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Originally Posted by James282
Assani, you have been doing a lot of justifying defense first, efficient players...so I don't get what your issue with Chandler is. He plays a very specific offensive role(rebounding, dunking) efficiently and can D up on anyone. In a league where scorers will abound there is no reason you need to worry about drafting someone who isn't a "third option" on offense in the 3rd round.
I have no issue with Chandler. I don't mind the pick at all. In fact I even said:
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Originally Posted by Assani Fisher
I like his picks a lot because I think he targetted the toughest positions to find early(especially trying to find both good defense and efficient and somewhat bulk offense at these positions).
With that said, I think his one mistake was reaching on Rasheed. I like a guy like Laimbeer better and he went later on...another example of today's players being overrated in this draft imo.
I also would've loved pairing GP with Sidney Moncrief(although to be fair, since I think Moncrief was the steal of the draft I would've loved any pairing with him) and then getting Chandler and going with a PF later on.
This debate started because imo he wrote:
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Originally Posted by cowboy2579
I don't see how Thorpe is such a great pick while Chandler is mediocre. Chandler is a better defender w/ similar offense + 3 inches IMO.
And then I took exception to the "similar offense" comment as Thorpe has been a #1 option on his team before, while Chandler isn't even close.