So what do you do if you have the 7th pick and the guys available are only worthy of the 11th pick or later?
That would be a really interesting thread. I might do that once I've finished getting a top 14 big board--re-list those 14 players, and have people assign to each the highest draft slot where they'd be comfortable with drafting each player and feel you got acceptable value for him. I'd be very curious to see how those values might average out.
Uh-oh... this is the pick in which this whole process falls apart. 4 votes for Davis and Eason, 3 for Griffin and Mathurin, 2 for Duren and Sochan. No idea where to go from here.
I don't claim any level of expertise, but I woud be OK with Mathurin with our pick and Eason with the Pelican pick. I suspect, however, that MM is correct and that the team will once again fritter away the picks for a journeyman vet.
It might be because Arizona was one of the tallest teams in college basketball. He looked smaller than he was because their bigs are really tall and he's a very fluid ballhandler for a guy in the 6-6/6-7 range.
Yeah, why wait a couple year for a player to develop when right now you can have a mediocre vet who plays defense when he feels like it.
Tari is such a weird player. I don't buy really much of the creation stuff. His half court driving + finishing is pretty poor and doesn't have much of a pull up game (this is where I have a hard time with any Kawhi comps) Definitely get it with the mannerisms though. Needs to learn how to use his strength as a driver more. Treats drives as a race to the rim too often. He has the handle and enough burst to get a half step on guys but doesn't really know how to slow down, use his body and time his steps to maintain that advantage. I like the shooting though long-term and the handle flashes are intriguing. Should be a pretty dominant transition player like he was in college. Has the physical tools to be a really great defender. Still not totally sure on reaction time and some feel stuff being elite. Fouls too much right now. But yeah I like him late lottery. I think it's just tough to find utility for him in the half court right now if he doesn't shoot at a reasonable level. Not the youngest either, so if he can't get on the floor early on in his career I get somewhat worried what his career might end up looking like.
