Hey, I know Bismack Biyombo is really UNPOLISHED, but look at that UPSIDE!!!
Jimmer Fredette sure can STRETCH THE FLOOR!!!
Kemba Walker....WHAT A MOTOR!!!!!
These stupid phrases do mean something, but they're really not terribly useful at the end of the day.
"He's a jump-shooting wing player with limited athleticism but his length makes him a decent defender for his size. He likes to come off screens and stretch the floor with the corner three in transition. Projected mid to late second round."
See, I just described myself. I can't believe you almost drafted me!
The point is, these phrases all apply to these player, for sure, but the question is always the same:
Can they do these things that they do "well" against the best in the world? And because it takes such hard work to hone your skills to such a degree and because all of these guys are big or fast or both, the question REALLY boils down to, "Out of all these guys, who actually cares?"
Well how am I supposed to know!?! I'm not and I don't. But hell, why not guess?
Guys I think I like
(The Obvious)
Kyrie Irving
Derrick Williams
By the way, I'm in favor of drafting Kyrie Irving over Derrick Williams. If you go by their 2010-11 stats, Derrick Williams is a little better than Kyrie Irving. On the flip side, if you look at just Derrick Williams' 2010-11 stats, it looks really fishy and just reaks of a fluke year. The one thing that I feel you can sure of is that Derrick Williams is not going to be a 57% three-point shooter in any season in his NBA career and perhaps not in any month for that matter. I still like him though.
Enes Kanter
(The not obvious but still obvious)
David Lighty
How is he not getting drafted over (random foreign guy #14) in mock drafts?!? Hasn't anyone realized that having a scoring 2-guard is not that important? If he can guard opposing teams' scoring 2-guards, he can start on a title team. I know I'm 100% biased but this guy cares I'm telling you!
(The Neutral)
Kemba Walker
I don't think Kemba's going to be an All Star or anything but that's not all that matters. This guy's complete infalibility in all tournament games was just a pleasure to watch and a kind of underrated story (even though it was talked about A LOT). I think this guy cares and that got him to the list.
Scotty Hopson
I hated Tennessee under Bruce Pearl. This guy though, seemed like a pretty threatening person to guard for a guy projected to go so low. I'm going to chalk it up to the fact that his coach was annoying. Seems like a good 2nd round gamble to me.
Guys I Don't Like
Kawhi Leonard
Just not feelin' it. Shouldn't they have beaten some good teams if they had an 8th overrall pick let along, an 8th overall pick who CARED?!?! No thanks.
Kyle Singler
I've hated him since he was a freshman. He's not even a good three-point shooter. What is this guy's point? Blech!
Chandler Parsons
Look at him! Who is this guy!?!
Josh Selby
Came to Kansas, became ineligible, sucked, left. What does this guy care about?
Apologies for getting lazy during the last part but this draft does seem to suck a lot and liking anybody requires much more of an explanation than disliking somebody.
Just so we're clear, the Cavs COULD draft:
1. Kyrie Irving
4. Enes Kanter
32. Scotty Hopson
54. David Lighty
I'm just gonna come out and say it: That's what I'd do. Again, I'm sorry that I had to go through all of this draft stuff just to tell you all my ideal draft.
Don't feel pressured to have paid attention to the whole first part because really, who cares?
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