BRIGGS wrote:

crzymdups wrote:There's some talent in the draft for sure, but it's nowhere near the level of draft class last year's draft was. 2015 will go down as one of the greatest and deepest draft classes of all time

Maybe star wise not close in depth

Uh, Devin Booker went 13th. Myles Turner went 11th. Bobby Portis went 22nd. I'm not sure which draft you are saying is deeper, but there is no chance 2016 compares to 2015.

Talking about the players, let's see if I have the 2016 draft crop figured out
based on what the "experts" on-line tell me:

Simmons-can't shoot

Ingram-too thin

Brown-too smart

Bender-too young/inexperienced

Dunn-can't shoot

Murray-can't defend

Hield-too old

Chriss-too young

Ellenson-too Love-like

D.Davis-too inexperienced

Poeltl-too old school

Labissiere-too soft

Valentine-degenerative knees

Ulis-degenerative hip

Korkmaz-too thin

Maker-too well traveled/unknown

Qi-too thin/old

Richardson-one hit wonder (NCAA tournament sensation)

Sabonis-too unathletic

Baldwin-too much of a short shooting guard

B. Johnson-stayed in college too long (Low ceiling)

Funny how we focus on deficiencies. I completely trashed Murray last week before restoring him to a respectable #7 in my mock. But I don't feel sorry for Jamal. He's about to make millions.

Sometimes I think others view things overly optimistic because this is the time of year we all overvalue draft prospects by comparing them to legit NBA players and assuming that those on rosters are expendable. Truth is, you don’t know what you’ve got until the games are played.

A similar post should be done about the games superstars and what their deficiencies were coming into the draft.

I can't wait for Thursday night!

WaltLongmire wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

crzymdups wrote:There's some talent in the draft for sure, but it's nowhere near the level of draft class last year's draft was. 2015 will go down as one of the greatest and deepest draft classes of all time

Maybe star wise not close in depth

Uh, Devin Booker went 13th. Myles Turner went 11th. Bobby Portis went 22nd. I'm not sure which draft you are saying is deeper, but there is no chance 2016 compares to 2015.

I'm with you on this one, but you always have to give a draft 3-4 years to "ripen."

2015 just seems like a very solid draft...glad we got 3 picks out of it.

I agree, but it is clear to see that right off the bat the 2015 draft class was a special and rare class. Towns alone should be a generation defining star for the next 10-15 years. If we're lucky, KP does that, too. And that's just scratching the surface of that draft. Russell, Okafor, Stein, Winslow, Portis, Turner, Booker, Hezonja, Stanley Johnson, Mudiay, Nance Jr, etc etc. We got lucky to have a high pick in that draft.

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