David Thopre ranks Randolph 27th among rookies

warriortone · Post #1 » by **warriortone** » Tue Jul 8, 2008 6:47 pm

He says he should tear up the D league. WTF?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/r ... od=1&set=2

Sid the Squid · Post #2 » by **Sid the Squid** » Tue Jul 8, 2008 6:52 pm

Randolph is going to shock the world...This kid has *it*

marthafokker · Post #3 » by **marthafokker** » Tue Jul 8, 2008 7:00 pm

POB != Randolph.

Lets hope Mully does not sign any min vet FA to block both Randolph/Wright's development.

Guess Thorpe used POB/Wright/Bellineli as his reasoning. Prove him wrong Nellie.

Post #4 » by **floppymoose** » Tue Jul 8, 2008 7:06 pm

given his actual comments, I have to conclude he is ranking them strictly by *rookie year* output. By that standard, it seems about right. Randolph has a shot at being special, but I expect a rookie season like monta's.

St.Nick · Post #5 » by **St.Nick** » Tue Jul 8, 2008 7:21 pm

His rankings are jacked...

Rudy Fernandez #3....Gallinari #7...Lopez #8....everyone 15-20...he has even got guys playing in Europe next year before Randolph.

(Please Use More Appropriate Word).

Abyss Impact · Post #6 » by **Abyss Impact** » Tue Jul 8, 2008 7:30 pm

He has a point... Because Don Nelson won't give him playing time. When he tears it up in the D-league, Don Nelson will bring him back up like he did with POB and ruin him like how he did to POB.

Thugleavy34 · Post #7 » by **Thugleavy34** » Tue Jul 8, 2008 8:44 pm

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i238/amberscissorhands/it-clown.jpg

giberish · Post #8 » by **giberish** » Tue Jul 8, 2008 9:37 pm

His rankings aren't about long-term value, they're about who will be better next year.

Randolf is a bigger project than Wright was last year - if anything I might have put him lower. For next year I'd take Hendrix (ranked too low by that scale) over Randolf.

marthafokker · Post #9 » by **marthafokker** » Tue Jul 8, 2008 9:58 pm

Greg Oden.... uh.

He is no rookie. Oden signed his contract last year.

Yi Jian Lian · Post #10 » by **Yi Jian Lian** » Tue Jul 8, 2008 10:01 pm

rudy?

Post #11 » by **floppymoose** » Tue Jul 8, 2008 10:02 pm

Oden will qualify for rookie of the year running.

Cro_Ruption · Post #12 » by **Cro_Ruption** » Tue Jul 8, 2008 11:12 pm

Yi Jian Lian wrote:rudy?

yah as in rudy fernandez ,best player in europe this year to come into the NBA if he was drafted this year he would have been a top 10 pick guaranteed.