At first I was thinking this too, but then the thought occurred that at pick 16 Rozier could have very well been the best player available. What use is there in crying over losing out on Sam Dekker or Bobby Portis, both of whom could flop just as easily as Rozier, who very well could be trade bait mid-season or even used to offload a contract like Wallace for example or with the addition of RJ Hunter lets us trade out Bradley and slide Smart over to SG with IT as the starting PG. Speaking of RJ Hunter, who by the way is a lights out shooter who could help our issue with consistency behind the line, could easily develop into a Kyle Korver type or even better if we are lucky. I actually think Jordan Mickey has good potential as well, man is a defensive beast albeit a bit undersized, but his wingspan is almost 7'4" and he has a 37" vertical leap allows him to play a bit bigger than he actually is. Another plus on Mickey is that scouts report an improved shooting stroke, which is ALWAYS good. I really don't know much about Thornton so I'm not ready to comment on that. Sure I won't say this draft was really anything special but we got some stuff that could turn into nice pieces, particularly under Brad Stevens.
You people seem not to look at what we actually have and feel disappointed that its not what you had imagined. But to think we could have traded up to take someone like WCS who went at 6 is unrealistic, considering the best we have to offer anyone is Marcus Smart and what at this point seem likely Mid-Teens draft picks.
Come on guys keep your chins up. Its not all that bad.
Edit: Also, Upshaw did not get drafted, there is always the chance Ainge predicted this and plans to sign him to a non-guaranteed deal later on this summer. If he called that you gotta give the man props, just saying.
