Posted by martin:
Posted by JohnWallace44:
You'd select him, but I don't buy that he's going to be a superstar. You select him because of the rest of the league's value of him.
this is confusing to me. If you are GM, you select Blake because all of the other GMs in the league think he is the best out there, not because YOU do?
What I'm saying is that I wouldn't want to be in the 1st spot if I were in complete rebuilding mode like the Knicks because I don't think Griffin is that piece that really helps you get to the next level, especially in the Knicks case where you run an offense that isn't a perfect fit. I'd probably try to leverage the pick and trade down a couple of slots.
If you're Washington, or the Clippers where you have stars but you're in the lottery because they've been injured and you need a garbage man, bruiser type... If I were their GM and I drew the top slot I'd be jumping for joy. Griffin fits those scenarios and if he can't shoot for a couple of years he can still be an asset.
The Knicks need their pick to do something that Griffin can't. Thabeet would anchor the defense and make the rest of the defense better. Evans and Derozan would fix a lot of our matchup problems that hamper us every game on both ends, and hopefully could anchor the offense. Rubio would completely change the look of the offense and from all reports would do what Hughes does on defense from the point position.
If we picked Griffin, he would slot into the center position and be a wasted talent to me. He'd be at a disadvantage on both ends with us unfortunately.
Alan Hahn:
Nate Robinson has been on a ridonkulous scoring tear lately (remember when he couldn't hit Jerome James with a Big Mac in early January?)
