Comments on: Which Position Should You Build Around For Playoff Success?

By: Cordie Aparicio

Cordie Aparicio — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:47:39 +0000

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By: Kevin Parsley

Kevin Parsley — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 12:13:21 +0000

Didnt you also have a breakdown showing that teams had to have a solid Small forward more so than other positions?

so is the overall conclusion that although small forward is the least important position to build around you still need to get one?

By: P Middy

P Middy — Thu, 20 May 2010 15:04:52 +0000

I getcha, AYC!

By: AYC

AYC — Thu, 20 May 2010 03:25:25 +0000

I wasn't really disagreeing with you; I just thought it was funny that Lopez fell for that reason and he can actually play

By: P Middy

P Middy — Thu, 20 May 2010 03:03:55 +0000

I was using Rose to elucidate my point about a sure-thing at an other position, versus a maybe-thing at the center position.

By: AYC

AYC — Thu, 20 May 2010 00:36:21 +0000

Who said anything about trading Rose for Lopez? The fact is that elite big men win championships; they don't do it alone of course, but center is the hardest position to fill; if you get a great one, you have a big advantage.

And NJ was so terrible this year due to injuries. They got healthy by the end of the season and started winning.

By: P Middy

P Middy — Wed, 19 May 2010 16:37:41 +0000

Riley? For sure. Would the Bulls trade Rose for Lopez? I wouldn't. It's hard to give dap to the best player on one of the worst teams of all time. You gotta be worth more than 12 wins. It'd be cool to see a list of "surprise" awesome centers, who fell to a lower spot in the draft vs. the number of crap-ass centers then went higher in the draft than they should have. My bet is the crap-ass ones are legion. And the surprise ones are pretty few and in between. I accidently left Hasheem Thabeet off my previous list of stinkers, too.

By: AYC

AYC — Mon, 17 May 2010 18:56:49 +0000

The funny thing is, that logic is why Brook Lopez fell to #10, when he was projected to go 3rd. Then it turned out he can actually play; do you think Riley wishes he had the 2nd pick to do over again?

By: P Middy

P Middy — Mon, 17 May 2010 15:46:13 +0000

I appreciate the attempt, but there's too much history and circumstance to judge based on position alone. You build around the best player available to you. Sam Bowie, Gregg Oden, Kwame Brown, Darko Milicic, Michael Oliwakandi, Bryant Reeves, Shawn Bradely, and Benoit Benjamin. That said, if you have a choice between a sure-thing center and a sure-thing shooting guard, it's not a bad idea to go with the center. But a maybe-thing center is no match for a sure-thing at any other position. In fact, a maybe-thing center will probably destroy your squad and completely waste your draft pick for that year.

By: Stan

Stan — Mon, 17 May 2010 15:11:02 +0000

Wow ... when are you guys thinking of updating the positions with your new data? I can't believe how I'm excited with that piece of info!