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what is your draft philosophy?  Do you base your preferences on upside or certainties?

I prefer taking the player with the highest upside on the board regardless of the pick's position.  Risk of bust doesn't matter.
3 (11.1%)
I prefer taking the player with the highest floor (surest thing) on the board regardless of the pick's position.  I hate risk.
0 (0%)
I prefer taking the player with the highest upside on the board if the pick is high but go for surer things later in the draft
6 (22.2%)
I prefer taking the player that's the surest thing on the board if the pick is high but go for upside later in the draft
15 (55.6%)
I hate draft picks and would do Ted Stepien proud by trading all of them away for veteran players
3 (11.1%)

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Re: what is your draft philosophy?
« Reply #30 on: April 04, 2016, 08:56:06 AM »

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Quote from: BitterJim on March 31, 2016, 10:25:48 AM
I think you mean "highest floor" in the second option, not "lowest floor"
good catch.  updated it.
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Re: what is your draft philosophy?
« Reply #31 on: April 04, 2016, 09:09:26 AM »

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interesting feedback from everyone -- thanks for the various viewpoints.

interesting that Safest pick early/take risks later on is the preferred methodology in the voting.


Personally, I like BPA at all times and I get that BPA doesn't mean the same player/thing to everyone.  To me, BPA is the guy with the most proven skills at the time of the pick.  In the lottery, you can typically figure out who that guy is by the time the C's pick (or at least the top 2 candidates).  I also agree with Pho's earlier comment that if you have a pick in the lottery you have to make it count.  to take a risk on someone that busts on a high pick, that's bad GM-ing. 

taking someone who's a bust in the 20's because they had a high reward/high risk is a little more acceptable but not much if there's better prospects (surer things) still on the board.  I think Fab Melo as a perfect example.  I hate busts (as I'm sure everyone else does) if they can be avoided and I think in most cases with a first round pick, they can. 
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