BigSlam wrote:Stop attacking the posters and start concentrating on the posts.
Thanks.
Sik and me are cool. I respect Sik's opinions a lot, that's why I'm giving him a bit of a hard time about his thoughts on Zeller.

Sik Infant wrote:Me or him?
Sorry but how can it be that if we like the pick we are just "justifying" it and beign superfans?
What about this pick means we have to hate it and what about Cody Zeller screams bust or Noel screams "star"
I copped a lot of crap for liking Zeller before the draft and my opinion has not changed one iota.
I actually think sometimes it is braver to make the safe pick.
I kind of feel like there is an opposite vibe being given off. It seems like posters like Red Larivee that are making really valid points for not being on board with this pick are getting the "You're just a hater" treatment.
I'm not saying Zeller screams bust or Noel screams star, I'm just saying that I watched a lot of both this year and felt like one showed promising skill in certain areas and the other showed promising skill in other areas. In my opinion, Noel showed more translatable NBA skill than Zeller did. I think the biggest reason why Noel slipped is because of the injury and GMs on hot seats almost always play it safe and avoid the guys with injury questions. I think what Henry Abbott wrote* makes a lot of sense in that regard.
*http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop