Early look at 2009 draft

sonic-ben · Post #1 » by **sonic-ben** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:52 am

We might move to top 5 pick if we keep winning ....

I do enjoy a competive team.... but

sonic-ben · Post #2 » by **sonic-ben** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:31 am

BEAT DETROIT... Young guys learning

wiff · Post #3 » by **wiff** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:45 am

Don't look now but 5-5 in the last 10 games. Uh hello #5 pick in the draft. Does anyone smell a three game win streak coming on?

Big_Mac79 · Post #4 » by **Big_Mac79** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:19 am

So what's everyone's new draft plan?

OKC - Greg Monroe
SA - Andrew Ogilvy
DEN - Dionte Christmas

Anyone else?

big L · Post #5 » by **big L** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:47 pm

There's never a good reason not to stop winning.

sonic-ben · Post #6 » by **sonic-ben** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:43 pm

Thambeet... 7-3 We have needed a defensive center for a long time

sonic-ben · Post #7 » by **sonic-ben** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:41 pm

These latter picks are fun to project

Sam Young ... 6-6 defender
Josh Heytvelt 6-11 outside shot contrast ... if we griffen .. reminds me of Brad Miller
Terrance williams 6-6 SG
Jermany Pargo.. 6-2 PG
Pendergraph 6-10 PF
Tyler Smith 6-7 SG/SF
Wayne Ellington 6-4 SG.. pure shooter

who do you perfer

Big_Mac79 · Post #8 » by **Big_Mac79** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:28 pm

Pargo reminds me a little of Westbrook
I don't like Heytvelt at all. Too many character questions
Sam Young could be a stud
Wayne would be a nice shooter of the bench. I don't see him as starting material

sonic-ben · Post #9 » by **sonic-ben** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 4:46 pm

Did you watch the ASU vs UCLA game

Pendergraph was a monster as was Harden

big L · Post #10 » by **big L** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:31 pm

We've got three first round picks. We're likely talking 1-5 and then the numbers 25 and 26. So let's make our big board for these picks, meaning rank players available at those slots. I'm curious to see what you guys think:

First position:

B. Griffin
J. Hardin
G. Monroe
H. Thabeet
R. Rubio
J Holiday
Demar DeRozan
S. Curry
al-Farouq Aminu
B.J. Mullens
J. Teague

Second and third positions. Remember, players fall, surprises jump onto the board, so I think you have to put guys like Clarck and Patterson on there as well as weaker candidates like the big kid from Arkansas and Gerald Henderson:

E. Clarck
P. Patterson (KY)
D. Summers
Cole Aldrich (Kansas)
P. Mills
Austin Daye
Willie Warren (OK)
James Johnson (Wake)
J. Jordan (Tulsa)
Michael Washington (Ark)
Chase Budinger
T. Hansbrough
G. Henderson

Post #11 » by **wizkid27** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:23 pm

I'm really liking Harden, and I feel like he can fit in well with our current group of guys...

Post #12 » by **wizkid27** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:25 pm

Please put all "who should we pick" and "where will we finish" related talk in this thread. Any other threads created will be merged into this one or deleted. Thanks!

sonic-ben · Post #13 » by **sonic-ben** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:42 pm

big L wrote:We've got three first round picks. We're likely talking 1-5 and then the numbers 25 and 26. So let's make our big board for these picks, meaning rank players available at those slots. I'm curious to see what you guys think:

First position:

B. Griffin
J. Hardin
G. Monroe
H. Thabeet
R. Rubio
J Holiday
Demar DeRozan
S. Curry
al-Farouq Aminu
B.J. Mullens
J. Teague

Second and third positions. Remember, players fall, surprises jump onto the board, so I think you have to put guys like Clarck and Patterson on there as well as weaker candidates like the big kid from Arkansas and Gerald Henderson:

E. Clarck
P. Patterson (KY)
D. Summers
Cole Aldrich (Kansas)
P. Mills
Austin Daye
Willie Warren (OK)
James Johnson (Wake)
J. Jordan (Tulsa)
Michael Washington (Ark)
Chase Budinger
T. Hansbrough
G. Henderson

C Thabeet .... Mt Mutombo
PF Pendergraft.. reminds me of Otis Thorpe
SG Terrance Williams ... fills whole stat sheet

solidify interior defense

sonic-ben · Post #14 » by **sonic-ben** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:48 pm

Yet if we went

Hardin 6-5
Pendergraft 6-10
J Jordan 7ft

or Griffen PF
Pedergraft 6-10 center/PF
Budinger 6-7 SG

big L · Post #15 » by **big L** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:38 pm

Pendergraph is listed at 6-9, with 13 ppg and 7 rpg. I'd like to see what DJ White can do before we draft him.

sonic-ben · Post #16 » by **sonic-ben** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:00 am

remember He is sharing with Hardin

big L · Post #17 » by **big L** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:16 am

It's his size more than his stats that I worry about... I admit, I've never seen him play.

ChrisTheFuturePaul · Post #18 » by **ChrisTheFuturePaul** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:39 am

It will be very tempting to try and secure a legit center (Kristic is very good, but he needs a tough power foward to complement him, something Jeff Green is not) but it could turn out to be a major waste as well. This draft is looking very starved of talent, so I think some of these bigs with "potential" are prolly getting more hype than they deserve, I'd take the best SG I could get my hands on

sonic-ben · Post #19 » by **sonic-ben** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:03 pm

plays bigger than what listed size

Post #20 » by **Tommy Udo 6** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:17 pm

You can always get lucky like the Bulls last year. The bulls tried to make playoffs & fell short.

For the lottery, the team was so unsure of winning that they sent their marketing guy to represent them. To observe the actual drawing in private, they sent an employee who was leaving the team. The trip was his going away gift.

Thus, when the bulls won, there was no one to talk basketball or discuss the players with ESPN. Steve the marketing VP kept repeating the Bulls season ticket number in his ESPN interview :lol: