DroseReturnChi wrote:PlayerUp wrote:Senor Chang wrote:Imagine drafting Killian Hayes because we needed a bigger point guard to play alongside Coby and then they both end up being busts. Glad im not the GM. I did want Haliburton though for whatever it's worth.
Haliburton statistically is the best rookie so far in the 2020 draft class. We all knew this was going to happen. He was the most developed skill PG in the draft. People argued his ceiling though which is why they were more favoring Killian who so far looks like a complete bust.
this is why you dont draft for fit. there was a lot of experts here draft hayes over hali. you draft guys for skills not potential.
I don’t understand your post. Isn’t drafting guys based on skills and not potential essentially what drafting for fit is?
Anyway, one of the absolute worst draft “strategies” there is, is the cliche “always take BPA and ignore fit.” It is entirely too rigid.
If you have a player of questionable fit in a completely different talent tier than a lower tiered player who fits better, sure you ignore fit. But if they are in the same tier fit matters significantly.
Let’s say in this draft you had Wiseman and Ball in the same tier, but you had a higher draft grade on Wiseman. Just mechanically taking him over Ball because he’s “BPA” would be a colossally stupid thing to do with a roster like Chicago’s.
On the other hand, you don’t pass on elite prospects like Luka Doncic just because there might be some roster redundancy. You sort that out latter.
