badinage wrote:Does it give anyone pause that Travis Schlenk is part of our evaluation team? I mean, yes, some success at G St. (where he was a contributor, not the decision-maker), and he took a chance and scored on Huerter, but he drafted Trae (over Luka!), drafted DeAndre Hunter, drafted Okongwu, etc., and the Hawks never realized their potential. Jalen Johnson is a nice piece — I think that was a Schlenk pick? — but it’s pretty uninspiring.
Yes, I know Dawkins is making the calls, but I’m just wondering. Just tossing it out there.
Most of these evaluators are NOT good. Presti is an anomaly. It’s highly unlikely Dawkins — for all his impressiveness — ends up being like Presti; it’s more likely he ends up being like Schlenk.
We have faith. Of course we do.
I like the Bilal pick, and the move up to get him. And I like the pick of Vukcevic. Both promising. Both pieces to build with.
But can someone give an anxious fan — as the draft approaches — some legit reasons to feel optimistic about Dawkins’s acumen or his process?
I'm not a big Travis Schlenk fan either. But, he's not calling the shots. OTOH, he did have success early. Meanwhile, we made what look like two good choices last year, although even in that case the team whiffed on TJ-D, tho... so did pretty much every team in the league!
