Draft Review 2023 - Re-do the draft

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danster168 said:
I'm just used to the NBA culture. They don't hold back on their criticism of youngsters as soon as they're drafted and why should we? because they're 18 year olds? I don't subscribe to this.
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I've been following the NBA since 1986. Your style of posting and how the experts during an NBA or NFL draft critique a kid are miles apart.

Secondly, kids in the USA are a minimum of one year removed from school, before they declare for a draft. A lot of the kids are 20 or 21 and a little bit more worldly (as they can be considering how insular the USA can be), before going pro. They not potentially reading criticism from "experts" while they're still finishing year 12. If they are, it's much more constructive, with a focus on what they need to improve to be successful.
 
Reading this reveals 1 Bigfooty rule to follow and 1 D&FA rule to follow.

1. People need to stop arguing with Dan. He's wrong most of the time on most topics.

1a. The most sensible thing for "re-do" and "winners and losers" of draft years yet to play is avoid strong views either way. So many times there are clubs declared big winners just after the draft only for 5 years later those touted selections to not have come on, and vice versa.
 
briztoon said:
I've been following the NBA since 1986. Your style of posting and how the experts during an NBA or NFL draft critique a kid are miles apart.

Secondly, kids in the USA are a minimum of one year removed from school, before they declare for a draft. A lot of the kids are 20 or 21 and a little bit more worldly (as they can be considering how insular the USA can be), before going pro. They not potentially reading criticism from "experts" while they're still finishing year 12. If they are, it's much more constructive, with a focus on what they need to improve to be successful.
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lol in the NBA, fans boo rookies if they don't like the pick.
 

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Art Vandelay_ said:
Reading this reveals 1 Bigfooty rule to follow and 1 D&FA rule to follow.

1. People need to stop arguing with Dan. He's wrong most of the time on most topics.

1a. The most sensible thing for "re-do" and "winners and losers" of draft years yet to play is avoid strong views either way. So many times there are clubs declared big winners just after the draft only for 5 years later those touted selections to not have come on, and vice versa.
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such as..


you realise it's a rolling edition, so it's not a re-do. Thought that was pretty clear.
 
noobermensch said:
It was a joke mate.

I don't think its sensible to second guess the choices made by the clubs when we've barely got any data to work off and many of the kids are types that will take longer to develop.
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Sensible is boring af though.

If you or all the others who are derailing this thread don’t want to contribute to it in the spirit in which it was created, you do realise that you can just scroll on by, don’t you?

No-one has a gun to your head to be in here.

noobermensch said:
I also don't think it’s at all constructive to create a thread which is guaranteed to stir people up, and then when you get push back start counter punching and escalating the hostility.

Some people just live for the drama I guess.
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An awful lot of the pushback is “playing the man”, rather than the “ball” though, or is pushback about the nature of the thread, rather than actual constructive arguments about where any of you would redraft them, if they all went back into the pool and it was re-held today.

He has a right to post a thread stating where he would redraft them if the draft was held again today, and to invite discussion as to where others would, just as you have a right to not post in here or read it, if you think it’s too soon for such a thread.

95% of this thread is pretty much completely off the track that the thread was started for.

Just a whole lot of “look at me, look at me” attention seeking posts.
 
Dewyyyyy said:
You listing DGB is quite interesting, I’d like to hear why you believe he’s a “bust”. But again it’s my opinion it is a poor term and is baseless a lot of the time with casual fans.
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well, he turned out to be right about DGB...
 

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TiAn_ said:
Great find, but 3 years older than Freijah and not as good.
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You clearly haven't watched him play more than a game or two then.

Became locked in 23 after a handful of games, in a side that was a couple of kicks away from a GF. Selected in Indigenous side, and has elite kicking, off either foot.

I think Freijah looks good, but you have literally no justification for stating one is better than the other.
 
ShadowCat said:
You clearly haven't watched him play more than a game or two then.

Became locked in 23 after a handful of games, in a side that was a couple of kicks away from a GF. Selected in Indigenous side, and has elite kicking, off either foot.

I think Freijah looks good, but you have literally no justification for stating one is better than the other.
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It’s my opinion, and the justification is I’ve watched them both play. You can go off as much as you like, but Wikipedia entry stuff like selection for an indigenous rep practice game isn’t moving the needle for me.
 
TiAn_ said:
It’s my opinion, and the justification is I’ve watched them both play. You can go off as much as you like, but Wikipedia entry stuff like selection for an indigenous rep practice game isn’t moving the needle for me.
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Righto bud. I can at least be impartial and say it's too early to tell, but I'm sure you've watched every Geelong game, and have an idea just how good Humphries is in comparison.

It's called bias, not an opinion.

See ya.
 
TiAn_ said:
Great find, but 3 years older than Freijah and not as good.
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Humphries is 2 years older than Freijah. His disposal efficiency was number one for Geelong last season, and better than any of the other players nominated for the Rising Star award so that is his strength. He also finished fourth in the voting for the Polly Farmer medal for best player in the Indigenous All-Stars game. Freijah looks like an exceptional prospect who has taken his game to another level this year
 

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