tdjm wrote:lol dude if you rely on combine athletic testing you'll go nuts, it has so little carryover to actual gameplay
zach lavine put up the same lane test #'s as the Jimmertron, and one of them is an athletic beast and the other can't stay in front of a chair
doug mcdermott had a higher vertical than blake griffin
the only combine numbers that matter are height, weight, wingspan, standing reach...and no-step vert. everything else is trash
Yep, your right; combine athletic testing is useless, they just like prospects to go through useless drills and testing for 's*its and giggles'. I'm glad you're here to inform us all of the only worthwhile tests and measurements that matter.
Because none of these guys bulk up or slim down/diet for the measurements, and no one can have a 'bad day' or a 'poor start' in the drills, etc.
Because you listed two examples doesn't constitute indisputable fact or causality.
A lot of the pre-draft/pre-combine analysis stated that Booker wasn't 'long enough' for his height, then whoops, all of a sudden, he shrunk .5" in height, and 'grew' his arms 2-2.5" to increase his wingspan/standing reach. Now all of a sudden he's right in the mix with others his size. At 6'6" in shoes, his wingspan increased from his previous measurements to 6' 8.25", and his reach increased to 8' 6.5".
He's now 'longer' and has a higher 'reach' than Rashad Vaughn, Aaron and Andrew Harrison. He's fine length and reach wise, and the best part is he's definitely in the top 3 shooters in this draft.
So, while I wanted a PF desperately, SG wasn't a bad 2nd choice position wise. I'd rather have another SG than SF, PG, or C, since we already have our starters/future starters there. We don't have a TRUE SG starter, only combo guys like Bledsoe and Knight, with Bog, Booker, and Goodwin still 'TBD'
Overall, I think McD definitely took the BPA, since Turner, Lyles, and Kaminsky were gone. But now, McD needs a plan to fill our PF vacancy, and quick!
