Official Draft Day Discussion - NO SPOILERS ALLOWED

[Amit149]

Denver just got the steal of the draft...

 

[hrdboild]

Yes, WCS is a role player but he is the best this league has seen in awhile that can play the role he plays. He was not picked to be an all star. He was picked to make the team better. Interesting concept.

Strongly disagree.

 

[The Hammer]

Our defensive frontline is all of the sudden perhaps the best in the NBA. Man that feels good to say.

 

[John Galt]

I know I'm on an island here, but I think we blew this one. Cauley-Stein is a solid role-player. Mudiay is an All-Star.

He is the worst free-throw shooting PG I've ever heard of in my life. He's been playing soft competition in China (worse than NCAA quality probably). I think he is a swindle.

 

[Hoovtrain]

Damn Bilas and Williams just crapting all over the pick

 

[Double-K]

BSPN keeps saying he won't be a scorer. That's not why we effing drafted him for! Shut the **** up already! I think we are going to see what Cousins really can do without having the worry as much about defense as he had before.

 

[fansinceday1]

I just can't get it out of my head that 3 years from now we're gonna look at this draft and slap our head that we let mudiay slip past us.

 

[kingjatt]

Big Big risk taking WCS, this, much like the George Karl hire was heavily campained for by the fans. As a small market with a pick so high you go for the star potential in Mudiay not a role player at best in WCS.

 

[NewArena]

How refreshing is this? i forgot what it's like to have a player like the one we just drafted

I'm liking Vlade Divac as GM, already. Pretty sure PDA and even Petrie, would NOT have gone this route
at all

 

[Dime Dropper]

Great pick. Good start for Vlade showing that he actually values defense. Very good fit next to Boogie.

ESPN analysts are a joke though.

 

[NewArena]

Defense is the one thing that immediately translates to the next level

 

[ArcoKings]

Ha. That draft 'analyst' on ESPN didn't like the WCS pick for the Kings. Shocker.

 

[Amit149]

What I've heard about WCS injury is that he will probably need a surgery and some months rest soon, but it's not a worry long term... that's incouraging to me

 

[LoungeLizard]

Damn Bilas and Williams just poopooting all over the pick

EFF Jay Williams. That guy is a tool! In fact, I'd be more concerned if he was praising the pick.

 

[The_Jamal]

The WCS is perfect. What held this team back was our inability to defend the PnR. WCS just fixed that.

Boogie finally has a real running mate and someone who can take the pressure off him on the defensive end.

As far as passing on a star... I'd bet on WCS being Tyson Chandler far more than Mudiay being Wall or Winslow being Jimmy Butler or Wade

 

[HndsmCelt]

WCS is a good pick if Cuz is here and Karl is fired.

If Karl remains, Cuz is gone and we blew a the pick on a role player and passed up star potential.

That's how I see it anyway.

I'd say the WCS pick is a a pretty clear sign that the Kings PLAN to keep DMC.

 

[Draft2007]

It was a quick shot, but did anyone else notice the absence of Karl in the Kings war room? It was a real short clip but I didn't see him in the camera view at least.

 

[Amit149]

The bad news is that now there is a good chance we will trade for Ty.,,

 

[funkykingston]

Bilas shows his bias every year - he likes scorers.

We talk about how defense wins championships (it does) and yet there are exactly two prospects (WCS and RHJ) that will be drafted because they are elite on that side of the floor.

 

[fansinceday1]

I'd say the WCS pick is a a pretty clear sign that the Kings PLAN to keep DMC.

And Karl will probably have to go.

 

[Amit149]

BUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[rhythmless]

WCS is a good pick if Cuz is here and Karl is fired.

If Karl remains, Cuz is gone and we blew a the pick on a role player and passed up star potential.

That's how I see it anyway.

That's exactly how I see it. Which is why I'm also happy about the pick; it foretells stability and NOT MESSING WITH DMC.

 

[Siranthony]

I just have a feeling Mudiay is going yo be a bust. I hope WCS works out.

 

[The Hammer]

Damn Bilas and Williams just poopooting all over the pick

It's just human psychology that there needs to be someone for people to crap on, it balances out the praise they heap on all the other teams. It makes you seem smart or a good critic if you can offer negative criticism, even if it's not actually accurate. It's like a negativity quota. The Kings have not managed to avoid being the team that fulfills the league's collective negativity quota. Google the omega wolf.

In reality, though, we ARE KEEPING Cousins, and this pick confirms that. We don't need another first or second option. We need ****ing interior defense!!! And we have a defensive savant. For us, this is a fantastic pick.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

As far as passing on a star... I'd bet on WCS being Tyson Chandler far more than Mudiay being Wall

I think you're right there. But it's a risk-reward thing. I think "at ceiling" Mudiay would be a bigger impact player than "at ceiling" WCS. It's just that the floor, and maybe the average, leans to WCS.

 

[Amit149]

Stanley Johnson is going to be a bad NBA player... I feel this with every bone in my body...

 

[Bricklayer]

Damn, i really think we're gonna regret this......

No, we're not, not if it helps Cousins.

I know its a shocking thing to draft defense, but it really is what will set us free.

 

[Mass]

WCS is the perfect player for Thibs!

 

[Kingster]

Too bad about Hezonja. Orlando has a good track record with Oladipo, Payton and Hezonja. Call me skeptical about this pick. Picking a meh rebounding defensive specialist at #6?

 

[DMC916]

I like it, we prob got the best defensive guy in the draft.