Comments on: 2003 Draft Do-Over

By: TG

TG — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:18:36 +0000

Mo Williams at #7? No way. The guy plays NO DEFENSE and has a rep of playing selfish.

By: Borgs

Borgs — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:36:48 +0000

Oh… and they’d be sitting prettier right now with a young, Olympic-class, 2/3 starting combination, Rod Stuckey and Wade able to share on-ball duties while Billups sits, and who knows who else the soon-to-be-crusty Rip (and perhaps McDyess) would’ve brought back in any subsequent deal.

By: Borgs

Borgs — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:22:21 +0000

I thought this draft re-do was supposed to be with the benefit of hindsight. Then how can you put Melo over Wade, AB?

I don’t care about the SF hole that may have existed at the time for Detroit – they’d drafted Tay Prince the year prior, and undoubtedly saw the potential to fill that spot in him at the time. Given that they won the Championship about a year after the ‘03 Draft (with Prince’s D on Kobe a key factor), it’s hard to restrospectively tinker with the Pistons’ roster and feel vindicated, but, with Wade as a sixth-man, they might’ve swept the fractious Lakers in the Finals. Apart from not shifting the ball as required and inhibiting Larry Brown’s/Detroit’s team ethos, Melo might’ve given up 20+ per night on open outside jumpers and hustle plays to Devean George.

Ernesto’s right – Melo over Wade is ridiculous. Even Chris Bosh ahead of Anthony is arguable.

By: Ernesto

Ernesto — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:58:53 +0000

“wade over melo, any day” – karan

No doubt about that. Wade’s the second-best two in the NBA, and has already virtually carried a team to the title. OK, he’s missed basically a full season, but even with Melo for the full sked, you’re not getting the defense required to win from him. Plus, he’s a dope off the floor. Melo at #2 over Wade?! Madness!

By: tealish

tealish — Tue, 27 May 2008 22:03:30 +0000

Melo would be 6th.

By: Omari Parsons

Omari Parsons — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:13:47 +0000

Darko doesn’t deserve to be anywhere in the lottery. Kirk Hienrich and TJ Ford are the pest point guards in that draft by far not Mo Williams. Chris Kaman is not better than West or even Travis Outlaw.
Top 4 is good but the rest should go as follows
5- Miami – Josh Howard
6- Clippers – David West
7- Chicago – Kirk Hienrich
8- Millaukee – TJ Ford
9- Leandro Barbosa
10- Boris Diaw
11- Travis Outlaw
12- Mo Williams
13- Chris Kaman
14- Kendrick Perkins

By: Fish

Fish — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:03:57 +0000

Walker was pretty sweet in the early days. I suppose he always had a penchant for launching silly shots, but before his minimal athleticism died his numbers were solid.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:58:31 +0000

I think Fish has it perfect!

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:15:56 +0000

wouldnt touch antoine walker

By: Fish

Fish — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:48:58 +0000

Think for a re-draft you have to go on what their production in the first 4 years (as you are unlikely to hold onto them for the entirety of their careers).

My 96:

1. Allen Iverson – Majorly production from the get-go
2. Ray Allen – NBA ready
3. Kobe Bryant – 2/3 year project
4. Marcus Camby
5. Shareef Abdur-Rahim – Really talented before Grizzles crushed his spirit
6. Stephon Marbury
7. Antoine Walker
8. Steve Nash – role player in the beginning
9. Predrag Stojakovic
10. Jermaine O’Neal – 5 year project
11. Lorenzen Wright
12. Kerry Kittles – Who? Got buckets
13. Erick Dampier
14. Derek Fisher
15. Zydrunas Ilgauskas