I'm not expert, but I am sick right now with pretty much nothing to do - I've been in bed all day so I can't even rest right now. :boohoo:
The Best:
1. Portland - I don't really think you can sum this one up. Obviously, this is a team in the rebuilding process. Portland's best player on the roster (Randolph) is only 24-years old, so I don't have a problem with starting from scratch and building around him. The Blazers came into this draft with some young talent already in Jarrett Jack & Martell Webster. Now, you've got two guys with superstar potential in LeMarcus Aldridge and Brandon Roy. This front office was on the phones talking trades all night, so give them credit.
2. Memphis - Can't say enough about Memphis. You take an overall "good" player in Shane Battier, who is an excellent defender and shooter, but definitely nothing to praise the Lord over, and you deal him for Rudy Gay and Stromile Swift? Just wow. Give Memphis credit, but someone needs to shoot the people in Houston's front office. Maybe Tracy McGrady will turn into Latrell Sprewell and choke them to death? I'd understand it completely.
3. New Jersey - Just getting Marcus Williams at #22 gives this team an A+. Anything else they do from here on out gets the pass. Marcus Williams is my absolute favorite player in this draft, and that's for a reason. He should've been a top 10 pick, and a lot of teams will regret passing on him. Now, he's going to learn behind Jason Kidd, arguably the most complete point guard in the game, while providing New Jersey with something they have NOTHING of......depth. Josh Boone I thought was a bit of a reach, but that's okay because he brings the defensive dirty work to the table, another key element New Jersey lacks. He's not much of an offensive weapon, but that's why you place him on a team with Vince Carter, Richard Jefferson, Jason Kidd, & now Marcus Williams. I like Hassan Adams as a sleeper too - he's one of the most athletic players in this draft and he's an excellent defender. Remember, New Jersey is a playoff team that needs as much depth as possible, so all of these picks are important in terms of short AND long-term success.
The Worst:
1. Houston - I don't think I need to explain this one. Rudy Gay for Shane Battier? Oh, and then you throw in Stromile Swift too? Kill yourself. (NOTE: This is a done deal, but due to league rules, it cannot be finalized until I believe July 15th)
2. Boston - You know that one of the top players in this draft would fall to #7, yet you trade the pick for an AVERAGE player in Sebastian Telfair? A 100% out of control player who looks like he doesn't have the ambition to change that? Shocking trade. Then, after that, they make a deal with Phoenix and take on Brian Grant's contract, only to select Rajon Rondo, another out've control player who can't shoot (even though he has a lot of potential) over Marcus Williams? Something better be in the works for Allen Iverson here, and those picks better have been made for Philadelphia. Otherwise, Boston fans, scratch your heads..
3. New York - Need I explain? Renaldo Balkman? Yeah, WHO? Talk about taking a mid-late second rounder in the middle of the first round, with talent like Marcus Williams, Shannon Brown, Rajon Rondo, & Kyle Lowry on the board. Sure, New York is loaded with guards, but how many of those guards actually have much more of a future left in this league? Marbury, Francis, Crawford, Q-Rich, Rose - do you understand the pattern in those players? Yeah, they're all SELFISH. It'd be nice to add another future backcourt piece to team up with Nate Robinson. LOL @ the comparisons to Dennis Rodman - Isiah Thomas damn sure better hope so!
The Overrated:
Chicago - I don't really like what Chicago did as much as most do. Tyrus Thomas is like a motivated version of Stromile Swift, and he doesn't have much of an offensive game at all. LeMarcus Aldridge is a far better *fit* for the team. There is a huge hole at center for Chicago, and they now must sign Ben Wallace or Joel Przybilla. The problem is, now they're talking about playing Tyrus Thomas at SF down the road as a Shawn Marion type? O'boy, they didn't solve any problems with that pick if that's the case - in the future, that just causes a clog at SF with Luol Deng & Andres Nocioni already in place.
I like Thabo Sefolosha a lot as a prospect, and I think he fits their team even more so than Tyrus Thomas does. He's a good perimeter defender with a lot of potential, and we all know that Ben Gordon does absolutely nothing defensively. With that said, he can come off the bench at the 2-guard and provide some help. Down the line, Hinrich & Sefolosha may be the best backcourt defense in the NBA.
The Underrated:
Cleveland - LeBron James opens up so much for every single player on the floor, and maybe they would've beaten Detroit if scrubs like Flip Murray could actually shoot. Shannon Brown was a potential lottery pick, but a definite top 15-20. What Cleveland got in Shannon Brown is possibly the draft's most athletic guard, a good shooter with range, quickness, and potential out've this world. Oh, and he's not a poor defender by the way, unlike most of these freakish athletes. In Daniel Gibson, they get a good backup for Snow and a guy who can bring much more to the table than defensive liability himself, Damon Jones. Gibson is a great shooter, an excellent defender, and overall he's just a fantastic scorer. He's a raw player who really just needs time to develop.
The Best:
1. Portland - I don't really think you can sum this one up. Obviously, this is a team in the rebuilding process. Portland's best player on the roster (Randolph) is only 24-years old, so I don't have a problem with starting from scratch and building around him. The Blazers came into this draft with some young talent already in Jarrett Jack & Martell Webster. Now, you've got two guys with superstar potential in LeMarcus Aldridge and Brandon Roy. This front office was on the phones talking trades all night, so give them credit.
2. Memphis - Can't say enough about Memphis. You take an overall "good" player in Shane Battier, who is an excellent defender and shooter, but definitely nothing to praise the Lord over, and you deal him for Rudy Gay and Stromile Swift? Just wow. Give Memphis credit, but someone needs to shoot the people in Houston's front office. Maybe Tracy McGrady will turn into Latrell Sprewell and choke them to death? I'd understand it completely.
3. New Jersey - Just getting Marcus Williams at #22 gives this team an A+. Anything else they do from here on out gets the pass. Marcus Williams is my absolute favorite player in this draft, and that's for a reason. He should've been a top 10 pick, and a lot of teams will regret passing on him. Now, he's going to learn behind Jason Kidd, arguably the most complete point guard in the game, while providing New Jersey with something they have NOTHING of......depth. Josh Boone I thought was a bit of a reach, but that's okay because he brings the defensive dirty work to the table, another key element New Jersey lacks. He's not much of an offensive weapon, but that's why you place him on a team with Vince Carter, Richard Jefferson, Jason Kidd, & now Marcus Williams. I like Hassan Adams as a sleeper too - he's one of the most athletic players in this draft and he's an excellent defender. Remember, New Jersey is a playoff team that needs as much depth as possible, so all of these picks are important in terms of short AND long-term success.
The Worst:
1. Houston - I don't think I need to explain this one. Rudy Gay for Shane Battier? Oh, and then you throw in Stromile Swift too? Kill yourself. (NOTE: This is a done deal, but due to league rules, it cannot be finalized until I believe July 15th)
2. Boston - You know that one of the top players in this draft would fall to #7, yet you trade the pick for an AVERAGE player in Sebastian Telfair? A 100% out of control player who looks like he doesn't have the ambition to change that? Shocking trade. Then, after that, they make a deal with Phoenix and take on Brian Grant's contract, only to select Rajon Rondo, another out've control player who can't shoot (even though he has a lot of potential) over Marcus Williams? Something better be in the works for Allen Iverson here, and those picks better have been made for Philadelphia. Otherwise, Boston fans, scratch your heads..
3. New York - Need I explain? Renaldo Balkman? Yeah, WHO? Talk about taking a mid-late second rounder in the middle of the first round, with talent like Marcus Williams, Shannon Brown, Rajon Rondo, & Kyle Lowry on the board. Sure, New York is loaded with guards, but how many of those guards actually have much more of a future left in this league? Marbury, Francis, Crawford, Q-Rich, Rose - do you understand the pattern in those players? Yeah, they're all SELFISH. It'd be nice to add another future backcourt piece to team up with Nate Robinson. LOL @ the comparisons to Dennis Rodman - Isiah Thomas damn sure better hope so!
The Overrated:
Chicago - I don't really like what Chicago did as much as most do. Tyrus Thomas is like a motivated version of Stromile Swift, and he doesn't have much of an offensive game at all. LeMarcus Aldridge is a far better *fit* for the team. There is a huge hole at center for Chicago, and they now must sign Ben Wallace or Joel Przybilla. The problem is, now they're talking about playing Tyrus Thomas at SF down the road as a Shawn Marion type? O'boy, they didn't solve any problems with that pick if that's the case - in the future, that just causes a clog at SF with Luol Deng & Andres Nocioni already in place.
I like Thabo Sefolosha a lot as a prospect, and I think he fits their team even more so than Tyrus Thomas does. He's a good perimeter defender with a lot of potential, and we all know that Ben Gordon does absolutely nothing defensively. With that said, he can come off the bench at the 2-guard and provide some help. Down the line, Hinrich & Sefolosha may be the best backcourt defense in the NBA.
The Underrated:
Cleveland - LeBron James opens up so much for every single player on the floor, and maybe they would've beaten Detroit if scrubs like Flip Murray could actually shoot. Shannon Brown was a potential lottery pick, but a definite top 15-20. What Cleveland got in Shannon Brown is possibly the draft's most athletic guard, a good shooter with range, quickness, and potential out've this world. Oh, and he's not a poor defender by the way, unlike most of these freakish athletes. In Daniel Gibson, they get a good backup for Snow and a guy who can bring much more to the table than defensive liability himself, Damon Jones. Gibson is a great shooter, an excellent defender, and overall he's just a fantastic scorer. He's a raw player who really just needs time to develop.
