[外電] 30 Teams, 30 Days: Indiana Pacers Draft Preview

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30 Teams, 30 Days: Indiana Draft Preview
Authored by Jason M. Williams - 7th June, 2008 - 1:40 pm

2007-2008 Finish: 36-46
2008 Draft Picks: 11th, 41st

Pre-Draft 2008-09 Projected Starters:
 PG Jamaal Tinsley
 SG Mike Dunleavy
 SF Danny Granger
 PF Jermaine O’Neal
 C  Jeff Foster
Key Reserves:
 SG Marquis Daniels
 PG Travis Diener
 SF Shawne Williams
 PF Troy Murphy

What the Pacers Do Well:

The Pacers were a few injuries away from capturing a playoff spot last year.
They made positive strides under new Coach Jim O’Brien and look forward to
returning to glory in the East next season.

Danny Granger made a case for being considered for an All Star selection next
season. He averaged a team and career-high 19.6 points per game while also
contributing 6.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.1 blocks while
shooting 40.4% from downtown.

Also having a career year was shooting guard Mike Dunleavy. In his first full
season as a Pacer, Dunleavy poured on 19.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 3.5
assists while hitting from 42.4% from deep. He and Granger were a dynamic duo
and look to build upon their success next season.

When Jamaal Tinsley was on the floor, the Pacers were clearly a better team.
He put up a solid 11.9 points and 8.4 assists in his time on the floor over
39 games. His backup also stepped up big time this year and proved he
belonged in the NBA. Travis Diener started 21 games in his first season as a
Pacer and produced a solid 6.9 points and 3.8 assists while filling in for
the oft-injured Tinsley.

Shawne Williams made a name for himself early in his second year in the
league, putting up a solid 10.1 points and 3.8 rebounds in the month of
November, including a 21 point, 11 rebound game in an upset victory in
Denver. He had moments of brilliance throughout the season but finished with
a very respectable 6.7 points and 2.7 rebounds, still only at the age of 22.


Greatest Areas of Improvement:

Upgrade at Point Guard
While Tinsley is a very serviceable point guard option while healthy, he has
not been very reliable over the past five seasons. Only once has he started
over 43 games since 2002-03 and can no longer be counted on to guide this
team to the playoffs. They need some fresh blood at the position, and no, I’
m not referring to Travis Diener.

Legit Big Men
Same goes for franchise cornerstone Jermaine O’Neal. JO has started more
than 47 games only once since 2003-04 and is basically being paid $21M a year
for the next two years where he’ll likely only be available for roughly 40
games per year. Other than him, their bigs are the menacing Jeff Foster, the
lanky long range shooting Troy Murphy, career underachieving Ike Diogu, and
the substance abusing David Harrison. Not exactly a rotation of high quality
options in the paint…

Who’s Gone Number 11 Recently?

Over the past five years, the Warriors and Magic have dominated this
selection spot. The Warriors used the 11th pick in 2003 and 2004 on two
foreign born players who have thrived in their system and have been key
members of the team since being drafted. Conversely, the Magic have swung and
missed twice when picking 11th overall. They toyed with the legendary Fran
Vazquez of Spain, only to get nothing at all from him over the past 3
seasons. Then, they went the other way and selected the top player in college
basketball. Redick also never panned out and is mired on the bench, wishing
he had a chance to land with another squad. The jury is still out on Acie
Law, but he is looking like the real deal after his rookie season in Hotlanta.

2007
Acie Law, Atlanta Hawks

2006
J.J. Redick, Orlando Magic

2005
Fran Vazquez, Orlando Magic

2004
Andris Biedrins, Golden State Warriors

2003
Mickael Pietrus, Golden State Warriors


Who Should the Pacers Target?

For more in-depth analysis and background regarding the players that the
Pacers should target in this year’s Draft, click on each player name to be
redirected to Christopher Reina’s Prospect Report piece.

- D.J. Augustin of Texas

This is the guy the Pacers need. Yes, they have had Jamaal Tinsley starting
at the point, but that is no longer a sentence taken seriously in Indiana.
Augustin is the team leading point guard whom they need to get the ball into
the hands of all of their shooters. He would be an immediate upgrade and
would contend for starting minutes at the onset of the season.

- DeAndre Jordan of Texas A&M

While many fans in Pacer Nation are crossing their fingers for Augustin to
drop to 11, it is entirely possible he will no longer be an option when David
Stern calls their name. However, if Augustin is off the board and DeAndre
Jordan is still chillin’ in the Green Room, they might as well call
themselves blessed. Jordan is the type of monster this team needs. Get him to
shadow Jermaine O’Neal for a season or two, and we could be looking at one
of the best power forward/center combos in recent memory come 2010.

- Russell Westbrook of UCLA

Westbrook would fit next to Mike Dunleavy like a glove. The rangy point guard
out of UCLA is a defensive menace and has the ability to distribute the ball
and score when necessary. Next to Dunleavy’s playmaking ability and stroke
from the outside, this potential backcourt duo could be deadly.


Who Do the Fans Want?

According to Andrew Perna’s Indiana Lottery Summit, an interactive column
featuring the responses of true RealGM hoops fans hoping to add their two
cents to the Pacer Draft discussion, the fans of Indy have made it known that
they would an upgrade at either the point guard or power forward position.
There really was no clear-cut consensus among Pacer Nation as they were able
to mention 13 different players they’d like to select with this pick.
However, I tallied up their wish lists and DeAndre Jordan and Russell
Westbrook came in behind the eventual fan decision with the eleventh overall
selection in the 2008 NBA Draft:

D.J. Augustin, PG – Texas

Picks Over the Past Five Years

The Pacers were without a pick last year but made some solid picks in recent
years past. Danny Granger was an absolute steal with the 17th pick in 2005,
and Shawne Williams was taken in the same slot the following year and is
beginning to show flashes of similar potential.

2007
None

2006
Shawne Williams, 17th
Alexander Johnson, 45th

2005
Danny Granger, 17th
Erazem Lorbek, 46th

2004
David Harrison, 29th
Rashard Wright, 59th

2003
James Jones, 49th



RealGM 的 30 Teams , 30 Days 系列文章,分析了各隊的選秀需求

溜馬的需求和目標很明確,就是補強那兩個穿西裝比穿球衣多的傢伙位置
未來幾年的核心將會是 Granger+Dunleavy 雙槍陣容
Granger 新人年就打出很優異的成績,也一直都在進步當中
Dunleavy 今年打出生涯最佳,未來進步空間可能沒有 Granger 大
但考量到戰術系統契合度和交易難度 (勇士之前為什麼敢給這麼長的約?)
維持這樣的核心試個幾年是合理的,希望能向之前的波士頓雙槍看齊


這篇認為我們會在 PG 和 PF/C 兩個位置上做選擇
他認為在 11 順位 DJ Augustin 會是我們的首選
如果 DJ Augustin 當時已經被選走的話,DeAndre Jordan 會是個好選擇
Russell Westbrook 的組織能力不及 DJ Augustin
但他的防守能力可以和 Dunleavy 的 playmaking 能力互相補足

RealGM 的鄉民比較偏愛 DJ Augustin 啊...

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※ 編輯: pheather        來自: 59.114.128.146       (06/10 20:07)
推 pates:其實，隊上只有Dunleavy是用頭腦打球，這應該是當初勇士給
→ pates:高薪跟長約的原因
推 larson:Chad Ford都預測我們比較會傾向選擇Westbrook了說~
→ pheather:Ford那篇4.0比較新,這篇是6/7的...不過Ford的mock裡
→ pheather:Randolph大漲到#6,而快艇也跳過了PG DJ 和 Westbrook
→ pheather:選了有很大轉型疑慮的EJ...
→ pheather:O'Brien體系中對於PG的要求到底是比較偏向組織能力呢,還
→ pheather:是防守/持球攻擊能力? 看了一下雙槍時代的波士頓,陣容中
→ pheather:並沒有組織型PG,Kenny Anderson(生涯後期),Tony Delk
→ pheather:Mike James都不是以組織見長,但這究竟是因還是果呢?
→ pheather:是因為O'Brien體系下不需要組織型PG,還是因為找不到PG所
→ pheather:以得讓場上的全能鋒衛擔任playmaker?這篇文章認為Tinsley
→ pheather:在場上的時候,溜馬顯然是一支比較好的隊伍,我想他的看法
→ pheather:是傾向於溜馬需要一個PG擔任場上的組織者,畢竟Granger還
→ pheather:比不上Pierce,Dunleavy也不比之前號稱可打1~5號的Walker
→ pheather:全能,不可能完全複製雙槍波士頓的經驗
推 kuchibu:差很多的槍  我們的是有身高不會運球的槍
→ kuchibu:波槍是爛仗加狂射   還是差好多..
→ pheather:也沒有更好的比較對象了,O'Brien除了波士頓那三年半之外
→ pheather:就只有執教過AI還在的76人一季,接著就是我們了
→ pheather:話說雙槍波士頓也是承接他老師Pitino留下來的菜
推 larson:PG阿?如果是既能組織,又有防守與進攻能力的話當然是最好啦~
→ larson:像是選秀會上的Rose,Mayo,或是活塞的槍析,七六人的Miller
→ larson:如果只能選一個的話,我認為Obie還是會選擇防守的,組織能力
→ larson:不是那麼重要,Murray也來沒多久就站上先發,就是因為他的防
→ larson:守能力優於Diener,盡管Diener在場上穿針引線的本事比較好
→ larson:我想如果球隊選了DJ,也差不多等於是把Diener放回先發,這樣
→ larson:我們的先發就有莫大,小鄧,和控球後衛三個點容易被打點~
→ pheather:我認同,如果DJ和Westbrook都掉到11順位還沒人選,那麼
→ pheather:Westbrook會是我們較好的選擇,但Westbrook可能會被前面的
→ pheather:球隊攔胡,那時候的選擇就會很麻煩了
→ pheather:6~10順位的球隊,除了籃網之外每隊都有可能選走Westbrook