Celticsstrong 2021 Historical Draft - VOTES ARE IN

[Somebody]

With the 3rd pick in the fourth round, the Houston Rockets select an underrated two-way guard who co-captained strong offences in Portland and terrorised small guards during his prime:

Terry Porter



I'm not joking about the terrorising small guards part, he legitimately abused some superstar guards who were smaller than him in the playoffs when he was at his best (John Stockton and Kevin Johnson say hello). There are a lot of teams who're starting small PGs in this draft, he'll be right at home bullying them

[Somebody]

Going with Thunder Dan Marjerle as my SF



Another well-rounded player. Tough, good defender, good shooter from deep and can score.

Would've loved him at SG next to Nash. Not bad as a SF though.

[Darth_Yoda]

With the 3rd pick in the fourth round, the Houston Rockets select an underrated two-way guard who co-captained strong offences in Portland and terrorised small guards during his prime:

Terry Porter



I'm not joking about the terrorising small guards part, he legitimately abused some superstar guards who were smaller than him in the playoffs when he was at his best (John Stockton and Kevin Johnson say hello). There are a lot of teams who're starting small PGs in this draft, he'll be right at home bullying them

It was Terry or Mookie for me. I really liked the fit of Mookie more (even though Porter and Clyde played together for years) I liked the high volume 3pt shooting and speed. I was really torn though and only solidly settled on Mookie yesterday.

[Darth_Yoda]

3 more picks to sit through hoping my guy falls.

[Moranis]

I don't want that come across as being down on Moses so I'll add this -- what I was thinking but did not say yesterday.

In hindsight, I regret picking Doc #1. I should have chosen Moses #1 instead. I fell in love with an idea with Doc so I picked him. I knew the alternatives were not as good was my Plan A if that Plan A fell through but I gambled anyway. It did not work out.

I knew Moses offered me far options in terms of team building. In fact, I thought Moses had the highest floor in terms of team units to build around among the top picks (franchise type players).

In hindsight, now knowing that my Plan A wasn't possible ... I wish I had of taken Moses #1.

And I would not have built my team around him.

Building your team around your star - I think this is a really modern idea. I don't think you need to that 100% of the time. There are other ways to operate. Especially when you have All-Star caliber talent at every position.

Sometimes you go to. Some stars force you that way (ehem, Harden!). But not all do. Moses doesn't.

Moses adapted to very different teams during his years in Houston to his trade to Philadelphia. He is more adaptable as a player than he is given credit for.

This is why I thought Moses was the clear #1 guy.  He was just such a dominant scorer and rebounder that he provided so many team building options.  Then couple that with him willing to sacrifice numbers for the good of the team (his scoring took a big hit going from Houston to Philly) and really being such a good mentor for younger players later in his career (Barkley has talked glowingly of how Moses took him under his wing and guided him).  Plus, with the dearth of top tier centers, to me he was the only guy I would have taken at #1.  The Dr., Giannis, and Kobe weren't far behind and all certainly could have gone #1 from a pure value standpoint, but I never would have really considered anyone other than Moses.

[Moranis]

I wasn't thinking any of these 3 guys taken would go in this round.  Never even would have considered them this early though admittedly I do have a PG and a SF, so that might be some of it.

[nickagneta]

With the 3rd pick in the fourth round, the Houston Rockets select an underrated two-way guard who co-captained strong offences in Portland and terrorised small guards during his prime:

Terry Porter



I'm not joking about the terrorising small guards part, he legitimately abused some superstar guards who were smaller than him in the playoffs when he was at his best (John Stockton and Kevin Johnson say hello). There are a lot of teams who're starting small PGs in this draft, he'll be right at home bullying them

Was hoping he fell to me. He had one unreal year that is as good as any year a PG in this draft has put up statistically. Excellent selection.

[GreenFaith1819]

Going with Thunder Dan Marjerle as my SF



Another well-rounded player. Tough, good defender, good shooter from deep and can score.

Would've loved him at SG next to Nash. Not bad as a SF though.

I noted that during Dan's career he played some SG as well....seemed rather switchable. I think the same could be said for Reggie.

I think those two could work well together.

[Somebody]

With the 3rd pick in the fourth round, the Houston Rockets select an underrated two-way guard who co-captained strong offences in Portland and terrorised small guards during his prime:

Terry Porter



I'm not joking about the terrorising small guards part, he legitimately abused some superstar guards who were smaller than him in the playoffs when he was at his best (John Stockton and Kevin Johnson say hello). There are a lot of teams who're starting small PGs in this draft, he'll be right at home bullying them

Was hoping he fell to me. He had one unreal year that is as good as any year a PG in this draft has put up statistically. Excellent selection.

I really like his 4 year stretch from '90 to '93 with a real preference towards his '90 and '92 seasons - he had monster playoff runs in those two campaigns by bullying smaller guards.

[Somebody]

Going with Thunder Dan Marjerle as my SF



Another well-rounded player. Tough, good defender, good shooter from deep and can score.

Would've loved him at SG next to Nash. Not bad as a SF though.

I noted that during Dan's career he played some SG as well....seemed rather switchable. I think the same could be said for Reggie.

I think those two could work well together.

Yeah they definitely will. Do think that you could've found a better guy than Lewis but at least his man defence is unreal lol.

[GreenFaith1819]

With the 3rd pick in the fourth round, the Houston Rockets select an underrated two-way guard who co-captained strong offences in Portland and terrorised small guards during his prime:

Terry Porter



I'm not joking about the terrorising small guards part, he legitimately abused some superstar guards who were smaller than him in the playoffs when he was at his best (John Stockton and Kevin Johnson say hello). There are a lot of teams who're starting small PGs in this draft, he'll be right at home bullying them

Nice Pick.

Porter's a quality PG.

[Celtic Fan Forever]

The Washington Wizards select Arvydas Sabonis.



He obviously lost a step when he got to the NBA, but he has the size to bother some of the bigger centers in this draft, has the ability to space the floor, and is one of the most skilled and best passing big men to ever live. He was still extremely productive in the late 90s, and I love the idea of a Stockton/Sabonis pick and roll.

[Somebody]

The Washington Wizards select Arvydas Sabonis.



He obviously lost a step when he got to the NBA, but he has the size to bother some of the bigger centers in this draft, has the ability to space the floor, and is one of the most skilled and best passing big men to ever live. He was still extremely productive in the late 90s, and I love the idea of a Stockton/Sabonis pick and roll.

I love me some Arvydas.

[Moranis]

The Washington Wizards select Arvydas Sabonis.



He obviously lost a step when he got to the NBA, but he has the size to bother some of the bigger centers in this draft, has the ability to space the floor, and is one of the most skilled and best passing big men to ever live. He was still extremely productive in the late 90s, and I love the idea of a Stockton/Sabonis pick and roll.

I struggled with how to rate him given he came over post-injury and lost so much of his athleticism, but he did still have a 16/10/3 season in the league, which is obviously very good.

[Darth_Yoda]

The Washington Wizards select Arvydas Sabonis.



He obviously lost a step when he got to the NBA, but he has the size to bother some of the bigger centers in this draft, has the ability to space the floor, and is one of the most skilled and best passing big men to ever live. He was still extremely productive in the late 90s, and I love the idea of a Stockton/Sabonis pick and roll.

A true revolutionary in the sport. Wish he could have played in the NBA in his prime.