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MH7KiNG said 04/22, 12:48 AM
First off, good luck.

#1
Okay, I agree with your first pick. LeBron lead the Cavs to the Finals and I dont know if anybody else in the draft could of done that. I really doubt it though.
#2
I also agree with your second pick. Darko over Bosh anyday. It would of been really scary seeing the Pistons with Bosh, considering they won the NBA Championship in 03-04. Bosh is better than Kaman, so yes I agree.
#3
I agree
#4
DISAGREE! Since Chris Bosh wouldn't of had been available, the Raptors would of chosen another big man. That's what they needed at the time, and Chris Kaman was the next best big man. Wade would of been a good choice BUT, that would of not addressed their biggest issue.
#5
Let's look at it like this.....If Dwayne Wade would of never been with the Heat, him and Shaq would of never brought a title to the city of Miami. According to this TD and my draft order, Wade would of been the best one to choose. This was a choice that the Miami Heat could of simply not chosen.

So those are my differences. I'll give you a chance to make your point so, I have officially finished my first argument.

MH7KiNG said 04/23, 01:13 AM
Okay, they may have had Mo Peterson at shooting guard but who did they have at the PF/C slot? I can't even remember! The thing is that the Toronto Raptors were focused on acquiring someone they needed, and and to address their biggest weakness. That weakness was the interior, and Dwayne Wade simply cannot fill in that role. They would have been better off with taking Kaman.
*Just because a player is talented at one position does not mean he will be drafted with that in mind. Does it happen? Yes, sometimes. But in this case, Toronto needed a big man. If you needed a big guy who would you take? A good shooting guard, or the next best big man. Well, I really think that the answer to that is Chris Kaman.

*Here is proof of my statement. The Detroit Pistons selected Darko Milicic intsead of Anthony, Bosh, Wade, etc. because they needed a Center. They were not just going to pick anyone just for the heck of it. They were trying to address their needs, but unfortunetly Darko didn't do so well with them. Can you say bust?

MH7KiNG said 04/24, 01:49 AM
True but at the time, Kaman would of been the right pick for the Toronto Raptors. Wade may be a superstar, but players dont go into the draft as already established superstars. Was Wade good? Yes, but he (like everyone else in the draft, and possibly all it's precedents) wasn't not guaranteed supertar. That is something you prove in the NBA, not outside like in College or High School. So, you are kinda pushing it when you say, " are you gonna draft a superstar or.....", because it;s no guarantee the player is going to be a supertar in the NBA.

I do see Wade passing at 4 (even though he already did, but this is a throwdown) because the Raptors would be better off with taking Kaman at that spot since he would be addressing their interior. Then Wade goes to 5 with the Miami Heat.
Yes, it does happen and yes, it did happen (except that Bosh was taken instaed of Kaman, but like I said this is the throwdown topic, and this is the way I organized it.)