D.J. Augustin is the pick at #9

[ziggy]

What are your thoughts?

[SWedd523]

I'm on the fence right now. I don't see how we pass on Bayless with this pick, but I guess we'll see when the season starts. I'm a little scared by his small size

[99problems]

How do you pass up Bayless? Did you hear how well spoken that kid is? Plus he's four inches taller than Augustine and has more potential.

Didn't Augustine get completely overwhelmed late in the NCAA tournament? I remember labeling him as a choke artist late against Memphis I believe.

[amour217]

I'm on the fence too....I like his PG skills and he's a good shooter...but he's short and I'm worried he'll have trouble getting his shot off and he'll get flattened by physical, bigger guards

[SWedd523]

Originally Posted by 99problems

How do you pass up Bayless? Did you hear how well spoken that kid is? Plus he's four inches taller than Augustine and has more potential.

Didn't Augustine get completely overwhelmed late in the NCAA tournament? I remember labeling him as a choke artist late against Memphis I believe.

Thank you. I was so happy when Bayless practically fell in our laps. I'll just have to convince myself that the bigwigs forgot he actually dropped to us

[Slam]

Originally Posted by 99problems

How do you pass up Bayless? Did you hear how well spoken that kid is? Plus he's four inches taller than Augustine and has more potential.

Didn't Augustine get completely overwhelmed late in the NCAA tournament? I remember labeling him as a choke artist late against Memphis I believe.

Bayless is 4 inches taller, but they have the SAME wing span, a similar standing reach but DJ is a much, much, much better point guard.

Rose missed critical FT's in the championship game - does that make him a choke artist?

I'm good with the pick. We had NO depth at the point, now we do.

[Chef]

at first i was not happy, but the more i think about it, i would rather have a pure point than a shoot first point/2 guard. usually, they end up being hard to put in a rotation. al'a iverson, starbury, francis. they score well but it gets hard to run a team offense. dj keeps his dribble alive and gets deep in the paint like steve nash. not saying he will end up that good, but at least you know what you are getting.

not happy with the 2nd pick. we need center help NOW. not maybe in 4 years after he is averaging 12 pts a game in france. i would have rather had kofus or jordan.

[SWedd523]

Originally Posted by Big Slam

Bayless is 4 inches taller, but they have the SAME wing span, a similar standing reach but DJ is a much, much, much better point guard.

Rose missed critical FT's in the championship game - does that make him a choke artist?

I'm good with the pick. We had NO depth at the point, now we do.

But are Wallace and Richardson half-court players? Having Bayless run a fast paced offense with those other two scorers, we could easily be one of the higher scoring teams in the NBA. We still have Felton who is extremely under-appreciated as a PG. And we could even package someone and the #20 for someone, maybe Monta Ellis? (I know, it would never happen)

[timang]

Originally Posted by Swedd523

But are Wallace and Richardson half-court players? Having Bayless run a fast paced offense with those other two scorers, we could easily be one of the higher scoring teams in the NBA. We still have Felton who is extremely under-appreciated as a PG. And we could even package someone and the #20 for someone, maybe Monta Ellis? (I know, it would never happen)

you're forgetting that we have LB at the helm. so probably it's not gonna be a really fast paced game we'll be having. we'll need that PG more than a combo

[SWedd523]

Originally Posted by timang

you're forgetting that we have LB at the helm. so probably it's not gonna be a really fast paced game we'll be having. we'll need that PG more than a combo

I never forgot that lol, we have to play with the type of talent we have. Raymond Felton is a good PG. LB will use his UNC influence to get the best out of him. But I guess all of that is out the window now that we have Augustin.