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1. Hornets select - SF Dominique Wilkins
2. Clippers select - PF LaSalle Thompson
3. Knicks select - SF Terry Cummings
4. Lakers select - SG Paul Pressey
5. Lakers select - PF Clark Kellogg

Picks 5-10 will be after 9pm EST tomorrow night.  Get your draft sheets in!!!

Wow. Cummings at 3? I dont know what to say

What the?  :cheers:

Am i ever glad i didn't deal the pick! [i was very close to doing so]

Well I think the only explanation is that it appears he bought a lot of real potential searches.

Also please do your draft lists through the draft sheets available at GM actions, I got a few pm's instead of that.

2-5 were my top 4...didn't have Nique that high.

I think the rest of the guys are afraid of Canadians ;)

I know the real Cummings wasn't, but this one is.

*lol*

not a single PG went so far, as expected.

I am thrilled to get Pressey and Kellogg.  I feel that Pressey and Kellogg are the second and third best players in this draft but beause of need Kellogg was 5th on my list.  Pressey will fill my large void at the SG spot.  I am very excited.

Dear God mother of Christ what would i give to add Dominique to my team.

Knowing you? Probably 4 lottery picks

I'm missing something about Nique. I had him pretty far up in my top 10.

Bird is available, once again

If i'm not completely off here, the Hornets checked FIVE trup pots (to make it absolutely sure he gets it right), the Clippers NONE, the Knicks ONE (got it right immediately) and the Lakers NONE as well (did trust their instincts ...)

:-)

It's already well documented that i've traded only Clark Kellogg for Tom Chambers. And i would do that 66 times again and again. I need size.

You got my pm?

I picked 'Nique b/c draftees are supposedly set to perform at a level similar to their rookie season + I have his known potential, which is quite high. I'm hoping he can turn into a 20+ ppg scorer, and that his d will improve _significantly_.

That's correct. There is one other guy in the top 5 that I considered taking over Nique. Who it is will be a mystery until TC  :shock:

Last year i checked pot on 5 guys as well.

I checked one of the guys who went top 5 and another who is still out there.

I didn't check Cummings because I presumed he would be gone already.

He will be the best scorer from this draft, but ...
I doubt ANYONE EVER accused Nique of playing defense. So if you're waiting for THAT part of his game ...

 :lol2:

Eh, I'd be fine if he got up to a B+. B- to B+ is doable with his potential. I don't have super high hopes though.

his jumping alone (if he's made correctly) should increase his defensive rating by one, so he might be closer to C+, C than B- in real defense.

but then again, we've seen stranger things happening in FBB.
;-)

I could be wrong, but I don't think jumping boosts the defense grade (just tested it out) -- it boosts inside scoring and rebounding.
Anyway, I can count a huge number of instances where people have gone from B- to B+/A-. FBB doesn't know that he didn't play D in real life, and it won't restrict gains in that area...

In any event, the draft was a bit weak at the top, and there was no clear #1 in my eyes after viewing the potentials. He could bust or blow up. I'm hoping for the latter.

What do you mean?

I am happy with my pick. I was thinking either Thompson or Cummings with the 2nd pick. I did not check true potential on Thompson. But even with little increase he will be a great player.

They are programmed to put up stats similar to ones they had in their rookie seasons. (I think)

Oh you mean in real life?

Nope, you never know what you will get from the draftees.  The stats were used to generate draftees ratings nothing more.

right, but the theory that ones that had better original stats would get better ratings is fundamentally correct.  for the most part.  there is slight hand-modification.

Actually the picks I got in your deal did help me get the pick that got me Paul Pressey.  He is a very good guard along with a good back-up power forward who could start on most teams in the league is not too bad for Chambers.  He might be good one day but right now he is not great.

A change in my schedule.  The picks 6-10 will be tomorrow around 11 am EST.  I originally stated 9 pm but due to my work needing me a little later, I will be doing those picks around 11 am.  True potential requests will be out after I get home from work and eat, in about an hour.

Hmm.. it gets worse.. Not only did I trade a lotto pick for Ramsay, I might even end up getting another PG, via draft. hmm..