TheSage wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:The draft is based on potential and the players current body of work.

Fields is not depended on too carry the team. Other draft picks are expected to carry a significant load.

Fields job is to crash the boards and sometimes contribute points.

Guys like Johnson, Cousins, Monroe, Aminu, George, Hayward, Aldrich, and Henry aren't chopped liver.

I recall the Mozgov is a lottery pick thread.

You want attention-Mosgove is a lottery pick based upon potential. Field is a lottery picked based upon performance.

I was thinking the same exact thing, Mos goes easy top 14 with his IQ, athleticism and height. Dare we bring up the competition (Thabeet)...

Further, what lotto picks are being asked to carry a team? Outside of Wall and Griffin, who else? How many rookies are having much of an impact this year, like Fields?

Fields job isn't to crash the boards, he did that of his own accord, Mike is just going along with it cause it's what he does great. But no where was it ever stated that Fields job is to crash boards. But even if it was, he is a 2G and he is leading the league there, while playing a good all around game.

Lets talk in 5 years and in hindsight we can then judge these guys at their prime and how they did.

Picks are like stocks, you do better when you have more picks. Once in a while you get one that really shines. And failure is also built into the mix. You are going to bomb.

Fans don't see what scouts and coaches see and we don' to be held accountable for the results.

JHill is far from a finished player in his sophmore year.

So many variable go into all this. Of course the player has a lot to with it but the team, its needs and chemistry count big.

Fields on a winning team does not crack rotation. Kid had the right game at the right time and shined!

some fans are brutal on Rautins saying we should cut him to bring in a big scrub. I don't know all the paremeters of when to label a kid a project or a bust but I'll let the process take its course.

Not every player has to be a star to be successful. Battier comes to mind. Solid career, solid talent and a solid kid when he it the league. Teams need these guys.

earthmansurfer wrote:

TheSage wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:The draft is based on potential and the players current body of work.

Fields is not depended on too carry the team. Other draft picks are expected to carry a significant load.

Fields job is to crash the boards and sometimes contribute points.

Guys like Johnson, Cousins, Monroe, Aminu, George, Hayward, Aldrich, and Henry aren't chopped liver.

I recall the Mozgov is a lottery pick thread.

You want attention-Mosgove is a lottery pick based upon potential. Field is a lottery picked based upon performance.

I was thinking the same exact thing, Mos goes easy top 14 with his IQ, athleticism and height. Dare we bring up the competition (Thabeet)...

Further, what lotto picks are being asked to carry a team? Outside of Wall and Griffin, who else? How many rookies are having much of an impact this year, like Fields?

Fields job isn't to crash the boards, he did that of his own accord, Mike is just going along with it cause it's what he does great. But no where was it ever stated that Fields job is to crash boards. But even if it was, he is a 2G and he is leading the league there, while playing a good all around game.

nyk4ever wrote:fields is playing the way that evan turner SHOULD be playing. although turner was the 2nd pick and the more heralded college player, fields has adjusted much better to the nba game than turner has.

And they are the same age, actually Turner is a few months older.

He has no advantage over anyone on the court..so how is his #s inflated...