Kings Grade for the Draft from Websites..

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http://www.realgm.com/src_feature_article/61/20050629/nba_draft_report_cards/

Sacramento Kings :
Francisco Garcia (#23)

Grade: B+

Garcia is a solid pick for the Kings and his long arms and tenacity will be a welcome addition to the team. Garcia is a team player who will fit in perfectly on the team-oriented Kings. Garcia is also an offensive threat who can get hot from the field and take over a game.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/3726348

Kings

We're big fans of Francisco Garcia and love the Kings' selection. At their spot in the first round they took the best player available and Garcia is a legit NBA player who can step in and play immediately. The Kings front office is always on top of things.
Grade: A-


http://www.sportsline.com/nba/story/8605507

Sacramento

The Kings selected a nice complement to Peja Stojakovic in Francisco Garcia, giving them a player to plug into their system of run and gun. Garcia is a fiery competitor who can handle the ball and is ready to contribute immediately, especially if he irons out his streakiness. Given where it was selecting (No. 23), Sacramento did a nice job obtaining a sure thing. Grade: B-plus.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/marty_burns/06/29/draft.grades2/index.html

Sacramento Kings Picks: Francisco Garcia (23) GM Geoff Petrie likes versatile wing men who can shoot the deep ball, and Garcia can stroke it. He also comes from a winning program at Louisville, which is a plus. But the Kings already have Peja Stojakovic, so Garcia is not likely to play much right away. Andriuskevicius and Chris Taft could someday prove to be studs, but Petrie knows enough to go for the best player available. B

Ill try to get more as they come out.
 
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Andriod_KiNg said:
http://www.realgm.com/src_feature_article/61/20050629/nba_draft_report_cards/

Sacramento Kings :
Francisco Garcia (#23)

Grade: B+

Garcia is a solid pick for the Kings and his long arms and tenacity will be a welcome addition to the team. Garcia is a team player who will fit in perfectly on the team-oriented Kings. Garcia is also an offensive threat who can get hot from the field and take over a game.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/3726348

Kings

We're big fans of Francisco Garcia and love the Kings' selection. At their spot in the first round they took the best player available and Garcia is a legit NBA player who can step in and play immediately. The Kings front office is always on top of things.
Grade: A-


http://www.sportsline.com/nba/story/8605507

Sacramento

The Kings selected a nice complement to Peja Stojakovic in Francisco Garcia, giving them a player to plug into their system of run and gun. Garcia is a fiery competitor who can handle the ball and is ready to contribute immediately, especially if he irons out his streakiness. Given where it was selecting (No. 23), Sacramento did a nice job obtaining a sure thing. Grade: B-plus.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/marty_burns/06/29/draft.grades2/index.html

Sacramento Kings Picks: Francisco Garcia (23) GM Geoff Petrie likes versatile wing men who can shoot the deep ball, and Garcia can stroke it. He also comes from a winning program at Louisville, which is a plus. But the Kings already have Peja Stojakovic, so Garcia is not likely to play much right away. Andriuskevicius and Chris Taft could someday prove to be studs, but Petrie knows enough to go for the best player available. B

Ill try to get more as they come out.
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why does everybody insist we are still a run and gun team. ppl should do some more research before writing about a team.
 
^^also, they forget garcia will probably play the 2 for us. i dont think peja will affect his playing time.
 
ya, i deff see garcia as a 2-gaurd, although maybe he will move to the 3 if we have bobby and bibby in or something. he seems the opposite of evans, who is naturally a 3 but can deff play the 2(and should start there ;))
 
Andriod_KiNg said:
Yahoo Didnt even have our grade, ESPN is being cheap with thier insider... like i said ill keep looking..
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Here's ESPN's Insider by Chad Ford:

ESPN Insider
SACRAMENTO KINGS
Round 1: Francisco Garcia, SG, Louisville (No. 23)

Round 2:

Analysis: Didn't the Kings make this same pick last year when they selected Kevin Martin in the late first round? Martin is a long swingman who can shoot and score. Garcia is a long swingman who can shoot and score. Garcia is an upgrade over Martin, but not by that much. I have to wonder if the Kings weren't better off trying to add some size. Johan Petro, Wayne Simien, David Lee and Chris Taft were all available when the Kings picked.

Grade: C+
 
We need to improve our rebounding, but next year when you see Peja steaking up the court as the ball bounces off the rim you'll see why people call us that. It's what we are.



CaminoChaos said:
why does everybody insist we are still a run and gun team. ppl should do some more research before writing about a team.
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I may need help...I actually agree with Ford's assessment.

On the other hand, I tend to agree - at this point - with the other assessments, too. Having seen both ends of the spectrum - college guys that never quite make it in the NBA (Pistol Pete) and those who were never even drafted (Brad Miller) - I think we'll all just have to wait and see how he develops within our system before we decide on how good a draft selection he was.

;)
 
college guys that never quite make it in the NBA (Pistol Pete)
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Maravich will always have a reputation for being about himself first and the team second (valid or not) and his teams were almost always bad, but I hardly think he holds up as an example of a guy who "never quite made it" in the NBA.

He was a five time all-star, a two time first all-NBA and (although perhaps a sentimental selection) a hall of famer.

He might be considered a disappointment, considering he owns virtually every college scoring record, but he certainly "made it".
 
Draft grades crack me up!

I know the NFL is different but I can't help but thinking about Ryan Leaf. All those A grades after the draft......CAN'T MISS!
 
Yeah, draft grades the day after the draft carry as much weight as mock drafts do. Nobody really knows anything, it's all just educated guesses.
 
hrdboild said:
Yeah, draft grades the day after the draft carry as much weight as mock drafts do. Nobody really knows anything, it's all just educated guesses.
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Unfortunately, some aren't even educated....
 
^^^ I'm not going to trust a source that can't even get the draft order right.

I've noticed criticisms and praises for drafting Garcia aren't really exclusive-most people who say we shouldn't draft him don't say he's bad, but that he's not what he need. I tend to agree- more scorers with limited defensive skills are not the answer. I also think that he's good enough to start, especially considering his age, and now that we have him we should start him and get help through trades and free agency.
 
Well, Ford is never happy unless you draft some 17-year old skinny 6'10" kid that he watched shoot a couple jump shots somewhere in Siberia. He doesn't watch the college game, at all. So it figures he would be down on Garcia. The only time he sees the college kids is at the pre-draft camp, and many of them don't actually play there, they just get measured and do an individual workout. I'm not sure if Garcia played or not. Anyway, Ford is a terrible source.
 
JB_kings said:
Here's ESPN's Insider by Chad Ford:

ESPN Insider
SACRAMENTO KINGS
Round 1: Francisco Garcia, SG, Louisville (No. 23)

Round 2:

Analysis: Didn't the Kings make this same pick last year when they selected Kevin Martin in the late first round? Martin is a long swingman who can shoot and score. Garcia is a long swingman who can shoot and score. Garcia is an upgrade over Martin, but not by that much. I have to wonder if the Kings weren't better off trying to add some size. Johan Petro, Wayne Simien, David Lee and Chris Taft were all available when the Kings picked.

Grade: C+
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Oh, Goody, Goody, Goody! I wouldn't have been able to sleep tonight if I couldn't get Chad Ford's opinion on our draft! Yay!!!!!!!!!!






:rolleyes:



btw, I don't think it's necessarily a wrong for a franchise to draft the same type of guy two seasons in a row, since I believe (in the NBA at least) you draft the best available talent before positional need. You can always trade for need later.
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im just happy we didn't get charlie V. because all they did was talk crap about toronto, specially steven A. but it was pretty stupid since they just took the option on bosh's contract. I really don't care what anyone in the media has to say about us picking Fran, especially chad ford, because i have been hoping that this would happen since mid way through the NCAAB season last year. So i am completely happy with what happened
 
CaminoChaos said:
why does everybody insist we are still a run and gun team. ppl should do some more research before writing about a team.
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i think they are referring to a high-powered offensive team not a sprinting team ala showtime lakers or suns...either way, we are certainly much more of an offensive team than anything else...no matter how much the players discuss playing defense i've yet to see these supposed goals manifest into reality in either the form of defensive personel or in a change of attitude by either the players or the coaching staff...simply put - we're still thought of as an offensive team because we don't do much of anything else well
 
the biggest asset that i haven't seen discussed is what he will do for Bibby. It was said alot toward the end of the year and in the playoffs that Bibby handles the ball to much and he had to do it all. With Garcia we get another Ball handler that can find the open man and allow bibby to be get so more open shots.
 
Somebody stop the world; I agree with Chad Ford, too. In fact, that's my second-biggest problem with the pick; I'm not convinced that Garcia is good enough to start, and if we try to sign a free agent SG, that would seem to indicate that we've already given up on Martin... and I don't want to see any more players that can't get off the bench in Sacramento go somewhere else and become a decent player.
 
That was my fear as well, that perhaps he could be very similar to what we have in Kevin already. I honestly haven't seen Garcia play, but it seeems as if he can come in and contribute right off the bat, whereas Kevin is still somewhat of a project. If either Garcia or Martin pan out, then we should focus all our energies in geting a solid big man to help poor Brad out in the paint.
 
KingKong said:
That was my fear as well, that perhaps he could be very similar to what we have in Kevin already. I honestly haven't seen Garcia play, but it seeems as if he can come in and contribute right off the bat, whereas Kevin is still somewhat of a project. If either Garcia or Martin pan out, then we should focus all our energies in geting a solid big man to help poor Brad out in the paint.
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Personally I think both (Martin and Garcia) will be contributing this season. As far as I can tell Evans is the lowest priority, and Peja and Kenny Thomas are most valuable trade options.
 
KingKong said:
That was my fear as well, that perhaps he could be very similar to what we have in Kevin already. I honestly haven't seen Garcia play, but it seeems as if he can come in and contribute right off the bat, whereas Kevin is still somewhat of a project. If either Garcia or Martin pan out, then we should focus all our energies in geting a solid big man to help poor Brad out in the paint.
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I think Garcia has a more ready made "Kings game" which the fans will probably warm to. Passer, shooter etc. along with the occasional flashy block. Kevin is not a "Kingsish" but that could still end up being a GOOD thing if he develops because we are in desperate need of somebody, anybody, who can create their own offense. Unfortunately with Kevin its more of an all or nothing sort of thing. Either he develops and becomes very useful to us as a "non-King", or he doesn't and maybe gets lost on the bench and let go in a couple of years. Garcia is more guaranteed of having some role even if he does not pan out I think. He's a Kings style player even if it turns out the talent is not there.
 
He (Garcia) fits the offense. Now if he can contribute on D, that will be the thing. From what I heard the kid works hard and should improve his D. That I like. If he's willing to expand his game to rebounding and being tough, I've got no problem with this pick.

I'd like to see him and K-Mart flourish to be honest.

We still need to look at the PF position for D and passing (Bibby) to be set for next season.
 
Mr. S£im Citrus said:
Somebody stop the world; I agree with Chad Ford, too.
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Make that three people who agree with Ford's general opinion. However, I put down the Ford Kool Aid at the mention of David Lee --- can anyone name anything noteworthy that guy has done in the past four to five years other a) win the McDonald's high school slam dunk competition [despite facing a guy whose name I can't remember that dunked with two hands from the free throw line] and b) grading out as the most athletic PF in the draft? He might be the next Chris Anderson if he's lucky, but does that make him worth the 23rd pick in the draft? I can't believe the Knicks wasted the 30th pick on him.
 
"Wasted the 30th pick"??

They're spinning the roullette wheel, like we did with Gerald Wallace. Take a super athlete with a late pick and tacke the CHANCE that they'll develop some b-ball skills and turn into something actually special. Taking a chance is the ONLY way you can get someone special at the end of the round, and they have a huge glut, of "good-enough-to-play--nothing special" players.
 
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