Stop Giving Danny Ainge a Pass

[cltc5]

Ainge usually does a decent job, I think, of getting average to above average assets at his draft position.

My biggest criticism of him right now is that over the past two years he's shown little ability to play the market by trading down.   Rozier was projected as a late 1st and Ainge reached for him at #16.  Couldn't he have traded down and grabbed a piece?   Brown was projected a couple spots later, but Ainge just grabbed him and moved on.   The dude we took at #16 this year was projected in the 2nd round...

But usually everyone falls in love with these guys regardless so I'm not totally giving up hope.

The problem is you are basing this off mock drafts or web site rankings.  Talk was last year that other teams were high on Rozier and would have taken him just after the Celtics pick.  The Cavs and Bulls apparently liked him as much as Ainge.  This year, 7 out of the top 21 picks via Draft Express Rankings were not taken in the top 21 (via kozlodoev in the draft thread).  So I just think this is based on not that much actual information.  We don't know where very team has every player ranked.

Is this why the Bulls wanted rozier over the #3 this year? Oh wait

[Snakehead]

Ainge usually does a decent job, I think, of getting average to above average assets at his draft position.

My biggest criticism of him right now is that over the past two years he's shown little ability to play the market by trading down.   Rozier was projected as a late 1st and Ainge reached for him at #16.  Couldn't he have traded down and grabbed a piece?   Brown was projected a couple spots later, but Ainge just grabbed him and moved on.   The dude we took at #16 this year was projected in the 2nd round...

But usually everyone falls in love with these guys regardless so I'm not totally giving up hope.

The problem is you are basing this off mock drafts or web site rankings.  Talk was last year that other teams were high on Rozier and would have taken him just after the Celtics pick.  The Cavs and Bulls apparently liked him as much as Ainge.  This year, 7 out of the top 21 picks via Draft Express Rankings were not taken in the top 21 (via kozlodoev in the draft thread).  So I just think this is based on not that much actual information.  We don't know where very team has every player ranked.

Is this why the Bulls wanted rozier over the #3 this year? Oh wait

What?  What are you even saying?  Was this supposed to disprove what I said?