Yesterday, 04:47 PM
(This post was last modified: Yesterday, 04:49 PM by KillerLeft.)
(Yesterday, 03:25 PM)mvossman Wrote: If Burries is not there then there will be another one of the guard there instead (likely there will be multiple available at 9).
I lean more towards BPA than need. I recognize how limited this team is on creation and I think that should be their top priority in free agency/trades regardless of who they draft. But if these guys think Morez is the next Bam with better shooting I would rather them pull that trigger than take a risky stab because they are valuing offensive initiation above all else.
Yeah, we're not quite connecting, mostly because you seem focused on your personal ranking of each player on their own merits.
What I'M saying, and I don't need you or anyone to agree, is that MY list would be comprised ONLY of players with the potential to make a difference in the area of offensive creation. To my way of thinking, "BPA" is misleading, especially when you are a team who can't create efficient offense, which I deem to be the first and most crucial step along the way of building a competitive team. In fact, the only time I think "BPA" holds logical water, and where I believe the term originates from, is when a team is in the opposite situation, wherein they have too much offensive creation and need role players. THAT's when it's a "reach" for need, as in "we need a 3&D 4," and THAT's when "BPA" is a sound argument, imho. Guys who can handle the ball are simply objectively more valuable and therefore more worthy of a high pick, imo. When you're in the situation the Mavs are in, having very little in the way of creation, I honestly don't think it could be more obvious what the priority should be.
Forget Ament vs. "the guards." I think you and I would probably have pretty similar rankings there. I'm saying (and this isn't going to win the debate, but should clarify where I am with my hopes for the Mavs) I'd take ANY of the guards OR Ament over Caleb Wilson. That's how strongly I feel that they need to use this opportunity to add creation.