andy582 wrote:Anybody gonna watch through pick 60?
I will be there.
I miss TNT though they used to play above the rim afterwards.
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andy582 wrote:Anybody gonna watch through pick 60?
Albin wrote:Gomes3PC wrote:Albin wrote:why take him with Gabe on the roster.. I don't see the sense in it with Bill Walker on the board.
Because he and Gabe are totally different players. Pruitt is an outside shooter and a PG/SG who can distribute and be a defensive player against big PGs.
Giddens is a SG/SF (6-11.25" wingspan) who is a good/great rebounder for his height (8.8 RPG) and very active on defense. He is a bad shooter and has had the 'immature' label on him since he stepped onto campus in Kansas, right on through to transferring out. Apparently Thibodeau has convinced Danny that defense is paramount, since I think that is the only place where Giddens will be able to help us significantly in the first 2 years. And at 23 it's not like he's a youngster.
Oh, he was that Kansas kid.. I remember him now. Hmmm... yeah. He was a pretty tough kid if I remember correctly. He was a very good high school player too IIRC... still... *shrug*
We'll see.
I certainly can't see it with Bill Walker on the board.
kb1171 wrote:I know not everyone loves Hollinger but for what its worth his pre draft PER for Giddens was 9.16 which is epically bad. For comparison Mario Chalmers is a 14.03, Derick Rose 14.69. CDR was 12.78
andy582 wrote:Anybody gonna watch through pick 60?
Bleedsgreen wrote:Crazy thought and sure be sacrilege here but perhaps the Drafts was Chris Wallace and not Danny Ainge. Either from the scouting side to the picking side, Wallace was known for making prospective recruiting booklets. And did remember seeing a article talking to wallace talking abut how he drafted Jefferson and Gomes that he liked them and scouted them.
Just a crazy thought
Gomes3PC wrote:Well, to be fair, had you thrown Giddens into the NBA at 18 like GMoney, he likely would've failed too. He was the same athletic freak with limitless upside and negative maturity. He never would've been humbled by his experiences in Kansas and never given the time college provides to players to hone their games. Now Green is out of the NBA and unlikely to ever make it, while Giddens is now a member of the defending champs.
theman wrote:Could we get Jamont Gordon at 60?
andy582 wrote:Greene would be a nice pick-up, it's possible we could get him in a trade if Memphis wants a future pick. They've already got Rudy Gay to play the 3.