A fan reaction to the other guy we drafted.
by hawksdawgs on Jun 26, 2009 12:00 PM EDT
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The hate is strong with this one. The "F" are coming out so fast I feel like I am back in college Spanish class.
I understand it only in regards to the other second round talent that appeared to be available to the Hawks. Mostly the two Pitt stars that went back to back at picks 36 and 37.
However, in a vacuum, this pick sits pretty well with me. His name is Sergiy Gladyr which alone is probably worth a second rounder. The reviews on him are good. He can shoot, has above average athleticism, will have the poise from playing pro basketball for 15 years by the time he comes State side. I would have been willing to wait for Rudy Fernandez for a few years, and best case scenario, we just got ourselves a poor man's Rudy.
I mean it was the 49th overall. Salim Stoudamire was long gone at this point in his draft. Certain frustrations will always exists when Thomas Gardner has a roster spot and the Hawks draft someone who may never suit up for the Hawks. But the guy seems to have skills and maybe Rick Sund will be more excited about bringing him over since he actually drafted him than he is about David Anderson.
A trade up would have been nice. I would have been on ebay right now waiting to buy the first Blair jersey that came up for auction. But right now, the free agent market with Zaza, Flip, Bibby, and Marvin is much more important to the Hawks immediate success than any pick the Hawks made here.
If the Hawks mess up these next two free agent summers, it won't matter when Sergiy comes to America or how good he is.
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true enough but it's hard to escape the fact that...
This team has huge holes that need to be filled via the draft, trades, and free agency. Gladyr may be a nice player years from now, but he’s useless next season.
Right.
There’s no hope for getting anything useful with the 49th pick. What would have been smarter would have been to package the pick and work out some kind of sign and trade with Childress in order to get something better than Mario West and Solomon Jones at the very least.
Here's a list of players
Players we could have tried to move up and get: Blair, Meeks, Budinger
Players that we could have picked without moving: Suton, McClinton
Any of these guys would have been more valuable bench players than having a guy overseas for a few years. The injuries we went through right before and during the playoffs should make it clear that adding bench depth now is more important than adding a player that we might never even see three years from now. Especially if Woodson is pushing Sund to keep all of the major pieces in place for another playoff run.
The fact that it’s the 49th pick doesn’t make it any less valuable to do something prodcutive with.
"If Woody were Captain of the Titanic, he'd argue the boat sinking speaks to how effectively they put rich people in life boats and lock the poor folks below."
-jrauch commenting at Hoopinion on Woody's (non)logic in his post-game comments
No I do agree Souton would have been a risk worth taking at that spot
Souton had an excellent showing in the tourney and I would have taken a chance with him, as assurance for possibly losing Za
I agree
I agree that McClinton can be a knock-down shooter in the NBA. The Hawks blew it in the 2nd round.
by Hawks-Semi Fan on Jun 26, 2009 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
The man is simply not going to be brought over from Europe this year. The Hawks are simply going to sit on his rights and let him play out a contract for the European leagues and hope he develops. This way, they don’t have to have to pay for about 3 years if they ever choose to pay him.
There’s a decent chance that, in the event he ever suits up for the Hawks, none of the current players will be on the roster.
We should have moved up for Blair
Im sure Blair will be just as good as Big Baby, who destroyed us at The Highlight Factory during our last meeting. I dont understand for the life of me why we didn’t. We were one of the few teams that didn’t make a move in the 2nd round. That’s what the 2nd round is about trying to get a steal. Who is a bigger steal than Dejuain Blair. This was stupid.
So..... when is Woodson leaving??
Nothing unusual, just a fan who wants Woodson out of his life.
But seriously, are we going after ANYONE in free agency?? Why is everyone making moves while we’re still locked in a trance over getting Crawford…Yes, he’s gonna help us. WE GOT IT. It’s time to get those VET BIG MEN that we NEED.
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