ROSTER TALK: Mavs favs for Vogel if no HC job exists. Kyrie handshake deal?

[DanSchwartzgan]

Its interesting because I spent more time on another board than this one back then, and Bane was probably the most popular pick.  The general thoughts were:

1.  Bey was thought to not be an option as he would get picked earlier and the general consensus was that he was not worth moving up for since Bane would be available at 18.  When they both were there, folks would have been good with either.

2.  Maxey was considered redundant with Brunson.  He would be really nice to have now. 

3.  Green was not on anyone's radar.

My recollection (and again, I’m nearly positive someone will produce a quote that says they said Dallas should have drafted Bane at 18) is that the overwhelming majority here wanted Bey.  Even in the first season most of the hand wringing was about missing Bey.  We did have a few mentions of Green here, but not many.  The Dallas connections produced some arguing for Maxey and even Hampton.  I made some positive comments about Stewart and was shocked he went 16th.

Bane was thought to be an early second or at best an end of first round guy.  18 was thought to be too early even though many people liked him.  I say all of this just to make sure we (collectively) are not moving the goal posts.  I think it is valid to say “I wanted Bey over Green” if that is what one said back then.  I’m not sure “the Mav’s suck because they missed Bane” is valid unless one actually said it back then.  I just don’t remember anyone doing that.

To repeat, none of this is intended to be a knock on Chicago.  I love his fantastic takes on the draft.  In fact, it is his bonafides as a draft guru that finally allowed me to say something I’ve been thinking for a while.  He’s really good about owning his hits and misses and more than anything seems to enjoy sharing good content with the board.