Official Raptors 2012 NBA Draft Thread, Part 6

[reck0n3r]

I would take Barnes over Davis.

I see Marcus Camby with Davis as his best case scenario and we need a go to scorer. In fact, I'm not sure that Davis is going to be better than Val going forward and there's a very good chance he's not going to be as good. So I wouldn't pick him as a redundant piece when there's perfectly good options at other positions. It doesn't make sense at all to take Davis as a 1st overall pick.

I think Barnes is going to be an all-star quality SF and he can be our 1st option when we're a playoff team.

We will have a better team foundation with a lineup of Demar/Barnes/Bargnani/Val than Demar/?/Bargnani/Davis with Val coming off the bench maybe.

This is how Im seeing it right now also.

Barnes can create his own shot and is definitely more NBA ready. Plays with maturity on the court. Hes the perfect complement to Bargs and Val at the 3.

I havent seen a lot of the other prospects yet, but between Davis, MKG, Beal and Barnes, Barnes is a much better fit for this team. He reminds me of a bigger, more durable (hopefully) Brandon Roy.

If we somehow won the lottery, Id consider offers.

[Fairview4Life]

Relax Chris Ford Jr!

solid pic, except there is no way Chad (jr. or sr.) ever played any sports...

That's a picture of Chris Ford. Who ash k seems to be obsessed with.

[Indeed]

would be nice if lillard were good enough to warrant reaching for him. what are the major knocks on his game? hasn't been tested against elite competition? he definitely passes the highlight mix test.

Jose 2.0 with better leaping abilities
Great shooter, can shoot over smaller PG in collage. Can play pick and roll.
Lack of explosiveness, hardly getting by his man.

[Al_Oliver]

Anyody seen Darius Johnson-Odom play? I think he would be a good fit for the raps in the second round a SG/SF that can hit the 3. Will likely be a catch and shoot player in the NBA

he's an undersized shooting guard. nice college player, maybe a bench guy in the NBA

[Crazy-Canuck]

The answer to our pg problems is upon us tonight, his name is Trey Burke.

[King Bosh]

I'm really hoping people here are thinking about picking Beal if we get 8-10 picks and not lower. The guy can flat out shoot, and his a solid defender but in no way we should draft him from 1-7.

[Basketball_Jones]

Wow, how does Beal grab so many boards? I don't think he's really Brandon Roy caliber type of prospect, but he's intriguging despite lacking some physical tools (mainly wingspan).

Beals wingspan looks huge

Well it's showing 6'7" on DX, which certainly isn't bad for someone standing 6'4". I just like the freakish dudes like Wade, so it's why Lamb really intrigues me more then anyone in this draft. Beal definitely looks like that 16, 4, 4 type of guard I've been craving for on this team.

[Indeed]

I'm really hoping people here are thinking about picking Beal if we get 8-10 picks and not lower. The guy can flat out shoot, and his a solid defender but in no way we should draft him from 1-7.

I think he could be gone by 5 if MKG is not declaring.
I doubt he drops to 8 as he stands 6'5 (6'4.5).

His basketball IQ (court vision and passing) hasn't been looked at, and the reason why Ford has him high as well, since he seems to be a safe pick.

[fredericklove]

I'm really hoping people here are thinking about picking Beal if we get 8-10 picks and not lower. The guy can flat out shoot, and his a solid defender but in no way we should draft him from 1-7.

It's anyone's guess right now, but you can't literally say Beal should not be drafted from 4-7. It all depends on the teams' need in that range, some teams might already be stacked w/ good big men so they'll look at the wings before the big men prospects. So Beal is probably the 2nd shooting guard being drafted so he's closer to the 4-7 range.

Top 3 - Davis, Barnes, Drummond
4-7 - (in no particular order) Lamb, Sullinger, T-Rob, MKG (Even Beal can go in that range if teams want a 2 guard after Lamb's taken.)
7-10 - Beal, PJ3, Qmiller, Leonard (lol at doc)

[dagger]

Here's an indepth look at the pressures on Perry Jones, Quite an interesting read.

http://www.espn.go.com/mens-college-bas ... basketball

[fredericklove]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI5TVCJuY3s[/youtube]

Not sure if posted, but Beal's gator highlight mix is here

Thanks for posting man!

NO problem, dude's skills is awesome. Btw, IF Raps get Chandler, and somehow we play abit better so we end up drafting 5-8. Then we end up drafting Beal..., I wonder how this starting lineup's gonna fare, the good and the bad.

Val
Bargnani
Chandler
Beal
PG

[Live Free]

one guy whose suprisingly impressed me the more I see him play is Thomas Robinson.. dude is a beast. Call me crazy but I kinda see some blake griffin in him..

[Dr Positivity]

one guy whose suprisingly impressed me the more I see him play is Thomas Robinson.. dude is a beast. Call me crazy but I kinda see some blake griffin in him..

Me too, though I also see some Brandon Bass in him, hard to know which way it'd go...

[Live Free]

I don't see the Bass comparison other than being a tweener.. well T-Rob apparently measured 6'10 in shoes with a 7'1 wingspan... he's much more athletic and physical than Bass from what I seen but without the consistent mid-range shot. Its hard to put a finger on it.. right now he's a smaller, better defensive version of Blake or Amare (without the offensive game). If he can put together a legit post game he'll be a player to watch.

[StringerBell]

Here's an indepth look at the pressures on Perry Jones, Quite an interesting read.

http://www.espn.go.com/mens-college-bas ... basketball

Great article, thanks for that. He kind of reminds me of Chris Bosh in the sense that he doesn't want basketball define who he is.

As one his few fans on this board, I'm really pulling for him to go beast mode in March and shut up the haters. Maybe once he's drafted and is able to support his family, he can relax, just ball and let talent take over. Could be the steal of the draft is he falls below six.

[Dr Positivity]

PJIII sounds a bit like Oden personality wise

I don't buy the comments that he doesn't care or has no heart. To me it seems more likely that he cares too much.

[Rhettmatic]

Great read, dagger.

Well, whoever ends up drafting him, I'm rooting for the kid.

[JamesNaismith]

Nice story about Perry but he is still soft ON the court...bottomline.

[Marlo Stanfield]

He seems like a quality person, the best. But it still doesn't change the fact that his performance this season has been dismal. And maybe it's because he has a ton of stuff on his mind, but why would that change in the NBA? Money? It won't buy his mother a new heart so her condition will constantly weigh on him. It sounds like a complete jacka** thing to say, but the NBA is about winning, and I still don't believe he's the guy we need. It doesn't mean I won't root for him as a person though.

I've stated he would get a GM fired as well, maybe too far. But I can't see him being better than mediocre. Maybe he'll prove me wrong, maybe he won't.

[FluLikeSymptoms]

PJ3 looks like Tim Thomas. Maybe he'll show up more than once a month.