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UPDATED: 2021 All-Time NBA Draft

Well while we're closing up here, I might take a minute to spam if that's okay.

I don't think I sold the Hakeem pick enough. I say that because I love Hakeem and as much as I think he probably gets his due on this board, I can't stress enough how special he was.

Take it from the dudes he played with and against.


He didn't just guard or score in the post. He worked rim to at least 20-feet out on both sides of the ball. He was strong enough to check Shaq but his strength came from his agility, and his athleticism might get lost to history, sometimes being caught with his head near the rim. He was unusually effective as a ballhawk for a center (averaging nearly 2 SPG over his career and finishing top-10 all-time, the next center on the list being at 59), being particularly proficient at deflections on post-entry passes. He had range to 20-feet shooting above 40% on those shots, in addition to a strong face-up and dribble-drive game that caused MJ to call him a '7-foot guard'.

Here's a really good analysis that doesn't ignore the warts he did have, notably interior passing, despite becoming a good passer on kickouts (which is why I think pairing him with other post-players or perimeter players that thrive off cuts is not maximizing.) This analysis starts with him blocking a potential game-winning three in an elimination game in the finals to demonstrate what we're really dealing with regarding his general perimeter abilities.


Okay, sorry and thanks. I just am geeked that I finally got to draft him as he is probably my favorite player ever.
 
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NUMBERICA said:
Well while we're closing up here, I might take a minute to spam if that's okay.

I don't think I sold the Hakeem pick enough. I say that because I love Hakeem and as much as I think he probably gets his due on this board, I can't stress enough how special he was.

Take it from the dudes he played with and against.


He didn't just guard or score in the post. He worked rim to at least 20-feet out on both sides of the ball. He was strong enough to check Shaq but his strength came from his agility, and his athleticism might get lost to history, sometimes being caught with his head above the rim. He was unusually effective as a ballhawk, being proficient at deflections on post-entry passes (averaging nearly 2 SPG over his career and finishing top-10 all-time). He had range to 20-feet shooting above 40% on those shots, in addition to a strong face-up game that caused MJ to call him a '7-foot guard'.

Here's a really good analysis that doesn't ignore the warts he did have, notably interior passing, despite becoming a good passer on kickouts (which is why I think pairing him with other post-players or perimeter players that thrive off cuts is not maximizing.) This analysis starts with him blocking a potential game-winning three in an elimination game in the finals to demonstrate what we're really dealing with regarding his general perimeter abilities.


Okay, sorry and thanks. I just am geeked that I finally got to draft him as he is probably my favorite player ever.
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First time I ever did this I drafted him with the third pick. Then lost by over 20 votes with a team of.

hakeem
AD
PG
Harden
Nash
 
Sorry the last few weeks my family and I have been traveling and our flight from San Francisco to London didn’t have WiFi. I sent the rankings to White Chocolate.
 
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