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David Thopre ranks Randolph 27th among rookies

Posted: Tue Jul 8, 2008 6:47 pm
by warriortone
He says he should tear up the D league. WTF?

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

Re: David Thopre ranks Randolph 27th among rookies

Posted: Tue Jul 8, 2008 6:52 pm
by Sid the Squid
Randolph is going to shock the world...This kid has *it*

Re: David Thopre ranks Randolph 27th among rookies

Posted: Tue Jul 8, 2008 7:00 pm
by marthafokker
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.

Re: David Thopre ranks Randolph 27th among rookies

Posted: Tue Jul 8, 2008 7:06 pm
by floppymoose
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.

Re: David Thopre ranks Randolph 27th among rookies

Posted: Tue Jul 8, 2008 7:21 pm
by St.Nick
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).

Re: David Thopre ranks Randolph 27th among rookies

Posted: Tue Jul 8, 2008 7:30 pm
by Abyss Impact
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.

Re: David Thopre ranks Randolph 27th among rookies

Posted: Tue Jul 8, 2008 8:44 pm
by Thugleavy34

Re: David Thopre ranks Randolph 27th among rookies

Posted: Tue Jul 8, 2008 9:37 pm
by giberish
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.

Re: David Thopre ranks Randolph 27th among rookies

Posted: Tue Jul 8, 2008 9:58 pm
by marthafokker
Greg Oden.... uh.

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

Re: David Thopre ranks Randolph 27th among rookies

Posted: Tue Jul 8, 2008 10:01 pm
by Yi Jian Lian
rudy?

Re: David Thopre ranks Randolph 27th among rookies

Posted: Tue Jul 8, 2008 10:02 pm
by floppymoose
Oden will qualify for rookie of the year running.

Re: David Thopre ranks Randolph 27th among rookies

Posted: Tue Jul 8, 2008 11:12 pm
by Cro_Ruption
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.