Lets not forget about Poetl and your golden boy Bender
Chriss picked 4 spots later performed better
Seems like you care about 'raw' skills, projects
This is not the 90s anymore...
I think you're misremember things. Our conversation on Poetl wasn't on him vs the field, it was him vs Sabonis. I felt, and still do, that given his size/length he has more longterm potential as defensive minded center than Sabonis does as a (I don't even know what he is).
Same way I felt Alexander had more upside than Mickey. I'd be curious to know where Alexander, who has an NBA body, would be after 2 years of tutelage under the C's/Red Claws. At this point Mickey, another one of your "gems", seems to be not improved one iota since college.