CHILL OUT ON THE #1 PICK

Double A
Everything Sports, Senior Writer

 

May sound bold, but think about it…..
Does a team always need the number one pick?
No.
It always gets hype, but just a tad too much.
Why? Because the fate is chosen of that team by that team. The pressure mounts.

For me, it’s a bit too risky. You could get a young superstar (aka NBA #1s 2009-2012; KAT too). Or you get criticized by taking a bust. Either way it’s a huge gamble.

Why gamble on something you know you can’t lose? I’m not saying the whole team will be torn apart, but a young superstar could be in that draft…the problem is nobody can be 100% certain who that is. And then you realize the #1 pick is wasted. Everyone hates that feeling. So, look for better options.

(And this is a reason why any MLB lover always has to pause when talking about which sport is the best)

Trade Down: Getting more chances (picks) to find yourself with gold (Draymond Green; Isiah Thomas; Aaron Rodgers).
THE GOAT HIMSELF WASN’T EVEN FIRST HIMSELF (e.g Brady, Jordan).
Speaking of MJ 1) HOF John Stockton was in that same draft and he went all the way down to 16th overall…2) Lebron went first and it took him a super-team to get his first two rings…3) Speaking of Lebron, Kobe went 13th and stayed on the same team to get one less than MJ.
Point is to NOT get stuck on the number one pick. Period.

Trade for a veteran: You see a younger star, but once again risk occurs with the pressure and development of that player. You can’t even blame him, but you can say “let’s do better.” And what’s better than a superstar, in his prime, to speed up the team’s process? No one would dispute that, except the team trading that superstar talent.

That’s why if their is an opportunity open, with the hype of such a high pick like #1, you eat it like a tiger going after their prey. You see this with NBA (e.g Butler, George), but it can definitely happen in the NFL and NHL because ultimately you know what you are getting out of that player. I’m not even talking about talent. I’m talking about everything they do, now that they are on their team, through film since they aren’t in college. It’s all professional and they have no excuse fooling around to “transition” in the same exact atmosphere (just in a different place). I don’t have much patience, and I would think fan bases are the same way.