Here comes Santa Claus with his bag

full of centers (a Celtic fan priority). With 3 picks (14,20 and 22 - it would be nice to hit the the Mother Load but the odds say that it will likely be a lump of coal. Producing centers with draft picks 14 through 22, that play starter minutes of at least 25 minutes per game while pulling down 8 rebounds per game has only seen 2 players out of 30 draftees hit that career level since 2003 (Danny's 1st year). I hope the leprechaun is in the draft room tomorrow night.

Draft list for years 2003 through 2018 below.

  http://bkref.com/tiny/UTVBj

   swish

Santa Claus, or a leprechaun?

Anyway... overall, that's a pretty unimpressive list of centers.

Guess we should cross our fingers extra hard.

nothing like the facts to temper our dreams on draft day!!

LOL

well it looks like 13 players in 15 years averaged 20 mins or more, I hope Danny picks the correct one this year!

kdp59 wrote:nothing like the facts to temper our dreams on draft day!!

LOL

well it looks like 13 players in 15 years averaged 20 mins or more, I hope Danny picks the correct one this year!

Kdp59

Taking the minutes down from 25 to 20 will then inlude bench players 6,7 and 8.


swish

Let me bring a little sunshine to the mix.

4 of the top 10 scoring centers in the NBA were drafted at # 16 or lower

6 of the top 10 rebounding centers were drafted at #16 or lower.

There is talent to be had at the center position at #16 and below in this draft.

It is all about teams that are good at evaluating big man talent.

dboss wrote:Let me bring a little sunshine to the mix.

4 of the top 10 scoring centers in the NBA were drafted at # 16 or lower

6 of the top 10 rebounding centers were drafted at #16 or lower.

There is talent to be had at the center position at #16 and below in this draft.

It is all about teams that are good at evaluating big man talent.

OK. So, it's safe to feel hopeful again?

dboss wrote:Let me bring a little sunshine to the mix.

4 of the top 10 scoring centers in the NBA were drafted at # 16 or lower

6 of the top 10 rebounding centers were drafted at #16 or lower.

There is talent to be had at the center position at #16 and below in this draft.

It is all about teams that are good at evaluating big man talent.

dboss

Could you be more specific about the time frame?

swish