We could have got Patti Mills, but instead got...
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Passing on Mills surprised me too. I thought for sure he'd be a late 1st rounder. I'm very curious to see how his career progresses and see if teams were justified in letting him freefall or if it's the mistake that it appears to me to be.
As for Brockman - not that this means much - he was a more heavily regarded recruit than Hawes who was a freshman when Brockman was a sophomore. He's a cheap hardhat guy. I'm not sure he makes the roster but he's a scrapper.
As for Brockman - not that this means much - he was a more heavily regarded recruit than Hawes who was a freshman when Brockman was a sophomore. He's a cheap hardhat guy. I'm not sure he makes the roster but he's a scrapper.
Brockman
Have any of you even seen brockman play? If you had you would know that the guy is a beast under the boards. Kevin Love couldn't move him while at Ucla. He does the dirty work that the Kings need. When you need a rebound he's your man. He also has good moves around the basket. He's a perfect backup to Hawes. He can play power forward or center. Blair might have been the better pick but I'm ok with Brockman.
Have any of you even seen brockman play? If you had you would know that the guy is a beast under the boards. Kevin Love couldn't move him while at Ucla. He does the dirty work that the Kings need. When you need a rebound he's your man. He also has good moves around the basket. He's a perfect backup to Hawes. He can play power forward or center. Blair might have been the better pick but I'm ok with Brockman.
I kinda think Petrie would have taken Brockman at 31, but moved down, picked up Sergio AND got Paul Allen to pay for it all to boot.
Brockman looks like DeJuan Blair without the knee injuries to me.
If he's not the toughest NBA player in the league in 3 years, then he'll be top 3. That guy is a ROCK. I think he'll be a fan favorite, much like Michael Smith was years ago...but I think he'll have better offensive capabilities and will be a STUD 3-4th BIG man off the bench.
He complements Hawes and Thompson so well, it's not even funny.
When Blair's knees fall off in 3 years, you'll be glad we got Brockman!
Brockman looks like DeJuan Blair without the knee injuries to me.
If he's not the toughest NBA player in the league in 3 years, then he'll be top 3. That guy is a ROCK. I think he'll be a fan favorite, much like Michael Smith was years ago...but I think he'll have better offensive capabilities and will be a STUD 3-4th BIG man off the bench.
He complements Hawes and Thompson so well, it's not even funny.
When Blair's knees fall off in 3 years, you'll be glad we got Brockman!
Wow. You really haven't seen big Jon play much, have you. Brockman and Blair both rebound well and are strong. That's about the extent of their similarities. Blair has better wingspan, speed, athleticism, timing and potential. Jon has no offensive game outside of putbacks and garbage points. His defensive deficiencies are extreme so he's actually an awful complimentary player to our current bigs. He's a really hard worker and is tough as nails but so's my mechanic.
And finally, being a STUD 4th big off the bench means you play about 5 games/season. Not worth the trade-off between some of the other guys with high potential left when we picked him.
And finally, being a STUD 4th big off the bench means you play about 5 games/season. Not worth the trade-off between some of the other guys with high potential left when we picked him.