Post by Heebs on Apr 14, 2015 21:42:43 GMT -6
THE CUBAN REPORT DRAFT GRADES
Heat – B+
It’s not hard to draft Frank Selvy, even if your name is Bill Murray and this is your third pick at 1.1 in three years. Canes made some decent picks later on and gets credit for those picks, bringing his draft grade up to a B+.
1.1 Frank Selvy SG 6'4'' 219 22 B+ B C B C B (20)
1.22 Walter Dukes C 7'0'' 260 23 B D+ D+ C+ A- B (12)
1.28 Kurt Artest PG 6'3'' 183 22 C B- B- C+ C- A (9)
2.4. Mateen Thorpe SF 6'8'' 210 19 C+ B C- C+ C- A (8)
2.21. Stephon Dalessio C 7'3'' 264 22 C+ C C- B B- D (7)
Trailblazers – B+/A-
I’d like to give duc an A-, but it’s too early in the grading process. Drafting two great bigs to a tanking team is just great GM’ing an the value with these picks is very good. Fuck it, duc, you get an A- from me.
1.2 Bob Pettit C 6'10'' 248 22 B+ C- C B B+ B (15)
1.19. Ray Felix C 6'11'' 250 23 B D+ B- B- B- B (13)
2.15. Julius Tower SG 6'1'' 191 21 C C C+ C C A (6)
Clippers – C
I get it. Dirt designed him so he’s got grades in the right places. But we believe in absolute objectivity here at the Report. Credibility is our middle name, and we’re not giving Dirt special treatment here for overpaying to move up to 1.3 to draft a player we think, based on his Report grade, he could have gotten in the second round.
1.3 Dutch Burch PG 6'2'' 204 22 C+ B- B- C+ D+ A (9)
2.8. Buzz Bennett PF 6'8'' 243 21 C+ D+ D+ B- B- B (5)
Jazz – B-
In addition to credibility, we at the Report play by the rules and refuse to use hindsight in judging a GM’s draft picks. Accordingly, we do not take the Nike Summit into account in determining these grades. In years past, 2Poor would have received a D for these picks, but we at the Report believe he may be reading these grades and desire his vote in our poll. Accordingly, we’ve given him what we believe is an extraordinarily generous grade for his efforts.
1.4 Art Spoelstra C 6'11" 249 22 B D+ D+ B- A- C (11)
2.1. Zippy Morocco SG 6'6'' 211 21 C B C C+ C- A (10)
2.2. Vernon Strokes SG 6'4'' 207 19 C+ C+ C- C+ C- A (7)
2.26. Larry Costello PG 6'2'' 195 23 C C+ C B+ D+ C (6)
2.28. Charles Delk PF 6'10'' 251 22 C C+ D+ C C B (8)
Hornets – B+
While Tex may not have the best big-man grade, he does have an elite name given the reigning commissioner. The rest of this draft class were a series of great decisions from user rv.
1.5 Tex Silverman PF 6'10'' 272 21 B+ D+ D+ B B B (10)
1.20 Lou Tsioropoulos SF 6'6'' 224 23 C C+ C- B+ C+ A (12)
2.3 Jim Fritsche PF 6'8'' 240 22 C B- C- B- C B (12)
Bobcats –B+
Quantity? Check-plus. Draft for need? Check. Quality? Check/Check-minus. Odin knew he had his post players in place and was searching for the Bobcat’s future point guard. One of these 3 point guards is bound to hit, and he’ll be able to send one or two of the others to Minnesota for a couple of first round picks.
1.6 Irv Bemoras PG 6'1'' 197 22 B- B- B- C+ D+ A (12)
1.10 Gerald Nappy PG 5'11'' 188 22 C B C+ B D+ B (10)
1.15 Togo Palazzi SG 6'5'' 228 22 B- C+ C B- C- B (9)
2.9. Larry Hennessey SG 6'3'' 201 24 B+ C C- B- C- C (10)
2.11. Jack George PG 6'2'' 208 25 B C C+ C+ D+ B (6)
2.16. Rudy D'Emilio C 6'11'' 248 20 C D+ D+ B+ C+ B (9)
Warriors – C+
It’s not that we at the Report don’t like these picks, it’s just that we think Ocho could have done a lot better with these picks. Gene was the only pick that wasn’t an obvious stretch. Coming out of a successful tank, it’s not clear he needed the help, but it would have been nice.
1.7 Gene Dyker SF 23 6'7 229 B- C+ C+ C+ C+ A (10)
1.11 Otto Krieghauser C 7'5'' 256 20 B D+ D+ B C+ A (9)
2.7 Gene Schwinger 6'6 230 SF C+ C+ C- C+ C+ A (7)
Knicks – Improving
We’ve never been in a special education class, and we don’t know how they grade, but we have to imagine they give subjective grades that give parents/guardians an idea of whether the student is improving. We here at the Report will take a similar approach with the Knicks. Two gold stars here.
1.8 Dick Farley SG 6'5'' 211 22 C A- C+ C C- B (13)
2.6 Dick Rosenthal SF 6'6'' 235 22 C B- B- B- C C (7)
Cavaliers – B
Boris is an objectively average pick here at 1.9. I don’t dislike it, I don’t love it. I guess I like it. Shit, I mean we don’t dislike it, we don’t love it. I guess we love it. The Report is a multi-billion dollar enterprise, not just the musings of a single man.
1.9 Boris Nachamkin SF 6'7'' 228 21 B C C- B C+ B (11)
Nuggets – B+
If we’re the Nuggets organization, and only have one elite big locked up, and a big need at point guard, we sure as hell would trade up to pick two bigs. They’re good picks at the end of the lotto, and a position of need for Bankz before resigning Jermaine. Now after signing JO he can flip them for a decent point guard, like Billy Donovan.
1.12 Kenny Sears PF 6'9'' 261 20 B D+ D+ B B- A (10)
1.13 Dick Gross C 7'1'' 249 21 B C- D+ B- B- A (10)
2.5 Dick Atha PG 6'2'' 199 22 C+ C+ B C D+ A (8)
Nets – A+
Without a pick in the first round, the Nets move into this draft and take two of the top three prospects in the entire draft. Those two picks alone are worth the grade, but then you have to consider the scouting staff’s identification of Bobby “Slick” Leonard, as the point guard of the future (once Bankz trades for Billy Donovan). It’s just a shame that Reggie isn’t still in Brooklyn. BOOM BABY!
1.14 Chet Noe C 6'11'' 248 21 C C C- B+ B+ A (20)
1.23 Will Walls SG 6'4'' 201 24 C+ C+ C A C- B (19)
2.10 Slick Leonard PG 6'4'' 199 22 B- C+ B C+ D+ C (7)
Pacers – B+
Great draft from the Indiana Pacers. They needed another wing to compliment Nash and Durant and have a decent chance of finding a competent starter from these three prospects. That’s about the best you can hope for from a couple of late firsts and a late second round pick.
1.16 BH Born SF 6'8'' 234 23 C+ B- C- C B+ A (11)
1.26 Jackie Moon SG 6'3'' 225 23 B C- C+ C B- B (9)
2.17 Scoonie Hunt SG 6'2'' 206 21 C B- C- B C B (10)
Thunder – B+
With an aging roster, the Thunder need to get young and get young they did. Two quality big man prospects should go a long way toward keeping this squad competitive for years to come. GBG, do you read these? Should we bother pandering to you? Please let us know!
1.17 Burt Spice PF 6'11'' 244 20 C+ C- C- B B- A (10)
2.23 Red Karr C 6'10'' 268 22 B+ C D+ C B C (9)
Bullets – C
We really like Hunter, but taking Grannis from eric was kind of a dick move. We’d like to give kn88 a better grade with the knowledge that he’ll eventually trade Grannis to eric for expirings, but we at the Report do not use hindsight in making these grades. Sorry, kn.
1.18 Gary Hunter C 6'11'' 248 22 B+ C D+ B- B- B (12)
1.29 Kina Grannis PG 5'4" 163 C C+ C+ C+ D+ A (5)
2.28 Gene Shue PG 6'2'' 194 23 C B- B- C+ C- C (5)
Grizzlies – B+
Another draft, another good draft pick from Druce. We thought software Hector would drop to the second round, but Druce was on his draft game and snagged the quality big man at the end of the first round.
1.21 Hector Abdul-Wahad C 6'10'' 230 22 B+ C D+ B C+ B (12)
Kings – B
Rabble rabble hindsight rabble rabble. Sorry 20s, we thought he’d be a good player, too. Should have kept RJ Hunter.
1.24 Henry Daubenschmidt SG 6'3'' 199 21 B C+ C- C+ C+ B (10)
Bucks – C
We can’t decide whether Trof is trying to tank or compete, which would inform our grade. If Trof is trying to tank, these picks deserve an A because they are just bad. If Trof is trying to compete, these picks deserve a D because they are just bad. What we can tell you, if you hadn’t figured it out, is that we just don’t like these picks. But we do like Trof.
1.25 Christopher Robin SF 6'7'' 219 19 B C C- C+ C+ B (7)
1.27 Gil Reich III PF 6'9'' 257 23 B+ D+ D+ C+ C+ B (6)
2.19 Ed Kalafat SF 6'7'' 259 22 C+ B- C- C+ C+ B (6)
Bulls –B C
Dick Atha looks like a great pick at 2.5. We’re surprised Odin didn’t draft him. The rest of This draft is pretty mediocre, but Bruns grade is propped up by the great pick at 2.5.
2.5 Dick Atha PG 6'2'' 199 22 C+ C+ B C D+ A (8)
2.13 Dan Elliott PG 6'2'' 183 20 C- C+ B- B- D (6)
2.22 Norm Grekin SG 6'5'' 205 23 B- C+ C- B- C- C (6)
SuperSonics – B
It’s only fitting that vedder has only one pick, and no first round picks, in a draft from the 50s. Not many euros coming to the NBA back in those days. That said, if he’s going to pick a player with a first name like Robert, we approve of a last name like Houbregs. He’s not going to like having to spell that out every time he orders delivery in Seattle.
2.12 Bob Houbregs PF 6'7'' 240 21 C+ C D+ C+ C+ B (7)
Raptors – C
Death, taxes, and Pete adding a point guard to this roster. Life is a flat circle, and Parker Polynice sucks. We do like Toar Hester, which gets Pete a passing grade.
2.14 Parker Polynice PG 6'3'' 213 22 C- C+ C C+ D+ A (3)
2.25 Toar Hester PF 6'8'' 249 22 C+ C D+ B- B- C (7)
Lakers – D
Maybe a 6’7” PF with C+ defense was decent in 1954, but this is 3016 and that shit is not cutting it. C’mon man.
2.20 JD McNugent PF 6'7'' 259 22 B- D+ D+ C+ B- C (3)
Timberwolves - B+
We’re a slave to objectivity here, and it’s going to seem pretty hypocritical after that Lakers grade. We’re going to have to revise the Report’s multi-billion dollar equations to fix whatever caused this piece of shit player to get such a high grade. Fuck, we need a whiskey drink.
2.24 Al Hammonds PF 6'6'' 223 18 C C+ C- B C- C (9)
Rockets – C
You don’t draft this late in the second round if you need talent on your roster, and that’s a good thing for Dil because he’s not getting a good player. He could have done worse by drafting a 6’6” defensive big, like Ian did, but this is still pretty bad. We’re really disappointed we can’t change the Timberwolves’s grade. This is irritating.
2.27 Jack Turner SG 6'5'' 192 24 B C C- C+ C C (6)
76ers – A
With the last pick in the draft, Fason takes a soft ball of clay with amazing potential. It doesn’t get much better with the last pick in the draft, unless you’re ank and John fucking Pierce is available.
2.29 Antonio Gottlieb PF 6'10'' 248 20 C C C C C+ A (12)
Heat – B+
It’s not hard to draft Frank Selvy, even if your name is Bill Murray and this is your third pick at 1.1 in three years. Canes made some decent picks later on and gets credit for those picks, bringing his draft grade up to a B+.
1.1 Frank Selvy SG 6'4'' 219 22 B+ B C B C B (20)
1.22 Walter Dukes C 7'0'' 260 23 B D+ D+ C+ A- B (12)
1.28 Kurt Artest PG 6'3'' 183 22 C B- B- C+ C- A (9)
2.4. Mateen Thorpe SF 6'8'' 210 19 C+ B C- C+ C- A (8)
2.21. Stephon Dalessio C 7'3'' 264 22 C+ C C- B B- D (7)
Trailblazers – B+/A-
I’d like to give duc an A-, but it’s too early in the grading process. Drafting two great bigs to a tanking team is just great GM’ing an the value with these picks is very good. Fuck it, duc, you get an A- from me.
1.2 Bob Pettit C 6'10'' 248 22 B+ C- C B B+ B (15)
1.19. Ray Felix C 6'11'' 250 23 B D+ B- B- B- B (13)
2.15. Julius Tower SG 6'1'' 191 21 C C C+ C C A (6)
Clippers – C
I get it. Dirt designed him so he’s got grades in the right places. But we believe in absolute objectivity here at the Report. Credibility is our middle name, and we’re not giving Dirt special treatment here for overpaying to move up to 1.3 to draft a player we think, based on his Report grade, he could have gotten in the second round.
1.3 Dutch Burch PG 6'2'' 204 22 C+ B- B- C+ D+ A (9)
2.8. Buzz Bennett PF 6'8'' 243 21 C+ D+ D+ B- B- B (5)
Jazz – B-
In addition to credibility, we at the Report play by the rules and refuse to use hindsight in judging a GM’s draft picks. Accordingly, we do not take the Nike Summit into account in determining these grades. In years past, 2Poor would have received a D for these picks, but we at the Report believe he may be reading these grades and desire his vote in our poll. Accordingly, we’ve given him what we believe is an extraordinarily generous grade for his efforts.
1.4 Art Spoelstra C 6'11" 249 22 B D+ D+ B- A- C (11)
2.1. Zippy Morocco SG 6'6'' 211 21 C B C C+ C- A (10)
2.2. Vernon Strokes SG 6'4'' 207 19 C+ C+ C- C+ C- A (7)
2.26. Larry Costello PG 6'2'' 195 23 C C+ C B+ D+ C (6)
2.28. Charles Delk PF 6'10'' 251 22 C C+ D+ C C B (8)
Hornets – B+
While Tex may not have the best big-man grade, he does have an elite name given the reigning commissioner. The rest of this draft class were a series of great decisions from user rv.
1.5 Tex Silverman PF 6'10'' 272 21 B+ D+ D+ B B B (10)
1.20 Lou Tsioropoulos SF 6'6'' 224 23 C C+ C- B+ C+ A (12)
2.3 Jim Fritsche PF 6'8'' 240 22 C B- C- B- C B (12)
Bobcats –B+
Quantity? Check-plus. Draft for need? Check. Quality? Check/Check-minus. Odin knew he had his post players in place and was searching for the Bobcat’s future point guard. One of these 3 point guards is bound to hit, and he’ll be able to send one or two of the others to Minnesota for a couple of first round picks.
1.6 Irv Bemoras PG 6'1'' 197 22 B- B- B- C+ D+ A (12)
1.10 Gerald Nappy PG 5'11'' 188 22 C B C+ B D+ B (10)
1.15 Togo Palazzi SG 6'5'' 228 22 B- C+ C B- C- B (9)
2.9. Larry Hennessey SG 6'3'' 201 24 B+ C C- B- C- C (10)
2.11. Jack George PG 6'2'' 208 25 B C C+ C+ D+ B (6)
2.16. Rudy D'Emilio C 6'11'' 248 20 C D+ D+ B+ C+ B (9)
Warriors – C+
It’s not that we at the Report don’t like these picks, it’s just that we think Ocho could have done a lot better with these picks. Gene was the only pick that wasn’t an obvious stretch. Coming out of a successful tank, it’s not clear he needed the help, but it would have been nice.
1.7 Gene Dyker SF 23 6'7 229 B- C+ C+ C+ C+ A (10)
1.11 Otto Krieghauser C 7'5'' 256 20 B D+ D+ B C+ A (9)
2.7 Gene Schwinger 6'6 230 SF C+ C+ C- C+ C+ A (7)
Knicks – Improving
We’ve never been in a special education class, and we don’t know how they grade, but we have to imagine they give subjective grades that give parents/guardians an idea of whether the student is improving. We here at the Report will take a similar approach with the Knicks. Two gold stars here.
1.8 Dick Farley SG 6'5'' 211 22 C A- C+ C C- B (13)
2.6 Dick Rosenthal SF 6'6'' 235 22 C B- B- B- C C (7)
Cavaliers – B
Boris is an objectively average pick here at 1.9. I don’t dislike it, I don’t love it. I guess I like it. Shit, I mean we don’t dislike it, we don’t love it. I guess we love it. The Report is a multi-billion dollar enterprise, not just the musings of a single man.
1.9 Boris Nachamkin SF 6'7'' 228 21 B C C- B C+ B (11)
Nuggets – B+
If we’re the Nuggets organization, and only have one elite big locked up, and a big need at point guard, we sure as hell would trade up to pick two bigs. They’re good picks at the end of the lotto, and a position of need for Bankz before resigning Jermaine. Now after signing JO he can flip them for a decent point guard, like Billy Donovan.
1.12 Kenny Sears PF 6'9'' 261 20 B D+ D+ B B- A (10)
1.13 Dick Gross C 7'1'' 249 21 B C- D+ B- B- A (10)
2.5 Dick Atha PG 6'2'' 199 22 C+ C+ B C D+ A (8)
Nets – A+
Without a pick in the first round, the Nets move into this draft and take two of the top three prospects in the entire draft. Those two picks alone are worth the grade, but then you have to consider the scouting staff’s identification of Bobby “Slick” Leonard, as the point guard of the future (once Bankz trades for Billy Donovan). It’s just a shame that Reggie isn’t still in Brooklyn. BOOM BABY!
1.14 Chet Noe C 6'11'' 248 21 C C C- B+ B+ A (20)
1.23 Will Walls SG 6'4'' 201 24 C+ C+ C A C- B (19)
2.10 Slick Leonard PG 6'4'' 199 22 B- C+ B C+ D+ C (7)
Pacers – B+
Great draft from the Indiana Pacers. They needed another wing to compliment Nash and Durant and have a decent chance of finding a competent starter from these three prospects. That’s about the best you can hope for from a couple of late firsts and a late second round pick.
1.16 BH Born SF 6'8'' 234 23 C+ B- C- C B+ A (11)
1.26 Jackie Moon SG 6'3'' 225 23 B C- C+ C B- B (9)
2.17 Scoonie Hunt SG 6'2'' 206 21 C B- C- B C B (10)
Thunder – B+
With an aging roster, the Thunder need to get young and get young they did. Two quality big man prospects should go a long way toward keeping this squad competitive for years to come. GBG, do you read these? Should we bother pandering to you? Please let us know!
1.17 Burt Spice PF 6'11'' 244 20 C+ C- C- B B- A (10)
2.23 Red Karr C 6'10'' 268 22 B+ C D+ C B C (9)
Bullets – C
We really like Hunter, but taking Grannis from eric was kind of a dick move. We’d like to give kn88 a better grade with the knowledge that he’ll eventually trade Grannis to eric for expirings, but we at the Report do not use hindsight in making these grades. Sorry, kn.
1.18 Gary Hunter C 6'11'' 248 22 B+ C D+ B- B- B (12)
1.29 Kina Grannis PG 5'4" 163 C C+ C+ C+ D+ A (5)
2.28 Gene Shue PG 6'2'' 194 23 C B- B- C+ C- C (5)
Grizzlies – B+
Another draft, another good draft pick from Druce. We thought software Hector would drop to the second round, but Druce was on his draft game and snagged the quality big man at the end of the first round.
1.21 Hector Abdul-Wahad C 6'10'' 230 22 B+ C D+ B C+ B (12)
Kings – B
Rabble rabble hindsight rabble rabble. Sorry 20s, we thought he’d be a good player, too. Should have kept RJ Hunter.
1.24 Henry Daubenschmidt SG 6'3'' 199 21 B C+ C- C+ C+ B (10)
Bucks – C
We can’t decide whether Trof is trying to tank or compete, which would inform our grade. If Trof is trying to tank, these picks deserve an A because they are just bad. If Trof is trying to compete, these picks deserve a D because they are just bad. What we can tell you, if you hadn’t figured it out, is that we just don’t like these picks. But we do like Trof.
1.25 Christopher Robin SF 6'7'' 219 19 B C C- C+ C+ B (7)
1.27 Gil Reich III PF 6'9'' 257 23 B+ D+ D+ C+ C+ B (6)
2.19 Ed Kalafat SF 6'7'' 259 22 C+ B- C- C+ C+ B (6)
Bulls –
D
2.13 Dan Elliott PG 6'2'' 183 20 C- C+ B- B- D (6)
2.22 Norm Grekin SG 6'5'' 205 23 B- C+ C- B- C- C (6)
SuperSonics – B
It’s only fitting that vedder has only one pick, and no first round picks, in a draft from the 50s. Not many euros coming to the NBA back in those days. That said, if he’s going to pick a player with a first name like Robert, we approve of a last name like Houbregs. He’s not going to like having to spell that out every time he orders delivery in Seattle.
2.12 Bob Houbregs PF 6'7'' 240 21 C+ C D+ C+ C+ B (7)
Raptors – C
Death, taxes, and Pete adding a point guard to this roster. Life is a flat circle, and Parker Polynice sucks. We do like Toar Hester, which gets Pete a passing grade.
2.14 Parker Polynice PG 6'3'' 213 22 C- C+ C C+ D+ A (3)
2.25 Toar Hester PF 6'8'' 249 22 C+ C D+ B- B- C (7)
Lakers – D
Maybe a 6’7” PF with C+ defense was decent in 1954, but this is 3016 and that shit is not cutting it. C’mon man.
2.20 JD McNugent PF 6'7'' 259 22 B- D+ D+ C+ B- C (3)
Timberwolves - B+
We’re a slave to objectivity here, and it’s going to seem pretty hypocritical after that Lakers grade. We’re going to have to revise the Report’s multi-billion dollar equations to fix whatever caused this piece of shit player to get such a high grade. Fuck, we need a whiskey drink.
2.24 Al Hammonds PF 6'6'' 223 18 C C+ C- B C- C (9)
Rockets – C
You don’t draft this late in the second round if you need talent on your roster, and that’s a good thing for Dil because he’s not getting a good player. He could have done worse by drafting a 6’6” defensive big, like Ian did, but this is still pretty bad. We’re really disappointed we can’t change the Timberwolves’s grade. This is irritating.
2.27 Jack Turner SG 6'5'' 192 24 B C C- C+ C C (6)
76ers – A
With the last pick in the draft, Fason takes a soft ball of clay with amazing potential. It doesn’t get much better with the last pick in the draft, unless you’re ank and John fucking Pierce is available.
2.29 Antonio Gottlieb PF 6'10'' 248 20 C C C C C+ A (12)
