Chad Ford Big Board 2.0

Badgerlander · Post #1 » by **Badgerlander** » Wed Sep 10, 2014 7:02 pm

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft/mo ... -Big-Board

1. Okafor
2. Mudiay
3. Towns
4. Porzingis
5. Oubre
6. Stanley Johnson
7. Cliff Alexander
8. Looney
9. Myles Turner
10. Hezonja

engelmartin · Post #2 » by **engelmartin** » Wed Sep 10, 2014 7:05 pm

Really like that Hezonja guy. I'm a sucker for the Euro wings even if none drafted in the lottery have ever panned out. Ok that's hyperbole there's probably a few, just none in recent memory.

Post #3 » by **ReasonablySober** » Wed Sep 10, 2014 7:23 pm

Who here was ripping me when I had Oubre high on my list a few months ago?

TroyD92 · Post #4 » by **TroyD92** » Wed Sep 10, 2014 7:27 pm

Pretty thin on guards in this draft it looks like.

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #5 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Wed Sep 10, 2014 7:49 pm

Same stance as before. Our best chance at a player with a high ceiling that fits us, is for Mudiay to fall due to being overseas/people questioning his intelligence and character.

PkrsBcksGphsMqt · Post #6 » by **PkrsBcksGphsMqt** » Wed Sep 10, 2014 8:12 pm

It's never too early for some draft talk. I really like this class. I'd be happy anywhere in the top 10 and ecstatic with a top 5 pick. I'll probably end up liking this class more than 2014's.

MadBlueEdwards · Post #7 » by **MadBlueEdwards** » Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:14 pm

Nice to see Looney on there. I was wondering where he was on the last one after being a top ten prospect all year long.

Ron Swanson · Post #8 » by **Ron Swanson** » Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:27 pm

A lot of talented bigs in this class. I really like Towns to end up being the best player out of this draft.

From all the analysis and reports I've read, his ceiling could be a more athletic LaMarcus Aldridge

The Wet Whistle · Post #9 » by **The Wet Whistle** » Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:32 pm

I prefer Towns to Okafor so far. It'll be interesting to see them play this season.

Post #10 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 1:40 pm

I know Mudiay is the best fit from a position standpoint, but Towns is my #1 guy, easily.

Right now I want to be in the top four and able to come away with one of:

1 - Towns
2 - Mudiay
3 - Oubre
4 - Okafor

If Towns or Oubre struggle mightily this season they could fall to 3 or 4 or Okafor if dominates everyone, the order could change. But I want one of those four guys.

TroyD92 · Post #11 » by **TroyD92** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 1:54 pm

I agree Towns is going to be something special. He and Mudiay are my top two.

Badgerlander · Post #12 » by **Badgerlander** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 2:19 pm

I'd love to acquire another 1st to go after Delon Wright

Matches Malone · Post #13 » by **Matches Malone** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 2:53 pm

I'm a huge Towns fan. It'll be interesting to see how his playing time unfolds this season with both Dakari Johnson and Willie Cauley-Stein playing the bulk of center/power forward minutes.

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RandyBreuer · Post #14 » by **RandyBreuer** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 4:34 pm

Ford has his top 3 guys right at least, if not the right order.
It would be nice to get Okafor if not Towns, 2 of the best ever from Chicago in consecutive years would draw some Chicago basketball fans to the new arena even when the Bulls aren't playing the Bucks?

Matches Malone · Post #15 » by **Matches Malone** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 3:11 am

RandyBreuer wrote:Ford has his top 3 guys right at least, if not the right order.
It would be nice to get Okafor if not Towns, 2 of the best ever from Chicago in consecutive years would draw some Chicago basketball fans to the new arena even when the Bulls aren't playing the Bucks?

They are also both fellow Dukies and real life friends from back home.

Chuck Diesel · Post #16 » by **Chuck Diesel** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 3:39 am

I don't know how Hezonja remains in people's top 10. He doesn't get into the game for Croatia or Barcelona.

skones · Post #17 » by **skones** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 3:55 am

Towns and Oubre are my top 2 and have been for a while at this point. Have a feeling Mudiay is going to be the guy that falls. Towns is head and shoulders above everyone else. It's not even close.

The Wet Whistle · Post #18 » by **The Wet Whistle** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 5:45 pm

I think it's going to be interesting to see how Selden does this year

No-Man · Post #19 » by **No-Man** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 6:16 pm

DocHoliday wrote:
8. Looney

Badgerlander · Post #20 » by **Badgerlander** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 6:17 pm

Looney wasn't as highly ranked coming out of high school in Milwaukee as several of the freshmen below him on the board, but a couple of scouts who I trust rave that Looney could be a star. He's an athletic, 6-foot-10 forward who can play both the 3 and the 4. He has toughness, plays defense, can handle the ball and shoot off the dribble. He didn't play at Adidas Nations because of an injury, but that hasn't stopped scouts from predicting he could go very high with a big freshman year at UCLA. He's going to be a great fit in Steve Alford's offense.