Draft Day Special Coverage 15

by Steve Perrin on Jun 28, 2007 8:48 PM PDT in News

This is my final post of the day. I need to go be a dad for a while. Here's a quote from ClipperZoe: 'Dad, can you change it to 43 (Disney Channel) because I want to be with you and I want to watch a really cool movie?' (The movie turns out to be called 'Get a Clue' and stars a really young and presumably not involved with substances Lindsay Lohan.)

This was a pretty good draft for the Clippers, and a really good draft for ClipperSteve. I was on the Jared Jordan bandwagon for awhile as you know, and to get the guy who is the best pure point guard in this draft at 45 is huge. I'm definitely going to take a road trip to Vegas next month (yuck, how hot will it be?) to watch him play.

As for Thornton, he's a big time scorer, and a big time athlete, and he can help a lot in both regards. There may be a bit of a crunch on the wing, finding enough minutes for Maggette, Mobley, Ross and Thornton, but that's not a bad problem to have.

I'll have a longer post on the draft tomorrow.

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it was a great draft

landing Thornton was a steal, and Jordan, whom I'd only heard of on this site, is a steal at 45.

Both four year players, mature, and ready to contribute. Both address position needs.

Good call on Jordan, Steve.

by mp on Jun 29, 2007 10:53 AM PDT reply actions

Ditto

I don't know that any Clippers fan can be upset by either of those picks. I've got to admit I was pretty terrified that Dunleavy and Co. were going to foul this one up, but Thornton was a coup at 14 and I think Jordan has the potential to be a more than adequate back-up while Livingston is evaluated and beyond. Doesn't hurt that Sam is there to help him along in his transition to the NBA.

The Clips front office managed to keep me pretty optimistic even with Portland and Seattle making big strides to improve their position in the West, which was looking like no easy task. Credit where credit is due.

by spartacus on Jun 29, 2007 11:53 AM PDT reply actions