Slow Form RealGM Mock Draft (Wolves Pick 2)

dice · Post #1 » by **dice** » Thu Jun 4, 2009 2:47 pm

Same deal as before guys. Been an interesting ride.

1. Clippers - Blake Griffin PF, 20, Oklahoma City, OK
2. Grizzlies - Ricky Rubio PG, 18, Barcelona, Spain
3. Thunder - Hasheem Thabeet C, 22, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
4. Kings - James Harden SG, 19, Los Angeles, CA
5. Wizards - Tyreke Evans G, 19, Chester, PA
6. Timberwolves - Demar DeRozan G/F, 19, Compton, CA
7. Warriors - Jrue Holiday G, 19, Chatsworth, CA
8. Knicks - Jordan Hill PF, 21, Atlanta, GA
9. Raptors - Brandon Jennings PG, 19, Los Angeles, CA
10. Bucks - DeJuan Blair PF, 20, Pittsburgh, PA
11. Nets - James Johnson PF, 22, Cheyenne, WY
12. Bobcats - Terrence Williams SG, 21, Seattle, WA
13. Pacers - Stephen Curry G, 21, Charlotte, NC
14. Suns - Earl Clark F, 21, Plainfield, NJ

END LOTTERY (pretty decent bet that these are the 14 players actually taken if you ask me)

15. Pistons - Austin Daye F, 21, Irvine, CA
16. Bulls - Jonny Flynn PG, 20, Niagara Falls, NY
17. Sixers - Ty Lawson PG, 21, Clinton, MD

And with the #18 pick Minnesota takes...?

john2jer · Post #2 » by **john2jer** » Thu Jun 4, 2009 2:54 pm

What does the BOLD mean? Everyone under 20?

1. Gerald Henderson - Value
2. BJ Mullens
3. Jeff Teague

collin_k41 · Post #3 » by **collin_k41** » Thu Jun 4, 2009 3:21 pm

That's tough...we really need a PG but Henderson and Mullens are available...it would have been perfect to take Holiday then Henderson..I really don't know who I'd take...BPA I guess Henderson.

Krapinsky · Post #4 » by **Krapinsky** » Thu Jun 4, 2009 3:23 pm

Maynor

ChazzleDazzle · Post #5 » by **ChazzleDazzle** » Thu Jun 4, 2009 3:25 pm

Dr.Krapinsky wrote:Maynor

+1

collin_k41 · Post #6 » by **collin_k41** » Thu Jun 4, 2009 3:27 pm

If we think we have to take a PG do we want Maynor or Teague? It's really tough for me, Teague looks more athletic(see youtube dunks), but Maynor reminds me of Tony Parker.

dice · Post #7 » by **dice** » Thu Jun 4, 2009 3:43 pm

john2jer wrote:What does the BOLD mean? Everyone under 20?

yeah. i just found it interesting that four of the top ten picks from the world over are LA teenagers

john2jer · Post #8 » by **john2jer** » Thu Jun 4, 2009 3:53 pm

One of the guys you bolded is a PA teenager, though. That's where I got confused.

Maynor is going to bust. Teague is a Jason Terry type.

Devilzsidewalk · Post #9 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Thu Jun 4, 2009 3:57 pm

that top 5 is my nightmare

john2jer · Post #10 » by **john2jer** » Thu Jun 4, 2009 4:00 pm

This "SLOW FORM DRAFT" has gone so slow, that I'm willing to bet if we were picking at #6 again, today, the choice would be Jrue Holiday and not DeRozan.

dice · Post #11 » by **dice** » Thu Jun 4, 2009 4:06 pm

john2jer wrote:This "SLOW FORM DRAFT" has gone so slow, that I'm willing to bet if we were picking at #6 again, today, the choice would be Jrue Holiday and not DeRozan.

bet you're right. but it was less than two weeks ago that you guys went landslide for derozan w/ the rationale that the draft was deep in PGs:

http://www.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=907548

ChazzleDazzle · Post #12 » by **ChazzleDazzle** » Thu Jun 4, 2009 4:10 pm

You're totally right on Holiday.

As for Maynor, to say the #18 pick in the draft will bust is overstating a bit, I think. If he can be a solid role player/bench guy, I think that's success.

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft200 ... id=4206291 is a pretty interesting analysis of what to expect at each pick, based on draft history (sorry, it's Insider). Essentially:

#6
Expect Tom Gugliotta
Ceiling Brandon Roy
Floor DeJuan Wagner

#18
Expect James Posey
Ceiling David West
Floor Jason Collins

#28
Expect Lucious Harris
Ceiling Tony Parker
Floor Donte Green

So yeah, we can find a superstar at any of those picks, but it's highly unlikely that we even find a starter.

john2jer · Post #13 » by **john2jer** » Thu Jun 4, 2009 4:16 pm

I just think of all the realistic options we'd have at #18, Maynor would be one of the worst, and we can't just treat it as a throw away pick. Good teams, or lucky teams, use their assets the best they can. Tribute to JW there.

mandurugo · Post #14 » by **mandurugo** » Thu Jun 4, 2009 4:29 pm

ChazzleDazzle wrote:So yeah, we can find a superstar at any of those picks, but it's highly unlikely that we even find a starter.

Really? I think a healthy Googs and James Posey would both easily start for the wolves.

ChazzleDazzle · Post #15 » by **ChazzleDazzle** » Thu Jun 4, 2009 4:34 pm

Googs absolutely. You should get a starter with #6, I'd say.

I think Posey is a bench guy for a good team. As it happens, I think you're also right, he would start for us. But that's only because we are not a good team...

john2jer · Post #16 » by **john2jer** » Thu Jun 4, 2009 4:35 pm

Agreed on Googs and Posey.

Well Googs might not necessarily easily start over Jefferson and Love, but he'd be a starter on most teams.

As far as this draft and PGs, my opinion has changed greatly on that. There are a lot of PGs, sure, but I think Maynor and Lawson have both dropped. Flynn has jumped up, but he doesn't interest me because of his stature and lack of defense.

Doing this now I'd take Holiday and Henderson fairly easily. Amazing defensive upgrade.

Winter Wonder · Post #17 » by **Winter Wonder** » Thu Jun 4, 2009 6:39 pm

Sigh, even Daye is gone...

I would probably go with Mullens.

PG still needs an upgrade, we can get that at 28 maybe.

Vindicater · Post #18 » by **Vindicater** » Fri Jun 5, 2009 1:03 am

Gerald Henderson for me. BPA and also a needed boost in talent for the backcourt

skorff26 · Post #19 » by **skorff26** » Fri Jun 5, 2009 1:59 am

Too bad we didn't get Holliday...

Anyway we have to go with Henderson, he will be a stud.

Krapinsky · Post #20 » by **Krapinsky** » Fri Jun 5, 2009 4:23 am

The Holiday love has gone way overboard. Is it true he didn't play pg in high school? Is there any evidence that he's capable of running an offense? Other than being a big guard that can play defense what other attributes make him so great?