PhilBlackson wrote:aligator wrote:Not smart to have a son of a coach on your roster. No way the Raps would draft him.
Based on what?! Austin Rivers?? lol
1. Griffin Sr isn't the head coach like Doc, he won't be able to call the shots and play favorites -- this isn't the AAU. Nor has anyone seen Nurse base his rotations what others' think
2. AJ seems like a much more humble & mature player/person than Rivers was coming in as a rookie
We're in need of a backup SG, we just paid GT Jr and if we're lucky enough for him to fall to where we draft, he's not going to come in assuming he deserves the starting role -- go listen to any interviews of the kid. He's humble and his dad taught him nothing is given, it's earned. If anything his dad has likely instilled a lot of our franchise's values into AJ these past few years as he's been maturing as a player and Griff Sr has learnt here. The kid is still getting his legs back, it's a perfect situation to learn behind Gary and for the coaches to obviously work with him extensively as he develops.
What's not a smart move is passing on a kid who may have an all-star like potential on something as baseless as having a family member that's an employee here as well. Not all places suffer from nepotism lol and not every kid grows up feeling entitled.
Just to add to this, I think it would be a little like drafting for positional need. If you avoid drafting a PG because you already have a PG, it ignores that in a couple of years you may find yourself now in need of a PG. Similarly, just because Adrian Griffin is with our team now doesn't mean he will be into the future.
