Ainge & West say not so great a draft ahead?

[LogicMan]

So what's going on here with Danny and jerry . They both are now going counter to others and suggesting these lottery players are not ready like the Kevin and Lebrons were .

I dont follow college enough to have a justified opinion. Who out there does? Eager to hear opinions.

Thanks

LM

 

[bksballer89]

They're stupid

 

[podsox]

I'd love to have Emblid, wiggins, Parker, randle, smart, ennis or Gary Harris on the bulls next yr. we won't sniff any of them though

 

[lakersrule]

I don't think it is far fetched to say that some of these top draft picks aren't NBA ready. I think that is more their point than these guys are no good. You just can't expect a quick turnaround for your franchise right away. That seems obvious. These guys will still need plenty of development when they are pros.

 

[BOTSLAYER]

Wait, so these draft picks are not as NBA ready as LBJ and KD...?



Please pick 2 of the most dominant rookies to come into the league in the last 30 years and act like they are the average.

 

[BOTSLAYER]

Can we get a link?

 

[lakersrule]

Can we get a link?

Google too difficult for you?

 

[BOTSLAYER]

Google too difficult for you?

tried, other wise I wouldn't be asking for a link.

 

[LogicMan]

Is Jerry West onto Something by Questioning 2014 NBA Draft Class? | Bleacher Report
Danny Ainge: 2014 NBA Draft Class Is ?All Hype? | Boston Celtics | NESN.com

here ya go

 

[Arizona_Sting]

This draft will be good, but probably not as good as it was advertised to be about 5 months ago.

 

[LogicMan]

I think where I am most curious is the 15 to 17 spot. Celtics draft at that spot as well this year. McDermott, Aaron Gordan or Rodney Hood could be around and it seems like these guys are not complete but certainly solid guys who can score from perimeter/create their own shot.

 

[Davis_Mike]

This draft is deeper as a whole with talent, than any recent draft in memory. The top of the draft may not be as star laden as originally thought, but those guys are definitely high end prospects. The middle of the draft(picks 7-20) is where this year's draft separates it's self from other drafts.

 

[Brahmsian]

They're stupid

Or they're trying to mute the demand for tanking the season.

Having the bad season the Celtics knew all along they were going to have is not tanking by my definition.

Tanking to me involves a shared belief by the FO, coaches and veterans that getting a lottery pick is more important than winning as often as possible THIS year and making the playoffs if possible.

I would prefer getting our new players some post-season experience to getting a lottery pick.

If we exit after a single round I could live with that.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Jerry West phoned up Phillys GM back in 1996 to tell him Kobe wasn't 'NBA ready' and worthy of being a top 15 pick.

Then he trades Divac to Charlotte for their pick and nabs Kobe up himself....

sound familiar...?

 

[SickFelonIsGOAT]

76ers ain't buying it. Tanking still in full effect.

 

[Hambombs]

Jerry West phoned up Phillys GM back in 1996 to tell him Kobe wasn't 'NBA ready' and worthy of being a top 15 pick.

Then he trades Divac to Charlotte for their pick and nabs Kobe up himself....

sound familiar...?

It's a scheme to buy a draft pick of his own!

 

[wildturkey]

Don't know what Ainge is up to (probably trying to downplay it to get his guy) but I heard all of West's interview on SVP & Russillo. As much as I like and respect West, he's basically ventured off into grumpy old man land where all his comments were "back in my day it was better!" without having any justification. He's wrong about this draft. What do all drafts have in common? They are based on potential. And this one is loaded with potential. There are between 3 and 4 prospects with multi-year All Star potential. Beyond that, 2 or 3 that could make an AS game or two, and beyond that maybe 5 to 8 guys that can be quality starters/role players for years to come. That is a loaded draft. It's foolish to say there's no Lebron or no KD because when people say that, they are thinking about what those guys are right now. Of course no kid is as good as the best players in the world. Go back to just before their drafts, Lebron wasn't "Lebron", KD wasn't "KD", Kobe wasn't "Kobe", etc etc. But they did have that potential. We have that this year. Only time will tell if any of them live up to it but its wrong to say its not a good draft.

 

[LALakersboy24.7]

The only stupid one here is Ainge.

 

[Clayton]

Or they're trying to mute the demand for tanking the season.

Having the bad season the Celtics knew all along they were going to have is not tanking by my definition.

Tanking to me involves a shared belief by the FO, coaches and veterans that getting a lottery pick is more important than winning as often as possible THIS year and making the playoffs if possible.

I would prefer getting our new players some post-season experience to getting a lottery pick.

If we exit after a single round I could live with that.

You should be really mad with how Boston handled the season then. Courtney Lee certainly could have helped you get to the playoffs

 

[Brahmsian]

I like what I've seen of the players they did get and the new coach.

I knew before the season started it was going to be a sub-.500 season. But it does look to me like this rebuilding process will be shorter than usual. So I'm not mad at all.

If Ainge had traded Rondo when many C's fans wanted him to then I would have been mad.