No 19 yr old will help you to win now. They are all projects.. duarte is more of a win now player. As for mitchell, i will never draft a 6ft guard with 6'4 wingspan with poor FT shooting with a lottery slot.. its like saying u want to draft pat bev in the lottery.. if they want for upside. Take moody or bouknight at 7. Take duarte at 14 and lets call it a day..
Jul 17, 2021Liked by Gabe Johnson, Poor Man's Commish
Great discussion, everyone.
I cannot overstate how much I think thinking "win-now" with a top 7 pick would be a horrible choice. I have no insight into the thought process of the times, but I highly doubt Bird and Johnson, the examples mentioned, were considered for their potential to help their team win at time of drafting (Boston even waited a year for Bird, so I'd be 100% sure "win-now" wasn't a part of the mindset). "Win-now" and to a lesser extent "fit" are considerations for top picks that pretty much always lead to horrible decision-making to the point that selling the picks way under value would do *less* harm to the franchise's future.
Jul 17, 2021Liked by Gabe Johnson, Poor Man's Commish
Really excellent summary! FWIW, I don't side with either the lovers or the haters. Regardless of how 1-6 goes, Mitchell is not my top choice at #7, but I'd find him hard to resist at #14.
Length is an issue. I think his defense translates well to the NBA
You actually changed my mind. (Which isn't easy to do.) Davion Mitchell is just a Pat Beverly clone. Not a lottery pick. There are much better options at #7 and #14. I'm rooting for the FO to pick a guy that will make us all proud.
The Warriors have a great history with 4 year guards in the lottery. Mitch Richmond at 5 and Tim Hardaway at 14. How many people would say they were to old to have an upside?
Davion mitchell dominated in college against 19yr olds. Im sure its a different game playing vs grown men.. can mitchell for all his defensive prowess guard steph, dame , kyrie, harden, russ.. the answer is no and my answer is its not worth it..6ft guard is also not switchable.. we saw how steph dropped 49 on 6'4 lu dort like he wasnt even there.. or 41 on jrue who was even 1st team all defensive. Imagine a rookie vs that type of offense in the playoffs. Championship basketball is a grown man's game.. kids are barred
No 19 yr old will help you to win now. They are all projects.. duarte is more of a win now player. As for mitchell, i will never draft a 6ft guard with 6'4 wingspan with poor FT shooting with a lottery slot.. its like saying u want to draft pat bev in the lottery.. if they want for upside. Take moody or bouknight at 7. Take duarte at 14 and lets call it a day..
Great discussion, everyone.
I cannot overstate how much I think thinking "win-now" with a top 7 pick would be a horrible choice. I have no insight into the thought process of the times, but I highly doubt Bird and Johnson, the examples mentioned, were considered for their potential to help their team win at time of drafting (Boston even waited a year for Bird, so I'd be 100% sure "win-now" wasn't a part of the mindset). "Win-now" and to a lesser extent "fit" are considerations for top picks that pretty much always lead to horrible decision-making to the point that selling the picks way under value would do *less* harm to the franchise's future.
Really excellent summary! FWIW, I don't side with either the lovers or the haters. Regardless of how 1-6 goes, Mitchell is not my top choice at #7, but I'd find him hard to resist at #14.
Length is an issue. I think his defense translates well to the NBA
You actually changed my mind. (Which isn't easy to do.) Davion Mitchell is just a Pat Beverly clone. Not a lottery pick. There are much better options at #7 and #14. I'm rooting for the FO to pick a guy that will make us all proud.
The Warriors have a great history with 4 year guards in the lottery. Mitch Richmond at 5 and Tim Hardaway at 14. How many people would say they were to old to have an upside?
The next couple of weeks will have a lot of draft discussions! Appreciate all the discussion,
Davion mitchell dominated in college against 19yr olds. Im sure its a different game playing vs grown men.. can mitchell for all his defensive prowess guard steph, dame , kyrie, harden, russ.. the answer is no and my answer is its not worth it..6ft guard is also not switchable.. we saw how steph dropped 49 on 6'4 lu dort like he wasnt even there.. or 41 on jrue who was even 1st team all defensive. Imagine a rookie vs that type of offense in the playoffs. Championship basketball is a grown man's game.. kids are barred