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All-Time NBA Draft Review - taur3asi3

Posted on December 26, 2011 at 06:27 PM.

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c - bill walton, dave cowens
pf - bob pettit, spencer haywood, bobby jones
sf - billy cunningham, bernard king, xavier mcdaniel
sg - jerry west, sidney moncrief, hubert davis
pg - walt frazier

Offense - you have the best passing center ever, so even if you don't have him shooting, you have to run several offensive sets through Walton. Jerry West was a lights out shooter, Bob Pettit was a great scorer with a solid face up game that would translate well to today. Frazier was a solid passer & could post up smaller guards. Bernard King was a world class scorer in his prime. Xavier could score well, but didn't possess much of an outside game. Cunningham was a freaky athlete, which worked to his advantage during his prime (and his era), but I don't know that he would be much more than a taller Shannon Brown in today's league. Moncrief was a more than capable scorer who shot very good percentages from the field, but he was a less than average three point shooter. Bobby Jones was an average offensive player. Hubert Davis was a great shooter, but I doubt he'll play much for you. Cowens wouldn't be much of an offensive threat against some of the centers on the other teams. 9/10

Defense - Walton: great defender. Moncrief: world class defender. Bobby Jones: great defender. Frazier: very good defender. McDaniel was good. West, Haywood, Cunningham, & Cowens were decent defenders. Cowens wouldn't stand much chance against other centers in this draft. Hubert Davis, Pettit, & Bernard were...eh. Still, your best defensive line up of Walton, Bobby Jones, Xavier, Moncrief, & Frazier would be deadly. 9/10

Chemistry - Spencer Haywood had drug problems and a massive ego. None of the other guys were bad chemistry guys, at all. I think West, Cowens, McDaniel, Cunningham, & Jones could keep him somewhat in check. I won't hold Walton being an incredible pot head against you because I didn't hold it against Dice that Parish was the same way. Still, Spencer Haywood had a well known drug problem, and I feel like you would likely lose him for games at a time because of suspension, making it really hard for you to develop a true chemistry. Not to mention, "Clyde" was out partying it up with NY celebrities throughout much of his career. I worry that this would hurt, as he would likely show up late to a few practices8/10

Durability - Haywood missed a ton of games. We all know about Walton's injury problems. Frazier didn't miss many games until the end of his career. Moncrief didn't miss too many games for his first 6 or 7 years, but he had horrible knee problems during the last 3 or 4 years. Bernard missed games all the time throughout his career. Cowens missed a curious number of games in the middle of his career, but for the most part, he was pretty durable. Bobby Jones rarely missed. Jerry West missed several games several times. Cunningham was very durable until his last 3 seasons. McDaniel had stretches in the middle and at the end of his career where he missed several games, but he played most games during the other seasons. Hubert Davis missed games all the time, but I don't know how many of those were just games that he didn't get into. Pettit played all the time. Still, too many guys missing too many games. AND - your best 2 players missed more than their share of games. 7/10

Depth - Not much drop off at center. Not much drop off at power forward. Your small forward position is stacked. Shooting guard is very good, as well. Only one point guard, but I'm sure you would intend for West to play some point guard, as well. You have a solid cast of good defenders & good offensive players. You don't have any truly OUTSTANDING offensive players, outside of West. You have a few GREAT defensive players, and when I look at your team, I see a rotation with limitless possibilities, and you don't ever lose much. Your team, overall, isn't GREAT, but this category is "depth", and you have little, to no, drop off at each position. 10/10

Total - 43/50

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