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Does our draft strategy chance now that we have two picks?

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Re: Does our draft strategy chance now that we have two picks? 

Post#21 » by Scoot McGroot » Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:47 am

IndyDave02 wrote:
Without additional moves, our Line up could look like this:

C- Murphy, #17 (Hibbert?), Brezec (if he is the additional player)
PF- Foster, Ike, Nesterovich
SF- Granger, Williams, Daniels
SG- Dunleavy, #11 (Gordon?),Graham
PG- Ford, Tinsley, Denier


Foster and Nesterovic are centers while Murphy is a PF that could possibly play C in a pinch.

I think it'll be more like this:

C - Foster, Nesterovic, (#17 Roy Hibbert)
PF - Murphy, Baston, Ike
SF - Granger, Williams
SG - Dunleavy, Daniels, Graham
PG - Ford, Diener

With Tinsley moved for sure somehow and the #11 simply being the best player available in the draft. I'd do a Tinsley for Tim Thomas deal, and a Shawne Williams for Kyle Lowry deal. If we could get another 1st rounder for Diogu, I'd do that as well. We'd end up with:

Foster, Nesterovic, Hibbert
Murphy, Thomas, Baston
Granger, Thomas
Dunleavy, Daniels, Graham
Ford, Lowry, Diener

Still with the #11 pick being the best player available, likely a PF/SF like Anthony Randolph, or possibly a SG/SF type player.
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Re: Does our draft strategy chance now that we have two picks? 

Post#22 » by PR07 » Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:47 am

Personally, and this is just a gut feeling, but I think we'll go Brandon Rush at #11 and Koufos at #17. Like it or not.

However, I think our overall targets are:

Koufos
Rush
Hibbert
Arthur
Augustin
Chalmers
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In the second round, I'd take George Hill or Mike Green for insurance.

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