Are Hawks fans really disappointed about passing up on a future role player?
by jdewayneatl on Jun 25, 2010 6:19 PM EDT
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PrintThere has been a lot of criticism and backlash in response to a perceived failing grade in the draft for the Hawks. The Hawks were able to get arguably their 1st choice of players that would be available when their turn came at 24 but were able to trade down to 27 to get him. At the same time, the hawks were able to get the 31st overall pick which they traded for cash.
It is the second transaction that has caused so much outcry. It was assumed that the Hawks would have picked one of the available bigs left on the board. However, that wasn't the case and now many Hawks fans criticize the move as not a "winning" move.
But in the big picture of things, much is not lost. Many second round picks have very, very short NBA careers and the good ones become nothing more than utility role players. There are a few exceptions such as Gilbert Arenas, Manu Ginobli, Carlos Boozer and Rashard Lewis actually become All-Star caliber players in their careers. But choosing All-Stars in the 2nd round is an even greater long shot than it would be for the Houston Rockets winning this year's draft lottery.
The fact is that the Hawks passed up on a future role player. Rick Sund's vision is to improve the team now with veteran players. And I would gladly take a proven role player who can help now than to develop a future role player to help 3, 4, or 5 years down the line.
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How many all-stars are on the Lakers team?
Better yet answer this: Why does Glen Davis (a second rounder) play the entire series and Shelden Williams (a first rounder) barely takes off his warm-ups?
Atlanta will win a championship....someday
Because Shelden Williams is a first round bust...
and Glen Davis is a 2nd round sleeper that turned out to be a good back up on a great team. But if you remember James Posey played a more significant role than Big Baby Davis in the 2008 playoffs but the Celtics were not stressed at resigning him.
I am not debating that good players can be found in the 2nd round. I am rather stating the fact that many of these good rotational players found in the 2nd are often journey men that teams pick up every year to fill certain roles.
Those players rarely develop and stay with the same team for very long. So why not get a proven player that has already developed as a player and knows the role they will play.
What the Hawks need now is immediate impact players as we have already spent a lot of time developing players and now have two more players that will need to be developed in Teague and Jordan Crawford.
Correction....
I meant to cite Leon Powe as the player that played a more significant role but James Posey also fits the bill.
The problem I have is not with the Hawks passing up the chance to have a rookie big man warm the end of their bench, but that their reason for doing that is so they can spend the money they got by selling the pick on “veterans” by which they mean players like Jason Collins.
I hope that this year's veterans...
are not the Jason Collins of the league, but rather Udonis Haslem’s of the league. I really believe Sund will add a quality big that will be able to play significant minutes this year. Joe Smith and Jason Collins added veteran depth but only to play spot minutes.
Correction...
- I meant to cite Leon Powe as the player that played a more significant role but James Posey also fits the bill.
I dont have a major problem with the draft
We got the guy we wanted, and another international player waiting in the wings. I like the internationals because they’re essentially money in the bank. As far as not using the 31st pick, I don’t think it will drastically effect the long or short term goals of the team.
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