You’re on point about the Pacers’ draft . While other teams are making moves & being aggressive, Bird is being CONSERVATIVE. For a franchise facing bankruptcy & struggling w/ attendance, I just don’t think Bird is getting the job done. This city needs some excitement & a playoff appearance! Bird was a great player, but that doesn’t mean he’s a great judge of talent. That doesn’t mean he has ALL that it takes to build a championship team. I’ve lost confidence in his decision making.
I like Hansbrough, but not well enough to pay him lottery pick money. I feel that we could’ve gotten him lower in the draft . If Bird wanted him THAT bad, he should’ve traded down, saved money & possibly picked up another asset. I just don’t get it. We also already have a player that brings basically the same thing to the table that Hansbrough will. Jeff Foster. Once agai! n, I think Hansbrough will be a good pro, but there were better players & w/ more upside still available. I also think Hansbrough is undersized & not athletic enough for his position. He will be nothing more than a role player in the NBA. The way he overpowered guys in college won’t happen in the NBA anymore. The NBA is a completely different, bigger, meaner & more vicious animal compared to college!
Then he drafts AJ Price. I was speechless. 1st, he wouldn’t have gotten drafted. 2nd, he wasn’t the best point guard available. 3rd, Bird has talked a lot about getting good character guys. Um, did he forget about Price’s brush in w/ the law at UConn?
What’s funny is I KNEW Bird would be the idot who took Hansbrough in the lottery. The NBA is about speed, size & athleticism. We now have Rasho Nesterovic, Travis Diener, Josh McRoberts, Jeff Foster, Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy & Tyler Hansbrough. A team full of una! thletic & slow white guys. What is Bird trying to build h! ere? The Pacers will be in the lottery next year. We’ll get the #1 pick & just watch Bird draft Luke Harangody over John Wall!
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