Why did the Sacramento Kings select

[russwest0]

Thomas Robinson over Damian Lillard?

Lillard and Cousins would be a pretty good duo. McLemore would fit in nicely as well. Plus Isiah could go back to being the 6th man which is clearly where he is best suited.

Kings :facepalm

[andremiller07]

Because Geoff Petrie the moron did not know if Jason Thompson (average as it gets big man and easily replaceable) was going to re-sign (which he did) with us :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm so he drafted Thomas Robinson as insurance but they were going to take Lillard.

[Smook A.]

All I know is that T-Rob is complete trash... but he's a good dude though.

[JohnFreeman]

Old GM.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

What is T-Rob's deal, anyway?

Even if he sucked, who gives up on a lottery pick that quickly? I doubt he's THAT bad of a basketball player. There are worse sticking on NBA rosters, imo. Particularly, worse who aren't 22 years old and was just drafted 5th overall. Wasn't much of a reach either. Robinson was going to be a lottery pick, even if Sac passed over him.

I always figured attitude problems/team cancer or something like that. It's the only thing that makes sense.

[JohnFreeman]

What is T-Rob's deal, anyway?

Even if he sucked, who gives up on a lottery pick that quickly? I doubt he's THAT bad of a basketball player. There are worse sticking on NBA rosters, imo. Particularly, worse who aren't 22 years old and was just drafted 5th overall. Wasn't much of a reach either. Robinson was going to be a lottery pick, even if Sac passed over him.

I always figured attitude problems/team cancer or something like that. It's the only thing that makes sense.
Bad attitude I think

[Smook A.]

What is T-Rob's deal, anyway?

Even if he sucked, who gives up on a lottery pick that quickly? I doubt he's THAT bad of a basketball player. There are worse sticking on NBA rosters, imo. Particularly, worse who aren't 22 years old and was just drafted 5th overall. Wasn't much of a reach either. Robinson was going to be a lottery pick, even if Sac passed over him.

I always figured attitude problems/team cancer or something like that. It's the only thing that makes sense.
He was on Houston for 3 months last year and I got a chance to see if he was good. His post moves make Dwight look like Hakeem. T-Rob was terrible at posting up

[WWRWestbrookDo?]

Thomas Robinson over Damian Lillard?

Lillard and Cousins would be a pretty good duo. McLemore would fit in nicely as well. Plus Isiah could go back to being the 6th man which is clearly where he is best suited.

Kings :facepalm

Because Lillard went to a small school. And you can't go back in time these days.

[Inferno]

Because Lillard went to a small school. And you can't go back in time these days.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyFJOEjZPFw

[JohnFreeman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyFJOEjZPFw
Kills me to watch. Instead we have Thornton on the perimeter :cry:

[JohnFreeman]

Thomas Robinson over Damian Lillard?

Lillard and Cousins would be a pretty good duo. McLemore would fit in nicely as well. Plus Isiah could go back to being the 6th man which is clearly where he is best suited.

Kings :facepalm
I would keep Thomas as PG and Lillard at SG

[russwest0]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyFJOEjZPFw

God damn :eek: :eek: :eek:

Why they gonna hold draft workouts if they obviously dont mean shit to them. Lillard tore that bitch up

[Myth]

When Lillard was first talked about as a potential candidate for Portland's pick, it was a shock to most. It was considered a risk to take him that high and many believed that if Portland didn't take him, no team would take him until after #10.

[Fire Colangelo]

Nobody thought Lillard would be that good. Hell people thought MKG was gonna be a franchise player.

[andremiller07]

What is T-Rob's deal, anyway?.

#Kwame Browns hands
#Zero post game
#Undersized
#Soft on defence
#Low IQ
#Limited skills

On the plus side he seems like a good kid with a high motor.

[Fire Colangelo]

#Kwame Browns hands
#Zero post game
#Undersized
#Soft on defence
#Low IQ
#Limited skills

On the plus side he seems like a good kid with a high motor.

wow so basically kwame > t-rob

[andremiller07]

wow so basically kwame > t-rob
Prime Kwame easily > Current T-Rob

[russwest0]

Nobody thought Lillard would be that good.

No one?

Speak for yourself.

6'2, 6'8 wingspan, (great height and elite length for his position)
Long, Athletic
Great shooter/scorer
Good defender
Best dressed :pimp:

Only fools thought he wouldn't be a good player.

[Magic731]

The only knock on Lillard was that he went to a small school.

[JohnFreeman]

No one?

Speak for yourself.

6'2, 6'8 wingspan, (great height and elite length for his position)
Long, Athletic
Great shooter/scorer
Good defender
Best dressed :pimp:

Only fools thought he wouldn't be a good player.
Plus he looks like a lizard

[Myth]

No one?

Speak for yourself.

6'2, 6'8 wingspan, (great height and elite length for his position)
Long, Athletic
Great shooter/scorer
Good defender
Best dressed :pimp:

Only fools thought he wouldn't be a good player.

I know you are talking out of your ass when you say that you knew he was going to be good and listed "Good defender" as one of the reasons. Defense was a major issue with him coming in. He had to work his ass off last summer to become an average defender.

[JohnFreeman]

I know you are talking out of your ass when you say that you knew he was going to be good and listed "Good defender" as one of the reasons. Defense was a major issue with him coming in. He had to work his ass off last summer to become an average defender.
Yeah he still sort of struggles with defense. Better than Irving though

[Jailblazers7]

They took T-Rob over Lillard and....Portland ended with both of them on their roster. :oldlol:

[JohnMax]

Robinson lead his team to national championship

[D-FENS]

What is T-Rob's deal, anyway?

Even if he sucked, who gives up on a lottery pick that quickly? I doubt he's THAT bad of a basketball player. There are worse sticking on NBA rosters, imo. Particularly, worse who aren't 22 years old and was just drafted 5th overall. Wasn't much of a reach either. Robinson was going to be a lottery pick, even if Sac passed over him.

I always figured attitude problems/team cancer or something like that. It's the only thing that makes sense.

He has a good attitude, is a tireless worker, and is a great guy overall. He has a super sad background, and he wants to succeed so badly.

Thomas needs a good role model, and he needs someone to spend time with him developing his game. He is a very good rebounder, that's what's keeping him in the league right now. Someone needs to find a way to utilise his speed, strength and athletic ability. Karl Malone would be a fantastic coach for him - someone to teach him how to set screens. I'd like to see what the Spurs could do with him development wise as well.

[D-FENS]

No one?

Speak for yourself.

6'2, 6'8 wingspan, (great height and elite length for his position)
Long, Athletic
Great shooter/scorer
Good defender
Best dressed :pimp:

Only fools thought he wouldn't be a good player.

Small school, bad competition, older rookie. Everybody had concerns.

[mr.big35]

small school and went 4 years in college. they want to draft one and done players

[Shade8780]

Because Robinson was expected to go #2-#4 in most mock drafts so the Kings getting him was thought of as a steal at the time. They could've went for a position need and reached for Lillard but usually going for the BPA works out better and it would've been hard to pass up a prospect like that at #5.

Of course, Robinson has played worse than expected and Lillard has went above and beyond. If the Draft was done again, Lillard would probably go second and T-Rob would probably go in the mid-late teens, just out of the Lottery.

[Solefade]

it's sad, geoff petrie was considered a genius during the early 2000's...now he's a dumb****

[Lebron23]

Thomas Robinson was putting up good numbers in College.

[Levity]

at the time, trob was said to be the most nba ready player coming out of the draft.

the pick would have made more sense had the kings looked to move thompson or just not re-sign him at all. but whatever. kings being kings during that time. under this new ownership, theyve been making the correct moves lately.

[KyrieTheFuture]

Tough because he was put on a team that had nowhere to give him minutes and then traded to another team with nowhere to give him minutes.

[Crown&Coke]

#Kwame Browns hands
#Zero post game
#Undersized
#Soft on defence
#Low IQ
#Limited skills

On the plus side he seems like a good kid with a high motor.

this is one of the most depressing posts I have ever read

[Tking714]

God damn :eek: :eek: :eek:

Why they gonna hold draft workouts if they obviously dont mean shit to them. Lillard tore that bitch up

They also hosted Drummond and he killed it too hahaha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPiGu8pWwLA

[DMV2]

T-Rob was more of a safety pick, I think. A lot of people on ISH (including myself) knew he wasn't Top 5 worthy, we were saying his ceiling would be at best at Millsap level. We wanted Drummond to go higher.

[33teeth]

Because Geoff Petrie the moron did not know if Jason Thompson (average as it gets big man and easily replaceable) was going to re-sign (which he did) with us :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm so he drafted Thomas Robinson as insurance but they were going to take Lillard.

This is the case. This has been written about in Sacramento so while it may not be 100% vetted fact (or maybe it is), it pretty much is.

All of the other stuff in this thread is just stuff people are thinking could be a reason - but not based on anything that actually happened in SAC.

[andremiller07]

Tough because he was put on a team that had nowhere to give him minutes and then traded to another team with nowhere to give him minutes.
He had Jason Thompson (who for some reason NO ONE can beat out of the starting PF spot) in front of him and could not beat out Chuck Hayes for playing time......That's not a tough position at all imo if your a solid player with potential.

Thompson/Hayes is not exactly a stacked frontline @PF/C.

[Fire Colangelo]

at the time, trob was said to be the most nba ready player coming out of the draft.

the pick would have made more sense had the kings looked to move thompson or just not re-sign him at all. but whatever. kings being kings during that time. under this new ownership, theyve been making the correct moves lately.

Is it a coincidence that these "most nba ready players" always turns out to be busts? Look at Bennett this year, he was also the "most nba ready". Are the scouts doing something wrong?

[Embers]

Atleast Sacramento realised the mistake and bailed out as soon as they could.

I really dont think Damien Lillard was the answer

They had Thomas, they had Evans, they had Thornton

What I think they blew it on was not taking Harrison Barnes. SF was the biggest need for them to fill and they ignored it

[Johnny Jones]

T-Rob was more of a safety pick, I think. A lot of people on ISH (including myself) knew he wasn't Top 5 worthy, we were saying his ceiling would be at best at Millsap level. We wanted Drummond to go higher.
Most people on ISH also thought Anthony Davis would be a poor man's Marcus Camby :oldlol:

[russwest0]

I know you are talking out of your ass when you say that you knew he was going to be good and listed "Good defender" as one of the reasons. Defense was a major issue with him coming in. He had to work his ass off last summer to become an average defender.


I'm talking compared to most other top PGs recently. Kyrie, Curry, etc.

[KyrieTheFuture]

He had Jason Thompson (who for some reason NO ONE can beat out of the starting PF spot) in front of him and could not beat out Chuck Hayes for playing time......That's not a tough position at all imo if your a solid player with potential.

Thompson/Hayes is not exactly a stacked frontline @PF/C.
This is also the coach who refused to give Isaiah Thomas playing time despite clearly being the best player on the team.

[andremiller07]

This is also the coach who refused to give Isaiah Thomas playing time despite clearly being the best player on the team.
Yes Keith Smart was a moron but he had every right to bench Isaiah Thomas at the start of the year cause he was dreadful. Thomas Robinson has sucked everywhere he's been. If you can't beat out Chuck Hayes at his old age for back up mins your going to struggle.

[JohnFreeman]

We must look to the future. Our team is looking solid and we are a few pieces away from playoffs :cheers: