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Originally Posted by timbit
Multiple draft picks seems to be a constant.
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I agree with this. Rounds 3 and onwards tend to be more of a crap shoot.
With more bullets, there are more opportunities to hit something.
People praise Det for their drafting. However, Datsyuk was picked in the 6th round in 98 when Det used their SECOND 6th round pick that year. They picked a guy named Deleeuw with their FIRST 6th round pick.
Of course scouting needs to be good but I think sometimes facts like this are overlooked.
If Det thought Datsyuk was goiong to be THIS good, they would have obviously used their 1st 6th round pick or better yet, their 1st round pick to draft Datsyuk.
Clearly, having more bullets in the chamber helped