Frankly, I'm absolutely shocked that people can find better picks than who was chosen at #30 6-8 months after the draft. I doubt that such a thing has happened in the history of the league.
In fairness, many people were calling for Chalmers, Jordan, or CDR *before* the draft, and were disappointed in the Giddens pick. It's not necessarily accurate to suggest that people are only using hindsight now.
I also don't think that that is the thrust of the debate at this point...
if we are debating who is the better pick at this very early point, certainly there is no way to tell conclusively..
but if we are asking who was the higher commodity (with respect to the reports that Danny was trying to move JR) then we can look at two things:
1. JR was generally looked at as a surprise pick at the time.
2. Danny is having trouble moving him for a future pick.
Overall, I actually like the pick, but my focus right now is strengthening the bench for the playoffs. and since was trying to move JR to do that, I think it is a fair question to ask...