figured i post this little bit, because its about a couple of the guys i covet from this draft:
http://www.draftexpress.com/blog/Jonathan-Givony/draftexpress wrote:Brandon Rush also drew some extremely high praise, as his size, length and skill-level were mentioned as big pluses, as was the fact that he can play two positions and looks to be in terrific shape athletically. He played strong defense, shot the ball well from outside, and even showed some nice craftiness with a few hook shots inside. Most executives we spoke with have Rush going either at 15 (Phoenix) or 17 (Toronto) in their personal mock drafts, but there is a chance that a team like Seattle or Cleveland for example could jump up ahead of them and take him at 13th if they can strike a deal with Portland (whose pick is clearly on the block).
so it looks like rush is probably gone even if we could move up into the late-teens. but i figured hes been out of our reach for about a month now.
draftexpress wrote:The reports on Courtney Lee indicated that he looked “good enough to play in the NBA right now,” as he was “explosive, very polished, made good decisions, excellent defensively, jumped right over guys, and was terrific from mid-range.” Lee has reportedly been working out well almost everywhere he’s gone recently, and looks to be making a strong push to be drafted at 22 by the Orlando Magic, who had him in last week for a workout, and sent GM Otis Smith to Golden State to see him again.
i loved this guy going into the tourney. loved him going into the workout process. and i still love him. i think hes the quintessential "spurs guy". now i dont want to get over excited by camp performances, but because i was already high on him going in, and its not like hes coming out of left field for me, but the evaluations of his athleticism has me drooling (was worried he would test out as "middle of the pack"). if orlando is really going to be targeting him at #22, id love for the spurs to explore the cost to get their hands on denvers #20 or new jerseys #21 (which may be on the block), especially if we can hold onto #26 in doing so.
