tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10023572.post4114926951873661309..comments2024-03-26T18:28:53.305-04:00Comments on Sean's Ramblings: DeJuan Blair vs Hasheem ThabeetSeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811858639259602946noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10023572.post-3252536111413128722011-02-19T22:44:56.399-05:002011-02-19T22:44:56.399-05:00Mr. Brame - I have no problem with Memphis' d...Mr. Brame - I have no problem with Memphis' decision not to draft Blair. As Captain Easychord mentioned, the no ACL thing scared everyone away, so there was no reason he should have been a lottery pick. Now choosing Thabeet over players like Evans, Curry, James Harden, Brandon Jennings & DeMar DeRozan was an extremely poor decision.<br /><br />Getting back to Blair, he definitely should have been a 1st round pick. Look at some of the guys drafted at the end of the first round: Byron Mullens, DeMarre Carroll & Victor Claver. There's no reason why these guys should have gone before Blair.<br /><br />Messiah - You may have noticed that I had the CBS college basketball crew as guests earlier this week. I had to find some way to pay for them!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811858639259602946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10023572.post-84420771722668614742011-02-18T11:15:32.418-05:002011-02-18T11:15:32.418-05:00We have a new blog sponsor this month, do we? You...We have a new blog sponsor this month, do we? Your product placements are 30-Rock worthy.Messiahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15752240196521813060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10023572.post-56835767794637062892011-02-18T10:40:17.082-05:002011-02-18T10:40:17.082-05:00in short, everyone passed on blair because he was ...in short, everyone passed on blair because he was no functioning ACLs... <a href="http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=713>full story here</a>Captain Easychordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10023572.post-9569175290377483992011-02-18T09:23:05.789-05:002011-02-18T09:23:05.789-05:00Yes. Not only did the Grizzlies pass on DeJuan Bl...Yes. Not only did the Grizzlies pass on DeJuan Blair and Stephan Curry, they also said no to hometown favorite Tyreke Evans.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18026755561948989932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10023572.post-46394132255145658082011-02-18T09:21:06.374-05:002011-02-18T09:21:06.374-05:00Allow me to try to answer this question. Like you...Allow me to try to answer this question. Like you, I am a native Pittsburgher who never followed the NBA or basketball much. Now I live in Memphis, and have at least a passing interest in seeing the Grizzlies do well.<br /><br />Why did the Grizzlies draft Thabeet? I wish someone had an answer for me, too. The Grizzlies passed on Blair (and some other huge names, including, I think, Stephan Curry) because the GM stubbornly stuck to the idea that the Grizz were flush in the area of guards and needed a big man to round out the team. Thabeet joined up, was a huge flop, and soon became the highest drafted player ever to be sent to the D-league. <br /><br />That's right--a player who was the number 2 overall pick was sent to play out last season with the Dakota Wizards.<br /><br />Now the Grizzlies are fighting for the a playoff spot, and I can only imagine how much easier it would be with a guy like Blair rather than big old Thabeet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18026755561948989932noreply@blogger.com