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Colangelo is going to try his hardest to make up for his first draft pick and snag a stud with the 17th. He has been known to draft fairly well in Pheonix so i have high hopes that we will get us at lest a solid rotation player.

how about this for a young, long & athletic second unit?

PG- Roko Ukic 6'5''
SG- Chris Douglas Roberts 6'7''
SF- Jamario Moon 6'8"

this would cause a lot of matchup problems...

or we could go with Roy Hibbert, a proven guy who could eat up boards and might earn a starting job if Smitch still wants Bargs with the first unit.

SF- Bargnani
PF- Bosh
C- Hibbert

a few other guys who stand out to me are Batum from France (i know another euro but we know those best), Chase Buddinger (good motor, slasher, tough d), JaValle McGee (7'6" wingspan shot blocking rebounding freak but PROJECT), Joe Alexander (sleeper who is super athletic and fits a need), and Brandon Rush (role player but a solid Delfino upgrade).

and then there are the guys who could fall to us who i would take with open arms based on potential alone.

Anthony Randolph
Gallinari
Green
DeAndre Jordan

who am i missing? i left a few i knew won't fall to us out. i want some early opinions on who everyone wants/thinks our pick will be.

The best available player, we need a better sg, sf and centre.

Gillinari

BOSHFAN wrote:The best available player, we need a better sg, sf and centre.

it's a little more complicated than that.

A player with the ability to be a consistent secondary scorer to Bosh. I like CDR or Darrell Arthur (if he's available).

Trade up to get DeAndre Jordan or Eric Gordon... Both will be All-Stars in the future, you can book it...

Moon will be 28 soon, so he's not that young.

Hibbert is soooo slow. He has bust written all over him right now. We better not draft him. (he did not improve at all from his junior to senior year...what if he peaked already, we are screwed.)

this team needs a SG who can be that 2nd option on this team. we need that more than center.

Nbadraft.net has JaVale McGee, of Nevada, C, at our spot.

http://www.nbadraft.net/admincp/profile ... mcgee.html

Looks like an interesting player. Solid youtube clips at least.

mappiah19 wrote:A player with the ability to be a consistent secondary scorer to Bosh. I like CDR or Darrell Arthur (if he's available).

where would arthur play?? I always been high on Batum as well as alot of posters here and I think he's someone the raps should be considerin if he's available

Hibbert or Batum

I'd pick Batum if both are available though

I like Batum as well. They kid has a dynamic skill set - we could use a guy like that here.

I'm a little worried about his size though. That frame needs a lot more muscle to get anything done around here.

HAK wrote:Moon will be 28 soon, so he's not that young.

Hibbert is soooo slow. He has bust written all over him right now. We better not draft him. (he did not improve at all from his junior to senior year...what if he peaked already, we are screwed.)

Hibbert had a pretty damn good junior year and losing Jeff Green last summer didn't help his cause. If he can commit to getting into NBA shape and comes ready to play like Big Baby did in Boston. I have hope that a 7'2" player in the post could open up some room for some easy treys and actually have someone to offensive rebound with Bosh when those long rebounds go up in the air. It is rare to find a seven-plus footer with agility and power in the post. with the right coaching and some good luck for us he could end up giving us exactly what we need.

I say we trade the 17th pick to Seattle for the 24th and 32nd pick.

With the 24th pick we can pick Brandon Rush and with the 32nd pick we can pick Joey Dorsey.

TheRealDeal wrote:Hibbert had a pretty damn good junior year and losing Jeff Green last summer didn't help his cause. If he can commit to getting into NBA shape and comes ready to play like Big Baby did in Boston. I have hope that a 7'2" player in the post could open up some room for some easy treys and actually have someone to offensive rebound with Bosh when those long rebounds go up in the air. It is rare to find a seven-plus footer with agility and power in the post. with the right coaching and some good luck for us he could end up giving us exactly what we need.

I have a different opinion on him, but there is no point for me to disagree with any of your points since you made some good points there.

I do not see more rooms for him to grow, and I do not think he's fast enough for the NBA. Big men's success in NCAA does not translate well into NBA. Hibbert doesn't seem to have a very high basketball IQ on the court, and his lack of explosiveness, makes me feel he will only be a decent backup C at best. Also, if Big Baby plays in Raptors, he will be a very bad fit with our style, and his talent will probably get unnoticed.

vi3t wrote:where would arthur play?? I always been high on Batum as well as alot of posters here and I think he's someone the raps should be considerin if he's available

Batnum would be a good pickup at #17, an athletic wing is something that we sorely need. His length might make him a pretty good defender. Plus he seems to have great potential. If he pans out, he would be everything that we need at the wings.

His skinny frame is a concern, knowing that some toughness is lacking in this Raptors squad. The only two things I have against him is his inconsistency and work ethic (as reported in DX). This sounds too similar to Delfino. Who cares if you have the athleticism to get to the rim but doesn't do it right?

like:
batum- project
mcgee - might drop, still a project, wouldnt trade up for him
lopez- good role player, but expect nothing more
westbrook - if available at late lottery, i'd be happy to to move up for him
randolph - havent seen him play at all lol, but sounds intriguing.
ibaka - not at 17th
dorsey - not at 17th
jawai - not at 17th
weaver - not at 17th
walker - not at 17th

dislike:
jordan- project, disappointing season, wouldnt trade up for him.
hibbert- really slow
alexander - cant create. takes awkard shots.

on the fence:
greene - havent seen him much
cdr- think he's pretty versatile, but just looks weird..
gordon- only watched one game, and looked like an undersized shooter. but he does seem to get to the free throw line and able to score. not sold yet. certainly wouldnt trade up for him

I like Batum... Gallinari is impossible to pick, since he is projected to enter the first 10 picks

well raps do have the assets to trade up & down for a certain player & draft pick.

Rush or Batum. We desparately need help on perimeter D. Get rush and then use one of are pgs to get a slashing wing.