draft

1eyedjake · Post #81 » by **1eyedjake** » Sun Apr 6, 2008 3:27 am

Ha. I just checked and DX has CDP projected to us at this stage.

Cammo101 · Post #82 » by **Cammo101** » Sun Apr 6, 2008 3:38 am

1eyedjake wrote:Has anyone mentioned Chris Douglas-Roberts of Memphis?
I don't get to see much college basketball but he sounds like a player who would fit our style and team on the wings and could possibly be around when we draft. He could play a year or two off the bench behind Evans while developing into the full-time SG eventually.

Thief was talking up CDR earlier in the thread. Good player, reminds me a bit of Josh Howard coming out of college. Good at everything, great at nothing. I would not have a problem with CDR, but there are guys I would rather have.

AdamTheGreek · Post #83 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Sun Apr 6, 2008 4:18 am

No way CDR falls to the 20s.

1eyedjake · Post #84 » by **1eyedjake** » Sun Apr 6, 2008 4:31 am

Cammo101 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Thief was talking up CDR earlier in the thread. Good player, reminds me a bit of Josh Howard coming out of college. Good at everything, great at nothing. I would not have a problem with CDR, but there are guys I would rather have.

A Josh Howard type in the early twenties would be outstanding. The Mavs got a huge steal when they picked Howard.

theTHIEF · Post #85 » by **theTHIEF** » Sun Apr 6, 2008 2:49 pm

oh, Earl Clark is declaring...that kid has some special gifts...

Post #86 » by **eyriq** » Sun Apr 6, 2008 4:43 pm

Two guys who I like are C Kosta Koufos from Ohio St. and the local boy PG Nick Calathes from Florida. Koufos becuase he can back up Dwight and play with Dwight, which is great for having a flexible rotation. Calathes because he is local, good, big, and again, versatile enough to play both positions as well as thrive as a pg. Neither would like be a factor next year, but long term, say like after Battie's contract is up and Dooling or Arroyo's new contract expires, they would be able to fit right in.

j-ragg · Post #87 » by **j-ragg** » Sun Apr 6, 2008 5:17 pm

I don't think Calathes can play PG in the L.

At least not yet.

DiplomaticMagic · Post #88 » by **DiplomaticMagic** » Sun Apr 6, 2008 6:57 pm

Darrel Arthur anybody?

theTHIEF · Post #89 » by **theTHIEF** » Sun Apr 6, 2008 7:00 pm

Darrell Arthur is a nice prospect, and I think the Magic should look into grabbing one of these new wave >6'10 bigs like Powell, Bass, Maxiell etc. it seems to be the way things are going and Arthur has got game..Although I will say that he doesnt seem to be a great rebounder, he gets a good number of them, but something about his rebounding makes it look difficult for him, he's also a foul machine, needs to work on his composure a bit as well...

TNMagicFan · Post #90 » by **TNMagicFan** » Sun Apr 6, 2008 7:20 pm

This year's draft seems pretty deep , so hopefully we can get a quality player

DiplomaticMagic · Post #91 » by **DiplomaticMagic** » Sun Apr 6, 2008 7:26 pm

Richard Hendrix is also someone to look at

Cammo101 · Post #92 » by **Cammo101** » Sun Apr 6, 2008 8:35 pm

If we got Darrell Arthur i would be the happiest guy in the world. He is going to be a stud and is a perfect fit in Orlando. Sadly, he will be gone by #15.

j-ragg · Post #93 » by **j-ragg** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 2:51 am

Has anyone thought about Danny Green? I have no idea where he is projected to go, likely in the 2nd round IMO, but he looks like he could be a steal.

Dwightmare · Post #94 » by **Dwightmare** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 4:43 am

This teams rotation is one good gaurd short of being a serious championship contender. we need to strike it lucky with a guard. We need to draft either a Pg /SG (Collison, CDR, ) and sign a high risk/high reward SG. Those are JR Smith, Kelenna, Udrih, Navarro, Pietrus, Delfino.. And create a competitive environment for that opportunity.

We have depth up front. we got Dwight, Battie, pick up options for Foyle, Gortat, Auggie, Fran?, and pick up a cheap big free agent

Cammo101 · Post #95 » by **Cammo101** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 6:43 am

dwightmeer wrote:This teams rotation is one good gaurd short of being a serious championship contender. we need to strike it lucky with a guard. We need to draft either a Pg /SG (Collison, CDR, ) and sign a high risk/high reward SG. Those are JR Smith, Kelenna, Udrih, Navarro, Pietrus, Delfino.. And create a competitive environment for that opportunity.

We have depth up front. we got Dwight, Battie, pick up options for Foyle, Gortat, Auggie, Fran?, and pick up a cheap big free agent

I tend to agree. Collison, Childress, and a healthy Battie would be a great offseason.

drsd · Post #96 » by **drsd** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 8:01 am

If the Magic trade for a new PF, perhaps Orlando could couple that trade by including Redick for the draft right around #15. That slot would get Hasheem Thabeet. His defense would be a good back-up fit in some years, off the bench behind Howard.

At #22, Roy Hibbert and Jason Thompson would get looks for ready-to-go guys that could replace Augustine's slot.

DiplomaticMagic · Post #97 » by **DiplomaticMagic** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 7:53 pm

If we get any sign of Fran coming over here than I'd be ok with picking a guard in the draft. But I would like to draft a big men. This draft is DEEP in big men. And we could easily get a steal.

And only way we move up in draft is if we trade JJ AND our 1st round pick. Which, we should be considering.

Dwightmare · Post #98 » by **Dwightmare** » Tue Apr 8, 2008 8:12 pm

One guy that might drop into trade range is Batum. hes 6-8 215. Would give our backcourt an instant boost in size. we should try to trade JJ, Fran and our pick to move up, if he drops.

Same thing for Budinger.

theTHIEF · Post #99 » by **theTHIEF** » Tue Apr 8, 2008 8:13 pm

i dont know about Batum dropping, that kid is serious business...if it happens, we would really have to think that over...

Post #100 » by **FFBlitzace** » Tue Apr 8, 2008 8:32 pm

I've liked Hibbert for awhile.

And I can't believe I'm mentioning a white big man, since I adamantly oppose drafting white big men, but Robin Lopez is currently at #21 on DX's mock, and their profile on him intrigues me. For a team that needs an aggressive rebounder, he sounds kind of nice. But I don't know, those write ups can often make anybody sound good.