Draft Review - Tm11

Clay White
3 J. Kidd Dal
4 V. Carter NJ
6 D. Harris NJ
8 OJ Mayo Mem
10 B. Udrih Sac
1 E. Brand Phi
2 S. Marion Mia
9 T. Young Phi
11 M. Barnes Pho
5 A. Bogut Mil
7 Al Horford Atl
12 Al Thornton LAC

The Good: Solid combo of grizzled vets (Kidd & VC), struggling stars (Brand & the Matrix) with young up and coming talent (OJ, Thaddeus, Devin & Horford) makes for an interesting blend of potential and don't crash yet.
The Bad:If NJ & Miami struggle will key BBC cogs, Vince Carter & Shawn Marion stay engaged in their season? Vince already quit on one struggling franchise and the Matrix was a pale shade of his former TOT-stuffing self last year in his brief tenure sans Steve Nash. If either of those guys mail it in for part of the year, BBC will be saying "wait 'til next year".
The Ugly: This team is highly dependent on Elton Brand's achilles tendon allowing Elton to return to the top of his game. Trust me, it'll be a surprise if Elton is vintage Elton and unless some young guys like Al Horford really make the leap, BBC can't contend w/o Elton at least at 90%.

Best Pick: Devin Harris (6th) & Al Horford (7th) are both potential break out candidates, but their down side in those rounds is low - barring injury BBC will get good value for those picks & they could emerge as real steals. Also kudos to Matt Barnes (11th) who could benefit greatly from Steve Nash's presence. Shawn Marion (2nd) was also good value as I could have made a case for taking him as high as #5 overall potentially...

This team can contend if Kidd & VC have one more good year in 'em, Brand is back to at least 90% of the Elton Fantasy Hoopsters came to know and love, DWade has Marion breaking out the Matrix of old again and at least one or two of the youngsters emerges as legit talents. A lot needs to come together in all likelihood for this team to make a run, but the talent is there if the stars align an there's no doubt Clay will be scouring the waiver wire to maximize the in season performance when anyone on the roster falters...