Yeah of course he talked about other players and talked a ton about the draft in general but he spent a lot of time on those 3 players I listed. I know and remember because I listen to his show nearly everyday. He also talked a lot about Josh Jackson, Issac, and Dennis Smith who were all projected in the same area as Fox. That was all understandable being in that the 5th Pick was highly important and it was a small group of players in the running for it.
What didn't make sense (unless he had insider info) was the daily talk about Justin Jackson and Frank Mason. Grant talked less about Mitchell, Leaf, Wilson, Ferguson, Anunoby, Patton, Collins, and the guys drafted in the middle of the first round. He did talk some about Harry Giles but it was usually about how far would he fall in the draft and who would take a gamble on him. I think Grant was surprised when the Kings drafted Giles. with the trade back.
Looking back at the 2nd round the only two guys I ever recall Grant talking about more than one time were Frank Jackson and Jordan Bell. He talked about those two a fair amount but Frank Mason was a daily subject of the show. Again, I ask who devotes that much time to a second round pick unless they know the team is very interested in that player? Again nothing wrong with that it's just reading between the lines. I think we'd all be naive to think Grant "has no idea" who the team is most interested in.
Going forward will be interesting to see if the amount of talk and/or tone of the talk around Michael Porter changes on Grant's show between now and early next week. If Porter stops being the #1 subject of conversation between him, Doug, and the guests then that's probably good news for those hoping they avoid Porter.
What didn't make sense (unless he had insider info) was the daily talk about Justin Jackson and Frank Mason. Grant talked less about Mitchell, Leaf, Wilson, Ferguson, Anunoby, Patton, Collins, and the guys drafted in the middle of the first round. He did talk some about Harry Giles but it was usually about how far would he fall in the draft and who would take a gamble on him. I think Grant was surprised when the Kings drafted Giles. with the trade back.
Looking back at the 2nd round the only two guys I ever recall Grant talking about more than one time were Frank Jackson and Jordan Bell. He talked about those two a fair amount but Frank Mason was a daily subject of the show. Again, I ask who devotes that much time to a second round pick unless they know the team is very interested in that player? Again nothing wrong with that it's just reading between the lines. I think we'd all be naive to think Grant "has no idea" who the team is most interested in.
Going forward will be interesting to see if the amount of talk and/or tone of the talk around Michael Porter changes on Grant's show between now and early next week. If Porter stops being the #1 subject of conversation between him, Doug, and the guests then that's probably good news for those hoping they avoid Porter.
