ESPN Lottery Mock Draft

steger_3434 · Post #1 » by **steger_3434** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:19 am

It's early, but this sim is always fun. I'm quite surprised how high they have Curry going most of the time. So far I've played 5 times and the highest the Bucks have been is 12.

EDIT: I thought I had the link...guess not http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/lottery2009/mockdraft

REDDzone · Post #2 » by **REDDzone** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:29 am

Second try Bucks got the second pick and Thabeet.

carmelbrownqueen · Post #3 » by **carmelbrownqueen** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:51 am

Everytime I tried the Bucks ended up taking Jordan Hill...

Baddy Chuck · Post #4 » by **Baddy Chuck** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:07 am

Id honestly be happy with any of the players I've seen on the top 14 but my favorites (at around 10-14) would have to be Monroe and Lawal.

Neptune_Balla21 · Post #5 » by **Neptune_Balla21** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:29 am

I would be so down with Gani Lawal. Seem to draw Jordan Hill at 12 every time though...

Joana · Post #6 » by **Joana** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:55 am

carmelbrownqueen wrote:Everytime I tried the Bucks ended up taking Jordan Hill...

Me too. 6 attempts.

Anyway, it's highly unlikely that Rubio enters the draft. There's a very good and accurate article about him and his current club in DX. Coach Claros makes a very good description of him in the video, it's worth watching: http://www.draftexpress.com/blog/Jonathan-Givony/

trwi7 · Post #7 » by **trwi7** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:04 am

carmelbrownqueen wrote:Everytime I tried the Bucks ended up taking Jordan Hill...

I probably did it 35-40 times. Everytime I did it except three times we got the 12th pick and Jordan Hill. Two other times we got the 13th pick and took Jordan Hill and on the last try I got the 1st pick and Blake Griffin.

bigkurty · Post #8 » by **bigkurty** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:09 am

trwi7 wrote:on the last try I got the 1st pick and Blake Griffin.

That would make up for missing out on Horford at least.

icat2000 · Post #9 » by **icat2000** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:30 am

I got third pick and it was Thabeet. Have about 30 times I got the #1 with Black Griffin.

Post #10 » by **paulpressey25** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:40 am

I spun it numerous times and kept coming up with the eighth pick. Got guys like DJ Augustin, Brook and Robin Lopez, Speights, Brandon Rush, Jerryd Bayless, Ryan Anderson, etc. Adding any one of those guys would really help this team get over the hump, I hope we can land one of them with our pick.....

JoeHova · Post #11 » by **JoeHova** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:28 am

paulpressey25 wrote:I spun it numerous times and kept coming up with the eighth pick. Got guys like DJ Augustin, Brook and Robin Lopez, Speights, Brandon Rush, Jerryd Bayless, Ryan Anderson, etc. Adding any one of those guys would really help this team get over the hump, I hope we can land one of them with our pick.....

What has Brandon Rush shown? Or Robin Lopez? Those guys suck just as much as Alexander at this point.

Post #12 » by **paulpressey25** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:35 am

I think Brandon Rush looked really good against the Bucks last Saturday. The global point being it really doesn't matter what number pick in the lotto we might end up with if we pick the wrong guy with it.

Profound23 · Post #13 » by **Profound23** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:40 am

I don't really like anyone in this draft all like that. DeRozan will go higher than he should because there are so many undersized two guards in this draft.

carmelbrownqueen · Post #14 » by **carmelbrownqueen** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:25 am

Okay I just tried it again and got Jordan Hill 53 out of 55 times, the only times I got someone other than Jordan was the two times I got Rubio with the second pick.

Usually when Ford has us consistently taking a certain guy it's because someone within the organization has tipped him off that we are really interested in a particular player. It's a little early for that yet though.

carmelbrownqueen · Post #15 » by **carmelbrownqueen** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:26 am

Joana wrote:
carmelbrownqueen wrote:Everytime I tried the Bucks ended up taking Jordan Hill...

Me too. 6 attempts.

Anyway, it's highly unlikely that Rubio enters the draft. There's a very good and accurate article about him and his current club in DX. Coach Claros makes a very good description of him in the video, it's worth watching: http://www.draftexpress.com/blog/Jonathan-Givony/

thanks for the link...

MikeIsGood · Post #16 » by **MikeIsGood** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:33 am

Our default spot must be 12 based upon league standings, so the only way that would change is if someone moved in front of us (13 or 14). Obviously, the chances of that are small - smaller than us moving up.

Additionally, he probably just makes a "big board" for all teams, and depending upon where the lottery machine assigns teams, the top player left on their board is inserted. There's no way in hell he has actually come up with 2,000+ scenarios individually.

Point being, I wouldn't read into it whatsoever, because it was likely just the way the cards fell in this computer simulation.

DanoMac · Post #17 » by **DanoMac** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:59 am

For Bucks fans sake, they should make a 2nd round version of this.

boogernights · Post #18 » by **boogernights** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:20 am

They should make the whole first round.

MilBucksBackOnTop06 · Post #19 » by **MilBucksBackOnTop06** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:26 am

I like this kid called....Pendergraph... :thinking:

Or this red haired baller Blake Griffin I think from Oklahoma? These two I do like...and they impress me. Tough as nails.

But Pendergrah I think, from Arizona State or some crap is the guy under the radar I like. But its way too early for this foolishness... I just as soon see the Bucks trade their picks. :roll:

They don't know :noway:

what to do with them in the first place except when they get to the 2nd round! :dontknow:

carmelbrownqueen · Post #20 » by **carmelbrownqueen** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:13 am

Chad Ford now has Jordan Hill and Greg Monrow going in the Top 10, and has us taking Al-Farouq Aminu out of Wake Forest