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  • #40699
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    808wizfan
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    Drafting Beal for the Wiz makes sense because of the deal for Ariza, but I’m not sure I like it much. Beal is a bit undersized for an NBA 2 & I really think Kidd-Gilchrist will be a better player in the long run. This high in the draft, I think you need to draft the better player rather than for need. 

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  • #686139
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    kobyz
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    i also think MKG is the second best prospect in this draft(really close with T-Rob) but it’s looks that Washington already sold on Beal and indeed it will be an easier transition that connection so they doing it.

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  • #686140
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    delfam
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     The Wizards have no shooters on their team and drafted Chris Singelton last year who is a defensive oriented SF and you want them to take MKG over Beal? Makes complete sense.

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    • #686323
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      808wizfan
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       But YOU have the Wiz taking Kidd-Gilchrist in your mock!

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  • #686143
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    MoneyTeam6
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    But I like J. Crawford the kid can ball he’s not a scrub like some Wiz fans make him out to be Ariza and Singleton are not long term solutions at the SF MKG or Barnes should be the pick at 3 

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    • #686150
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      Jordo
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       Crawford shoots 28% from 3, around 39% from the field, and takes a lot of bad shots. If that’s what you call ballin…

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    • #686221
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      wutever
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      I honestly don’t want to hate on Crawford, but he in no way shape or form should be a starting 2 in the league.  Crawford is like a sparkplug off the bench for spurts.  The dude chucks up shots and is a horrible defender.  He is best suited to come off the bench.  Even before the trade went down our biggest need was a shooter/starting two guard. 

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  • #686144
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    Chewy
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    is NOT GOOD ENOUGH to use as a reason to pass on a player like MKG.

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  • #686145
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    delfam
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     ^ Crawford isn’t a GOOD ENOUGH reason to pass on Beal. See what i did there? 🙂

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  • #686147
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    WolfRob
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     People really don’t give Beal the credit he deserves. Yes, he is SLIGHTLY undersized, but he is a very good athlete and he has a large wingspan. He also has that "fire" that prospects like Jeremy Lamb & Andre Drummond lack. He has one of the best jump shots in the draft and would be a great complement to John Wall, while desperately giving the Wiz the outside threat that they need. 

     

    Beal is the #2 prospect on a lot of big boards for a reason. 

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  • #686154
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    ChrisCross
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     Simply put, Beal is a better fit next to Wall in Washington, and Washington is the best spot for him. MKG would be better suited going to Cleveland than Washington. I like both Beal and MKG and I hope Beal goes to Washington and MKG goes to Cleveland, that would be best for each.

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  • #686153
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    NCarmean18
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     In my honest opinion, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is the better prospect of the two.  However, it seems only logical that the Wizards would draft Beal before they would draft Michael Kidd-Gilchrist because Washington lacks perimeter shooters, which is what they so desperately need.  

    Beal is the perfect guy for Washington.  He can come in and provide instant perimeter offense and the ability to score the ball to take some of the pressure off of John Wall.  

    Drafting Beal will allow Jordan Crawford to slide over to the 6th man role, where he will be able to come off of the bench and produce instant offense for the Wizards.  

    Wall – Beal – Singleton – Seraphin – Nene

    Mack – Crawford – Ariza – Vesely/Blatche/Booker – Okafor

    That lineup isn’t the most ideal, but it has pretty good potential.  Plus with Beal, Wall can distribute the ball at a more effcient rate and that will help out the bigs.  Singleton is a great perimeter defender but he needs to improve offensively.  He only shot 39% from the floor last year, and didn’t really look for his shot very much at all. 

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  • #686163
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    mamadou
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     Beal with a solid inside game(post players he never had as a gator) a big and freak passing PG and the likes of ariza and singleton as SF, that would be the perfect scenario for him and his abilities.

    Yes he’s slightly undersized but he plays bigger than he is anyway.

    Crawford is not a starter by any stretch of the imagination if you want to win ball games, let him be the other crawford, JR, barbosa whom he is.

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  • #686162
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    jaysmith1987
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    Theres only a handful of players who can play for any team or any system and yes mkg might be the better prospect but he
    Doesnt fit with the wizards he be
    Much better in golden state. Its like steve nash with the mavs and steve nash with the suns. It was the system and bradey beal is a way better fit in washington.

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  • #686173
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    TheArtistPaysthePrice
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    Chris Singleton and Jan Vessely. And dont say JV is a 4 because if you have seen him play he is a 3 slasher with a weak jumper. With Wall, Singleton, Vessely, Nene, Okafor, Ariza, Seraphin and T. Booker they have 8 guys in their 9 man rotation ( 3rd pick is the other) who don’t shot over 40% outside 16 feet. Crawford is a pure shooter, but Blatch who oddly enough has a nice 18 foot stroke has to be amnestied. He is whatever a cancer of cancer is. They showed their hand and thats ussually not good but no way Beal goes two. Charlotte could pull a "give us a 2nd rounder or we will either draft Beal or trade with somebody that will" but their are to many 2 guards in the draft. The Wiz can only draft a 2 guard and they could slide back to about 10 or 11 to do so. Lamb or Rivers would be good picks for the Wiz if they had to trade back because Beal was gone and their would be a future one or some other present for the slide down. .

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  • #686201
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    SubZero
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    I’m a huge UK fan so I watched both of these guys, and I really believe Beal is a much better fit with Wall. They need shot makers because Wall is definitely not a good shooter, along with most everyone else on the team. I got to watch a lot of Beal this past year and I got nervous everytime we played Florida solely because of him. Not for Boynton, Walker, or Young, but because of him. He’s much better than a lot of people give him credit for and while he may never be an All-Star, I believe he’s a sure thing for the Wizards, which is what they need.

    I do think MKG is the better prospect, but he just doesn’t give them what they need. Any team in the league would like what he brings to the table, but with their roster right now, it just wouldn’t make sense unless they traded Ariza for a shooter like Anthony Morrow

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  • #686223
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    The Wizards need to draft Drummond. If he went to a different school, he would’ve looked a lot better. Our current roster lacks so much potential, and we shouldn’t be striving to become the next Milwaukee Bucks. I think some of the other prospects will become good players, but the only one w/ superstar potential besides Davis is Drummond. Drummond 2012!

     

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    • #686228
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      Jordo
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      You Serious? Take on another project big man with so much potential and no production? Trade him if he doesn’t pan out? Or you draft Beal who’s a sure thing and will most likely be the best shooter on the team since our shooting is that bad. 

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  • #686227
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    kobyz
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    ^^ he is not worth the risk at that spot!

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  • #686321
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    808wizfan
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    I agree that the Wiz need shooters and the makeup of the team will force us to draft Beal — it’s simply that with the 3rd pick in the draft, a team needs to get the best player available. I’m still not convinced that Beal will be a better player than MKG in the long run. He’s a shooter but was 34% from college 3 last year, has questionable ball-handling, and isn’t great at penetrating to the hoop. Grunfeld basically forced his own hand by assembling the team as it is.

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