Mattjb34

He might be able to start over Steven Hunter but its not an upgrade, in my eyes. That is why I'd rather see the pick go towards a guy I would consider an upgrade like Wright/Noah/Green/Jianlan/Hawes. Craig Smith is not going to make the Timberwolves that much better just like Davis won't make us that much better. Sure if you are solid at that position, Davis would be nice to have to back up. We don't have that luxury.

Coatesvillain

So we don't have the luxury to pick a guy who could produce next year at PF, but we have the luxury to trade up and start someone out of position at PF (Green, Wright)?

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Wright is much more of a PF than Glen Davis. He's at least an inch or two taller and his wingspan is 7'2, his vertical is levels above Big Baby. I wouldn't play Green at PF full time, I just think he is a special player that can contribute right away and for a long time at a high level. He can guard 2-4 for stretches of time and is too fundamentally sound to be a bust. Glen Davisdoesn't have great lift and won't be as quick against NBA forwards plus has considerable weight and conditioning problems. Not sure what your fascination with him is, he's ok. In my mind, Wright/Green/Noah/Jianlan have the opportunity to be special as opposed to keeping the talent level at the status quo. Why are you so dedicated to Glen Davis?

Coatesvillain

Julian Wright isn't a PF, he might have PF size but his game is that of a small forward.

I think Green will be solid at best. Fundamentals don't preclude a player from being a bust. Green is solid at everything but not really great at anything. I'm on the record for not wanting him at 12, so I wouldn't trade up for him.

Noah should be good, but his offense is never going to come along. He'll hustle, rebound and all of that stuff.. But I feel he's redundant here.

Yi could be great, he didn't stand out to me when I saw him but that was a few years ago.

I would take Hawes, but wouldn't want to trade up for him.

It's not that I'm dedicated to Davis as much as I'm against the rationale of trading the pick. Honestly, outside the top two only guys I would trade up for are Horford, B. Wright, and Jianlan. Otherwise standpat at 12.

When I say Davis it's in belief that he can be a long term contributor off of the bench. With the position the Sixers are in it's not exactly about getting instant contributors (as often stated) as it is about setting up the future. So if I see someone now who could be perfect coming off the bench behind a better big (considering the Sixers will have cap room soon) I go for it. Similar to how they acquired Korver.

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Mattjb34

Well Coates, I guess this is where we agree to disagree. While I like your strategy about adding solid players and find a stud or two when we come into money, my evaluation of college players differs from yours. I guess we will see what happens on draft day.

lw32

Hunter and Dalembert don't get it done. We need to partner Dalembert with an offensive threat. In this draft, Horford and Hawes would be great sidekicks but they're out of our range. We're probably going to have to wait for a bigman, unless a trade goes down. I wouldn't be opposed to moving Miller in a package in order to move right up for Horford or Wright.

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CocaineisaHelluvaDrug

i dont think the sixers need to move up at all and spencer hawes will most definitly be available at 12

maybe moving the 21 and 38 for the clips no 14 would be alright but id stand firm personally

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Mattjb34

I'm not sure how you know he will definitely be there, most drafts have him going between 7-10. I hope you are right because if we can stay put and land him than I would be very happy.

Mattjb34

In Chad Ford's new mock draft, he indicates that Bobcats are seriously considering trading away the 8th pick. The Sixers and Suns, among others, have been in talks with them.

BEEZ

To be honest with you this worries me. King could essentially move up to 8 and give up 12 and 21

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CocaineisaHelluvaDrug

no way they give up the 12 and 21 for the 8

will be 12 and louis williams or 12 and 30

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CocaineisaHelluvaDrug

although i think chad ford talks bsolute tosh,if u have insider then plz paste selected snippets from the articles (within forum rules)

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Mattjb34

Don't need Insider:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2...t&lid=tab1pos1

BEEZ

No thats what Billy King would do

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