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[HawksGM]

Looks like an ok draft, wow Ralph Sampson!!!

[KingsGM-old]

Magic Johnson + 7 first rn picks for Raplh Sampson.

Deal.

Post it.

I can add some  more.

[HawksGM]

when I saw his stats I knew he would be good, but then I put them in and hit generate and he is like Yao already

[SpursGM-old]

That's overkill on Sampson and is taking the league in the wrong direction IMO.

[RaptorsGM]

Damn....Sampson is going to be a MVP candidate as a rook....hopefully i will have a lotto pick to have a shot at him

Other than Sampson the draft seems pretty fair

[HawksGM]

That's overkill on Sampson and is taking the league in the wrong direction IMO.

I didn't do it, I just input the stats and hit generate, I was going to edit it, but all the other players looked like fair ratings

[RaptorsGM]

Yeah I would much rather have seen him with higher potential and much lower ratings...A-/A/A- should be the peak of a players career ie Yao....not a rook's ratings.

Although in reality Ralph's best NBA season was his rookie year, and after the 2nd season regressed signifcantly...if that happens in SSBA he really won't have an impact at all unless by the off chance he gets drafted by an already very good team or gets traded.

[SpursGM-old]

And Clyde Drexler is a B-, C- scorer....

[KingsGM-old]

Why the fuck don't i have the first pick now?!?!?

I'm doomed.

Cursed.

Wichcrafted.

[HawksGM]

And Clyde Drexler is a B-, C- scorer....

I thought that too, I thought Clyde should be better and Ralph worse, Clyde is lucky that they don't have a footwork rating, I saw dancing with the stars and yikes

[HawksGM]

like Derek has said all along, don't go by the names, just go by the ratings

[RaptorsGM]

Why the fuck don't i have the first pick now?!?!?

I'm doomed.

Cursed.

Wichcrafted.

Um...you've had what, 2 of the last 3 #1 picks? At this point you should be leading the league, not even talking about first overall picks.

[KingsGM-old]

Um...you've had what, 2 of the last 3 #1 picks?

That's the problem. Both of them are playin the same position. There was no such quaility big men when i had the picks. And you can't win without them.

[NetsGM]

That's overkill on Sampson and is taking the league in the wrong direction IMO.

I'd agree if he had an A potential.  But players with a D potential can fizzle out fairly quickly.

Does anybody remember Oscar Ferry?  He had an A- C- offensive rating, with an A- defense.  He was 18 years old, and put up 25/10 his rookie year, along with 1.6 blocks, 1.3 steals, 2 assists.

Think about that.  25/10 with 1.6 blocks, 1.3 steals, 2 assists.  He did that on 47% from the field, 77% from the line.  That's an amazing rookie.  He didn't ruin the league.  Why?

He entered the league with D potential.  His 5th year in the league he was a 17/7 player.  3 years later he was an 8/3 player off the bench.  He was only 27 at the time.

Sampson with an A potential would be terrible.  Sampson with D potential is fine and dandy.  Keep in mind, he put up 21/10 with 2.4 blocks and 2 assists his rookie year. 

It'll be a tough element for someone drafting that high.  Certainly he's a slam-dunk #1 pick.  But is he truly going to help a team that's that bad?  If he only has 6-7 years of top-flight play in him, is that good enough for a team that's many pieces away?

[RaptorsGM]

Um...you've had what, 2 of the last 3 #1 picks?

That's the problem. Both of them are playin the same position. There was no such quaility big men when i had the picks. And you can't win without them.

So draft for need then