Re: Nightmare Real GM Draft Scenario

[David A Wickerham <aw623@freenet.buffalo.edu>]

This really wasn't a mock draft, just a ranking of the most valuable
players in RealGMs eyes.  Team need will certainly play a part.  For
instance, Cleveland has got to get a big body to replace Ilgauskas.  I
certainly wouldn't expect to take a shooting guard at 7, even if he's the
best player available.  Also, you can expect the players begin to rise and
fall during the workouts, and the inevitable fascination with foreign
players and high schoolers.

That said, I do think it might be worthwhile to package a couple of picks
to move up for an eddie griffith.  He is certainly a difference maker on
the court.


On Mon, 23 Apr 2001, Way Of The Ray wrote:

> 10  Jamaal Tinsley
> Point Guard. Iowa State.
> 
> Aggggggghhhhhhh.  Let's see, in the era of the zone,
> the first thing you want to add is a point guard who can't shoot.
> Yeeeaaahhhh rrrriggghhht.
> 
> 11  Shane Battier
>     Small Forward. Duke.
> 
> Well, he's the Anti-Moiso and Antoine loves him.
> But the problem is that he'll just be a solid NBA player.
> If you ever want the Celtics to challenge for a championship,
> you need to add an impact player at Pierce's level or better.
> 
> Battier will probably be the Kerry Kittles of this draft,
> but Ming, Brown, Griffin, and Randolph have a
> chance to be the McGrady's of the draft. And you
> have a damn better chance of winning with that type of
> players. So, either trade up or hope that one drops down.
> 
> 22  Alvin Jones
> Center. Georgia Tech.
> 
> I'd rather they sign Mohammed, since Jones has all the
> makings of the next Alton Lister.
> 
> My better draft is 10)Joe Forte. 11)Zack Randolph.  22)Rashad Phillips.
> 
> Hmmm, if Eddie G. is going sixth, why not package 10 & 11&
> 22 for sixth? It's better to get one guy who can be a great player,
> than the three okay/solid players the RGM draft has the Celtics
> taking.
> 
> 
>  1. Yao Ming
> Center. Shanghai Sharks. 16  Pau Gasol
> Power Forward. F.C. Barcelona (Spain).
> 2  Kwame Brown
> Power Forward. Glynn Academy. 17  Brendan Haywood
> Center. North Carolina.
> 3  Eddy Curry
> Center. Thornwood (South Holland IL). 18  Lost due to CBA violations.
> N. A.
> 4  Tyson Chandler
> Center. Dominguez (Compton CA). 19  Richard Jefferson
> Small Forward. Arizona.
> 5  Sagana Diop
> Center. Oak Hill Academy. 20  Oussmane Cisse
> Power Forward. Saint Jude (Montgomery, Al).
> 6  Eddie Griffin
> Small Forward. Seton Hall. 21  Ken Johnson
> Center. Ohio State.
> 7  Jason Richardson
> Shooting Guard. Michigan State. 22  Alvin Jones
> Center. Georgia Tech.
> 8  Loren Woods
> Center. Arizona. 23  Jason Collins
> Center. Stanford.
> 9  Zach Randolph
> Power Forward. Michigan State. 24  Gilbert Arenas
> Shooting Guard. Arizona.
> 10  Jamaal Tinsley
> Point Guard. Iowa State. 25  Jeryl Sasser
> Shooting Guard. SMU.
> 11  Shane Battier
> Small Forward. Duke. 26  Trenton Hassell
> Shooting Guard. Austin Peay.
> 12  Michael Bradley
> Power Forward. Villanova. 27  Jarron Collins
> Power Forward. Stanford.
> 13  Rodney White
> Small Forward. Charlotte. 28  Kaspars Kambala
> Power Forward. UNLV.
> 14  Gerald Wallace
> Small Forward. Alabama. 29  Horace Jenkins
> Point Guard. William Paterson.
> 15  Troy Murphy
> Power Forward. Notre Dame.
> 
> 
> 

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