2009 Celticsblog Draft: Draft Thread

[Roy Hobbs]

With the 11th pick in the 8th round, the ORLANDO MAGICS select.......


Center DeAndre Jordan, Texas A&M University

%#@!&*%#!!!!!!

Good player for a young team.

Not a great fit for a team that wants to win now.  Lebron will kill him.

[celtsrp33]

With the 12th pick in the 8th Round of the CBNBA Draft.  The Cuba Heat select Yi Jianlian

[wdleehi]

With the 12th pick in the 8th Round of the CBNBA Draft.  The Cuba Heat select Yi Jianlian

Had to eventually happen.

[Edgar]

With the 12th pick in the 8th Round of the CBNBA Draft.  The Cuba Heat select Yi Jianlian

I wonder If Fidel Castro had something to do with this.
to boost some international relatonships

[celtsrp33]

With the 12th pick in the 8th Round of the CBNBA Draft.  The Cuba Heat select Yi Jianlian

Had to eventually happen.

I wanted DeAndre but he was scooped out from under me at the last second.  Yi probably has the most upside of any guy 6'9" or above thats left.

[StartOrien]

Indiana Pacers select

Von Wafer

[ChampKind]

With the 12th pick in the 8th Round of the CBNBA Draft.  The Cuba Heat select Yi Jianlian

Had to eventually happen.

I wanted DeAndre but he was scooped out from under me at the last second.  Yi probably has the most upside of any guy 6'9" or above thats left.

Plus he'll sell tickets and reel in that Chinese fanbase.  It'll really help stir up tourism in Cuba.

[celtsrp33]

With the 12th pick in the 8th Round of the CBNBA Draft.  The Cuba Heat select Yi Jianlian

Had to eventually happen.

I wanted DeAndre but he was scooped out from under me at the last second.  Yi probably has the most upside of any guy 6'9" or above thats left.

Plus he'll sell tickets and reel in that Chinese fanbase.  It'll really help stir up tourism in Cuba.

Fidel actually made me take Yi for that exact reason.   

[Edgar]

With the 12th pick in the 8th Round of the CBNBA Draft.  The Cuba Heat select Yi Jianlian

Had to eventually happen.

I wanted DeAndre but he was scooped out from under me at the last second.  Yi probably has the most upside of any guy 6'9" or above thats left.

Plus he'll sell tickets and reel in that Chinese fanbase.  It'll really help stir up tourism in Cuba.

Castro hand?

[Roy Hobbs]

Indiana Pacers select

Von Wafer

Nice pick.

[Gainesville Celtic]

With the 11th pick in the 8th round, the ORLANDO MAGICS select.......


Center DeAndre Jordan, Texas A&M University

%#@!&*%#!!!!!!

Good player for a young team.

Not a great fit for a team that wants to win now.  Lebron will kill him.

that sounds good on paper Roy, but I guess I don't understand why he wouldn't fit ---- it's that same sort of logic that said Powe or Big Baby couldn't contribute on a title team (and to a lesser degree that Rondo or Perk wouldn't).

(BTW, really, he'd be a horrible fit on a young team --- the notion that all young people develop together is a fallacy IMO.  The Bulls tried that and failed a few years back, then overreacted and went with Ben Wallace)

Championship teams are a mix of players --- Jordan right now is our backup center. We're asking him to come in, block some shots, rebound, score a little - all things he can do. He's not ready to start, but he can be a solid piece of our run at a title.

EDIT/NOTE: we could switch the debate to another team --- i'm not trying to be defensive about *our* guy, more trying to tease out what I think is a little bit of a misconception about "fit" that's been repeated a lot throught this year's and last year's fake draft.

[Roy Hobbs]

With the 11th pick in the 8th round, the ORLANDO MAGICS select.......


Center DeAndre Jordan, Texas A&M University

%#@!&*%#!!!!!!

Good player for a young team.

Not a great fit for a team that wants to win now.  Lebron will kill him.

that sounds good on paper Roy, but I guess I don't understand why he wouldn't fit ---- it's that same sort of logic that said Powe or Big Baby couldn't contribute on a title team (and to a lesser degree that Rondo or Perk wouldn't).

(BTW, really, he'd be a horrible fit on a young team --- the notion that all young people develop together is a fallacy IMO.  The Bulls tried that and failed a few years back, then overreacted and went with Ben Wallace)

Championship teams are a mix of players --- Jordan right now is our backup center. We're asking him to come in, block some shots, rebound, score a little - all things he can do. He's not ready to start, but he can be a solid piece of our run at a title.

DeAndre Jordan is the Gerald Green of big men.  All athleticism, no commitment or basketball IQ.  He'll put up some decent games in garbage time or on a bad team, but in close games, he's going to really hurt.

Posturing aside, I'm glad you took him, because he's not ready to step up.  There's a reason he slid to the second round.

[JSD]

I was thinking... We should extend the draft 1 round and have coaches (along with their staff) eligible. Maybe not this year but next?

[Roy Hobbs]

Portland selects Marco Belinelli, but the word on the street is that this pick may be on the move.

[Edgar]

I was thinking... We should extend the draft 1 round and have coaches (along with their staff) eligible. Maybe not this year but next?

no that can send me another team