Official Raptors 2012 NBA Draft Thread, Part 6

Marlo Stanfield · Post #1121 » by **Marlo Stanfield** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:09 am

A set shooting undersized Power Forward just won the 3-point shootout. Quincy Miller haters, SIT ON IT!

Rapsfan07 · Post #1122 » by **Rapsfan07** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:13 am

Marlo Stanfield wrote:A set shooting undersized Power Forward just won the 3-point shootout. Quincy Miller haters, SIT ON IT!

Damn! Anderson won?!? And you see MIller as a PF on the next level? And I like your draft board for the most part

ash_k · Post #1123 » by **ash_k** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:14 am

Marlo Stanfield wrote:A set shooting undersized Power Forward just won the 3-point shootout. Quincy Miller haters, SIT ON IT!

Quincy's skinny self is a Power Forward now? that can physically compete with big guys due to straight.. Too big to be covered by a Small Forward and all? :wink:

Marlo Stanfield · Post #1124 » by **Marlo Stanfield** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:15 am

Rapsfan07 wrote:
Marlo Stanfield wrote:A set shooting undersized Power Forward just won the 3-point shootout. Quincy Miller haters, SIT ON IT!

Damn! Anderson won?!? And you see MIller as a PF on the next level? And I like your draft board for the most part

Kevin Love won it. No, I see Miller as a SF and guys at SF are shorter than PF's is what I'm saying. Miller is arguably taller than Love.

ash_k · Post #1125 » by **ash_k** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:16 am

ty123 wrote:What does Harrison barnes do exactly better than Gilchrist? other than shooting long jumpshots.

It all depends how you look at from either an NCAA or NBA perspective.

Post #1126 » by **gojoorange** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:24 am

ty123 wrote:What does Harrison barnes do exactly better than Gilchrist? other than shooting long jumpshots.

The guy has one of the most fluid and polished offensive games of any prospect. His game goes well beyond a jump shot.

Mr.Raptorsingh · Post #1127 » by **Mr.Raptorsingh** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:40 am

Lamb playing well, with 17 pts, 6 boards in the game thus far. UCONN is down by 6 to Syracuse.

Dr Positivity · Post #1128 » by **Dr Positivity** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:42 am

Big board update. Hate all ya like:

No brainer #1
1. Anthony Davis

Dynamic star talents
2. Meyers Leonard
3. Jeremy Lamb
4. Perry Jones III

Should be good, outside chance of being an all-star
5. Jared Sullinger
6. Arnett Moultrie
7. Bradley Beal
8. Andre Drummond
9. Thomas Robinson
10. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
11. Harrison Barnes
12. Terrence Jones
13. John Henson
14. Scott Machado
15. Austin Rivers

Best guess on top 5 picks: A Davis, B Beal, J Henson, M Leonard, MKG

Indeed · Post #1129 » by **Indeed** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:47 am

I am still hesitate to take Beal over Barnes.
It seems Barnes has the Jermaine O'Neil defense in him, capable of reading and reacting to his opponent on one on one defense.

JN · Post #1130 » by JN » Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:51 am

Does Meyers Leonard get extra credit for crying on the sideline?

JN · Post #1131 » by JN » Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:55 am

Drummond has not done one offensive move tonight other then asking for lobs and crashing the o-boards, and occassionally being available on penetration.

But merely by being aggressive he gets 17-14

JamesNaismith · Post #1132 » by **JamesNaismith** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 4:11 am

Dr Mufasa wrote:Best guess on top 5 picks: A Davis, B Beal, J Henson, M Leonard, MKG

Sometimes I honestly can't tell if you're trolling or genuinely believe your predictions...I give ZERO chance that Harrison Barnes is out of the top 5 and especially for Henson and Leonard who I'm almost certain won't even sniff that high of a selection and are far more likely to go 7-10; if that.

Meyers Leonard doesn't average better numbers then ANY of the top POWER FORWARDS and I like Henson but I don't think he's going to have the same effect in the bigger, much more physical NBA as a powerfoward. I mean to each his own and I could eat a ton of crow but I HIGHLY doubt either of those 2 will be in the top 5 and I'm so confident that I guarantee that both won't be in the top 5 simultaneously.

With names like Drummond, Barnes, Lamb, PJ3, Robinson AND Sullinger all still available....uggh yeah right.

Post #1133 » by **FluLikeSymptoms** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 4:21 am

JN wrote:Drummond has not done one offensive move tonight other then asking for lobs and crashing the o-boards, and occassionally being available on penetration.

But merely by being aggressive he gets 17-14

Drummond is a rare beast, such a light 270+. The mass:bounce is ridiculous and he's very coordinated. I don't know how you keep him off the offensive board. Closer to Shaq than Amar'e, though not Shaq.

Post #1134 » by **5DOM** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 4:32 am

I think he needs to lose a few pounds.

DA_SCOUT · Post #1135 » by **DA_SCOUT** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 6:18 am

Dr Mufasa wrote:Best guess on top 5 picks: A Davis, B Beal, J Henson, M Leonard, MKG

LOL no way thats how the top 5 looks dude

1) A.Davis 2) Harrison Barnes 3)Thomas Robinson 4) Kidd-Gilchrist 5)Jeremy Lamb

well thats how I see it atleast, you gotta have Barnes in your top 5!

*This is assuming Drummond does not declare*

Post #1136 » by **gojoorange** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 8:44 am

Indeed wrote:I am still hesitate to take Beal over Barnes.
It seems Barnes has the Jermaine O'Neil defense in him, capable of reading and reacting to his opponent on one on one defense.

The one thing I love about Beal though, is his ability to play off the ball on offense and defense. A good off ball shooting guard would be so nice for our offense. Especially if DeMar continues to improve his playmaking, that would be a nice combo.

fredericklove · Post #1137 » by **fredericklove** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:46 am

gojoorange wrote:
ty123 wrote:What does Harrison barnes do exactly better than Gilchrist? other than shooting long jumpshots.

The guy has one of the most fluid and polished offensive games of any prospect. His game goes well beyond a jump shot.

Just ignore him, gojoorange, he keeps asking the same question again and again even after we explained to him. He's just trolling anyways.

miruss2001 · Post #1138 » by **miruss2001** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:00 pm

I grow less and less impressed with this class with each passing weekend.
Davis looks legit, sure. And others look like they'll be contributors. But NBA impact guys... not so much.

wanker · Post #1139 » by **wanker** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:16 pm

Dr Mufasa wrote:
Best guess on top 5 picks: A Davis, B Beal, J Henson, M Leonard, MKG

There is literally a 0% chance that Henson and/or Leonard go in the top 5.

lilneige · Post #1140 » by **lilneige** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:23 pm

miruss2001 wrote:I grow less and less impressed with this class with each passing weekend.
Davis looks legit, sure. And others look like they'll be contributors. But NBA impact guys... not so much.

I feel the same way, and apparently it is not just us....

"Everyone talks about how great this draft is," one NBA GM told ESPN.com. "On paper in July, it really looked that way. On the ground in February, I'm not that impressed. Anthony Davis is great. But after that, there are a lot of question marks and a surprising lack of depth. I'm not sure that the 2012 draft will be better than the 2011 one."

http://tinyurl.com/7ghw4bb

Whom do you want the Raptors to select in the 2012 NBA draft?