My dream draft

[TheBeagle]

going to have vehemently (that's right, i mean business!) disagree with trading either of those picks in this draft. next year's draft is shaping up to be a monster draft at the top of the class. maybe a 5-8 deep class as far as all-stars go. save our ammo for that draft.

Oh hell yes, do I agree. I only want one pick in this year's draft, and that one pick to be McLemore, and have 2-3 first rounders next year. Goddam. We could maybe turn the corner then. Hope is so cruel.

[westbrook08]

going to have vehemently (that's right, i mean business!) disagree with trading either of those picks in this draft. next year's draft is shaping up to be a monster draft at the top of the class. maybe a 5-8 deep class as far as all-stars go. save our ammo for that draft.

While i certainly agree with your thoughts about next year, i simply don't think you can take that approach. If we draft one good player who makes an instant impact this year,sign a free agent big man,and MKG turns a corner next season we could look like a completely different team. We're gonna have our own pick next year. If we have more then great. But when you are in our position you don't walk away from a potential building block for what "might be". That's just my opinion, but i seriously doubt Cho is gonna sit on anything if he can add good players this off season.

[Potato]

Think back when we had Stephen Jackson. Hes slow to be a 2 but is a great scorer. Thats what I see in Shabazz. Then all the comparisons will start from our 09-10 team to next years team.

walker- felton (felton couldn't lick the dirt of walkers shoes)
Shabazz- Jackson (there game is a lot alike)
MKG- Wallace (MKG has been compared to Wallace since drafted)
Mullins or whoever- Diaw (Hopefully we can get a nice PF in free agency)
Biz- Chandler (With another offseason to work on his game I think he will be better than Chandler was for us)

and THAT YOUTH

[Wi11iWii]

Why wouldnt he be able to play the 2? Has the size, skills ect. He may not be the fastest 2 but as he is 6'6 220 pounds which in turns creates a miss match on the other end.

Bazz is really slow for a 2. I see him being more of a Paul Pierce like 3. Undersized but a great scorer and playing the 3 will be better for him as he is strong enough to guard 3's and his lack of lateral quickness won't be so obvious or such a burden on his team. I don't see why most people don't see him as possibly being a 3. Basketball is a two way sport. You have to play defense as well as offense. If you don't have the speed or quickness to guard your position then no coach is going to let you play that position and get burned each time down the court. But I guess a team needs to weigh whether the mismatch on the offensive end with his size is worth the risk on D.

[DashGlobal]

Bazz is really slow for a 2. I see him being more of a Paul Pierce like 3. Undersized but a great scorer and playing the 3 will be better for him as he is strong enough to guard 3's and his lack of lateral quickness won't be so obvious or such a burden on his team. I don't see why most people don't see him as possibly being a 3. Basketball is a two way sport. You have to play defense as well as offense. If you don't have the speed or quickness to guard your position then no coach is going to let you play that position and get burned each time down the court. But I guess a team needs to weigh whether the mismatch on the offensive end with his size is worth the risk on D.

Bazz is gonna outscore most of the sg's he faces. So i dont think it is gonna be a big problem. He could also play the 3 though.

[Wi11iWii]

Yeah but you want a guy who can not only score but slow down his matchup too. Once he learns to use his strength and long arms to keep guys in front of him he'll be a serviceable defender. I still see him as a 3 though but his position will most likely be based on team need. If he gets picked by cleveland or sacramento then he'll be playing SF. He definitely has versatility to play both but he's better suited as a scoring SF.

[GoBobs]

I have so many questions about Baz and McLemore that I would much rather take Marcus Smart. I want to like those first two guys but they both have big question marks.

With the big guys they are all a crap shoot. Not sold on Bennett. Gobet feels like a bust. Scared of Noels injury big time or I would pick him. Not totally sold on Len though he could be promising. Zeller is prob the best bet but hard to get excited about that.

Marcus Smart is the best prospect in the draft. He wins by default.

[SWedd523]

Smart doesn't have any question marks?

[Chef]

is bazz at all like james harden? question on athleticism at the sg as far as defense goes. from his stats he seems to be efficient, can shoot, scores in isolation and is a pretty willing passer. it seems that bazz plays more of a power game while harden is more a euro mold type of player.

[GoBobs]

Smart doesn't have any question marks?

Completely fair, let me break it down a little more though.

Defense: Smart has the longest wingspan and is the best at staying in front of his man. He is getting 3 steals per game, while Mclemore gets just over 1 and Baz is getting slightly less. Smart and McLemore get a little over 1 block every two games, but Baz hardly ever blocks a shot. Smart is also going to be the best on ball defender due to his quickness, the guy can stay in front of even small quick pgs.

Passing: Smart has some problems with turnovers but he still has the best assist to turnover ratio by a mile. McLemore is second and hovers around the one to one ratio area. Baz hardly ever gets assists and turns the ball over twice as much.
Smart: 4.3 assists 3.3 turnovers
Mclemore 2.1 assists 2.0 turnovers
Baz 0.9 assists 1.6 turnovers

Handle: Have to give this one to Smart as well, he looks very fluid and comfortable with the ball. Baz has a rep for only going left. McLemore has a good first step but struggles changing speed or direction.

Shooting: McLemore wins this one with the best percentages 16.7 pts 50% fg 43% 3pt. Baz is next 18.3 pts 45% fg 42% 3pt. Smart is last 15.2 pts 41% fg 29% 3pt. So here is the big question mark with Smart. His rep is a guy with good mechanics but has somewhat questionable shot selection. He kind of reminds me of Bradly Beal. I just think there is a better chance he will improve his shooting numbers then the other guys will improve in other areas.

Rebounding: Not the most important aspect for a guard but still worth considering. All three guys look decent here at over 5 boards per game but Smart has the best numbers with 5.7

Versatility: Smart can clearly play PG on both ends of the floor. The other two guys don't look like they can. This is huge for us as it would allow Kemba to work off the ball some without sacrificing defense. Remember how well Kemba did at UConn when Lamb was allowed to handle the rock more.

To sum it up

Baz: plays no defense and is a black hole on offense, good scorer but has a rep as a selfish player and a bad teammate

McLemore: Decent all around player, but has a year of being in a college program on the other two guys. Isn't great at anything accept his nice shooting percentages, which is a sign of good coaching.

Smart: best player in every way accept shooting percentages, youngest of the three, needs to improve shot selection