Dream offseason

[sonic-ben]

Sonics Trade #4 and Wilcox for NJ #10 , #21 Sean Williams and Trent Hassel,

Sonic draft
#10 Westbrook
#21 Ibaka
#24 Joey Dorsey
#32 Kyle Weaver
#43 JR Giddens

1 Westbrook, watson, Weaver
2 Durrant, JR Giddens
3 Green , wilkens
4 Collison, Petro, Dorsey
5 Sean Williams, Swift,Sene

[BBen]

Ok... Quality over quantity is my idea when it comes to bball. We give up the best player in this deal as well as the highest draftpick in order to slide down six slots to the late lottery, have another late first and add a prospect + a mediocre player? This gives us a grand total of six selections in this draft. Are you familiar with roster number restrictions? I don't care how much you like Westbrook (and Ibaka at 21? He's not on the DX mock draft.) this isn't my idea of a "dream offseason".

[MrCavs]

Our "Dream" draft went out the window when we slipped from 2 to 4....No more Derrick Rose = no more dream draft.
And that above deal isnt that great.

[sonic-ben]

trying to be postive

[BBen]

I understand and it can be hard. I just think we should be positive about our options! Bayless looks like he can be a really effective player and a lot of people like Mayo too. The 4 looks good this year, don't be sad we're not in the top 2.

[Patches Pal]

We don't need to use the draft exclusively to build the team. There are going to be alot of free agents available. They aren't all high priced either. It seems like every team is trying to trade someone to create cap space and open roster spots. We should be careful about filling all of our roster spots also. Three rookies would be plenty.

[DoctorEvil]

"Sonic draft
...
#32 Kyle Weaver ..."


Weaver won't be drafted (by us) as long as Bennett still runs the team. He's too local. But I'd love to get both him and Dorsey...

My dream scenario involves Stern and Bennett getting caught "doing it"-- and the next week we draft Beasley who somehow falls to us, and we also get Weaver and Dorsey; Clay loses to Shultz; and my wife discovers we just won the mega-millions lotto.

It said dream, didn't it?

Okay, back down to earth I would scratch the Beasley part and just hope Mayo falls to us-- and forget the lotto part.

*EDIT* to soften the brutal end to Stern/Bennett

[yearsago]

Sonic draft
#24 Joey Dorsey
#32 Kyle Weaver

Dorsey at #24?

[RiseoftheSonics]

Thank you, yearsago. There's no way Dorsey is going to us at #24, and besides people we all know number 24 pick will be packaged with other picks to move up, there's no way we're drafting six players, right now we have space for aboput 4 or 5 players depending on who we resign so not only no, but hell no.

We're going to draft 3 rookie probably and Weaver and Dorsey will not be the other two.

[Ex-hippie]

Why are people suddenly down on Dorsey? He came to the predraft camp and if all goes well, he'll move into the first round and justify going somewhere in the #24 range. The comparisons to Ben Wallace might be overly optimistic, but the truth is he's the kind of big, strong guy we could use.

[sonic-ben]

2nd rounders are not guarenteed !


by the way how many of our bigs play defense?

collison ... that is it!

Williams and Dorsey would strenghten our team!

Dorsey is strong enough to help at the center postion .... what center is health?

[yearsago]

Why are people suddenly down on Dorsey? He came to the predraft camp and if all goes well, he'll move into the first round and justify going somewhere in the #24 range. The comparisons to Ben Wallace might be overly optimistic, but the truth is he's the kind of big, strong guy we could use.

I'm not really down on him, its just that none of the mocks I have seen have him even in the first round.

If you want to take a shot at Dorsey, why not take him at #32?

Unless Dorsey blows up at the workouts, then take him at #24.

[DoctorEvil]

I doubt Dorsey will be available to us in the second. Just my prediction...

[RiseoftheSonics]

I could see taking Dorsey with a second rounder, but first rounder hell no. We are adding three rookies. OK. That's it so they have to be good choices, no Great choices.

[djthesonicsfan]

- Seattle & Schultz win their lawsuits. Bennett loses the team & is disgraced.
- Presti fires Pajamas.
- Presti hires Tom Thibodeau as our new coach.
- OJ Mayo picked by the Sonics at #4.
- Sonics trade the #24 & #32 picks to the Warriors for their #14 & draft B Rush.
- L Ridnour is traded to the Knicks for M Rose.
- R Swift signs a make good minimum contract & vows vengance at camp.
- D Wilkins opts out of his contract & signs a similar deal with Atlanta.
- M Gelable goes back to France where he's last seen trying to make the national team.
- The entire training camp is made open to fans free of charge.
- OJ Mayo wins the fist fight with E Watson, players side with OJ Mayo & no broken hands.
- R Swift kicks ass every day in camp so huge no one wants to go up against him.
- R Swift gets even more tatoos.
- R Swift cornrows his hair.
- The team quickly learn Mr Tibbs defensives schemes & bond over their commitment to D.
- Sonics end camp with a ground swell of fan support & a lineup of...
Starters - OJ Mayo, K Durant, J Green, C Wilcox, R Swift
Rotation - E Watson, N Collison, B Rush, J Petro
- Sonics win their sold out season opener as OJ Mayo finds R Swift for a dunk at the buzzer.
- In the post game interview K Durant says it's a huge relief that Bennett finally gone.

[sonic-ben]

I doubt Dorsey will be available to us in the second. Just my prediction...

THUS my point ....

[sonic-ben]

-= original quote snipped =-



I'm not really down on him, its just that none of the mocks I have seen have him even in the first round.

If you want to take a shot at Dorsey, why not take him at #32?

Unless Dorsey blows up at the workouts, then take him at #24.

Does anyone remember how low B ROY in mock drafts

not saying Dorsey is in the same caliber ... but when looks at the bottom of the first..... he looks good!