Twinkie defense wrote:Hill will go high because of his "upside."
(poop alert)
Hill mainly goes high because he's the only touted big guy left in the "top group" and not everyone needs another SG. hill also DID produce..has legit numbers. Upside has come to mean an excuse to draft a guy high when he didn't do much.
If we stay at 7 likely it's Clark, Lawson or Curry. If Evans convinces teams he's a PG...he may not last to 7. No...Holiday won't go top 10. His numbers don't even earn rd 2 so a GM is WAY out on a limb. Holiday is a flop and EVERYONE is saying ..what did you EXPECT,The kid would find the NBA easier?
Easily it's a trade-down year. A PF/C or a rebounding PF is our real need,but we need depth as much as a "upside" type. Ellis not becoming the PG would create a bunch of complications. We have a LOT of SG's and if Monta is #1 SG...then the best of the rest get underused or played out of position.
His late surge puts CJW in the PG picture. If you go head to head with Deron Williams and Steve Nash and win the matchup or just come out even....your "upside" gets re-assesed. If You think Monta has to be the SG starter....then you think big at PG...and Belinnelli looks more PG than a lot of the alternatives (Evans in particular)
There's always a team looking to move up in the draft but this year there may be several looking to move down. If it's too "buyer's market" the payoff for dropping 8-12 spots could be less than the usual. We might even be on the clock looking at a deal.
By the way..Taj Gibson is a real nice pick in rd 2 though more like Turiaf than Warrick. He was usually USC's best player this year.
CENSORED... No comment.
