“@QSTJHoops: Moe Harkless on the front page of http://t.co/kQyMtQLs this morning. #stjbb http://t.co/LEfZj7Ja”
The SI article is great. Puts Philly as one of the three top winners of the draft, in large part because they "stole" the raw but extremely talented Harkless. Can't buy better pr for the program than that!
To be fair I think they were a winner in their eyes by also nabbing Moultrie. If they just got Harkless I don't think they fall in there.
The SI article is GREAT??? Could someone explain how Charlotte landing the 2nd best player int he draft (MKG) AND Jeff Taylor (who THEY refer to as a great two-way talent and one of the best athletes in the entire draft) rates only a B+, while the Bulls landing ONLY Marquis Teague rates an A? Or how they give the KNICKS an "A" with only Kostas Papanikolaou in maybe two years to show for the draft? Or the Kings getting an "A" with only Thomas Robinson (fine player - but sort of a push witht he Bobcat pick of MKG, but the Bobcats also land Taylor and score LOWER)
Or OKC with an "A" for Perry Jones - did ANYONE have Jones better than MKG, even BEFORE they knew he had a bod knee??? Or the Griz get the same B+ as Charlotte while landing only Tony Wroten (who THEY say MIGHT be a good guard "if he can learn to shoot the ball and make good decisions" - if he can't shoot or make good decisions now, how is that a B+ pick???), Or the Spurs notiching also notching a "B+", apparently meaning in SI's eyes Marcus Denmon > MKG AND Jeff Taylor? OR the Nets getting a "B" for landing a backup to backup Jordan Farmar, and two Euros who may never come to the US? OR how he Heat rate a "B" for landing....Justin Hamilton? The TWolves a B for getting...ROBBIE HUMMELL?
I can SEE Philly landing the same B+ as Charlotte - I think a case could be made for Mo/Moutrie being a push with MKG/Taylor. But the rest of that article is a freaking MESS.
Did you even read the SI article? Obviously it was based on who was available and the situation specific to each team. Otherwise, the argument could be made on talent alone New Orleans won the draft and everyone else failed.
The Heat for example, get a "B" because they can't afford to take on a first round guaranteed contract... so they traded the pick, got a future 1st rounder down the line, a 2nd rounder next year, and a potential backup center at a decent price. Not because Justin Hamilton = Jeremy Lamb, Royce White, and Terrence Jones. (the draft picks for the Rockets who also got a "B")
No one is saying Marcus Denmon is better than Glichrist alone, let alone Gilchrist and Jeff Taylor.
If you're going to rant, at least acknowledge that the grades for the article are based on situational value, not objective talent obtained. 'Come on man. You're better than that.