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Hes much farther along then i thought hes a great offensive rebounder and he also has great post move and good defense. To me besides Horford, Yi and Durant he should have been picked 4th but thats just me...oh and not to mention hes Younger than those 3 players mentioned and other than Durant i see him as having the most upside, but enough about my opinon let me hear yours.

Wrong....Al Thornton, no doubt about it will develop into an absolute stud

Sean Williams.

Agree about Sean Williams,many were afraid to draft him because of his attitude but when this guy plays its just amazing how good he is at blocking shots and hustle rebounds...

Everybody knew about Thornton's contribution because of his age but the problem would be his upside.

nick young

Thornton is looking better than Thad right now, but both are looking really good.

Sean Williams, the last of the "steal" players and consider that he didnt play basketball of over seven months and see what he is doing in limited minutes.

Sean Williams, just because he smoked weed and got kicked out; you can't deny is unreal talent with blocking shots and grabbing boards. He was an absolute steal. Top 10 rookie right now.

Oh, there is also a stud named Jamario Moon if that counts.

Hussien Fatal wrote:Hes much farther along then i thought hes a great offensive rebounder and he also has great post move and good defense. To me besides Horford, Yi and Durant he should have been picked 4th but thats just me...oh and not to mention hes Younger than those 3 players mentioned and other than Durant i see him as having the most upside, but enough about my opinon let me hear yours.

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Nick Young. Seeing him play a bit at USC and bits in the Summer League this guy showed me he really can play basketball.

Silver Man wrote:Nick Young. Seeing him play a bit at USC and bits in the Summer League this guy showed me he really can play basketball.

And what is he exactly doing in the NBA, but anyways would i be crazy if i said Thaddeus Young>Jeff Green.

Young will likely end up being that guy...

I dont get how a lottery pick can be a steal unless he is just vastly better than the rest of the lottery picks... Thad is NOT.

This whole premise is based on someone ONLY seeing Thad, and Thad playing on a bad team --- opportunity. I'd still take about 3/4 of the people ahead of Thad, ahead of him (only Yi/Brewer/Law I'd pass on)...

If you are looking for a player who could make a big difference in the future: Rudy Fernandez and Tiago Splitter definitely fit that bill.

I saw enough of Thad at Georgia Tech to know how incredibly inconsistent he is. Been playing well for the past few weeks, but he's still far from sustaining it over the season.

No one doubts he has the physical tools. But he still has some ways to go, especially his perimeter game. Way to early to christen him the steal of the draft.

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*Mr. Fatal, a Mr. Oden is here to speak with you*

LOL...It seems that everyone has forgotten ablout him since he has not played at all this season. If he can regain his full health what a great team Portland will have.

510Reggae wrote:Young will likely end up being that guy...

I dont get how a lottery pick can be a steal unless he is just vastly better than the rest of the lottery picks... Thad is NOT.

This whole premise is based on someone ONLY seeing Thad, and Thad playing on a bad team --- opportunity. I'd still take about 3/4 of the people ahead of Thad, ahead of him (only Yi/Brewer/Law I'd pass on)...

If you are looking for a player who could make a big difference in the future: Rudy Fernandez and Tiago Splitter definitely fit that bill.

By Yi I'm assuming you're referring to Bradan Wright aka Marcus Haislip 2.0.

DanTown8587 wrote:Sean Williams, the last of the "steal" players and consider that he didnt play basketball of over seven months and see what he is doing in limited minutes.

Sean Williams a steal? I don't know about that one. He is one of the most ready of the younger players but I think he is performing at around the level you can expect, he is a defensive role player and should be a solid player in that aspect for some time.

I'll go out on a limb and say Fesenko of the Jazz will be a steal.

As a Philly fan who wanted the team to take Thad at #12, I'll admit I'm biased. He's coming along real fast & plays good fundamental defense & appears to have a low post game. If he grows another inch or two & that could happen, he'll be legitimate PF size. I'm not ready to call him the steal of the draft but he could be close. No one seems to have mentioned Stuckey who was hurt earlier in the year. He's another candidate for steal of the draft IMO.

Al Thornton easily.

Thad also is 4 or so years younger than Al Thornton. This gives Thad more time to develope his game in the league. When looking back on their careers I think that Thad will def. have better numbers and accomplished more.