2013 NBA COLLEGE DRAFT

In a woefully weak draft….most anyone in the first 10 picks could have been #1.  The Analytics were front and center stage impressing the owners with their preparation and numbers.  After the draft, our friend, Bickley, who has over the years become big time said, “the Suns soon to be rock star may have made a mistake in taking Alex Len instead of Ben McLemore.” He quoted ex-player Rex Chapman who said McLemore was the second best steal of the draft” and LeBron James’ tweet quote, they are sleeping on McLemore, just watch”. He also opined that players generally could spot good players. It seems like that is not the direction the league is taking.  Most of the recent hires for top NBA executive positions have been video coordinators most of whom never played the game.
However, history tells us this is a cycle we are in with new breed owners who like to deal in numbers.  This will last as long as it takes for the owners to realize that the NBA is more about dealing with people than crunching numbers.

By the way Bick, you were the guy in 1999 that got all over us for taking Shawn Marion instead of Corey Maggette………… but it is okay you are still my hero.