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Why did we take Fab over this guy? He's already done way more than Melo lol ;D

Look guys I know it's one game but I remember draft night I was really upset we didn't take PJIII...he honestly would be great to have in this motion offense right now.
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Re: After one game Perry Jones is already a better pick than Fab Melo
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Pretty much everyone who's set foot on an NBA court is already a better pick than Melo.

Re: After one game Perry Jones is already a better pick than Fab Melo
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Re: After one game Perry Jones is already a better pick than Fab Melo
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Re: After one game Perry Jones is already a better pick than Fab Melo
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Pretty much everyone who's set foot on an NBA court is already a better pick than Melo.

 ;D ;D ;D ;D

Re: After one game Perry Jones is already a better pick than Fab Melo
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Why did we take Fab over this guy? He's already done way more than Melo lol ;D

Look guys I know it's one game but I remember draft night I was really upset we didn't take PJIII...he honestly would be great to have in this motion offense right now.

I don't know if I was "really upset" but I was definitely hoping that we took him with that pick. I liked his game and potential even with the injury flags (his back? I forget).

But when we took Fab I wasn't terribly upset at the time. In hindsight I am.

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Why did we take Fab over this guy? He's already done way more than Melo lol ;D

Look guys I know it's one game but I remember draft night I was really upset we didn't take PJIII...he honestly would be great to have in this motion offense right now.

I don't know if I was "really upset" but I was definitely hoping that we took him with that pick. I liked his game and potential even with the injury flags (his back? I forget).

But when we took Fab I wasn't terribly upset at the time. In hindsight I am.

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Re: After one game Perry Jones is already a better pick than Fab Melo
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I think Jim Boeheim gave Fab a great scouting report on his upside, and Danny bought it.  Oh well.

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Never understood the Melo pick, terrible in college usually means terrible in the NBA

Re: After one game Perry Jones is already a better pick than Fab Melo
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Never understood the Melo pick, terrible in college usually means terrible in the NBA

I think Jim Boeheim gave Fab a great scouting report on his upside, and Danny bought it.  Oh well.

I think there's your answer right there. You can't teach height, and given Melo's relative newness to the game, there was a chance that he'd come along more quickly/at all.
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He'll be really interesting to watch. With that guy's body, if he's improved his shot and learned to move the ball better he could be genuinely unique in the NBA. It's one game, though... he did this a lot in college and in the D-league where he showed up, stomped everyone, and then came back the next day without the wolf.

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Why did we take Fab over this guy? He's already done way more than Melo lol ;D

Look guys I know it's one game but I remember draft night I was really upset we didn't take PJIII...he honestly would be great to have in this motion offense right now.

I don't know if I was "really upset" but I was definitely hoping that we took him with that pick. I liked his game and potential even with the injury flags (his back? I forget).

But when we took Fab I wasn't terribly upset at the time. In hindsight I am.

PJIII was just so raw it and he had great defensive potential even then...he just looked like the best pick on the board at the time. I was def more upset at the JR Giddens over DJ pick then this....but this was still a head scratcher.

Re: After one game Perry Jones is already a better pick than Fab Melo
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Well *I* wanted Draymond Green, so there.

(it's a lie, I wanted Arnett Moultrie. I'm terrible at the draft)

Re: After one game Perry Jones is already a better pick than Fab Melo
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PJIII got red flagged for a weak motor and some injury concerns. I read something around the time of this draft that we took Fab Melo to keep him from falling to Miami. Not sure if that is true but I really never fault GMs for taking chances on size. If anything I wish Danny would take more chances on size (see JR Giddens over Deandre Jordan, Nikola Pekovi? and Ömer A??k.

/Shakes head/

(and Dragic was down there too!)