Why Do GM's Feel the Need to Draft Big Men? - Mr. Fascinating's Blog

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Why Do GM's Feel the Need to Draft Big Men?

Posted on July 4, 2009 at 08:46 PM.

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How many times have we seen a big 7 footer get drafted in the top 5 in the NBA and turn out to be a complete bust? The only time a big man should be drafted in the top 5 is when he is a complete freak of nature, ala Dwight Howard, or Yao Ming. But you don't have to look back far to notice one of the biggest failures in a draft when in 2003 the Pistons took Darko Miličić over Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, and Dwayne Wade. All I can say is that the Pistons would be a complete dynasty if they just would've taken one of those guys.

The plain facts are that big men just don't have the skills that smaller guys have to earn. When you're 7 feet tall in high school you will automatically dominate with little to no effort, even if you have scholliosis and blindness. (not to offend any blind people reading this.) But they just have no reason to learn the game, the rules, or how to shoot a damn free throw. I mean Kwame Brown, Darko Miličić, Emeka Okafor, Andrew Bogut, Andrea Bargnani, Greg Oden, the list goes on and on! The simple truth is that big men will be nothing more than injury prone bench players. Now stop wasting your picks and draft a damn guard.

Which brings me to injuries. These 7 foot behemoths are just unnatrul human beings. And a human that big is just not meant to be pushed this hard. And it shows itself when you hear about guys like Yao Ming, and Greg Oden going down fo entire seasons because of this. And we'll see it again when Hasheem Tabeet comes into the league and ends up being Dikembe Mutumbo...at age 42.

So there you have it NBA GM's. Now heed my warnings and stay awy from the big man. You can always find a former 1st pick begging for a job in free agency somewhere if you're that desperate for one.

Comments

# 1 spursfan @ Jul 5

You hit the nail on the head with one. This is the difference between good gm's and bad one's. Although it generally takes a player 3 or 4 years to develop, teams seem to draft what they need, instead of the best available player. Case in pint, picking players with limited offensive potential, or just not picking the best avaikable player because they already have a good player at that positiion.