Clark Judge: Rating smartest, boldest, scariest offseason moves

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

If he's YOUR GUY, you get him.

Whether it's a #3 or #15.

What about that do you NOT get?

That's the same mentality that Pioli used for Jackson.

It's only the mentality Pioli used for Jackson if you ignore/discount the reports that Pioli tried to trade down, specifically the story about trying to get Detroit's pick at #20. According to the details of that scenario, Pioli was supposedly willing to take a huge loss in value to get out of the 3rd pick.

Not only doesn't that fit the mentality of "If he's your guy, you get him", Jackson would have been long gone by #20. They wouldn't have gotten him at all.

Jackson was clearly Pioli's guy if they were stuck at #3 and couldn't move back. But that doesn't mean Pioli wanted him no matter what.