec 27 2007, 03:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti @ Dec 27 2007, 03:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Voodoo Child @ Dec 27 2007, 03:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Andre Iguodala should have gone over Gordon. 5. Andre Iguodala How're we dealing with the Shaun Livingston injury?</div> If you know he's going to miss two seasons and possibly more, will you still draft him? </div> This is the third thread where you and I have run into this problem. I still think the concept of these threads is that you're drafting the player into a different situation. If a player got injured in a game while playing for one team, does that mean he'd still get injured in a game playing for another? Not likely. </div> It's not a time machine. You are drafting the players with the information you have now. Injuries are a huge part of that. </div> Then why do we bother to take into consideration the teams?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Voodoo Child @ Dec 27 2007, 03:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti @ Dec 27 2007, 03:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Voodoo Child @ Dec 27 2007, 03:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti @ Dec 27 2007, 03:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Voodoo Child @ Dec 27 2007, 03:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Andre Iguodala should have gone over Gordon. 5. Andre Iguodala How're we dealing with the Shaun Livingston injury?</div> If you know he's going to miss two seasons and possibly more, will you still draft him? </div> This is the third thread where you and I have run into this problem. I still think the concept of these threads is that you're drafting the player into a different situation. If a player got injured in a game while playing for one team, does that mean he'd still get injured in a game playing for another? Not likely. </div> It's not a time machine. You are drafting the players with the information you have now. Injuries are a huge part of that. </div> Then why do we bother to take into consideration the teams? </div> I haven't been.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Voodoo Child @ Dec 27 2007, 03:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti @ Dec 27 2007, 03:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Voodoo Child @ Dec 27 2007, 03:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Andre Iguodala should have gone over Gordon. 5. Andre Iguodala How're we dealing with the Shaun Livingston injury?</div> If you know he's going to miss two seasons and possibly more, will you still draft him? </div> This is the third thread where you and I have run into this problem. I still think the concept of these threads is that you're drafting the player into a different situation. If a player got injured in a game while playing for one team, does that mean he'd still get injured in a game playing for another? Not likely. </div> The concept of a re-draft is to utilize everything you know about the players to date to correct the past. If you redo the 2000 draft, it doesn't matter if Kenyon is picked 1st, 2nd or 32nd. He is still going to have microfracture surgery on both knees.
9. Emeka Okafor <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The concept of a re-draft is to utilize everything you know about the players to date to correct the past. If you redo the 2000 draft, it doesn't matter if Kenyon is picked 1st, 2nd or 32nd. He is still going to have microfracture surgery on both knees.</div> So this is just a list of the top players from the class.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti @ Dec 27 2007, 03:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kid Chocolate @ Dec 27 2007, 03:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>8) Andris Biedrins</div> I would take him second, but he should be no lower than fifth. </div> You only like him because he leads the league in using hair product.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Voodoo Child @ Dec 27 2007, 03:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The concept of a re-draft is to utilize everything you know about the players to date to correct the past. If you redo the 2000 draft, it doesn't matter if Kenyon is picked 1st, 2nd or 32nd. He is still going to have microfracture surgery on both knees.</div> So this is just a list of the top players from the class. </div> And when there is a tie in talent between two players, then you look at team need, if you can remember it accurately. It is completely a backwards looking process.
