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Six Reasons for Optimism

May 23, 2007 - The ping pong balls didn't bounce in the Bucks favor on May 22, but that's no reason to be upset. Keeping in spirit with our pick, here are 6 reasons to be optimistic:

Corey Brewer   Corey Brewer
School: Florida
Ht: 6-9
Wt: 185
Class: Junior
Age: 21
Bio

Mike Conley   Mike Conley, Jr.
School: Ohio State
Ht: 6-1
Wt: 180
Class: Freshman
Age: 19
Bio

 
Al Horford   Al Horford
School: Florida
Ht: 6-10
Wt: 245
Class: Junior
Age: 21
Bio

 
Joakim Noah   Joakim Noah
School: Florida
Ht: 6-10
Wt: 220
Class: Junior
Age: 22
Bio

Brandan Wright   Brandan Wright
School: North Carolina
Ht: 6-9
Wt: 205
Class: Freshman
Age: 19
Bio

Julian Wright   Julian Wright
School: Kansas
Ht: 6-8
Wt: 225
Class: Freshman
Age: 20
Bio

Just in case those six weren't enough, here are six more:

Larry Bird was a #6 pick.
1. None of the last three top overall picks has ended up winning the Rookie of the Year Award.

2. Only one of the last seven top overall picks won Rookie of the Year (LeBron James).

3. In the last seven seasons, only two first/second overall picks have won Rookie of the Year (James and Emeka Okafor, who was a second overall pick).

4. In that same span, the Rookie of the Year has been won by a sixth pick (Brandon Roy), a fourth pick (Chris Paul), a third pick (Pau Gasol), a ninth pick (Amare Stoudemire) and a fifth pick (Mike Miller).

5. The top overall pick is not a guarantee immediate success (Kwame Brown, Michael Olowokandi).

6. Consider the talent level at the sixth pick in past years: Brandon Roy (2006), Wally Szczerbiak (1999), Antoine Walker (1996), Hersey Hawkins (1988), Kenny Smith (1987), Larry Bird (1978), Adrian Dantley (1976), Lenny Wilkins (1960).