Thursday, June 26, 2008

FGD Double Addendum

With the 19th pick of the 2008 NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers flat-out ignore all the players I mentioned below and select J.J. Hickson, a 6-9 power forward from North Carolina State.

While he may be a bit undersized to play the 4 in the NBA, Hickson's a great athlete, a good shooter and a powerful finisher, which is something LeBron needs. Some say he could have been a lottery pick if he had stayed another year in college. There appear to be questions about his work ethic, but unless your name is Ricky Davis, you don't slack off on a LeBron team. Period.

Hickson, only 19 years old, is a solid pick-up at this spot in the draft. Chad Ford even calls him a "sleeper."

Grade: B+

Now let's see if the Cavs pry a second-round pick from the Sonics, who have four of them.

2 comments:

Francois Leroux Speedskater said...

B plus? B PLUS? After ranting like a lunatic about Koufos and Jordan, they pick this clown and you say B plus? Sir, you are drinking the Kool-Aid of righteous homerism. How does it taste?

Brother Love said...

I like anybody named JJ... Good work Cavs!