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Message: [QUOTE="tcf15, post: 3843328, member: 208"] The Athletic put together a mock draft of players from 1985-2004 based on who would be better in today’s game. [URL unfurl="true"]https://theathletic.com/2375933/2021/02/10/gilbert-arenas-rasheed-dan-majerle-an-nba-mock-draft-for-the-new-era/[/URL] Cliff Robinson taken 2nd overall: [HEADING=2][I]2. PF/C Clifford Robinson, Connecticut (drafted by Portland in 1989)[/I][/HEADING] [I][B]James L. Edwards III:[/B] Robinson was ahead of his time offensively. From 1996-2003, only 13 players in the NBA attempted more 3s than the hybrid big man, and of those 13, Antoine Walker was the only front-court player who put up more. Robinson attempted 2,180 3-pointers during that span. The next closest big, Sam Perkins, attempted only 1,312. Robinson didn’t just take 3s; he made them. During the 1994-95 season with Portland, Uncle Cliffy shot 37.1 percent from 3 on 5.1 attempts per game. The next year, he hit 37.8 percent of his 3s on 6.0 attempts per game. At 6-foot-10, with that ability to space the floor, Robinson is the picture-perfect center in today’s NBA. When it comes to defense, this quote that Ben Wallace, arguably the greatest defender of all time, gave me tells you everything you need to know: “The fact that he could guard the four or five or three, it allowed me to roam around and do what I was best at doing. For me, he was one of those guys who playing beside allowed my game to continue to grow and flourish.” Shooting. Versatility. Robinson was built for today’s game.[/I] [/QUOTE]

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