nate33 wrote:pancakes3 wrote:i'm lukewarm on both, but i recognize that most likely those two are what we'll have to work with at the 6th. i will say if we take leonard, singleton at 18 is a waste. the difference between the 2 is marginal imo, and if faried or the lesser morris is there, we should be looking PF rather than SF. the 2nd rounder is just icing on the cake. J Williams, J Harper, K Singler, whoever. hopefully there's a combo guard of worth because even with crawford, we're pretty thin at guard.
I agree that if we take Leonard at #6, we should be looking for an offensive-minded big man at #18. Markieff Morris (if he slips) or Vucevic might be good targets.
I agree with the logic here, too.
Offense at 18 if defense is the pick at 6 (or defense at 18 if offense is the pick at 6). I think I'd go Faried at 6 and Brooks at 18, even though draft pundits would disagree. Actually I'd trade down to get those two. As much as a like Leonard, I believe Faried will probably be better at PF because this team is built for speed. I think Brooks will be a better pro than Leonard. Brooks reminds me a lot of Kevin Martin. I thought based on stats Martin should be higher but didn't say much at all because IIRC he went to Western Carolina. Brooks shredded the Big East arguably better than Kemba Walker.
I have said before I like Faried and Brooks. There's other offense/defense combinations I like. Harper and Markieff Morris would be good. Leonard and Charles Jenkins would be good. JaJuan Johnson's offense would be terrific at 34. Isiah Thomas is growing (unfortunately not in height, literally) on me as an offensive pick at 34. Klay Thompson is a great offensive pick at 18. Tristan Thompson would be great defensively at 18, but won't last.
Last, I think the Wizards could draft both Jordans and do fine. Jordan Hamilton is solid and so is Jordan Williams. Both would fill team needs, too.
Sorry for the rant, but this is a fascinating draft IMO.
