Why the second round can be important and why we should be angry that Wallace isn't working anyone out...

["Berry, Mark S" <berrym@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Check out these facts and quotes from today's ESPN Insider. And when you do,
think about Josh's interview with Wallace (at Hoopsworld.com), where Wallace
admits they aren't working anyone out.

Here it is:

With the draft turning more and more into a developmental draft in Round 1,
plenty of top seniors are still left on the board when you hit Round 2. 

That may explain why last season, 16 second-round picks lasted the entire
season and several prominent teams featured multiple second-round picks on
their roster. The Sonics had a whopping nine players who were drafted in the
second round. The Mavs and Nets both had six players.Trenton Hassell
<http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3539>  (No. 30),
Gilbert Arenas <http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3540>
(No. 31), Earl Watson (No. 40), and Alton Ford
<http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3560>  (No. 51) all
made major contributions to their teams last season. The 2000 draft had a
few sleepers as well. Michael Redd
<http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3442>  (No. 43) had a
breakout year and Eduardo Najera
<http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3437>  (No. 38)
played a major role on the Mavs. 

This year, the second-round pool looks as deep as it's ever been. "This is
one of the deepest drafts I've ever seen," one Eastern Conference GM told
Insider. "There will be guys drafted in the 40s that we had rated in the 20s
on our board. A lot of these guys are going to stick." 

Indeed, with players like USC's Sam Clancy, Alabama's Rod Grizzard,
Stanford's Casey Jacobsen, Notre Dame's Ryan Humphrey and Maryland's Juan
Dixon on the board . . . it doesn't get much better than this.