Posted by dh555 on 1/26/2023 7:17:00 PM (view original):
Posted by dh555 on 1/26/2023 5:37:00 PM (view original):
Posted by ashamael on 1/26/2023 4:21:00 PM (view original):
I do, too, but it goes against everything in me to pick a dude with (at best) 40 defense in the 1st round. At least I won't be as stressed about getting high assist PG.
yea i think hes the hardest round 1 guy to figure out because of that defense...almost forces you to spend one of the next 2 picks on a 4/5 defender
i dont think you felt "forced" to snag the best defensive 4/5 in savage at the turn huh? great pick
Well, basically... When sitting at 21 without making the pick yet, I looked at the 11 or 12 guys most likely to be picked next and thought about what pair I'd like best between them. I knew that if I took Joker, it was extremely likely that I'd be able to get Hakeem, Duncan, Big Ben, or another guy not yet drafted within the six slots between my two picks, and if all four of those were gone, there's a plethora of guys that would likely have been available at the top of round 3 pair with Jokic to cover his abhorrent defense.
It's not how I would have liked for this to have gone; I would have rather gone guard in one of those spots but don't like the guys typically drafted in that area, save for Kawhi (just picked, damn you Ed) and Dr. J (no 3s - only really like him if I'm pairing him with Bird or Durant). My plan at 21 was to take Kawhi if he was there or trade spots with whoever took Harden. Both of those got shut down, so I'll go with the Big Joke squad for now.