Pacers.com Draft Central (Website)

[xxSnEaKyPxx]

http://www.nba.com/pacers/news/draft_central_2008.html

Has anyone checked it out yet? I haven't gone to Pacers.com in a while, but I just went there and found that. Some interesting interviews. They also talk about old mock drafts and how everyone though the Pacers would take Farmar or Rondo, but instead we took Shawne Williams. :-\ Now I love Williams, but that was a huge mistake. Anyway, they said the consensus pick for us by mock drafts has usually not ended up on our team, so odds are against Augustin...at least I hope. I also found it funny they asked Brandon Rush who usually wins the 1 on 1 games between him and Kareem and he said he does, and that he thinks he is a better player now than Kareem. I found that interesting as well.

[Grang33r]

Yeah thats awesome. I go to Pacers.com like once a week but never checked out their Draft Room because in the past it's been very poor quality but i read their off-season stuff and the Morway blog. But, i found that last night and i was amazed. I was seriously on Pacers.com last night for over an hour just reading stuff up. Alot of good stuff, i love the videos too. They have videos for like a few of the players (like 6-7) they had in for try out.

I recommend anyone who hasn't checked it out to do so.

[Wizop]

the Pacers are clearly trying to promote this year's draft. they're a lot less secret than in past years and are even having a draft party. it used to be you couldn't even get them to admit who they'd worked out and this year they're posting interviews and letting the local press into the last 15 minutes of each workout.

[Grang33r]

I didn't really know where to post this but looks like Arizona's Chase Budinger is staying in school, according to DraftExpress.com. I know a few people were high on him here.

-Chase Budinger has withdrawn his name from the draft, according to an NBA executive with knowledge of the situation. Budinger conducted the process strangely from what we could gather, opting to work out for numerous teams who were well ahead of his draft range, such as the Knicks (#6), Clippers (#7) and Kings (#15)—and thus likely did not have the type of information he needed to make an informed decision. He will be returning to a situation in Arizona where he will have no chance but step up and have a great year, which puts a lot of pressure on him, but also will tell us a great deal about the kind of player he is. He will likely start off the year as a projected lottery pick and preseason All-American.

Link- http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Ear ... EST--2929/

[PR07]

Not me, wish I hadn't taken him in the mock draft though.