Sir Dom to Cavs
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Congrats to Sir Dom what a great place to land as an NBA player now its time to work your tail off in summer league and the preseason and make this team, learn from LeBron and Kylie Irving and make this team better, make your work ethic contagious and maybe, just maybe finish your rookie season with an NBA title.
Dom was a pleasure to watch and root for. The effort he put on the floor was unmatched. Was great to see him succeed like he did last year and get some recognition. I felt he really should've been BE POY. Very happy for him to get drafted, he deserves it!
Anthony Mattia
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I actually think that this is a great spot for Dom to have been drafted. They are not looking for him to score, they have LBJ and Kyrie for that. he can go in and do what he does which is wreak havoc on the defensive end of the floor, get steals, block shots, get out in transition, and just bust his a$$ and raise the energy level of his entire team. Really excited for him. Congrats Dom!
It is possible because BE voting is for what players did on the court in college not their pro prospects not to mention maybe underclassmen not eligible for draft took up spots. It is much like Heisman Tropy in football is for the year they had in college not their pro prospects. Many Heisman winners were total busts in NFL. Although IMO Dom not only should have been first team but should have been player of year in BE, so my argument was generic.
10th in scoring, 7th in reb, 14th in Assists, 7th in FG%, 3rd in steals, 3rd in blocks, plus a blind man could see he was the heart and soul of a tournament team this year. I'd say that is why he should have been first team, not his pro potential. Instead 6 of the 7 first teamers were guards all of whom he shot better than and 3 of whom he led in assists. It ended up being the all PPG list this year, which is looking at things pretty one sided-ly. I love D Lo but especially in the BE season Dom deserved the accolades more than him, as well as Dunham and Archie.
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So yea, don't you think we'd take a Jakarr again in a heartbeat? Or a Sanchez?
the problem wasn't those two, more so the bad chemistry of that squad, and let's not forget that CO did his best to kill that season and that Jordan had trouble adapting to college (he went home on Christmas break and wasn't going to return).
My point is that Pointer was used as he was last season because of a razor thin roster (on Lavin completely). As athletic as he is, I don't think he is a particularly good ball handler or even a very good passer. On a good team he wouldn't have the role he did, (pushing the ball up court), and as such it showcased his athleticism. While he can jump through the roof, he is not a lock down defender. I really believe he is an exceptional athlete, though, but many parts of his game will have to improve for him to stick on an NBA roster.
Was Jk about him owning LBJ but playing with james is no picnic.
http://espn.go.com/blog/marc-stein/post/_/id/3896/lebrons-handling-of-blatt-unbecoming
I don't think Dom will have a problem with him though. Jordan was demonstrative with his teammates too, the only difference is one is a winner and the other is 2 for 6 in the finals.
Very happy to see Dom drafted. He was a big favorite of mine while he was here and was totally worthy of being selected. The Cavs got themselves a sleeper who I think will really pay off for them.
On a separate note while Kentucky had four first rounders (six total), Wisonsin had two and Duke three (a total of nine of the first twenty four picks of this year's draft); the entire Big East conference was shut out of the first round of the draft. Only Villanova's Darrun Hilliard II at #38 and Sir Dom at #53 prevented the conference from being shut out of the draft completely. It raises the question of when or whether the current talent level of the conference will be able to restore itself closer to its former glory.
On a separate note while Kentucky had four first rounders (six total), Wisonsin had two and Duke three (a total of nine of the first twenty four picks of this year's draft); the entire Big East conference was shut out of the first round of the draft. Only Villanova's Darrun Hilliard II at #38 and Sir Dom at #53 prevented the conference from being shut out of the draft completely. It raises the question of when or whether the current talent level of the conference will be able to restore itself closer to its former glory.
Well the first year of the Big East had several first round picks like McDermott. Had Dunn went this year he would've been a high first round pick. Last year was a huge year recruiting wise for the BE (and this year is shaping up good as well)- so I'm expecting a lot of first round picks during the next several years when they get older.
Generally speaking though- the BE recruits are highly rated but usually aren't top 10-20 rated and aren't expected to be one and dones. This is a good thing for the conference because we get a lot of talent that stays for multiple years.
End of the day the highly rated one and doens will continue going to schools like Duke and Kentucky and will also sometimes choose schools like Nova and Marquette. I think Marquette has the #3 overall incoming player this year.
