tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post655459787404992994..comments2023-11-05T01:50:45.024-08:00Comments on Supersonicsoul - The Sonics Blog!: Picking for the FuturePaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07413382016761430333noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-52462743240210552432008-06-15T09:12:00.000-07:002008-06-15T09:12:00.000-07:00Surely, the Sonics are going to trade away some of...Surely, the Sonics are going to trade away some of those second round choices. I expect them to trade up either the #4 or the #24 or both.<BR/><BR/>Could they trade the #24 plus a couple of second rounders to get Lopez and Bayless?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-61722430873358037182008-06-12T08:57:00.000-07:002008-06-12T08:57:00.000-07:00Actually, the guys in all-caps were the ones draft...Actually, the guys in all-caps were the ones drafted by their respective teams. I should have pointed that out somewhere in the article.<BR/><BR/>As to your other point, I agree 100%. Dizzy Dean is famous for saying that "you can't take an old mule and win the Kentucky Derby" no matter how much you practice him. Likewise, with the exception of exceptional people like Kevin Durant, it doesn't matter how well Presti drafts if the man in charge of coaching those players is incompetent. Good point, Eric.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-5492882443864763702008-06-11T21:09:00.000-07:002008-06-11T21:09:00.000-07:00So, the guys in all-caps are perceived overachieve...So, the guys in all-caps are perceived overachievers, relative to their draft position. Kobe's a skewed example, because if he had to play a year of college he would have been top ten easy. But the point is well made. My question, which I think you are getting at, is how much of this overachievement is scouting at the time of the draft, how much is coaching/development once they reach the NBA? The Laker guys who have overachieved all have come of age under Jackson, unless I'm forgetting something. The other guys (Gasol, Odom, Radman) developed under other coaches. Coincidence?<BR/><BR/>My point being, I realize that it's a combo of scouting and coaching that matters, and I have a decent amount of faith in Presti. But I have little faith that once Presti works his draft-day magic, Carlisimo is making them better players. Durant improved during a lousy season, I'll give PJ that, but he doesn't exactly inspire confidence. <BR/><BR/>We should've hired someone like Rick Carlisle last offseason.Eric Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427675655455678713noreply@blogger.com