06-08-2026, 04:52 PM
(06-08-2026, 04:47 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Yeah, we're not quite connecting, mostly because you seem focused on your personal ranking of each player on their own merits.
What I'M saying, and I don't need you or anyone to agree, is that MY list would be comprised ONLY of players with the potential to make a difference in the area of offensive creation. To my way of thinking, "BPA" is misleading, especially when you are a team who can't create efficient offense, which I deem to be the first and most crucial step along the way of building a competitive team. In fact, the only time I think "BPA" holds logical water, and where I believe the term originates from, is when a team is in the opposite situation, wherein they have too much offensive creation and need role players. THAT's when it's a "reach" for need, as in "we need a 3&D 4," and THAT's when "BPA" is a sound argument, imho. Guys who can handle the ball are simply objectively more valuable and therefore more worthy of a high pick, imo. When you're in the situation the Mavs are in, having very little in the way of creation, I honestly don't think it could be more obvious what the priority should be.
Forget Ament vs. "the guards." I think you and I would probably have pretty similar rankings there. I'm saying (and this isn't going to win the debate, but should clarify where I am with my hopes for the Mavs) I'd take ANY of the guards OR Ament over Caleb Wilson. That's how strongly I feel that they need to use this opportunity to add creation.
Kyrie can create. And will.