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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1417879, member: 40"] I don't really think that's it. I think that Brooklyn is in a tough spot--their team isn't that good, they're old, and the roster as currently constructed doesn't have much upside. They were picking 29th -- generally not where you are going to get a stud impact player. So they swung for the fences on a guy like McCullough who MIGHT [emphasis on MIGHT] exceed his draft position value. If he ends up busting or even just being average -- no big deal, they only expended a #29 pick on him. If he ends up being a starting caliber player, or maybe even an above average impact guy--then them swinging for the fences will have been a gamble that paid off. Classic boom or bust, but the risk of swinging away is fairly low, given where they were picking. [/QUOTE]