barelyawake wrote:Obviously, Dat, you COULD get lucky with late picks. You COULD find a guy who was on a bench and never got a chance to shine. Or some star has to demand a trade. It certainly involves a lot of luck, either way.
I personally think we are a Siakam away from a championship. I’m good with Goodwin, Wright, Davis and Deni handling point.
I lean towards Dat's view with this. Not strictly that we need a playmaking PG to win a championship. I don't see that the dynasty teams have been led by the game's smallest players. Stef being the notable exception. But that you need a player who can carry the team and force refs to call fouls and exert his will vs opponents. That means a player who can call their own number and create improbable buckets no matter what defense the scouts have junked together to stop them. I don't see a Siakam being that guy.
Me I'd look for players in the draft with high FT/FGA ratio, regardless of position. And solid AST totals for their position, especially in non PG wing players. Though if you get a Jokic (or a Gasol brother) then cool. Salt in some defensive rebounding that is good for their spot and you know you have a player who cares about the little things, dirty work, winning more than looking pretty.
Since b-ref went behind a paywall I haven't been scouting statistics much. But those players are often available late lotto, mid-draft and tend to stand out when they make it to the bigs.
