Monday, October 27, 2008

Draft Review - Tm12

Tm12 Jim Meeker
1 B. Davis LAC
4 M. Dunleavy Ind
7 Ben Gordon Chi
8 R. Felton Cha
10 R. Alston Hou
3 P. Stojakovic NO
5 R. Jefferson Mil
9 Kny Martin Den
11 R. Gomes Min
2 D. Howard Orl
6 M. Okur Uta
12 T. Outlaw Por

The Good: Strong roster of guys who played a lot & well last year. Team will hit a ton of treys & steal and frankly should be OK in most of the counting categories, particularly if last year can be duplicated.
The Bad: Despite playing a lot last year, the team has lots of guys w/an injury riddled past - contention will depend on the good health of Baron Davis, Pedra Stojakovic, Richard Jefferson & Kenyon Martin who don't have a history of playing 80 games most years.
The Ugly: All those treys come at a cost and for this team it's in FG% (.457 last year) and FT% (.750) which if combined net 6 points for 'em will be a surprise.

Best Pick: Mike Dunleavy in the 4th was likely a steal given his performance last year and his ideal fit for the up-tempo system Indy is installing. Also Raymond Felton in the 8th was an upside bargain as if he does turn the corner it's a steal and his downside is limited then.

To Win it all this team desperately needs health from Baron Davis & Stojakovic plus some good luck in the percentages to get them into the middle of the pack. Dwight Howard learning to shoot a free throw would go a long way towards contention...

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