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I often hear how good pick Big Baby was at 35 (I also agree with that), but I checked how big man picked ahead BB are doing:

1. Portland Greg Oden 7-0
Injured

3. Atlanta Al Horford 6-10
Playing great ball, big defensive prospect.

5. Seattle Jeff Green 6-9
I think will be a small pf, showed some good flashes, has all around potential.

6. Milwaukee Yi Jianlian 7-0
Big prospect, worth high pick, maybe the 3. player in draft based on his potencial.

8. Golden State Brandan Wright 6-10
Slim, weak...only time will tell.

9. Chicago Joakim Noah 6-11
Hustles, energy guy, defensive presence.

10. Sacramento Spencer Hawes 7-0
Tipical big C, nothing special, a role player probably.

17. New Jersey Sean Williams 6-10
Great shoot bloker, limited ofense, could be very good.

20. Philadelphia Jason Smith 7-0
Good talent, shoots well, moves ok, a role player at least.

28. San Antonio Tiago Splitter 6-11
Playing in europe.

31. Houston Carl Landry 6-9
No playing time.

34. Dallas Nick Fazekas 6-11
No playing time.

35. Big Baby Glen Davis

49. Chicago Aaron Gray 7-1
Tipical big C, nothing special, a role player probably.


Im surprised that almost all big men pick at this years draft are doing exceptionally well. But looking the whole list which players would you pick ahead of Big Baby if all were available???

My Draft 07 Big men list:

1. Greg Oden 7-0
6. Yi Jianlian 7-0
3. Al Horford 6-10
7. Joakim Noah 6-11
35. Big Baby Glen Davis


Thoughts?

Sean Williams EASILY over Big Baby

I also like Sean Williams but I think hi has low bb IQ and ofensive game will not improve a lot.

I love Davis and have been high on what he could do for a while. That said the thing you couldn't do with him is invest a top 20 1st rounder in him because as NBA ready as he is I have reservations about his long term prospects because of his weight and build, and that is just because big heavy guys like him don't last in the league, even when they have success.

He should have gone at 20 or so, to a team that could make use of his ability now it ended working out exactly that way for him in Boston.

The real head scratcher is why PHI bailed on what seemed to be the plan to take him at the end of the first round. Instead they unloaded the pick for a 2nd rounder they ended up waiving. He wouldn't have turned then around but with their history of short fat PFs he and Dalembert would have at least made for some entertainment this season.

Second in line is HOU taking Carl Landry. If you are going undersized PF anyhow why not get the guy who add something to your ball club. Landry may end a up a decent back up forward but he isn't Davis and never will be and they have like 3 other guys on HOU roster who do the same thing.

I am just glad he is ours.

I feel based off of college/foreign pro ball experience that the majority of guys picked ahead of Baby cannot be compared to him right now. In 2 years he may be next to nothing while Yi, Wright, Williams and Splitter are averaging double doubles.

plan and simple, too early to tell.

Thats a pretty interesting list. A part of me thinks that its just a response to lack of bigs in the NBA, i.e you don't even have to be that good to big better than current bigs. I think it also helps that this was a really high character draft esp. in regards to bigs who tend to be mopey and not always give their best effort which is half the reason they dissapoint. Not the case with this group.

1. oden
2. horford
3. noah
4. green
5. yi
6. big baby

i like sean williams too. very versatile and athletic. shotblocking is a huge part of his game.

oden
horford
yi
green
noah
sean
bigbaby

I love Davis, but everyone who is ignoring Hawes forgets what he did to us(LSU).....

He's incredibly skilled for a 7 footer, and he's not a bad athlete.

No love for Wright here?
He did solid in limited minutes so far.

s1ickd wrote:1. oden
2. horford
3. noah
4. green
5. yi
6. big baby

you rank noah and green over yi?