for the Warriors pick to come in….waiting…..waiting…...

The most skilled player in the draft. He is already the no.1 player for one of the top teams in Italy. He’s only 20. He’s tough and fiercely competitive. He can contribute now. He fits a need.

This is everything everyone wants. A zombie decision i.e. a no-brainer.

rosewood, how do you trade off those two?

We’re talking about really 3 guys here:

1) Danilo – he can contribute now; he fits a need (depth at the wing); he has that crazy Ginobili intensity; Alexander type work ethic; his overall skill level is really unrivaled in this draft, except for Beasley; gets to the free throw line

On the other hand, and this is his issue, he’s really just an above average athlete. He’s also just a mediocre defender at this point.

2) Greene – great shooter; great upside; he can rebound and has more defensive potential than Gallinari.

But he’s not ready right now; his short arms make shot blocking likely out of the question in the NBA; he’s not much of defender right now; is kind of soft.

3) Robin Lopez – he’s big; he’s smart; he’s intense; he’s surely our best defensive option; he’s still pretty young; he can pass; high basketball iq; he has phenomenal hair.

but he has no offensive game. a garbage player; a strange voice. a better athlete than his brother, but still not an elite athlete.

We have basically 1.5 big men. Amare and Shaq. We need big active bodies more then anything else.

I have to think that means Lopez.

Have at it. We now have the extreme Italian.

Forgive that tired expression but I’ve seen “Rocky Balboa” about 8 times in the last week on cable.

I love that Gallinari somehow slipped to us at 15. Do you think it’s possible that after the Bargnani/Belinelli disappointments of late, teams (or at least their respective blogs) are wary of Italians? And could owners go the same way come the Draft?

And do we have a consensus pick if Gallinari doesn’t land in our laps? Looks like BSOTSers were torn between Donte Green and JaVale McGee (really?!).