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Glad we didn't draft Knecht just for the sake of not having to watch him get put behind Branham in the rotation
McDermott was never an apt comparison for Knecht and it was only made due to the color of their skin. Barely anybody knows how to rate basketball players who are white very well.
Glad we didn't draft Knecht just for the sake of not having to watch him get put behind Branham in the rotation
Chris Paul and Harrison Barnes
In hindsight at least it’s hard not to view passing on Knecht as a mistake. We couldn’t predict the Sochan injury though, and with the injuries to Wemby - hopefully short term - as well as Vassell seeming to be an ongoing question mark, a potential boatload of playing time existed for Knecht.
I definitely would not have preferred to see us handle Dillingham or Knecht how MN has handled Dilly by
burying him on the bench at that high of a pick. I suspected all along though that passing on Knecht was a mistake and could not believe he fell all the way to the LAL. So at least we weren't the only dumb ass team drafting in this equation. Little solace there though.
Always funny when the clowns that only post political bull try to talk basketballyou would've prioritized this white guy over Wemby.
So this was an amazing trade and when the Spurs are winning 60 games a year I'll be really glad they did it? I'm willing to be patient.
Imagine if we had 3 extra picks/swaps from historically bad teams in Duncan’s eighth season….
The Spurs might have won a lot more les with a lottery pick in his second season.
Actually, we got a Top 5 pick from Tim’s own draft year in his second year.
I was rooting for Knecht at 4. At 8 he was a no brainer. He fit our needs almost to a T. A perfect pick, imho.
If the Spurs had any credibility left...they lost it in this last draft.
Antonio Daniels for the fourth pick from Duncan’s draft. We eventually got him ….
But of course we could’ve gotten Vince Carter, Dirk nowitzki or …. Gulp. Olowakandi if we had a lottery pick in Duncan’s soon season
I was the one pushing the most for Knecht but still have doubt he is a starter for us with a bunch of better prospects coming in next draft and Devin playing his role. I think it is a waste to turn down all those picks for a bench player, but if no one offered anything I would just pick him. Even that is a mistake cause he was picked 8 picks down.
Looking like I was off here
I'm usually biased against most white players. Most don't work out with a few exceptions.
there were guys on my board ahead of Knecht at 8, but i definitely woulda taken Knecht before trading the pick
Yeah, but AD was a reclamation project who washed out with his original team. If I have to stipulate that the lottery pick has to suck then my point loses what little validity it had.
Pick don’t always pan out, which is why you have to STOCKPILE THEM.Yeah, but AD was a reclamation project who washed out with his original team. If I have to stipulate that the lottery pick has to suck then my point loses what little validity it had.
I think that's the wrong draft, but you know I'd take it. Shawn Marion or Rip Hamilton would have been good additions.
I'd have picked Jared McCain with 8. That pick looks like it would have panned out. He and Castle would be Victor's back court for the next decade and we could trade Vassell for picks.
a 7 page thread for Knecht??
I just took the 98 draft, which was after Duncan’s rookie year and entering his second year. Maybe you meant after he’s done with his second year and entering his third.
But point taken, marion or rip would’ve been nice, but Parker and manu were just so much better.
And the thought of Dirk pairing with Duncan, with Parker and manu. Man that team would’ve won 15 les in a row, finally allowing the spurs to go back to back lol.
For who?a 7 page thread for Knecht??
Stockpiling draft picks is fine but, at some point, you better use some of them.
To paraphrase the great Wayne Gretzky, you miss on 100% of the draft picks you don't exercise.
If you don't use them, you'll never know whether they pan out or not.
Like when Gretzky had a chance to take a shot -- he never looked down the road.
It's also easy to say "Imagine if we had a lottery pick in Tim Duncan's [whatever] season when you're contending"... but there is also the counter: What if you pass on all the opportunities to actually become a playoff team between now and 20131?
There's a balance to it. Luckily for this point going forward, the Spurs have too many picks, and it should be relatively to find a good balance even if we aren't perfect in that regard.
I pretty much nailed it on page 1 of this thread.
The "fit" concern was that he would not get PT behind Vassell and others.
I should have know Devin would be hurt a lot.. ugh..
How many times will Knecht need to do this before SpursFan admits it was a huge mistake not drafting him?
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