What if Petrie drafts a SG?

[Vlade4GM]

That doesn't make any sense. Oh, this draft isn't loaded so we'll just ranomly fit a player who does not fit and will further confuse and screw up our team's development, and his? That's called trade the pick, if you ever get backed into that corner.

Okay, trade the pick then. Petrie doesn't exactly have a great track record for trades though, so I might worry about that one.

 

[Vlade4GM]

If the BPA is that obvious, then someone else must want him and you trade. I would pick Henson and maybe even T. Jones ahead of Robinson, even if they're projected 5 spots lower. Robinson isn't the elite talent that you fit your roster around.

Now Beal, he might be.

Henson is Brandan Wright part 2, don't even bother with him. Jones? Good trade-down target.

There is no elite talent you fit your roster around in this draft, not even Davis, still doesn't mean he doesn't belong in the top 3 discussion. Not that it matters to us anymore.

 

[DesertFox]

Henson is Brandan Wright part 2, don't even bother with him. Jones? Good trade-down target.

There is no elite talent you fit your roster around in this draft, not even Davis, still doesn't mean he doesn't belong in the top 3 discussion. Not that it matters to us anymore.

Henson is a much better rebounder and defender, and at least appears to understand that is his calling card. I see more Chandler/Camby.

 

[Vlade4GM]

Henson is a much better rebounder and defender, and at least appears to understand that is his calling card. I see more Chandler/Camby.

He's a twig with a very high center of gravity, he's going to have way too much trouble getting position in the NBA. I've liked the steady improvements he's made skills wise, but I just think his frame is a significant and unfixable problem.

 

[hrdboild]

As I've mentioned before with Thomas Robinson he could be 6'7", 6'8" or 10'6" and the problem would remain that he is just not what you need to put next to Cousins. If he can carry the rebounding over and defend his position at the next level he's not the worst guy you could select, but he'll never be that help defender we need, he doesn't have that faceup jumper that even a guy like Jason has to keep the middle open, and he's another one of those older rookies who may not have the upside to change the script.

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I think you're over-analyzing this. Worst-case Thomas Robinson is at least a rich man's Jason Thompson and that makes us better. The elusive search for a player who's a perfect fit is no reason to pass on talent. What Robinson would give us is an established front line which boasts two big and talented athletes who play both sides of the floor. You could argue that there are other players who would help us more, but if we miss out on those guys, we could do a lot worse than adding a top-notch young PF to our lineup.

 

[KingsCitizen]

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I think you're over-analyzing this. Worst-case Thomas Robinson is at least a rich man's Jason Thompson and that makes us better. The elusive search for a player who's a perfect fit is no reason to pass on talent. What Robinson would give us is an established front line which boasts two big and talented athletes who play both sides of the floor. You could argue that there are other players who would help us more, but if we miss out on those guys, we could do a lot worse than adding a top-notch young PF to our lineup.

Yep. Robinson also actually have better handles than JT too. That's enough to give him a good time to transition to good face up jumpshot. One thing JT have problems is fumbling the ball when he was at Robinson's level. Robinson is young and already skills ahead of JT when JT was at his age.