Championship teams of the last 2 decades rebuilt around Guards

BallSoHarden · Jul 19, 2021

BigggReddd said: ↑

... what??

If you have an opportunity to get a sure-fire all-star in the draft, you don't pass it up for a "could be superstar" that just as easily could be a bust. There is literally no reason to swing for the fences if you're the front office and believe to have a safe bet at the #2, whether that "safe bet" be any of the top 4 prospects of your choice.

I don't understand this fake reality in which teams try and get a superstar with every high pick. There's less than 10 total "Super-Stars" in the entire NBA if you're using that term properly, that word is typically reserved for players who have the ability to be the best player on a title team. Teams try and pick the best fit and the best option available, there's no "swing for muh stars and if you miss you're on the moon" or something especially in a deep draft with plenty of options. The science of drafting in the NBA is so poorly understood that you can have a team at #2 trying to draft a superstar and a team at #41 trying to draft a role-player, and the #41 can get the superstar (Jokic) Hell, it feels like the mid-lottery hits on stars better than the high lottery. If you have a sure thing you take it, you don't pass on it for a "could-be" with a foggy potential fit.

Again, use whatever players you want to understand my position. I don't care who you think is to be the "sure thing" and the "could be", just that we should take the "sure thing" if the front office believes to have one available. There is a reality in which Toronto or Cleveland ends up with a perennial all-star and we end up with a complete bust because we fell in love with a could be prospect and got greedy, acknowledge that reality and weigh the options.

Also FWIW, players like Morant weren't swing for the fences picks with players like R.J Barrett still on the board. Remember how hyped people were for Barrett? Memphis didn't buy the hype, made the right call and took the sure thing.
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Lol what? Now you are just making up a scenario where we have a sure fire super star available in the draft at #2? Who is the sure fire star? Who are we passing up to get? I am so confused by your posts, you seem to be making all kinds of assumptions that do not make sense since I have not even mentioned specific players. I will assume you are just drunk.

BigggReddd · Jul 19, 2021

BallSoHarden said: ↑

Lol what? Now you are just making up a scenario where we have a sure fire super star available in the draft at #2? Who is the sure fire star? Who are we passing up to get? I am so confused by your posts, you seem to be making all kinds of assumptions that do not make sense since I have not even mentioned specific players. I will assume you are just drunk.
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The phrases "super star" and "all star" are not interchangeable. Mike Conley is not Stephen Curry. I made that abundantly clear in my post.

"you should not pick a safe bet thinking he can be a starter for us, and bypass guys that have super-star generational talent potential." is your quote, you're the one who mentioned passing up on someone. Am I drunk? No, I think you might be projecting.

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