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« on: March 23, 2005, 07:21:46 PM » |
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The Spurs select:
Kyle Hobson, PF, UMass
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« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2005, 07:22:47 PM » |
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Wow. That's a big reach.
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« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2005, 07:24:21 PM » |
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Yeah.
I guess it depends on your opinion of Parker. With his defense, I would have looked to upgrade that position.
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« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2005, 07:25:00 PM » |
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Yeah, I hear ya. Especially with Mercer, the best PG in the draft for this year, still available.
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« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2005, 07:45:20 PM » |
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Yeah this was a reach imo. i know he really needed a big, but I would have went with BPA and looked for a trade.
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« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2005, 09:24:12 PM » |
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Questionable choice. He could have fallen to as low as 13, possibly.
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« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2005, 09:31:23 PM » |
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With the 2 B's, I expect at least 10 and 8 out of him. Not sure if that warrents the 7th pick in the draft.
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« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2005, 09:34:27 PM » |
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He is a decent player, but a little earlier then he could have been picked.
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« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2005, 09:36:28 PM » |
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Well, Spurs needed F/C help and they got it. Can't really argue with that. Mercer would have been the better choice, IMO, but their record will speak for itselef.
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« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2005, 10:10:47 PM » |
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Parker can be a good starter. His ratings are solid.
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« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2005, 10:26:15 PM » |
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Short answer…Hobson best fit the team’s needs.
Why not a pg? There are 6 pg in this draft that have a B or B+ handle. One of the B+ handles is Chamberlain who has C/C- for all of his other abilities. And no one would consider him a top 10 pick.
The other B+ belongs to Mercer. Mercer also has a strong defensive rating but has just C potential. Ellis, Schenk, Parker and Havlicek all have B ratings for handles. Ellis has B potential, Schenk & Havlicek have C potential and Parker is a D.
On my roster I currently have a 22 year old pg with B+ handles and B- outside shot. His defense and inside are both C+. He also has C potential.
When I evaluated the position I determined Mercer and Ellis were clearly better than my existing pg. Mercer because of his defensive rating but his size made me hesitate. Ellis is better because of defense and rebounding plus a higher potential. Schenk is better in a couple areas but not as good in others…so basically identical to my existing pg. The other two were not quite on par. So basically unless I got Ellis I was duplicating a player I already had on my roster by drafting Schenk. And going backwards by taking either Parker or Havlicek.
So the choice, after Ellis, came down to Mercer or Hobson. I determined that I could find a suitable backup pg with the one of my 6 later picks in this draft that is deep in point guards and give him time to develop. And seeing that my biggest need was inside scoring and defense from the pf position; I went with the player that best fit my needs – Hobson.
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« Reply #11 on: March 23, 2005, 10:32:09 PM » |
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Well I'm glad you chose Hobson
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« Reply #12 on: March 23, 2005, 10:35:17 PM » |
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Well I'm glad you chose Hobson Obviously. Who wouldn't be, with that pick. Spurs still should be able to get a pretty good PG later in the draft. There are plenty to choose from. |
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« Reply #13 on: March 23, 2005, 10:44:09 PM » |
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Well, I disagree.
I think there are certain areas a pg should excel. First and foremost is handles. Next on the importance list is defense, then outside shooting.
In what I believe to be the 3 key areas, Schenk is +4 (+2 in outside shooting, -1 in ballhandling, +3 in defense) and Mercer is +5 (+1 in outside shooting, even in ballhandling, +4 in defense). I think both of these would be significant upgrades. I think both of these qould have locked up your pg situation for a long time. I don't think Parker does, unless his defense improves. And I'm unsure of whether hobson does either.
I like Hobson. I think he's a lotto pick. But I'm always the type that unless you're 1 piece away, you go for best player available, so I disagree with the strategy.
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« Reply #14 on: March 23, 2005, 10:49:04 PM » |
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I like Hobson. I think he's a lotto pick. But I'm always the type that unless you're 1 piece away, you go for best player available, so I disagree with the strategy.
Can you please tell Rob Babcock that? |
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