http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/122350948.html As you all know by now, the Wolves have the No. 2 overall pick in the upcoming NBA draft. The Cavaliers have the No. 1 overall pick. Some folks have been asking us: Is there really that big of a difference between having the first and second picks in the NBA draft, since it seems to often be a crap shoot and often features a heated debate about which of two players should be chosen No. 1 overall? 球迷會想了解NO.1與NO.2 之間的謎團 Well, in an attempt at clarity we went back and charted the top two picks in each of the past 15 drafts to attempt to draw some conclusions. Here is a summary, with the better of the two players from that year (in our mind) in bold, along with a note about that year: 2010: No. 1 – John Wall, Washington; No. 2 – Evan Turner, Philadelphia Note: Jury is still out, of course, but it is trending in Wall’s favor. 裁判，明眼人都知道楊淑君沒犯規了，這只是你偏袒的判決吧。 2009: No. 1 – Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers; No. 2 – Hasheem Thabeet, Memphis Note: This one’s a slam dunk. See what we did there? 直接灌進得分，不由分說 2008: No. 1 – Derrick Rose, Chicago; No. 2 – Michael Beasley, Miami Note: Remember, this was a legitimate debate at one point. No offense to Beasley, but … 記得，這從過去就要放在相同的基準點下做合理討論，沒有要得罪Beasley 但你知道我知道....... 2007: No. 1 – Greg Oden, Portland; No. 2 – Kevin Durant, Seattle (now OKC) Note: This was also a debate. Local Quipster just admitted last week that he was wrong about Oden and we were right about Durant. 2006: No. 1 – Andrea Bargnani, Toronto; No. 2 – LaMarcus Aldridge, Chicago (traded to Portland) Note: Bargnani’s numbers are way better than we would have imagined, but we still give the nod to Aldridge for his emerging stardom. 2005: No. 1 – Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee; No. 2 – Marvin Williams, Atlanta Note: We scored this one a draw because neither man nor team deserved to win considering that Chris Paul and Deron Williams were chosen with the next two picks. 2004: No. 1 – Dwight Howard, Orlando; No. 2 – Emeka Okafor, Charlotte Note: Superman over Clark Kent. 比克拉克肯特還強，救地球就找他了 2003: No. 1 – LeBron James, Cleveland; No. 2 – Darko Milicic, Detroit Note: Biggest margin ever? NBA史上最大差距............................................... 2002: No. 1 – Yao Ming, Houston; No. 2 – Jay Williams, Chicago Note: Injuries have decimated both players, but Yao had a string of really high-performance seasons. 2001: No. 1 – Kwame Brown, Washington; No. 2 – Tyson Chandler, L.A. Clippers (traded to Chicago) Note: Chandler hasn’t been great, but he’s a nice contributor for a playoff team a decade later. 2000: No. 1 – Kenyon Martin, New Jersey; No. 2 – Stromile Swift, Vancouver (now Memphis) Note: Worst draft ever? 今年有辦選秀嗎? 1999: No. 1 – Elton Brand, Chicago; No. 2 – Steve Francis, Vancouver (traded to Houston) Note: This was a tough call, but we felt Brand had a couple more good years than Francis. 1998: No. 1 – Michael Olowokandi, L.A. Clippers; No. 2 – Mike Bibby, Vancouver (now Memphis) Note: The Kandi-man couldn’t. 1997: No. 1 – Tim Duncan, San Antonio; No. 2 – Keith Van Horn,Philadelphia Note: Van Horn had a surprisingly acceptable career in retrospect. 1996: No. 1 – Allen Iverson, Philadelphia; No. 2 – Marcus Camby,Toronto Note: Camby was hardly a bust, but AI wins this one handily. Summary *If you add up the totals, that's 10 No. 1 picks with the edge, 4 No. 2 picks and one draw. Those numbers certainly don't bold well for your Timberwolves. 15個比較名單裡共有10個NO.1佔優勢，4個是NO.2及1個不分勝負。 *Even more damaging is the search for franchise players on both sides of the coin. With No. 1 overall picks, we find 6 in the past 15 years: Griffin, Rose, Howard, LeBron, Duncan, Iverson. Additionally, Brand and Ming were very good for several years, and Wall might wind up being a franchise guy as well. With No. 2 picks, we count exactly 1 franchise player -- Durant. Maybe Aldridge will get there at some point, but we're guessing he's not quite at that level. *When a No. 1 pick lost (or tied) in the battle, it was always a big man -- Olowokandi, Brown, Bogut, Bargnani and Oden (yes, Bargnani plays small and has hardly been a bust, but that doesn't change the fact that he's 7 feet tall and that he lost the battle to No. 2 Aldridge). Since it seems likely that guard Kyrie Irving will go No. 1 this year, the big man factor will not be in play for your Timberwolves. *Conclusion: There is a fairly significant difference between No. 1 and No. 2, which means it was a pretty big deal for the Wolves to continue their habit -- and we're just saying it's a habit -- of sliding below their projected ping-pong ball spot. --

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