Of course he would. And he'd love first pick of the draft as well. Which he loves more, and which is better for us will depend on a lot of things that are yet to play out.
From the horses mouth “pick one is only great if there is pick one talent in the draft”
Of course he would. And he'd love first pick of the draft as well. Which he loves more, and which is better for us will depend on a lot of things that are yet to play out.
From the horses mouth “pick one is only great if there is pick one talent in the draft”
Which horse?
But if there’s only “pick 5 talent” in the draft, pick 1 still gives you at the best of that group.
The other thing is that if the horse doesn’t reckon there’s pick 1 talent then you’d reckon every other recruiter would think the same and the “value” you get from the trade down would be affected.
Obviously the academies and the points system which apportions a fixed value to picks helps us to get value in the downgrade though, so it could still be the best play. Although that might depend on how many list changes the academy teams will be making.
For me it’s still a wait and see.
I’d shop it around, and assess each deal on merit against my list of players I rate. With some consideration to intel, but not too much. For instance if i thought SPS was a clear standout, but I thought no one would take him top 4 due to the Kimberley factor I’d still be very wary of trading 1 for 5, because someone else might also see him as the standout, or because someone we didn’t expect to get a top 4 pick might manage to get a trade done.
In the end it all depends on how we rate the players. (And that’s different to how knightmare rates the players). Maybe we think there’s 0 pick 1 talent and 8 pick 5 talents. Or maybe there’s only 4 top 5 worth and 20 top 15 worth, or maybe it’s completely rubbish and we don’t really want anyone.
For my own viewing (And I’ve done very little viewing or reading this year) I’m not sold on the value of 1. Mcluggage looks decent, a bit of a Scully type. But i don’t have any idea whether he has all of the other stuff that made scully a #1 pick. Maybe he does. I still prefer an extra dose of class at 1.
Brodie looks kind of awkward, and although he looks a great sized competitive mid, he doesn’t seem to have the polish and vision that I’d like. Ainsworth I don’t see it for a number 1. And although I think SPS has the qualities, he hasn’t done what people expected this year, and obviously the Kimberley thing worries some. Etc etc.
I guess in a round about way I’m agreeing with you, but if i can’t get sps , who I think is about the one with enough pick 1 qualities (pace, class, etc), at our downgraded pick I’d be questioning my commitment to the deal.