ESPN NBA Lottery Mock Draft

Post #1 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 6:55 pm

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/lottery2008/mockdraft

First ever click on the link had us landing Brook Lopez at 7 with Beasley/Rose/Godron/Jordan/Bayless/Mayo ahead of him.

2nd time: Bobcats select Anthony Randolph 7th behind Beasly/Rose/Jordan/Lopez/Gordon/Bayless

6th time: BOBCATS WIN! BEASLEY!! HURRAY!!

8th time: Bobcats place in lottery, 3rd pick, select Jordan w/ Rose and Beasly off the board.

9th: Bobcats select 8th. Take Lopez with Beasley/Rose/Gordan/Bayless/Jordan/Mayo/Gallinari off of the board.

~50th: NYK win lottery, select Rose. Bobcats steal Beasly at 2!!

~60th: Bobcats win again, select Beasley #1

3 plays later: Heat wins lottery, Bobcats select Rose 2nd.

very next play:Minnesota takes Beasley, Memphis takes Gordon, Bobcats select Rose.

75 or so: Bobcats fall to pick 9 and take Randolph ahead of Augustin/Griffin/Lawson/Westbrook/Budinger

80ish: Beasley at #1

90ish: NYK win, select Rose, Bobcats take Beasly #2

2 plays later, Bobcats win, select Beasley.

So... roughly 100 tests-- nearly 60% of the time we took Lopez at 7 or 8 unless Seattle or Minnesota take him first, in which case we take Randolph. Obviously we'd take Beasley or Rose, but in the event that we picked 3-6 we were taking Jordan.

Will be fun to see how this changes as prospects rise and fall and Bobcats win or lose!!

Post #2 » by **fatlever** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 7:31 pm

nice breakdown walt.

Post #3 » by **Paydro70** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 8:40 pm

My first one was Lopez at #7 as well. Then it went Randolph, Randolph, Lopez, Lopez, Rose.

It appears that our board goes something like Beasley-Rose-Jordan-(theguyswhoalwaysgobetween3-6)-Lopez-Randolph. I haven't seen us draft anyone else.

fluffernutter · Post #4 » by **fluffernutter** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 8:41 pm

I'd take this:

JValone · Post #5 » by **JValone** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 11:14 pm

Is Jordan really considered that highly around the league? He seems to have huge bust potential to me. I might be less excited for Lopez then anyone else in the draft, for some reason I just can't get enthusiastic about the idea of him on this team.

I second Fluffer's comment, why mess around with anyone else when we can just have that? Haha

doc.end · Post #6 » by **doc.end** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 11:26 pm

The very first try:

1-CHA - Beasley
these other doesn't matter but:
2-NYK - Rose
3 - MIN - Jordan
4 - MIA - Bayless
5 - MEM - Gordon
6 - SEA - Lopez
7 - LAC - Mayo
8 - MIL - Gallinari
9 - CHI - Griffin
10 - IND - Augustin
11 - PHO - Randolph
12 - SAC - Lawson
13 - POR - Westbrook
14 -DEN - Budinger

I don't want to jinx it so I won't try it again.

Post #7 » by **floppymoose** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 11:45 pm

I don't watch college hoops anymore. But I was in a pizza place the other day and saw Lopez playing. At the time I did not know he was an expected lotto pick. I knew nothing about him.

I watched him play a few minutes, and thought "there's a guy who is a good Div I player and is never going to make it in the nba".

TheBobcatDan · Post #8 » by **TheBobcatDan** » Wed Mar 5, 2008 12:04 am

THIS WOULD SUCK!!!!!!!!!!

Rich4114 · Post #9 » by **Rich4114** » Wed Mar 5, 2008 3:36 am

Took me like 30 tries but Denver landed #1 and took Rose and we got #2 and took Beasley.

Knowing Jordan he'll probably trade out of this pick again if the opportunity is there.

Post #10 » by **Paydro70** » Wed Mar 5, 2008 3:48 am

Jordan is a pretty nice prospect. He's extremely raw, but he's athletically and physically gifted. Basically his ceiling is Dwight Howard, which is why he's pretty exciting. He probably won't get to that point, of course, but the sky's the limit.

chrbal · Post #11 » by **chrbal** » Wed Mar 5, 2008 3:54 pm

1st time- Beasley no. 1 to the Heat, Brook Lopez to Charlotte at 7.
2nd time- Beasley no.1 to the Wolves, Anthony Randolph to Charlotte at 8.
3rd time- Beasley a Clipper, Lopez at 7
4th time- Beas a Wolve, Lopez at 7
5th time- Beas a Clipper, Randolph at 8

It wasn't until my 10th attempt that I got Charlotte into the top 3. They took Deandre Jordan at 3.

Post #12 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:49 am

No new articles out by Ford, but the draft machine has obviously been tweaked. Lopez and Randolph are more valued than Jordan and I think Bayless has been bumped ahead of Gordon.

Bobcats have only selected Blake Griffin at 8 or 9 so far...

Okay so every now and then circumstances dictate that Randolph is available (one time Minnesota took Danilo Gallinari at 7 even though he's otherwise fallen entirely out of the lottery) and we obviously take him.

...not really getting any other results.

Marreese Speights just jumped into the lottery to NJNets

50ishith...Bobcats pick 2nd!! Draft Derrick Rose!!!

(WOW) 2 picks later we take Brook Lopez 3rd.

60isith Bobcats pick 2nd(Rose)

Knicks are first team ballsy enough to take Rose over Beasley at #1

Okay, this is awesome, somewhere in the 70s the Knicks won the Lottery, Bobcats select Beasley at #2.

I thought that was as good as it would get and then IMMEDIATELY AFTER we won the Beasley lottery!

Have to have done a 100th by now, won the lottery once more and placed in the top 3 once more.

Badd_Intentions · Post #13 » by **Badd_Intentions** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:17 am

Blah...blake griffin 8 out of 10 tries, and the other 2 were Randolph