I used to think the Seattle Supersonics draft strategy was to draft all white guys in the first round. It made perfect sense. Vladimir Radmanovic, Luke Ridnour, Nick Collison, Robert Swift and Johan Petro (I assume that Walker assumed that Petro was white since he is French and was very surprise to find out he was wrong). But after Walker drafted a 7-footer out of Senegal, Africa I am going to have to admit I am wrong on this one. We are no longer trying to field an all-white team. No one would draft an African with that objective in mind.
Now it looks like we are going to put the twin towers basketball strategy to shame. Robert Swift, Johan Petro, and Mouhamed Saer Sane will be the triple towers. WATCH OUT LEAGUE. We only need two more years to get two more 7-footers that can not score and we can have a starting lineup of young unproven 7-footers with no skill. The Supersonics are looking to be the biggest team of the future and we have Wally Walker to thank for this master plan.
I thought Seattle's pick was the second worst of the first round besides the Knicks picking Balkman too early. The Sonics could have gotten somebody who could contribute right away, instead of another center. I think they should've picked Cedric Simmons.
I think it might even be worse than the Knicks. I was looking at Rodney Carney or anyone that played in college would have been nice. Then they top it off with an Israeli with the 53rd pick. anything wrong with someone who played in college. Hassan adams would have been a phenomenal pick with the 53rd. Oh well. I will never understand Wally Walker.
MD - It seems like the teams are falling in love with the overseas picks. Everyone wants the next Dirk, Pao, or Tony Parker. I remember getting way caught up in the Darko hype but since then I am taking a wait and see apporoach on all these guys. I would much rather have an established college guy like D. Wade or Chris Paul than another Johan Petro.
