Draft Talk: Who do you want? Who do you think we need?

xxSnEaKyPxx · Post #481 » by **xxSnEaKyPxx** » Wed Jun 4, 2008 5:09 pm

I'm really starting to hope we get Westbrook, everything I hear about this guy is great news.

IndieRuso420 · Post #482 » by **IndieRuso420** » Wed Jun 4, 2008 5:35 pm

DGrangeRx33 wrote:I'm really starting to hope we get Westbrook, everything I hear about this guy is great news.

Westbrook won't last. He is basically Foye, and Foye went before #11. I think history repeats itself.

Post #483 » by **Scoot McGroot** » Wed Jun 4, 2008 5:45 pm

IndieRuso420 wrote:I would like to see Lawson because I think he will be a very good PG.

Alexander has the same skillset as Dunleavy (minus the shooting at this point). I think he could be a backup SG/SF option. I like him.

I also like a couple of big men in Love, Speights, and Arthur.

My wildcard is Budinger. If the Pacers work him out and he shows crazy athleticism, I think Bird would look at him hard.

Pretty similar point. Lawson looks effective, and if we could somehow get a mid to late 1st rounder to pick him up, I'd gladly do it. If Ike could get us that pick and maybe a slightly bad contract. Maybe Cleveland would swap their 19th pick and Damon Jones for Diogu? They give up a bit of salary there and step away from the luxury tax, while we take on a bit more, and give them a backup PF that they might like? That's a pretty big reach though and I doubt Diogu has that type of value.

Alexander: If we truly play a system where the swingmen play the exact same role, then I think Alexander could easily find playing time here backing up Dunleavy and Granger. He could then play with either of them, while not necessarily being a natural SG.

I'm not so personally sold on Budinger though. I personally like guys like CDR and Brandon Rush a bit more than Budinger, but would be happy to see him work out for the Pacers. Due diligence is definitely necessary now and I think we should be trying to work everybody out twice if we can. We need to nail this draft.

Post #484 » by **PR07** » Wed Jun 4, 2008 10:35 pm

Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of Budinger either. I'd take CDR, Rush, and even Bill Wallker before I'd take Budinger. Speaking of Bill Walker, I'd love to see him in a Pacers' uniform just not at #11.

glasket · Post #485 » by **glasket** » Thu Jun 5, 2008 1:24 am

If we somehow can get another first rounder (a late pick) I would absolutely love to get either Rush or CDR.
I would not want Budinger becuase even tough he is a good player, I think is is very similar to Mikey D (he is not a good defender as well).