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JN wrote:Jared Sullinger 27pts, 16 reb as a freshmen for the number one team in the country. At what point do we start to consider him -- if at all?
JN wrote:Jared Sullinger 27pts, 16 reb as a freshmen for the number one team in the country. At what point do we start to consider him -- if at all?
Dr Mufasa wrote:JN wrote:Jared Sullinger 27pts, 16 reb as a freshmen for the number one team in the country. At what point do we start to consider him -- if at all?
We consider him from 3 down, though I have to believe Kanter and Valanciunas are the better bets with Bargnani on our team
Youngblood wrote:DreamTeam09 wrote:I like a Kemba Walker / Demar Derozan backout. We are going to the FT line early & often...
I see where you're coming from on this but I don't think we can risk drafting a scoring point guard as our leader of the future just because we don't have anyone else who can handle the ball in the mold of Lamar Odom, Brandon Roy, Tyreke Evans, etc. Kemba would be the only guy who could create and a lot of that would be for himself which leads to a stagnant offense as opposed to guys like Irving or Knight who create for themselves but even more for their teammates.
Dr Mufasa wrote:I'm still thinking we end up 4th or 5th from the bottom. If anyone's wondering, here are some odds tabulations
4th from the bottom
Top 1% - .119
Top 2% - .245
Top 3% - .378
Top 4% - .477
Top 5% - .828
Top 6% - .988
Top 7% - 100%
It's actually far more likely we get 5th (.351) than 4th (.099).
5th from the bottom:
Top 1% - .088
Top 2% - .185
Top 3% - .292
Top 4% - .292
Top 5% - .553
Top 6% - .913
Top 7% - .996
Top 8% - 100%
Chance of 6th is .360, chance of 5th is .261
My gut guess is we end up with the 4th or 5th pick and get Kanter or Valanciunas. Irving and Perry go top 2, then either we have #4 and take one of Kanter or V., or we have #5 and someone ahead of us takes a Sullinger, Terrence Jones, Selby, etc. In any case we pick the defensive center to put beside Bargnani. It is plausible though that we pick 5 and the top 4 is Irving, Perry, Kanter, V., and then we take Terrence Jones 5th
Mr.Raptorsingh wrote:What do y'all think of a Davis-Sullinger frontcourt?
Dr Mufasa wrote:Kanter seems like small C. Guys like Nene and Horford aren't much bigger. You don't need to be 7'0 to play C, it's more about being thick enough which Kanter has
And besides, a PF sized guy who plays like a C and anchors a defense is exactly what we're looking for beside Bargnani
barryallen wrote:What do you guys think of him? I just went over to DraftExpress and saw that we were pegged to have the 6th pick which has us picking Kemba. I haven't had a chance to see any UConn games so maybe someone can provide some insight on his game.
The write up on DraftExpress has definitely piqued my interest on this kid.
"Walker was projected as a lottery pick going into the season, and he's rising even further up our draft board following his impressive start. He's now solidly in the top 10 and is rated as the draft's second-best point guard after Kyrie Irving. Once drafted, he'll be one of the fastest players in the NBA, and he already looks ready to step in from Day 1 and help run a team, which is something that can't be dismissed."
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Kemba-Walker-5152/
Dr Mufasa wrote:Kanter seems like small C. Guys like Nene and Horford aren't much bigger. You don't need to be 7'0 to play C, it's more about being thick enough which Kanter has
And besides, a PF sized guy who plays like a C and anchors a defense is exactly what we're looking for beside Bargnani
Reef wrote:Dr Mufasa wrote:Kanter seems like small C. Guys like Nene and Horford aren't much bigger. You don't need to be 7'0 to play C, it's more about being thick enough which Kanter has
And besides, a PF sized guy who plays like a C and anchors a defense is exactly what we're looking for beside Bargnani
Does he have the type of defense to anchor a team though? I haven't seen him play. I doubt he can be better on defense than Davis. I can see Davis being a 15-11 guy in his prime, like an Antonio Davis. I'd rather let him develop and trade Kanter for someone who can plug our holes at a SF or PG.
Mr.Raptorsingh wrote:Man, just go with BPA lol. Seriously, I don't have a good read on this draft at all.
I just want the Raptors to select Kyrie Irving. That's it for me. I'd be okay with a BPA pick, but my preference is for Kyrie Irving to be the starting PG for the Raptors come opening night. Everybody else is kind of "meh" to me at this point.
The 2012 draft, OTOH, is a different story. There are a lot of quality prospects, potentially, that can be had throughout the lottery (picks 1-14).
This year's draft bottoms out after the top 5 imo, where T. Jones, Vesely, Burks, Kemba Walker, etc. have similar value as prospects. But, I do think that there will value to be had towards the end of the 1st rd.(picks 20-30) and into the 2nd rd.
Mr.Raptorsingh wrote:Man, just go with BPA lol. Seriously, I don't have a good read on this draft at all.
I just want the Raptors to select Kyrie Irving. That's it for me. I'd be okay with a BPA pick, but my preference is for Kyrie Irving to be the starting PG for the Raptors come opening night. Everybody else is kind of "meh" to me at this point.
The 2012 draft, OTOH, is a different story. There are a lot of quality prospects, potentially, that can be had throughout the lottery (picks 1-14).
This year's draft bottoms out after the top 5 imo, where T. Jones, Vesely, Burks, Kemba Walker, etc. have similar value as prospects. But, I do think that there will value to be had towards the end of the 1st rd.(picks 20-30) and into the 2nd rd.