Quote:As nearly as I can tell, he didn't have a very good game (it's better to analyze line play when you re-watch the game which I haven't had a chance to do yet).  While he's not nearly as bad as some of the goofballs think he is, he is a finesse player that needs to get stronger to be more effective.  This is easy to see in retrospect.  Hard to knock Caldwell for the pick though when nearly everyone at the time was thinking he'd go near the top of the draft.

Luke has been really bad dude. He gets beat way too often.

 

However you can't really blame Caldwell. In the NBA, nearly every single GM had Greg Oden over Kevin Durant. Obviously in hindsight, we know who the Trailblazers should have taken.

 

8 years back I think Aaron Curry was the "safest" pick in the draft. I don't think he's been in the league for a while now. I still think it was dumb to trade away Monroe.

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