Draft Night 2007 (official NBA draft discussion thread)

[Cross]

Our chances of making a trade with GS and the Knicks are now gone.

[MOLA1]

Here we go again guys.

I'm sorry to be a party pooper pooper, but I'm very happy with our draft picks.
I'll be honest, I didn't see Stucky play any ball at all. He's got some impressive
stats and is the guy that the Pistons wanted all along. I'm fine with it.

As for Afflalo, I'm not sure how anyone can be mad at that pick! I'm ecstatic.
He's a leader, he's a great defender, he's long at the 2 and can hit shots
while under pressure. I think he's perfect for this team.

As far as I'm concerned, they're both perfect for this team in that they'll play
hard, compete and try to get PT without bitching about it. We didn't need
any front court players. I like the draft. My man from Depaul is a nobody.
I'm sure he won't crack the roster, but I'm very happy with what went down.

Let's just hope that I'm right like I was with Max. I loved the pick then and
this board was all but undergoing a meltdown when we picked him up.
Calm down suckas. Let's see what happens in free-agency before we pass
too much judgement on guys low on the totem pole. There wasn't anyone
out there that made me think, "Fuck we missed out on _______!"

I wanted Julian Wright who we were 2 picks away from and Thornton was a
pick away, but I did not want Nick Young at all. Stuckey should fit in nicely
and give us a nice spark. Afflalo is going to be a very good player.

Just chill and let's see what happens next. I'm happy right now. Smile fuckers!

[Black Dynamite]

and so starts the cheick samb era?

If These guys knock flip murray off the roster. then i have no complaints. if not, joe d better have a true center ready to sign.

[b-diddy]

Here we go again guys.

I'm sorry to be a party pooper pooper, but I'm very happy with our draft picks.
I'll be honest, I didn't see Stucky play any ball at all. He's got some impressive
stats and is the guy that the Pistons wanted all along. I'm fine with it.

As for Afflalo, I'm not sure how anyone can be mad at that pick! I'm ecstatic.
He's a leader, he's a great defender, he's long at the 2 and can hit shots
while under pressure. I think he's perfect for this team.

As far as I'm concerned, they're both perfect for this team in that they'll play
hard, compete and try to get PT without bitching about it. We didn't need
any front court players. I like the draft. My man from Depaul is a nobody.
I'm sure he won't crack the roster, but I'm very happy with what went down.

Let's just hope that I'm right like I was with Max. I loved the pick then and
this board was all but undergoing a meltdown when we picked him up.
Calm down suckas. Let's see what happens in free-agency before we pass
too much judgement on guys low on the totem pole. There wasn't anyone
out there that made me think, "Fuck we missed out on _______!"

I wanted Julian Wright who we were 2 picks away from and Thornton was a
pick away, but I did not want Nick Young at all. Stuckey should fit in nicely
and give us a nice spark. Afflalo is going to be a very good player.

Just chill and let's see what happens next. I'm happy right now. Smile fuckers!

IF aflalo is a--- not even lock down, if he's a reliable wing defender, than thats fine at 27. but if he's mateen cleeves part 2 (compounded by redundant drafting) than this was a horrible pick.

i'll reserve passing judgement on stuckey, but right now im not pleased with this draft. it bothers me, alot, that we took a redundant, questionable, aflalo at 27 when phx took alondo tucker at 28. granted its kerr running the show now, but phx's record of developing talent is >>>> ours. not only would alonda have been a better pick based on need, but he's someone we've all seen and talked about. hardly a secret. hell, i said we should have taken tucker 30 seconds before phx took him. wtf joe?!?

[Laxation]

As for Afflalo, I'm not sure how anyone can be mad at that pick! I'm ecstatic.
He's a leader, he's a great defender, he's long at the 2 and can hit shots
while under pressure. I think he's perfect for this team.

They spent the entire time talking about him, saying how he cant create his own shot, and doesnt extend to the 3pt line.

We already have Rip who can do this pretty god dam well.

Then we go ahead and get Stuckey and the other guy (whose name we all need to learn now -.- ) who are two other players, who apparently can't shoot that well.

Our coach is Flip Saunders, dont forget. These guys will get turned into spot up shooters, the bet on that one has got to be even money.


EDIT* Just found out the guys name is Mejia... I thought it was way harder to remember how to spell...

[Cross]

At 27, we could have taken Gray,Tucker, I forgot his name#30 pick, or fuck even Ramon Sessions. Another 2 guard was not the answer to our needs.

[MOLA1]

They spent the entire time talking about him, saying how he cant create his own shot, and doesnt extend to the 3pt line.

We already have Rip who can do this pretty god dam well.

Which means absolutely nothing. The so-called experts aren't any more qualified to make
judgments on players based on what they've seen from him in college than you and I.
I watched enough UCLA games (that's my 2nd fav college team - MOtown - Los Angeles)
to tell you that Afflalo is a very good defender, a good shooter that can create
his own shot as well as drive to the basket. Does that translate to the NBA? Who knows.

Those fucking talking heads don't know shit, especially Mark Jackson's dumb ass.

Fuck rolling with "they said __________ can't shoot!" fuck they.
I saw a bunch of Afflalo the last 2 years and I liked what I saw.
I actually ran through my house cheering during that pick.

We got a future star at 27.

[Laxation]

Which means absolutely nothing. The so-called experts aren't any more qualified to make
judgments on players based on what they've seen from him in college than you and I.
I watched enough UCLA games (that's my 2nd fav college team - MOtown - Los Angeles)
to tell you that Afflalo is a very good defender, a good shooter that can create
his own shot as well as drive to the basket. Does that translate to the NBA? Who knows.

Those fucking talking heads don't know shit, especially Mark Jackson's dumb ass.

Fuck rolling with "they said __________ can't shoot!" fuck they.
I saw a bunch of Afflalo the last 2 years and I liked what I saw.
I actually ran through my house cheering during that pick.

We got a future star at 27.[/FONT]

I hope you are right :P I never get to see any college ball, so I can only go from what I have heard. And I am yet to hear anything good about this guy... but please, enlighten me!

I need something to cheer me up, I feel like I just lost a dam testicle.
I wait all year for Bill Simmons' draft diary, and when it finally comes, I didn't laugh once...
Such a fucking downer!

what pisses me off is the criticisms of the cat trade.

on aol.com, dude is criticizing it because now maybe cats dont sign gerald wallace and this trade doesnt make them championship contenders.

what? they can, and probably will, keep wallace. why wouldnt they? if anyone is to go, its morrison, not wallace. and since when are all trades bad that dont immidiatly win you a championship. cats upgraded their talent in a big way and avoided yet another project. how's marvin williams doing in atl, what 3 years later? i'd do jordan's trade 10 / 10 times.

Exactly. What did Charlotte need? A scorer.

What did they get? A fucking great scorer.

So long as Richardson can stay healthy, he is one of the top few SGs in the league. (Though that is a big 'so long as')