TheLogician wrote:lilfishi22 wrote:TheLogician wrote:The only way Doncic belongs in the top tier by himself is if you think he is a PG. IMO, he's an oversized SG like Booker. It'd be a mistake to double up there when we have black holes at 1, 4, and 5.
I think he's a top tier prospect whether you consider him a 1, 2 or 3. His ability to shoot, pass and creating offense gives him attributes which make him valuable at all three positions imo. His ability to defend will potentially limit him to the 2 or the 3 where opposing players aren't as quick as 1's. I don't think there's a reason why we can't play Doncic/Booker/JJ together with those three splitting PG duties.
We definitely have holes at the 1, 4 and 5 and that's why I think McD will go with Ayton if we ended up with the top pick but if it was up to me, I'd still go for BPA because I don't think this roster is even close to being set.
Doncic/Booker/JJ aren't PGs. None of them can handle the basketball. We need players who have specific roles even if they play multiple positions. That's how a team is built. It doesn't matter if Doncic is the most talented player on the planet if we are getting killed inside and turn the ball over every other time down the court.
Why can't they handle the basketball? We've already seen Booker run plays and handle the ball as a pseudo-PG to mixed results but he was also a little inexperienced in that respect and I would say the same for JJ. So I wouldn't want to see Booker or JJ playing the point full time but in spurts or even part time, I dno't see an issue. Doncic is probably the closest to a PG of the 3, having had a lot of experience in that role in Europe but he can also play off the ball just fine with his shooting abilities and his bball IQ.
I think what you're saying about needing players with specific roles isn't right, especially in the draft because what you're describing is a role player; a guy who comes in, has a specific skillset for a specific role. But that's not necessarily the best player we could draft. We can fill roles with role player level type players later in the draft or in free agency. In the draft, you're looking to draft the BPA not for need. You don't pass on the the BPA to draft a role player to plug your hole at the 1, 4 or 5. That's why Ayton makes a lot of sense, he's the BPA in many people's books and he also fills a need at the 5. But I certainly wouldn't draft for need because no one prospect is going to fill all the needs on this team unless Ayton somehow can also be a DPOY level defender all of a sudden.
