I'm all for looking for market inefficiencies.  Guys with lots of talent who are passed up because off-court stuff are one of them.

The problem is, off-court stuff can be meaningful, if it points to personality issues that could affect on-court stuff (e.g. chemistry with teammates, work ethic). 

But I trust Danny to make smart decisions about that sort of thing.

Danny is a clown. Doubt he will draft a lottery talent at 16, in a bust of a draft, for that reason. But, he should. We need talent more than anything. We have a strong locker room, organization, etc. to bring up young men. He ought not to be stupid. Unfortunately, he will. And if this kid is as good as stated, he isn't lasting till the 2nd round.

But maybe he'll scoop up another Jajuan Johnson-type (e.g., a 6'10" outside shooter, with the body of a pre-teen girl, when we desperately need both bigs and talent) before Jimmy Butler, Chandler Parsons and Norris Cole are scooped up.

Edit: Wasn't Fab Melo incapable of reading? This is in no way different, minus the fact Ledo has serious upside, talent, and can walk straight.

Edit 2: What I loved most about that was he picked Melo prior to Sullinger. I appreciate the subtext, and can't wait to see what we become once our HOFers are gone, Rondo jumps ship, and we have no old friend (e.g, McHale) to rely upon. We're in good shape, fellas.

Quote from: IndeedProceed on June 08, 2013, 01:00:34 AM

I hate the idea, but like you trust Danny. If he believes Ledo is a legitimate steal and sleeper, go for it.

But Id rather he attempted to deal for an early 2nd

Bingo, at 16 I hate the pick, but late 1st/early second I like it.

Who do you want at 16? I can't think of a single contributor. I'd go as far as to say non-bust...

 6'6 providence guy with a handle like that....

count me as intrigued.

ANOTHER guard

Always go for BPA for sure. But hopefully we don't keep all our guards.

Danny is a clown. Doubt he will draft a lottery talent at 16, in a bust of a draft, for that reason. But, he should. We need talent more than anything. We have a strong locker room, organization, etc. to bring up young men. He ought not to be stupid. Unfortunately, he will. And if this kid is as good as stated, he isn't lasting till the 2nd round.

But maybe he'll scoop up another Jajuan Johnson-type (e.g., a 6'10" outside shooter, with the body of a pre-teen girl, when we desperately need both bigs and talent) before Jimmy Butler, Chandler Parsons and Norris Cole are scooped up.

Edit: Wasn't Fab Melo incapable of reading? This is in no way different, minus the fact Ledo has serious upside, talent, and can walk straight.

Edit 2: What I loved most about that was he picked Melo prior to Sullinger. I appreciate the subtext, and can't wait to see what we become once our HOFers are gone, Rondo jumps ship, and we have no old friend (e.g, McHale) to rely upon. We're in good shape, fellas.

By the numbers...

Danny is a "clown"? Yet he has a great track record for acquiring talent with picks outside the top 10.

Many GM's missed on Butler and Parsons, not just Ainge. Norris Cole will turn 25 in a couple of months so there were always questions about his long term upside. 

A lot of people were actually very high on Johnson's potential following the draft and felt the only thing he needed was adding bulk. However, let's not act as though he was a top 5 pick. The guy was the 27th pick in the draft.

Who said Melo was incapable of reading? The guy is Brazilian and undoubtedly had trouble making the adjustment to academics/learning a new language. However, I'd wonder how well you'd pick up Portuguese and do academically in a Brazilian university after only being in the country for about 3 years. Perhaps Brazilians would think you too were "incapable of reading".

Sullinger was picked one spot ahead of Melo, not the other way around as you suggested.

Danny took a shot at a guy like Ledo before. Lottery level talent, but off court stuff(intelligence and work ethic) made him awful. That player is Gerald Green.

I doubt Danny gets burnt twice on such a similar type situation. Talent and great measurements are not everything. Sometimes its the other stuff that is more important.