I clearly didn’t love the pick. But if I were going to defend it, it would be based on need. I think they are OK at the 4,5 and 2. An argument could be made for Haliburton filling the biggest need - particularly after letting Dunn go - but clearly he wasn’t thought of as highly by NBA GMs as the experts predicted. I liked the Otto Porter trade at the time but he has been a disappointment and Chandler Hutchison is a fringe player. (From what I read) Williams brings much needed defense and athleticism. He’s also young with apparent potential so it could pay off in 2022. If White can play the point (that’s a big if) then the 3 was the right position. They are in desperate need of a star so maybe it was a gamble worth taking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I2ZPOxBn1c

I've lost interest in the Draft at this point. Watching some of this on the big screen now had to check out Zippy and Nardi's guy. It's been a minute

I have MANY years of experience in trying to appreciate steaming piles of dogshit.

i loved that old Milwaukee floor.

They weren't bad. They had Artis and Scott May and played ferocious D. Ed Badger coached with Jerry Sloan as assistant.

I've become a fan of Zach Lavine. Love how he resisted some of Boylen's dumbassery and he seems to have a good head on his shoulders. I'm not sure he's the two guard of the future but I kind of want him to be.

Artis was my guy. The first game I ever saw in person was Artis against Walton the year the Blazers won the championship. It was great. Scott May though? I remember him mostly as a high draft pick that looked good as a rookie then succumbed to injury and ultimately ended as a disappointment. Better than Deng though.

Only quibble I would have, and I think you'd agree with, is we aren't set at any position right now. Everyone on our roster is replaceable and there's no true cornerstone. Let AK have a blank canvas and paint the picture he wants. We can start judging it at the end of the 2021 season.

I love how they kept commercials in the youtube broadcast. Some of these are wild

I agree with that. I see next season as a test of Donovan. If they are surprisingly competitive then I’m back on board. AK can then re-shape as needed. If they stay at the bottom then I think we’re looking at 3 years minimum of rebuild.

Did you go to the 54:00 mark and watch Cazzie Russell vs Mickey in HORSE?

Artis was good. I remember hearing the name a lot growing up in the 90's and thinking he was an old timey bum. But he really does stand out when you watch some of those old games.

Did you go to the 54:00 mark and watch Cazzie Russell vs Mickey in HORSE?

I just fast forwarded to this part. I'm trying to meet you and Zippy halfway on Mickey and this fucker misses a wide open left handed layup?

Yeah, well it looks like I'm meeting you halfway too. He wasn't as good as I remembered him to be. I kinda hate watching '70's basketball. The game didn't fully develop until Bird and Magic, then followed up by MJ.

It was such a different game. Everything revolved around the center. They never went more than 10 feet from the basket and they beat the hell out of each other. It’s weird how many good 7 footers there were back then. When Shaq came into the league he was a bit of an anomaly. Ewing was getting older and his contemporary competition included guys like Mourning, Stoudemire and Ben Wallace. Yao Ming had the size but he couldn’t stay with Shaq. Robinson had the height but wasn’t really a banger.

I’m inclined to agree with conns that this dude is a nobody but whatever. Terrible draft. Maybe he becomes ok.

Trae Young will be a bust. Book It!

Trae Young will be a bust. Book It!

So there ya go, Jay Bilas compares a 2nd rounder to Tim Duncan and I just compared Williams to Scottie Pippen.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

all I'll say is that for the past week or two Williams has been skyrocketing up the draft board. Heard someone say he could even crack the top 3 at one point. So I'll give the Bulls credit for grabbing the hottest name at the draft. I remember the Bulls doing that in 1987 as well and it worked out.

Didn't they do that with Tyrus Thomas as well?

So how long before we know if this guy sucks or not?

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

That question has already been definitively answered. See Jason Bernstein's comment above.

Sounds impressive. Does he have any skills?