like most of you i fear that the hawks end up with either the 1st or 2nd pick. oden and durant will make that team immediately 20 games better. if they end up with the 3rd pick i think they're marginally better, and it may not be better enough to show up in the standings and we'd have a shot at oj.
i love noah, horford, and think branden wright can be a stud. i'm not sold on julian wright. i really like dominic james as a young pg to groom for the future, but he's a "tweener" for us in this draft. not good enough for the high hawks pick and won't last 'til cleveland's or our pick. another tweener that i'd hoped would last to one of our later picks is corey brewer. he's dynamite. i really think he could be scottie pippen II. unfortunately, he's been playing lights out and i think he'll go in the early-mid teens.
you know who else i like that falls into limbo? taureen green. kid plays tough d, is leading the gators in scoring, and is a terrific leader. but again, he may not be worth a first (maybe our pick?) and won't last 'til our late second rounder.
just say "no" to mcroberts, yi, fazekas, hansbrough, and rush. and i think thabeet looks like a a very young dikembe. the problem? he needs the 30 years of aging that mutumbo had as a freshman.
