Kenneth Faried=steal of the draft

[qrich]

I think almost every draft pick has been called the "steal of the draft".

Trey Thompkins is.


No wait, Malcolm Lee.


Maybe Isiaiah Thomas.

Tyler Honeycutt?

Oh f[COLOR="Black"]u[/COLOR]ck this, GOAT Draft of all time.

[Bird]

Chuck said it himself during the draft about Faried. It didn't matter that he played for a small school in Kentucky (Morehead St.). He was by far the best rebounder in college basketball and if there's one thing that always translates from college to the pros, it's hustle and rebounding. He is the NCAA all-time leader in rebounds...

Btw, Faried completely carried that Morehead St. squad to a 13 seed last year and to their win over 4th seeded Louisville.

Seeing his highlights and then watching that game sealed it for me.

I really thought he would have gone higher in the draft. He is great around the rim, a fantastic rebounder, hustles like it's his business and he goes all out nonstop.

If anything, he might end up being one of the 8-10 best players of the entire draft.

[dbronx42]

Did you know Kenneth Faried holds the all time NCAA record for rebounds...? How does a guy that accomplished that slip all the way to the 22nd pick? God some GM's are morons.

[GOBB]

Did you know Kenneth Faried holds the all time NCAA record for rebounds...? How does a guy that accomplished that slip all the way to the 22nd pick? God some GM's are morons.

Who should have taken him? Sixers made the right pick with Vucevic.

[KB2009Champ]

His teammate Jordan Hamilton.

He just needs playing time

[Owl]

Who should have taken him? Sixers made the right pick with Vucevic.

PER is not perfect, limited sample size for Faried but a glance at this indicates there are a number of teams for whom Faried would have been a better pick.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/...=&order_by=per

[Rowe]

Who should have taken him? Sixers made the right pick with Vucevic.

I thought he should've gone to Phoenix at #13.

That seemed like an ideal fit for their team putting him next to Gortat and playing off of a good passing PG like Nash.

Phoenix made a good pick anyways but I was hoping Faried went there.

[ralph_i_el]

Klay thompson will be seen as a steal I think. Wait a few years

[knickscity]

Klay thompson will be seen as a steal I think. Wait a few years

Didn't Klay go lotto?

Now the player I certainly didn't think would fall as far as he did, was MarShon Brooks.

[GOBB]

PER is not perfect, limited sample size for Faried but a glance at this indicates there are a number of teams for whom Faried would have been a better pick.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/...=&order_by=per

Does he fit every team tho? Sixers for example needed a big. Faried as a Sixers I dont see how he would have helped since he is undersized to play Center.

[Whoah10115]

All I'm saying is he will make an all-star team in his career. Double double at 15RPG, 2 blocks, All-NBA defense.



Not a joke...this guy is incredible running the floor.

[Xiao Yao You]

Faried is looking a lot better than Kanter right now.

I guess. Kanter is putting up rebound numbers comparable to Love as a rookie and shows huge strides from game to game after not playing last year. He's the youngest guy guy in the league too. Faried is undersized. How much better is Faried going to get?

[NugzFan]

How much better is Faried going to get?

he already maxed out after 17 games.

[dbronx42]

I think at the peak of his career Faried will be a 16 ppg and 11 rpg...

[eazyduzzit10]

The highlights they had of him beasting in Friday's game on SportCenter with the wildcat sound effects was pretty funny