[joe2324Participant]

 Many people on this board wanted the Cavs to take drummond in the draft a few years ago including myself.  Hes been an animal this year, especially since Josh Smith has been traded. Tonight he has 22 rebounds in the 3rd quarter! How dumb do you think the cavs feel taking Waitors? 

[joe2324Participant]

 but, my god he needs to work on his free throws. No excuse going 5-14 from the line

[joe2324Participant]

 but, my god he needs to work on his free throws. No excuse going 5-14 from the line

[Chilbert arenasParticipant]

They should be feeling dumb about that even if Drummond was a bust. 

[cabbycabParticipant]

lmfao

[cabbycabParticipant]

lmfao

[Chilbert arenasParticipant]

They should be feeling dumb about that even if Drummond was a bust. 

[Mr. HookShotParticipant]

Always easy to say in retrospect "they should have taken player X". Thing is they didn’t think the very, very raw Drummond would pan out, just like four others teams thought as well (Kings, Blazers, Warriors and Raptors). Don’t understand me wrong, I like Drummond as a player, albeit with one major weakness (free throws), but no one can ‘predict’ how players develop.  

[Mr. HookShotParticipant]

Always easy to say in retrospect "they should have taken player X". Thing is they didn’t think the very, very raw Drummond would pan out, just like four others teams thought as well (Kings, Blazers, Warriors and Raptors). Don’t understand me wrong, I like Drummond as a player, albeit with one major weakness (free throws), but no one can ‘predict’ how players develop.  

[ItsVictorOladipoParticipant]

Always easy to say in retrospect "they should have taken player X". Thing is they didn’t think the very, very raw Drummond would pan out, just like four others teams thought as well (Kings, Blazers, Warriors and Raptors). 

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To be fair it isn’t even necessarily an example of retrospect from today, even at the time of the draft many people saw the Waiters selection as a reach and argued for the Cavs taking either Drummond or Barnes (I’ll admit I was in camp Barnes).

The Kings and Raptors had Cousins and Valunciunas so another young center would have created an issue for minutes, The Blazers needed a PG and Lillard was projected right around their spot, so it wasn’t like they reached for a prospect over Drummond. And the Warriors took Barnes, who along with Drummond, was a highly touted prospect who slid a little.

 

 

 

 

 

[ItsVictorOladipoParticipant]

Always easy to say in retrospect "they should have taken player X". Thing is they didn’t think the very, very raw Drummond would pan out, just like four others teams thought as well (Kings, Blazers, Warriors and Raptors). 

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To be fair it isn’t even necessarily an example of retrospect from today, even at the time of the draft many people saw the Waiters selection as a reach and argued for the Cavs taking either Drummond or Barnes (I’ll admit I was in camp Barnes).

The Kings and Raptors had Cousins and Valunciunas so another young center would have created an issue for minutes, The Blazers needed a PG and Lillard was projected right around their spot, so it wasn’t like they reached for a prospect over Drummond. And the Warriors took Barnes, who along with Drummond, was a highly touted prospect who slid a little.

 

 

 

 

 

[jaycee24Participant]

 I seriously don’t get why they don’t force him to shoot Free throws one handed

[jaycee24Participant]

 I seriously don’t get why they don’t force him to shoot Free throws one handed

[joe2324Participant]

If Drummond learns to shoot free throws in the off season, MY GOD. I could see him averaging 35 points a game when he hits his prime and gets stronger. His potential is insane, way higher than Dwight Howard ever was. As long as Drummond stays injury free and he learns how to shoot free throws, pistons are in good shape for the future.

[joe2324Participant]

If Drummond learns to shoot free throws in the off season, MY GOD. I could see him averaging 35 points a game when he hits his prime and gets stronger. His potential is insane, way higher than Dwight Howard ever was. As long as Drummond stays injury free and he learns how to shoot free throws, pistons are in good shape for the future.

[JordoParticipant]

Cavs are going to be shooting themselves in the foot watching Drummond develop. I thought they should have went all in and swung for Drummond since they couldn’t land Beal. Hell Charlotte and Washington would have taken him in hindsight also. But now they lost their Center and are desperately trying to find front court help.

[JordoParticipant]

Cavs are going to be shooting themselves in the foot watching Drummond develop. I thought they should have went all in and swung for Drummond since they couldn’t land Beal. Hell Charlotte and Washington would have taken him in hindsight also. But now they lost their Center and are desperately trying to find front court help.

[OhCanada-Participant]

I never understood it. I understand why Toronto passed on him, they had Jonas Valanciunas coming over that year and those two definitely would not coexist. It would be worse then with Monroe or Smith. Although Cleveland had no C. Pairing him with Irving just seemed right.

As for them picking Waiters a lot of people knew he would sneak into the high lottery after a great draft combine performance but I had him going to Toronto I didnt think he would go so high but I wasnt tp surprised after hearing people comparing him to Wade which is a fair assessment on who Cleveland expected him to develop into. He is still a great talent but him and Irving are ball dominant scoring guards that struggle guarding SGs. Bad pick.

 

[OhCanada-Participant]

I never understood it. I understand why Toronto passed on him, they had Jonas Valanciunas coming over that year and those two definitely would not coexist. It would be worse then with Monroe or Smith. Although Cleveland had no C. Pairing him with Irving just seemed right.

As for them picking Waiters a lot of people knew he would sneak into the high lottery after a great draft combine performance but I had him going to Toronto I didnt think he would go so high but I wasnt tp surprised after hearing people comparing him to Wade which is a fair assessment on who Cleveland expected him to develop into. He is still a great talent but him and Irving are ball dominant scoring guards that struggle guarding SGs. Bad pick.

 

[lalailaParticipant]

 He is really big. Maybe someone heard some new rumours how much he weight now? It has to be over 300lbs

[lalailaParticipant]

 He is really big. Maybe someone heard some new rumours how much he weight now? It has to be over 300lbs

[r377Participant]

Drummond slipped due to his poor college season. No one knew how good he was going to be.

80% of users on here thought Cleveland were going to select Harrison Barnes.

[OhCanada-Participant]

I thought they would pick Barnes too. I still think Barnes would have developed great in that situation but Drummond would have as well. They put up a smokescreen saying they would select Beal or Barnes so noone would target Waiters but why pick a high volume scoring gaurd when you’ve already acquired one.

[OhCanada-Participant]

I thought they would pick Barnes too. I still think Barnes would have developed great in that situation but Drummond would have as well. They put up a smokescreen saying they would select Beal or Barnes so noone would target Waiters but why pick a high volume scoring gaurd when you’ve already acquired one.

[joe2324Participant]

Barnes would have worked out better than Bennett. They should have taken best avaiable; instead, they tried to get cute and grab a wild card in Bennett. I can’t say for certain who would have been a perfect pick, but it was certainly not Bennett.  Your right, most wanted Barnes but there many on this board hoping they would have taken Drummond. 

[joe2324Participant]

Barnes would have worked out better than Bennett. They should have taken best avaiable; instead, they tried to get cute and grab a wild card in Bennett. I can’t say for certain who would have been a perfect pick, but it was certainly not Bennett.  Your right, most wanted Barnes but there many on this board hoping they would have taken Drummond. 

[r377Participant]

Drummond slipped due to his poor college season. No one knew how good he was going to be.

80% of users on here thought Cleveland were going to select Harrison Barnes.

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