looking back on the pendergraph sergio trade

[bajaden]

swift was a lottery and i disagree, i think pendergraph would be better than swifts current state

The only thing questionable about Swift is his maturity and his Basketball IQ. Talent wise, there's no comparison between Pendegraph and Swift. Swift is faster, jumps higher and way more athletic than Pendergraph. Unfortunately, up till now, he's also been fairly stupid on the court. But most big men take time, especially the young one's. He's at a point in his career where someone may luck out and snag him just as he figures things out.

By the way. Two things that Swift has always been able to do is block shots and rebound. Its been the other things that have kept him off the court.. Like little or no offensive ability.

 

[bajaden]

We passed him with #4 and #23, but #31 was Portland(as that pick had already been dealt) passing on him. He was picked #37 and we picked #38, so we missed passing on him again by one slot.

And, we probably would have passed again. Who knows? Its a crap shoot at that point. I will agree though that he would have been a sexier pick.

 

[beb0p]

Sergio Rodriguez was a serious candidate for the Kings' pick in 2006. It's likely that if Douby had been off the board, Sergio would have been a King. So in a way, this trade is a do-over of the 2006 draft. It ties in to the point that GP obviously sees something in Rodriguez - a feeling that hasn't changed even after Sergio has a less than stellar career. So my point is I don't think Petrie sees Rodriguez as just another cheap scrub to make the numbers. I think if you had told GP ahead of time that Blair/Pendergraph would drop to second round GP would still make the trade; because he just wants Sergio that badly.

Pendergraph is nothing special. A career backup. Blair is severely undersized. He's the same height as Brandon Roy and shorter than Corliss Williamson. With two exceptions (Barkley and LJ), You don't want your PF to be at eye level with another team's SG. Plus, the missing out of Blair is compensated with the signing of Sean May. May comes with a lot of risk, but if May plays to his ability he's better than Blair.

And lastly, I am impressed with Jon Brockman. In fact, I'm more impressed with Brockman than Pendergraph. I think Broc has a better chance at sticking in the league than Pendergraph and I won't be surprised if he ends up with a better career than Blair as well.

 

[sdballer]

Sergio Rodriguez was a serious candidate for the Kings' pick in 2006. It's likely that if Douby had been off the board, Sergio would have been a King. So in a way, this trade is a do-over of the 2006 draft. It ties in to the point that GP obviously sees something in Rodriguez - a feeling that hasn't changed even after Sergio has a less than stellar career. So my point is I don't think Petrie sees Rodriguez as just another cheap scrub to make the numbers. I think if you had told GP ahead of time that Blair/Pendergraph would drop to second round GP would still make the trade; because he just wants Sergio that badly.

Pendergraph is nothing special. A career backup. Blair is severely undersized. He's the same height as Brandon Roy and shorter than Corliss Williamson. With two exceptions (Barkley and LJ), You don't want your PF to be at eye level with another team's SG. Plus, the missing out of Blair is compensated with the signing of Sean May. May comes with a lot of risk, but if May plays to his ability he's better than Blair.

And lastly, I am impressed with Jon Brockman. In fact, I'm more impressed with Brockman than Pendergraph. I think Broc has a better chance at sticking in the league than Pendergraph and I won't be surprised if he ends up with a better career than Blair as well.

Don't disagree with most of your post but I find it remarkable that you dismiss Blair's career chances due to his lack of height while giving props to the potential of two undersized Kings players. A little inconsistent.

 

[beb0p]

Don't disagree with most of your post but I find it remarkable that you dismiss Blair's career chances due to his lack of height while giving props to the potential of two undersized Kings players. A little inconsistent.

There are different degree of undersizeness, while May and Brockman are undersized, they're still almost two inches taller than Blair.

Yes I give props that May and Brockman may turn out better than Blair, but that doesn't mean I'm dismissing Blair. Blair has to overcome his size disadvantage, but he is one of those guys I won't be surprised if he averages 12-10 and I won't be surprised if he's out of the league in a few years. He's is risky, simple as that. Although being a 2nd round pick mitigates a good deal of the risk.

The player that I am dismissing is Pendergraph, by far the talliest and most athletic one of this bunch. But I don't see him as anything more than the 10th man. Blair, despite his risk, has a chance to be a rotation player. But then again, Brockman has the same potential too and May is a starter if he ever figures it out.