HDMM's Special Comment on the Cav's #19 Selection
If you've read my previous posts, you know I was away from the TV and attended the Indians game last night, so I didn't have the opportunity to inflict MAJOR damage to my plasma when the Cavs announced their pick at #19!
Instead, I called the wife in between innings to find out who the Cavs drafted. Good thing I was in good graces and had a few brews in me at the time, otherwise I would've chucked the cell phone in the direction of David Dellucci! (Why is this guy DH-ing btw? Dude has the worst batting average on our team at .219!)
Anyways, the convo went as follows:
HDMM: Hey, hun. Who'd we get?
Mrs: You're not going to like this. Are you sitting down?
HDMM: Who is it?!!!
Mrs: JJ Hickson
HDMM: WHO!!!
Mrs: JJ Hickson
HDMM: Who the F*#@ is that!!!!
Mrs: He's a Freshman forward from NC State.
HDMM: Give me his specs.
Mrs: 19 yrs old, 6'9", 240lbs, described as a "project". Will not contribute right away, it will take a few years until he contributes.
HDMM: Were any of the following still available before our pick:
Brandon Rush,
Roy Hibbert,
Courtney Lee,
Chris Douglas-Roberts,
Mario Chalmers,
Marreese Speights, Darrell Arthur, or
Kosta Koufos?
Mrs: Yup. Everyone except Rush, Hibbert and Speights.
HDMM: Someone took Hibbert?! Damn, I wanted him bad!
end of convo..........
So to summarize, GM Danny Ferry pretty much ignored the ONE main criteria for this draft and that was to get someone who was ready to contribute immediately! Our window will close in 2 years if LBJ leaves. We need to show him we can win now or risk losing him and our franchise when he becomes a free-agent after the 2010 season!!!!
Great job Danny Ferry. Let's hope you make it up by bringing another legitimate player to our team before next year. We can't just sit on our existing team and hope for more success. We need another contributor on offense. The season hasn't started so I guess the verdict is still out, but I am NOT happy with this pick at all.
