Thanks for posting that -- it was an interesting article. Fills in a lot of the blanks you don't get just by watching the games. In the other thread we've been lamenting that there's no superstar first overall pick in this draft like a Derrick Rose or a John Wall or a Blake Griffin -- but probably Perry Jones is that guy. He's talented enough to be that guy. But then he didn't have the dominant college season that those guys have had and he didn't really have a dominant high school career either which puts it into doubt whether he has the right personality to ever get there.
If I were betting on pure talent, I'd pick Perry Jones first overall. His combination of size, athleticism, and ball skills is pretty unprecedented. Tracy McGrady is the closest comparison I can think of and McGrady was a monster for a while -- but also never shook the reputation of a guy who didn't care enough to will his team to wins. I think there's a chance that Jones becomes the best player from this draft, but as the article alludes to with the Kwame comparison, it's going to depend a lot on what situation he ends up in. He's a point-forward most likely -- you're going to want to give him the ball and let him do his magic. We've already got a lot of guys on our team who want the ball in their hands. It doesn't look like a perfect match on paper, but if he's going to be a superstar we'd be stupid not to draft him anyway and find a way to make it work. This is one of those cases where I'm glad I'm not going to have to make the decision and be accountable for the consequences.
