[外電] Imaginary Chad Ford Mock Draft, circ …
http://www.blazersedge.com/2008/5/27/540650/imaginary-chad-ford-mock-d
1983 NBA Mock Draft v2.0 by Chad Ford
Portland Trail Blazers #14 Pick
The Skinny:
The Blazers, who are coming off a promising 1982-1983 campaign which saw
a memorable 15 game winning streak, are sitting pretty in the #14 spot.
With a solid young core and all-star talent, all signs point to selecting
the Best Player Available-- ideally adding depth to their young, thin
frontcourt.
Heady two guard Jim Paxson is indefatigable, playing in 81 games and
notching a total of 2740 minutes played on his way to an all star season.
Paxson is backed up by a roster that features good depth at the guard
spots (Fat Lever, who showed all the promise in the world on the offensive
end this year, and Darnell Valentine, who is both a solid passer and
finisher). It's unlikely any guard available at the number 14 spot in
this year's draft will see playing time in the near future.
The Blazers get good production from their front court starters, including
SF Calvin Natt (instant offense to the tune of 20 ppg), and PF Mychal
Thompson (young and super talented, tremendous upside) but remain
relatively thin on the front line. C Wayne Cooper and F Kenny Carr round
out the rotation but drafting to bolster the 4 or 5 spot would seem like
the logical choice here.
I can see this pick going a few directions:
1. Pick for need. Sure, at #14, the most talented bigs (Ralph Sampson,
Thurl Bailey and Antoine Carr) will be long gone. But this draft enjoys
great depth at the 5 spot. I would lean toward Randy Breuer or Greg
Kite-who both have great size, have shown solid skills and should enjoy
long NBA careers. Odds on, the Blazers pick whichever of these two guys
their scouts like best-- and go home the big winners of the night.
2. Get Guardy. There might be a temptation to look at Houston's Clyde
Drexler, the high-flying Phi Slamma Jamma two guard if he's still on the
board. Certainly if the fanbase was in charge of the selection they
might go this route. Leaguewide, Drexler has taken a plunge due to
questions about his basketball IQ and ability to finish off big games
(coulda, shoulda won the title... but didn't)... these are concerns that
I definitely share. Drexler surely benefitted from playing alongside
Akeem at Houston and the big worry is that his athleticism might not
translate to a structured NBA offense. A better pick in my book? John
Paxson. Imagine the synergistic talent and intelligence gained by
pairing John with brother Jim. John is without question a known
commodity (just look at his brother Jim, they are almost identical)-
the more I think about it, the more I like the sound of the Flying
Paxsons. That has NBA title written all over it.
3. Go International. At face value, this seems like a left field option
(especially in the first round, as the Blazers will have the chance to
take a flyer on someone in both the 2nd and 3rd rounds). But the team
isn't called the "Trailbazers" because they take the road most
travelled. The team will seriously consider drafting and developing a
talented but unknown foreign player (eg. Italian wunderkind David
Decardilino of AC Milan). As satellite television hasn't yet been
invented, I can't speak directly to the particulars of Decardilino's
game, but John Hollinger raves about him. I have also heard a number
of NBA front office men whisper that Portland might take a shot here
thinking that their small-market is the perfect petri dish for developing
foreign talent. This would take guts (and would seem to be a long shot)
but the Blazers have proven themselves solid assessors of talent in
recent years (Fat Lever, Darnell Valentine), so it's definitely on the
table.
Conclusion: Breuer, Kite or Paxson and you can pencil these guys into the
playoffs again next year (and for years to come)!
--
This is a funny article.
This year, our situation is similar to The Blazers in 1983.
So.. Let's do this comparison.
1. Pick for needft: Russell Westbrook
3. Go International: Nicolas Batum
2. Get Guardy: Who will be next Clyde Drexler耊
If we eventually select another Clyde Drexler again.
I will be very glad.
OK. I admit that I am too bored.
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