bajaden
Hall of Famer
Look, we don't always get the player we want picked. I've been lucky the last three years. Petrie has picked every player I wanted. So I guess vicariously, you can blame me as much as Petrie.
Do you remember who it was that everyone wanted to be picked the year Petrie picked Peja? John Wallace! Yep! He was the unanimous choice around town. I remember Petrie walking out onto that stage and getting booed when he made the announcement. Peja turned out to be a pretty good pick. Especialy when compared to the career of John Wallace.
True, we could have had Jermaine O'Neal, but it took him about 5 years to figure out that he was actually in the NBA. I liked Steve Nash in that draft, but he was such an erratic player he scared me. Plus the guy just couldn't shoot. Shows how much I know.. By the way, O'Neal is a prime example of how long it can take some big men to develop. In his case, he took so long that Portland gave up on him and traded him.
Now as far as people jumping to conclusions. I think your history precedes you. Obviously you wanted Rubio. You've said so on many occasions. As has Gary and some others. You were disappointed, and I understand that. But the fact that you were disappointed means that you thought Rubio would be a better pick than Evans. So its not a hard conclusion to come to when you try and tip toe around it now. I don't actually know why it should upset you, if thats what you really believe.
So I think the issue for you, is whether you can actually be objective about Evans? Or will you always look at him through the prism of Rubio stained glass?
