NBA Lottery selections: Chicago dude has no shame

Nocioni: Not a power forward. He's a very solid backup for Deng.
Ty Thomas: So inconsistent, it's maddening.
Gooden: Decent, not spectacular. A solid sixth or seventh man.
Noah: The second coming of Tyson Chandler. Below average offense, above average defense. Good hustle.

Beasley would be a slam dunk for them.

 

They've also got Sefolosha and Deng (who is more of a perimeter type slasher I suppose). I guess the point I was trying to make is that they're a perimeter oriented team with literally no inside presence. And while I don't think Beasley will be a low-post beast or anything, he'll be able to at least provide something to work inside out from.

 

Key phrase there there: Beasley's a slam dunk for anyone ... I'm not 100 percent sure Rose is. But who knows.

 

Seeing what Paul did for Chandler, your description of Noah could be an endorsement for Rose.

I lumped Nocioni and Deng into the "frontcourt" but if we want to address the actual positions involved its PG and PF. The Bulls have some combination of Gooden, Thomas and Noah -- not sure who is the C out of that group -- for power forward and Duhon and Hinrich as PG. I think they're weaker at the point. But I don't watch them as much as you probably do. I just think Rose is better than Beasley.

 

Rose will be a perennial All-Star. Beasley will be a solid, not spectacular, player.

When given the chance to draft a franchise point guard, you do it. Even if you have one or two decent guards already in the fold.

 

Well she did refer to him as Stan, not Steve, when she initially introduced him with the rest of the team reps.

 

You have to ask that question, even though you know he probably won't answer it. It's the one thing everyone wants to know, so you can't let it go un-asked.

For what it's worth, ESPN's mock has the Bulls taking Beasley, Heat taking Rose and surprisingly, Minny taking Brook Lopez at #3.

 

I agree. Got to ask the question. You know he won't answer it, especially since he has nothing to do with basketball decisions, but still.

At #3 Minny needs to take the best player available. I know a lot of people like Mayo at 3, but he's the kind of player to me who will always be real good but never as good as he should be. Just my opinion.

 

The T-Wolves already have enough guards as is. The only problem is see them having is they are young. They have the pieces they need.

 

And she also introduced him as director of basketball operations; on-screen graphic said business operations.

 

How hard is it to introduce someone? I mean what she was reading could have been wrong. If that's the case, how hard is it to find out someone's name and job title?

 

Some of Chad Ford's first round mock choices still have me shaking my head. Several of his predictions after the first two are laughably horrendous (and sadly, also conceivably accurate).

I'll never understand why potential is consistently overshadowed by production in these things.