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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 5, Pick 3

Baron Davis 

When Mike Montgomery was coach of the Golden State Warriors, there was an obvious rift between him and his star point guard.  Not anything to the Larry Brown/Stephon Marbury level, but it was pretty bad.  For example, when Montgomery would call a play, the PG in question would run another play.  Yeah, I think it was time for someone to move on, and in today’s sports market, it’s ALWAYS going to be the coach.  So, good bye Montgomery… hello, Don Nelson!  From the 1988-89 season to the ‘94-‘95 season, Nelson had moderate successful teams with the Warriors, making the playoffs four out of his seven season, even winning 50 and 55 games during two seasons.  Why mention all of this?  Nelson was voted one of the 10 greatest coaches of all-time during the ‘96-‘97 season, had great regular season success in his prevoius stop with the Dallas Mavericks, and those that handle the rock for him - Sidney Moncrief, Tim Hardaway, Steve Nash - always excelled under his running offense.

Baron Davis will love playing for Uncle Nelly.

Round 5, Pick 3: Baron Davis, PG, Golden State Warriors

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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 4, Pick 8

The Big Z down lowRound 4, Pick 8: Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C, Cleveland Cavaliers

Zydrunas Ilgauskas is part of a dying breed – the big man with a back-to-the-basket game.  And Ilgauskas is a European nonetheless!  Yes, not all European big men shoot J’s on the regular like Dirk Nowitzki.  Actually, it doesn’t matter if one is European because no one is like Nowitzki.  But, this isn’t about a goatee-wearing, deadly from anywhere on the floor, David Hasselhoff loving Maverick.  It’s about Ilgauskas, a 7’3”, hairline receding, have to double check the spelling of his name player who can score a number of ways down in the box as well as from mid-range when the occassion arises.  And it’s this last point that should have you interested in drafting the Cavaliers’ resident center.

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