Tue Jun 24, 2003 4:18 pm
yes, if that player is of michael jordan's calibre
Tue Jun 24, 2003 6:21 pm
we should move it back to 1986, then chris washburn would be the biggest bust ever at #3 overall.
Wed Jun 25, 2003 11:37 am
limpdilznik wrote:can a player be considered a 'steal' if he is picked in top 3 or even top 5??!!
The same Steve Francis that was picked 2nd overall.limpdilznik wrote:steals- ...... & steve francis- although he didn't want to play for vancouver, the rockets didn't give up much for him
BTW, here's the trade.
NBA.com wrote:Draft rights traded by the Grizzlies along with F Tony Massenburg to the Houston Rockets as part of three-way deal on 8/27/99 in which the the Grizzlies received G Michael Dickerson, F/C Othella Harrington, G Brent Price, F/C Antoine Carr and a future first-round draft choice from the Rockets, the Rockets received F Don MacLean and a future first-round draft choice from the Orlando Magic, and the Magic received G Michael Smith, G/F Rodrick Rodes, G Lee Mayberry and F Makhtar Ndiaye from the Grizzlies
And Vancouver got their second leading scorer (Dickerson, who's dissapeared/been injured the last two seasons) and the starting PF, Othella Harrington. We also lost Tony Massenburg (who played 20 games at center 9height: 6'9'') with a broken arm and averaged 12 and 10) who came back the next season. We got a pretty good deal considering Steve wouldn't sign with us.
Wed Jun 25, 2003 1:05 pm
i was waiting for someone to misunderstand me on this one:
to clarify- IMO i think houston didn't give up much to get francis. that is why i said he was a steal.
my mistake, i should have mentioned this on the 'trades for draft picks that were steals' thread
i was wondering: Colin or any other Grizz fan: would you rather have francis or the cast of players that were traded for him?
limpdilznik wrote:
steals- ...... & steve francis- although he didn't want to play for vancouver, the rockets didn't give up much for him
to clarify- IMO i think houston didn't give up much to get francis. that is why i said he was a steal.
my mistake, i should have mentioned this on the 'trades for draft picks that were steals' thread
We got a pretty good deal considering Steve wouldn't sign with us
i was wondering: Colin or any other Grizz fan: would you rather have francis or the cast of players that were traded for him?
Wed Jun 25, 2003 1:21 pm
I would actually rather have the cast, as we already had Bibby, and I don't think a Bibby-Francis backcourt would work very well.limpdilznik wrote:i was wondering: Colin or any other Grizz fan: would you rather have francis or the cast of players that were traded for him?