2019 Historical Draft Thread(TIME TO REVEAL THE WINNER!!!)

[GreenFaith1819]

All things considered...and after much pondering and researching - gotta go with

[Silky]

All things considered...and after much pondering and researching - gotta go with

The Big Shamrock!

[Somebody]

All things considered...and after much pondering and researching - gotta go with

Steal of the first round! Love the pick! TP for recognising a truly crazy peak season.

[GreenFaith1819]

This is going to be fun building around Shaq. Besides his intelligence and talent he is quite the leader and character. Dude brought fun with him wherever he went - and oftentimes wins.

[Roy H.]

All things considered...and after much pondering and researching - gotta go with

He wouldn’t be my pick here, but he was certainly dominant.

[Silky]

3 centers gone in the first 7 picks

[Who]

Shaq is the other guy I had in a past CB Historical draft (Shaq and Magic). I was reluctant to take Wilt because he was so similar to Shaq. I had been thinking of something different.

Shaq is awesome. I am surprised he lasted so long. I expected him to be a top 4 pick along with Wilt, LeBron and MJ. I don't rate Shaq's whole career that highly or his prime but ... at his absolute peak?

I mean that 2000 season was so utterly dominant. Nobody could handle him that year. And his defensive engagement was far and away the best of his career as well.


Edit: Then I had Magic, Bird and Kareem rounding out the top 7 before the draft moved into a different tier.

[nickagneta]

All things considered...and after much pondering and researching - gotta go with

This is fine since Shaq has a very famous face but please, in the future, I need you team name, pick # and name of player.

[Yoki_IsTheName]

At the end of it all, it all boils down to two things.

1. Do you have a player that can get you a bucket when you needed it.
2. Do you have a player that can stop the opposing team's best player.

And we here at the MoTown Pistons could not think of a better selection to start our squad and compete for the prestigious Historical Draft Title. He checks both of those categories, and he is an excellent teammate on top of that.

For the 8th pick, we, the MoTown Pistons, are delighted to select Kawhi Leonard.

[Celtic Fan Forever]

At the end of it all, it all boils down to two things.

1. Do you have a player that can get you a bucket when you needed it.
2. Do you have a player that can stop the opposing team's best player.

And we here at the MoTown Pistons could not think of a better selection to start our squad and compete for the prestigious Historical Draft Title. He checks both of those categories, and he is an excellent teammate on top of that.

For the 8th pick, we, the MoTown Pistons, are delighted to select Kawhi Leonard.

Wow.. I did NOT see that coming

[Celts Fan 508]

At the end of it all, it all boils down to two things.

1. Do you have a player that can get you a bucket when you needed it.
2. Do you have a player that can stop the opposing team's best player.

And we here at the MoTown Pistons could not think of a better selection to start our squad and compete for the prestigious Historical Draft Title. He checks both of those categories, and he is an excellent teammate on top of that.

For the 8th pick, we, the MoTown Pistons, are delighted to select Kawhi Leonard.

Wow!!!

[nickagneta]

I think getting a guy like Wilt or Shaq means you need to have a great passing PG. Should be interesting to see who Who and GF take as a player that needs to feed the beast inside.

[Who]

Kawhi is a nice pick. I thought he might be overlooked early as a current player and be a high value pick in the 2nd round. But he is good here too. Sets a foundation for your team on both ends of the court to be a high functioning unit.

[Who]

I think getting a guy like Wilt or Shaq means you need to have a great passing PG. Should be interesting to see who Who and GF take as a player that needs to feed the beast inside.

Why do you think that?

Neither guy played with great PGs. So they were not dependent on them for service. Or is it about involving your teammates? Making sure the offense is not too Shaq/Wilt centric?

I ask ... because I actually thought the opposite. That a great PG was less valuable because I didn't want the ball in his hands all the time.

[GreenFaith1819]

I think getting a guy like Wilt or Shaq means you need to have a great passing PG. Should be interesting to see who Who and GF take as a player that needs to feed the beast inside.

Oh I have quite a few ideas lol...

The thing with Shaq is that he can play with just about anyone, makes his team better and is FUN. I'm already thinking of some great compliments for him at the positions.