Legit question, DID YOU EVEN READ IT!?
I counted more than 10 votes for Jrue Holiday and most posters said exactly what i said. DRE is all potential and very little production. Posters here think they can look at stats and mpg to tell a story. However take it from a person who has watched every piston game over the past 5 years. Dre at this point in his career was more talk of putting in work than actually working.
Its also entertaing that everyones taking this stance now that Dre's production is catching up to his potential.
Consensus opinion on this board pretty clearly was that Drummond was extremly valuable from the get go.
Anthony Bennet is a bust but still had trade value based on his potential. Danny Green made a living off potential before finding a roll with SAS. While this board most certainly wanted Dre on their team, it doesn't mean they didn't say he was a bust during Trade discussions. Your perception is that trade value and bust go hand and hand, well they don't. A 7ft raw center that didn't live up to his potential is a bust, but bet your pocket tjat teams would take a shot at him.
Furthermore i saw more votes for Jrue holiday than Dre in each of those threads from Various team posters, and most Dre votes where piston posters.
If everyone wants to continue to act like Jrue Holiday wasn't a allstar at that point in time THAT NETTED 2 1ST ROUND PICKS, that Hinkie's first round pick isn't valuable ,that Brandon Jennings was a great pg, that kcp was a sure starter, that Josh smith contract wasn't worst in the league, that Greg monroe fit with Dre, and that Dre rid himself of all the poor stigma's. Go right on ahead, the film don't lie.
As i said earlier, i don't have a problem with Hinkie's plan, i have a problem with the length of time he plans on taking. He whiffed in his first draft w MCW , by evidence of him trading the pick. He whiffed in his 2nd draft because ignoring medical reports on Embiid, AND traded Elfred Payton who is by all means looks to be a franchise point. He keeps saying trust the process, what i am saying is, stop using "the process" as a excuse for his mistakes, yes Philly has a ton of assets, but Philly also could have had franchise players that they are looking for if the GM just made the right picks.
Fortunately for Sixers, Okafor fell to them and they were smart enough to pull the trigger(which is undervalued) and finally have that franchise piece. I don't trust hinkie to make the right pick if he's out of the top 5, i trust that if he makes the wrong pick he'll turn into assets, but at what point does his ability to make the right pick come into question. Per article, those questions are already being asked.
