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Originally Posted by squeemu
It's funny, out of all the Clippers sites I read, this is the only one that has disappointed members. Not implying anything, it's just interesting. Everyone else seems to think Thornton was a steal at 14.
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Everyone on this board was infatued[sp?] with Nick Young, which is the reason why they assume Thornton was a bad pick, which he certainly wasn't. I'm shocked he wasn't selected before us. Thornton is athletic, but also strong enough to be able to play PF at times. Sure, we might have a handful of SF's, but Korolev won't be back, neither will Singleton, so that leaves u with three other SF's in Thomas, Maggette and Ross. Ross and Maggette can play both wing positions, so they are versatile, as Thomas can play PF and even C at times, so he also is versatile. Thornton can play PF, along with SF, so he also is versatile. Sure, we did not fill our biggest need, but why go with your biggest need when you have someone such as Thornton available? We still have a long ways to go in the offseason, who's to say we don't acquire a legit PG? Franchise could be a possibility if bought out, Steve Blake can also be a possibility, and is better then anyone we could have drafted at the moment which says a lot. This was an awesome pick.