Drummond may turn out to be a good player. But you used the right word, "Gamble". In the draft you take gambles anywhere from 15 to 60, but at number 5, I just don't think you have that luxury. Maybe if your already a good team, and your at 5 because of injuries, but it your a bad team, I think you have to make sure you make a good pick. I really have nothing against Drummond other than his performance in highschool and his one year at UCONN. And yes, he did have his moment at UCONN, but they were few and far between.
Lets remember, he was compared equally with Anthony Davis coming into his first year of college, and I think its fair to say, that his performance came nowhere near that of Davis. I and many others questioned his desire and rightfully so. Desire is a tricky thing, but as one coach said, I'd rather have a player with too much desire, than a player with too little. Personally I hope he figures it out. He's loaded with talent, and if someone can find the off/on switch, he could be a good to great player.
Ultimately, he may end up being a better, or at least more valuabe player than Thomas Robinson. But, I think at least we know what were getting with Robinson, and with Drummond, you don't. Now if I were drafting say, 12th, and he was still there, then I would have taken a flyer on him. But not at five.
