SI gives the Blazers an A+ for this year's draft

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  1. chris_in_pdx

    chris_in_pdx OLD MAN

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    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/sam_amick/06/29/nba-draft-grades/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

     
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    But look at what they gave Toronto! Ridiculous!
     
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    Yeah, but they're confused - nobody can fill the crater (void) left by Felton's departure. C+.
     
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    I think most of the grades were a little high but in the end we didn't seem to reach for guys at 6 or 11 and they both fill needs. You combine that with a steal in the 2nd round and I'm more and more impressed with this draft today. 1 ... 2 ... 3 years down the road we'll see but right now it looks pretty good.
     
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    Agreed. And while we didn't necessarily get a bunch of guys who started at the top of their classes, I believe we got guys who will finish at the top of their respective classes. Like they say, it's not how you start but how you finish.
     
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    You don't have to quote Mrs. HCP to us!
     
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    Sure I do. HCP's probably not aware how to finish!

    From the sounds of it, I'm not sure he knows how to "start" either.
     
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    Congrats to the Blazers! The "re-tooling" is off to a great start with Lillard, Leonard, and Barton.
     
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    A is for Assets, Exactly what we got in this draft, throw in the plus for the Blazers finding their PGOTF
     
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    That PG is the PG of NOW and the future, IMO.
     
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    I would have given and "A" not an "A+"

    I would have liked to have seen us trade down a spot or two, immediately after learning Waiters was picked at #4. We would have wound up with the same selections and perhaps another late first rounder. This would have been an A+. But the risk may not have been worth the game - so great job overall.
     
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    An athletic PG who can shoot and thrives driving to the hoop, an athletic C who is raw but has tons of potential, and a silky wing who is a proven scorer in a decent conference, and for a decent program.

    Just a great draft, IMO. Lillard won't be a bust. I just can't see how, Leonard may be, but at 11, I'd risk on the athleticism, and in the 2nd round, the Blazers get a first-round talent who should make the roster.
     
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    I like him calling MJ's overreach on MKG to be one of three best drafts.

    A poor man's Shawn Marion (without 3-point range) with the 2nd pick. Well done, MJ!
     
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    Where would you have slotted MKG? And other than Robinson (and just about everyone said it was a coin flip between the two), who else would've been a no-brainer for MJ?
     
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    Would have been an A++++++ if it were Waiters/Leonard! :ghoti:
     
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