draft position = superstar calls?

SunTzuMachiavelli · Post #1 » by **SunTzuMachiavelli** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 11:19 pm

how much value would you put on draft position for a player on the court? does being the number one pick make the ref blow his whistle when you cut into the paint your rookie year? does hype play a factor? If you took a good player who was drafted late and drafted him first would the calls make him a superstar instead of just a good player?

Wade2k6 · Post #2 » by **Wade2k6** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 11:48 pm

Rookies usually aren't superstars, expect in rare cases. So I wouldn't say the no.1 draft picks get the calls the majority of the time (like Kobe, TD, Wade, LeBron etc) because they have yet to fully prove themselves.

Post #3 » by **UTMCretin** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 11:59 pm

Andrea Bargnani has averaged slightly over two free throw attempts per game for his career. So no, draft position alone does not make a large influence on the refs decisions.

Guy986 · Post #4 » by **Guy986** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 11:59 pm

More TV commercial and more sponsor deal= more super star call

Lazy Faizy · Post #5 » by **Lazy Faizy** » Tue Jun 3, 2008 12:04 am

Yes, because Kwame Brown OWNS the refs.

Patterns · Post #6 » by **Patterns** » Tue Jun 3, 2008 12:05 am

Rookies don't get special treatment unless you're coming in as a Lebron James.

Post #7 » by **SOUL** » Tue Jun 3, 2008 12:14 am

Doesn't matter at all.

carrottop12 · Post #8 » by **carrottop12** » Tue Jun 3, 2008 12:16 am

Manu Ginobili /thread

Lazy Faizy · Post #9 » by **Lazy Faizy** » Tue Jun 3, 2008 12:18 am

Batronuj wrote:Manu Ginobili /thread

AK47

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SunTzuMachiavelli · Post #10 » by **SunTzuMachiavelli** » Tue Jun 3, 2008 12:26 am

UTMCretin wrote:Andrea Bargnani has averaged slightly over two free throw attempts per game for his career. So no, draft position alone does not make a large influence on the refs decisions.

he also shot from the paint aggressively twice his whole career.Even If you wanted to blow the whistle in his favor it's going to be very hard to do that. Bargs only gets hype from being the number one pick though, if he had any post/defensive game at all i think he's a star right now.

What I'm saying in this thread is that I wonder if a player like Danny Granger, Tayshaun Prince, Felton, ETC would be viewed as a superstar right now if they came in with superstar hype. Would the hype carry over into calls, that would carry into points, Which would carry into hype, ETC?

SunTzuMachiavelli · Post #11 » by **SunTzuMachiavelli** » Tue Jun 3, 2008 12:28 am

Da Next Tmac wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

AK47

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/you (no one closes my threads like that)

if those 2 guys are taken 1st they're probably monstrously productive from the get go.

The Notic · Post #12 » by **The Notic** » Tue Jun 3, 2008 12:54 am

This is dumb.

Troubadour · Post #13 » by **Troubadour** » Tue Jun 3, 2008 1:05 am

UTMCretin wrote:Andrea Bargnani has averaged slightly over two free throw attempts per game for his career. So no, draft position alone does not make a large influence on the refs decisions.

Yeah, why isn't Bargnani getting his superstar calls?

SunTzuMachiavelli · Post #14 » by **SunTzuMachiavelli** » Tue Jun 3, 2008 2:08 am

agentzerotoTO wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Yeah, why isn't Bargnani getting his superstar calls?

because he's strictly a jumpshooter and he couldn't get whistles if they wanted to give him some.

The Main Event · Post #15 » by **The Main Event** » Tue Jun 3, 2008 5:50 pm

Makes no difference as far as i've seen. (aside from lebron)