Ok, I'll disagree on not playing any center, but I don't want him anyway.
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Ok, I'll disagree on not playing any center, but I don't want him anyway.
You think a 6'6.5" guy can play center? I don't. He has the length to make up for taller PF's (6'9"-6'10") guys, but he'll get abused by anyone close to 7 feet tall.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermy
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Originally Posted by WTFchris
Glen Davis measured 6-7. He plays some 5. Similiar body, style, and strength.
Ben Wallace was 6'7.
i love j-max as an energy guy and a 15 minute sub. but blair is in a whole different class than him. he is a much better player.
and i'm sorry- we're not at the point where we can say 'well, we already have *insert name* and *" "* at that position, so let's draft someone at another position.'
we need TALENT, regardless of the position. we need the best players available. then we can worry about the depth chart later. or we can trade from a position of 'strength'.
we are in desperate need of young talent, so while i'd prefer to get talent at the position of greater 'need', we simply need to get the BPA IMO. blair would easily be 10 times better than any C at #15. and probably a lot better than anybody else at #15 period. (if he were to fall there obviously)
so that would be an easy choice for me.
Who's to say that Blair is the best talent left on the board? Maybe one of those small forwards has equal talent. I like the idea of Austin Daye, just make him work on his strength a ton in the offseason. Doesn't mean he'll get huge, just better at banging bodies. That's essentially what Tay did. He's still thin as a rail but he can bang around a little bit and doesn't get destroyed by contact. Yes, I know he can't guard the big guys like LeBron as well, but in all honesty, who can? He's at least got the length to play off them a bit and still get a hand in their face, and Daye is 6'10" and long so eventually he could learn to do the same thing.
Or James Johnson should be there at #15.
I agree with Higher Warrior though - you pick the best guy available regardless of position.
That's the fucking rule. It's not hard to understand or explain.
In a situation where 2 players are "equal" go big. Bigger guys that can play are harder to find, right?
^esp considering how weak this draft is
Technically, Johnson and Daye are taller than Blair.....
No shit.