That draft, in my eyes, is best example I can think of to demonstrate why you've gotta go for the BPA(in an upside sense) instead of team need... It certainly changed my perspective, and actually continues to do so..
The way Curry's been playing the last 2 seasons just solidifies that point even further, IMO. Jeff Teague making the All-star team last year adds to it aswell..
The T'wolves stole the show with their ineptitude, thats what people remember, but I'm talking about the Knicks. My stomach still sinks a bit when I think of them selecting Jordan Hill over DeRozan or Brandon Jennings..
For months leading up to the draft I desperately wanted them to trade up to secure Curry, Rubio, Tyreke.......... or Hasheem Thabeet.. LOL. no lie..
Not dissimilar to my feelings in '08 when wanted them to trade up for Westbrook
(who i thought was a lock to go in the top-3 and fell to 4) or Brook Lopez, who I didn't even think would fall to them..
Thought Steph might be a bit gimmicky, thought he'd be the type that needed to fight fire with more fire (as opposed to being a 2-way player), but I knew for sure he'd be highly entertaining to watch, would draw tons of attention on the perimeter, and would at least go nuts every once in a while, which is what the fan-base loved about the recently jettisoned Jamal Crawford (who was traded for Al Harrington
)..
Thought Rubio or Tyreke might be the better fit just because the defense was atrocious, I thought either could spearhead the defense, just like I (and mostly everyone else) thought Thabeet could be an effective rim-protector.. The chasm between Team need vs BPA wasn't nearly as apparent to me as it is now though..
Was also a big fan of James Harden but I really thought they needed either a C or a PG as a franchise pillar, to really jump-start the team... I was still furious they took Gallinari over Brook Lopez.
The bums bought the Lakers 1st rd pick and took Toney Douglas over Pat Beverley too
..
That sorta stuff is why I don't understand the hate for draftwatchers such as myself, it's clearly an event of great unknowns, and there's profound(dare I say $100,000,000) ramifications.. definitive outcomes aren't apparent til years down the line, I like that kind of drama.. My favorite sports event remains the NBA draft.
