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Whats everyone think of this guy? not many videos on youtube and i havent really seen this guy play does anyone have anything on this guy? could he be our guy? i read some scouting reports and i guess hes defensive minded, passes well, but hes turn over prone and alows bigger players to push him around in the post, anyone got any other info?

Ehhh. I do not see him being anything more than a role player a la Calvin booth

well who do we take then, were in a crappy position i mean i dont really know like last year i knew the people we were scouting and looking at but im not that into it this year so id like to get some info as to who gp likes now that we have the 5 its more unlikely that we will pick cousins, and i just DO NOT want greg monroe or cole aldrich

if favors or cousins are gone, we should draft bpa. i like Aminu

we do not need another small forward we need a shooting guard or a center. i would be willing to take wes johnson but play him at the 2

DrewMcCafferty wrote:we do not need another small forward we need a shooting guard or a center. i would be willing to take wes johnson but play him at the 2

Why? Just because we have a ton of small forwards, doesnt mean they are that great to pass up on johnson. I say draft bpa at 5 and if its johnson so be it, the kids a baller anyways. Then start making trades to fill holes, when your team has as little talent as ours does you take bpa, not a cole alrdich or whoever cause he fills a hole.

I see Ford has him going 8th and I'm really just plain shocked that I've heard his name linked with us at 5. He's a solid player and actually has a pretty good feel for the game but taking him at 5 is just ridiculous. Sure he's a shotblocker but I bet he measures out smaller than most think and he just isn't a C or a super talented PF.

Has anyone thought about a James Anderson?

I hear good things about him and I know he is a 2, but he is a shooter and could be a good player.

I know we need a big, but if there are none that interest GP then what do you guys think

Evans
Anderson
Greene
Landry
Hawes

Norbit wrote:

DrewMcCafferty wrote:we do not need another small forward we need a shooting guard or a center. i would be willing to take wes johnson but play him at the 2

Why? Just because we have a ton of small forwards, doesnt mean they are that great to pass up on johnson. I say draft bpa at 5 and if its johnson so be it, the kids a baller anyways. Then start making trades to fill holes, when your team has as little talent as ours does you take bpa, not a cole alrdich or whoever cause he fills a hole.

EXACTLY!!!!

I really like Aminu tho but Johnson is probably the better player right now, even tho he is 4 years older than Aminu

Not 4. A little over 3 years.

And I'd take Johnson over Aminu in a heartbeat IMHO.

As to the original point of this topic... if we're gonna take Udoh, take Aldrich. Aldrich fixes our problems and is a far superior prospect.

if we traded down Udoh would be a good pick up 8-15

It's "Ekpe"...

DrewMcCafferty wrote:Whats everyone think of this guy? not many videos on youtube and i havent really seen this guy play does anyone have anything on this guy? could he be our guy? i read some scouting reports and i guess hes defensive minded, passes well, but hes turn over prone and alows bigger players to push him around in the post, anyone got any other info?

I think we already have enough of this as it is.

No thanks at #5. Everyone talks about Udoh's shotblocking, but there is this guy named Aldrich who is a better overall defender and rebounder. If Landry is in the front court long term, we can't afford adding another big man who just isn't a very good rebounder, like Ekpe.

I'm actually a really big fan of his. He's going to struggle with post defense, particularly early on, but I think he can otherwise be a strong anchor defensively, while also being a major offensive threat. I definitely wouldn't be upset if we took him, although there are others I'd prefer. He's currently #7 on my board, but nipping at Johnson's heels.

DrewMcCafferty wrote:Whats everyone think of this guy? not many videos on youtube and i havent really seen this guy play does anyone have anything on this guy? could he be our guy? i read some scouting reports and i guess hes defensive minded, passes well, but hes turn over prone and alows bigger players to push him around in the post, anyone got any other info?

If this is true, then i want nothing to do with him.

EDIT: I see KingInExile already pointed that out.

I must say however, he sure didn't let my boy Omar Samhan push him around in the Baylor/Gaels game.

I'm gonna go cry now.

Lightning Strike wrote:I must say however, he sure didn't let my boy Omar Samhan push him around in the Baylor/Gaels game.

I'm gonna go cry now.

Sounds like someone needs a hug...where's Smills when you need him?

Not a fan personally. I like Greg Monroe much better if we decide to go big and Cousins/Favors are off the board.

My PF/C Big board looks like:

1) Cousins
2) Favors
3) Monroe
4) Orton
5) Aldrich
6) Whiteside


I think Udoh bombs out in the NBA. I don't think he projects well honestly, Monroe is being seriously underrated. While he might not ever be an all-star, he'll be a great starting piece to your front court for years to come.

KingInExile wrote:

Lightning Strike wrote:I must say however, he sure didn't let my boy Omar Samhan push him around in the Baylor/Gaels game.

I'm gonna go cry now.

Sounds like someone needs a hug...where's Smills when you need him?

I'm quite sure he's lurking somewhere, cooking up some crazy offseason trade ideas.


Damn i miss that.