I'm not sure I follow. The lottery drawing is done during the playoffs, so how would we trade for their pick and take the chance at winning the lotto if we're not allowed to trade at that time?
Odds are in favour of that- but I don't think Stern is. Stern wants to sell the Hornets, and to do that he's going to need a big name player- although I could see the Hornets getting the 2nd or 3rd pick to pick someone more exciting (Drummond?)
To be fair, Wilcox isn't a terrible player. He carved out a nice 10-year career in the league (still going), with a 3-year peak in the 14/8 range at about 55% shooting. There are a lot harsher top 10 "busts" than that. My concern with Robinson is his stubbornness. He plays like a bull, but at times it gets out of control and he gets frustrated. He forces the issue when he doesn't have to and always tries to rely on the speed/power combo (pound the offensive glass) as opposed to learning how to efficiently score in the post. It's happened a lot in this tourney. I think the right coach/system can help Robinson become more patient and come out closer to the McDyess end of the scale. If I had to bet, I'd favor that outcome. But he does have a couple of red flags that are worth monitoring. (If only we could combine Robinson's body/motor with Sullinger's IQ and post moves - now that would be the player to challenge Davis.)
U guys must not have watched much of Robinson if u think he's like chris Wilcox or any other 6'10 athletic guy. This kid has a motor and wants to win bad and is a true vocal leader. You can truly see that his team looks to him and that is a testament to how good of a player he is and how far he has taken them this year. His offensive game is expanding he has a very reliable and quick jump hook from either block with his right hand. He has NBA size for the pf spot (height/weight) an is one of the most athletic pf in the world right now. What makes him special though is his motor ad his handles for a player his size I can gaurentee there's no pf or center that can stop his first step in single coverage. He's a very good rebounder and decent post defender although he won't ever avg more than a block and half in the league it's just not his game but he won't be a liability on defense. I love this kid an think he's a sure Allstar an possibly a superstar legit number 1 option. With that said if I had the #1 pick I would take Davis just because of the way he will be able to impact the game on the defensive end (he's that good) while I think Robinson is going to be the higher score I still think Davis will be a good offensive player himself. In the end they both should go Davis 1 and Robinson 2 I think any team that picked otherwise would be making a big mistake.
lottery is typically held during the Finals. We won't be there. You can trade as soon as your season is over.
Blake Griffin seem's like a fair comparison. Although from what I've seen of the two, he doesn't seem to possesses quite the same level of freakish athleticism that Blake possesses. But both are face up 4's that can take their opponent off the dribble, they possess great motors, athletic ability, and both are physical players. Neither really has much of a post game to speak of though...
The thing with Davis that has everyone excited is...he's dominating college without any skills. His team is treating him like garbage man out there, I don't think they even run plays for him. But he still finds ways to put up ridiculous numbers playing off the ball and grabbing rebs. So Davis is already this good without any post or elite ISO scoring skills, what happens when he goes to a team who teaches him the fundamentals? I wouldn't take Robinson over Davis even if he scores 45 pts a game.
Thanks. I didn't know you could make moves while the season is still going, if your team is out of it. In that case, I'm definitely in favor of making that move.
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Davis has skills but plays the role in Kentucky's offense that benefits the team, which is mainly to be a decoy and garbage man. There is nothing that can happen tonight to move Robinson up to the #1 pick ahead of past Davis (besides a Davis injury).
Especially since Davis is a center. Hard to find elite centers in the NBA...in fact you have only two right now with Bynum and Howard.
Robinson could go 2nd or 3rd. He is a top 3 prospect in this draft IMO. Anthony Davis is still head and shoulders above any other player in the class though, so it's 100% impossible for Robinson to go first overall.
Position doesn't have anything to do with it. Besides, Davis won't be playing C to start with in the NBA.
Yeah tell most NBA GMs that. Great big men prospects usually always get the nod over any other position. Oden over Durant and a lot of scouts simply said because he was a big man. Thabeet would not have gone as high as he did if he simply were not a shot blocking big. He could play center in Todays NBA not that it matters what the position is because in todays NBA a lot of Centers and PFs are interchangeable any ways.
"A lot" of C and PFs being interchangeable doesn't mean they all are. He'll start out at PF and go from there. Letting Davis get shoved around by guys 40-40 lbs heavier than him on a full-time basis would be crazy. Put him at PF and he can roam around and wreak havoc. This is why Ibaka suddenly burst on the scene as a shot blocker. The minute Perkins started playing and Ibaka no longer needed to guard the post, he exploded on defense. At this point, Davis would get abused by the pushing, shoving and elbows.
