you do realize from 2003-2007 that Chicago drafted higher than us 3 of those years?
Portland has drafted higher the last 2 years. Also in 2005 Portland had 2 1st rd. draft picks.
They should be better. But in Chicago's case they aren't and Portland isn't that much better.
So are you changing your argument now?
Oden didn't even play this year. In the '06 draft Portland picked one spot ahead of us and wound up with Roy and Aldridge, the two best players from that draft. We wound up with Shelden.
Their GM who picked in 2005 got fired, just like BK deserves to.