Draft 2011
So its that time again. First of all, for the third year in a row I will be joining the Sinister Dr. at the Target Center to observe the festivities. This means that the world will be saved my immediate rantings as the draft occurs.
That said I will return to my house, and once home the ranting will begin. I am hoping for a gigantic lovefest, but this draft is destined for clusterfck territory.
Timberwolves draft #2, and the best two players are a point guard (Irving), and a small/power forward (Williams). With Rubio, Love, Randolph, and Beasely those spots are at max capacity. The ideal scenario is to trade out of the spot, or draft Williams and trade Love/Randolph/Beasely elsewhere (preferably B-Easy). However what do you get is the next question, and what I have been hearing is a lot of suck.
Timberpuppies also draft around 20 which means the late first rounder can also be fun.
So here is what I want:
Derrick Williams at 2. Don't trade it, trade the other players. I describe him as a less crazy B-Easy. Isn't that an upgrade?
Trade B-Easy to somewhere to move up and get Bismack Biyombo. I want to watch him lay the Bismack on people.
At 20 I like Faried who is a rebounding machine. If he is our backup PF/center we will never lose the rebounding battle. That said he would probably do better to go to another team. I also like Selby from Kansas, and I have a soft spot for Tyler the kid who has been wandering the Earth like Caine on Kung Fu.
I also am OK with trading K-Love and his special sauce. You have to get something good, but his lack of versatility makes building a roster really, really difficult. He can't be your center (too short). He can't guard the athletic 4's (too slow). He is a 4 that rebounds and scores efficiently. On a good team he will average 17 and 12. Now I expect an all star in return, but I am OK with it.
That said I will return to my house, and once home the ranting will begin. I am hoping for a gigantic lovefest, but this draft is destined for clusterfck territory.
Timberwolves draft #2, and the best two players are a point guard (Irving), and a small/power forward (Williams). With Rubio, Love, Randolph, and Beasely those spots are at max capacity. The ideal scenario is to trade out of the spot, or draft Williams and trade Love/Randolph/Beasely elsewhere (preferably B-Easy). However what do you get is the next question, and what I have been hearing is a lot of suck.
Timberpuppies also draft around 20 which means the late first rounder can also be fun.
So here is what I want:
Derrick Williams at 2. Don't trade it, trade the other players. I describe him as a less crazy B-Easy. Isn't that an upgrade?
Trade B-Easy to somewhere to move up and get Bismack Biyombo. I want to watch him lay the Bismack on people.
At 20 I like Faried who is a rebounding machine. If he is our backup PF/center we will never lose the rebounding battle. That said he would probably do better to go to another team. I also like Selby from Kansas, and I have a soft spot for Tyler the kid who has been wandering the Earth like Caine on Kung Fu.
I also am OK with trading K-Love and his special sauce. You have to get something good, but his lack of versatility makes building a roster really, really difficult. He can't be your center (too short). He can't guard the athletic 4's (too slow). He is a 4 that rebounds and scores efficiently. On a good team he will average 17 and 12. Now I expect an all star in return, but I am OK with it.