TZ Minus 13: With The 1st Pick Of The 2008 NBA Draft, The Sacramento Kings Select -

by section214 on May 6, 2008 12:00 PM PDT in NBA Draft Comment 9 comments

It's May 20th and I'm sitting in New Jersey with representatives from each of the 14 lottery teams. From up close I can tell that Pat Riley has indeed had botox. Brandon Roy seems to be a really nice guy, and I chat Kevin McHale up about coming to Sacramento to work with Spencer Hawes and Shelden Williams on their low post games, though McHale gets confused, thinks that I am tryintg to trade him Hawes and Williams and responds by offering Al Jefferson, Al Roker and Al Yankovic.

We are all seated behind our podiums. Michael Heisley is spinning around and around in his chair and yelling "wheee!!!" Chris Mullin has been shooting wads of paper into a trash can and has made 37 in a row. Elgin Baylor has dozed off and is snoring lightly, his head resting peacefully on Donnie Walsh's shoulder. Clay Bennett keeps trying to relocate his seat.

The ceremony begins. Golden State gets drawn first, followed by Portland. Indiana gets pulled next, meaning that we've jumped into the top three! The rest of the teams get pulled in order until we get to the Knicks, who have also jumped into the top three. Miami winds up with the 3rd pick...the Knicks get the 2nd pick...and we win the #1 pick!!!

Jim Gray asks me who I think we should take with the pick. While giggling like a school girl I manage to blurt out "Joe Kleine!" Then I compose myself and state, "Hey, I've done my part. Now it's up to the Maloof's, Geoff Petrie and the coaching staff to decide. I do like Michael Beasley and Derrick Rose , though."

So the pick is ours! Who do you like, and why?

Poll

With the 1st pick of the 2008 NBA draft, the Sacramento Kings select:

Michael Beasley

169 votes

Derrick Rose

115 votes

Other

9 votes

293 votes | Poll has closed

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Total aside, I'm sorry to have to ask here...

...but do you have tickets in sec. 214? Seems like quite the mix of Kings fan drops by here and couldn’t assume you were necessarily in the same time zone…

by ogre lawless on May 6, 2008 1:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yep -

A 2nd decker, but at least at half court.

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by section214 on May 6, 2008 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I voted Rose

because in a few years he will definitely be better than beno and for at least this year, rose can sit behind beno (hopefully should we resign beno) and learn at his own pace. our pg would be handled for the next decade at least. look what a top notch point can do for a franchise (nash, and most recently and I think importantly CP3). Rose loves to find his better offensive weapons, and with kevin and cisco this would certainly be possible. also with Rose we would have an MVP candidate according to that ad on the right side of this website.

when will the Kenny Thomas Reign of Terror end?!!??

by diehardkingsfan5 on May 6, 2008 5:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I took Beasley, barely

He just looked like the best pro prospect to me. But if when we land that #1 pick, I won’t be disappointed if GP takes Rose.

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by section214 on May 6, 2008 7:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Beasley

I picked Beasley because we absolutely need a stud PF, which Beasley is.

However, I’m starting to agree with DieHard a little, especially after seeing more and more Chris Paul. God I’d love to have him on our team.

by vfettke on May 6, 2008 7:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

TZ Lives!

And here is his take on Michael Beasley-

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by section214 on May 7, 2008 7:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Not sure who I'd pick honestly

Rose would fit a need, and so would Beasley. The question really was how much rebounding/shot blocking/post defense could Beasley ultimately give you. If the answer is more than he’s considered to be now, then the obvious answer is Beasley. If Rose is the real deal, and he’s probably the best PG entering the draft since Williams/Paul 3 years ago (and before them who was the best?), then it’s easy to see how Rose would be the better fit. Ultimately, it’s easy to see why most around here would pick Beasley, but I’m not sure in a draft with Greg Oden he would go first overall. If he’s better than Kevin Durant, which would be an interesting conversation to have, as I’ve seen written by some that Beasley’s season did surpass Durant’s of a year ago, then perhaps Beasley is the right choice. Either way it’s a coin flip that will be criticized if one flops 5 years from now.

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by pookeyguru on May 8, 2008 1:04 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs