Official Raptors 2011 NBA Draft Thread, Part 2

dagger · Post #241 » by **dagger** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:04 pm

fredericklove wrote:
Rapsobsessed7 wrote:yup he got his 20 points. I hope he at least declares.

Another 20+ points game will get his draft stock back up again

He's been impressive today, but you're right - he needs to do this against a higher level opponent, and NC State doesn't have much of a pulse. Tristan Thompson's stock is rising because Texas is beating really good opponents. That's what Barnes needs now, a great against a top 20 team.

Let's see what he and Henson can do on Feb 9 - against Duke.

fredericklove · Post #242 » by **fredericklove** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:07 pm

_MidNight_ wrote:This actually my first time getting to watch Barnes and he's looking all kinda smooth out there

your first time :lol:

you`re lucky u didn`t see the games where HB couldn`t make a damn fg and turned the ball over every possession :lol:

Post #243 » by **Rhettmatic** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:07 pm

I was at the gym and missed the second half of the game... would you guys mind telling me briefly how Barnes was getting his points? Mainly jumpshots?

fredericklove · Post #244 » by **fredericklove** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:08 pm

dagger wrote:
fredericklove wrote:
Rapsobsessed7 wrote:yup he got his 20 points. I hope he at least declares.

Another 20+ points game will get his draft stock back up again

He's been impressive today, but you're right - he needs to do this against a higher level opponent, and NC State doesn't have much of a pulse. Tristan Thompson's stock is rising because Texas is beating really good opponents. That's what Barnes needs now, a great against a top 20 team.

Let's see what he and Henson can do on Feb 9 - against Duke.

Aw damn it, I wanted HB to score 30 today. I think Duke will make UNC go 0 for 30 FG in the first half :lol:

Rapsobsessed7 · Post #245 » by **Rapsobsessed7** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:09 pm

Rhettmatic wrote:I was at the gym and missed the second half of the game... would you guys mind telling me briefly how Barnes was getting his points? Mainly jumpshots?

Most jump shots, had a couple nice drives though and has a possession where he got 2 offensive rebounds in a row that was nice. Got to the line a couple of times and just made it look easy. His 3 point jump shot looked so smooth though and his defense was really good today. He also was willing to make the extra pass. He had a couple nice step backs too that was very Dwayne Wade esq.

fredericklove · Post #246 » by **fredericklove** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:10 pm

Kentucky game is up now, it`s TJ time

_MidNight_ · Post #247 » by **_MidNight_** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:11 pm

That Henson kid looked really good today, he reminds me of Anthony Randolph.

TheDunc · Post #248 » by **TheDunc** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:12 pm

I was always a big believer in Barnes. He can do everything pretty good, i think he'll have more success in the nba too with a bit more space to work with.Hes a very fluid basketball player and reminds me a bit of derozan with range minus the elite athletism although he still is a very good athlete. His stock rising can be good and bad. Good because somebody else will drop or bad because he might be the perfect fit for us yet might go top 3.

Kyrie Irving
Harrison Barnes
Terrence Jones
Perry Jones
Derrick Williams

I think the raptors need to come out with one of these players if they want to call it a great draft. I really think Derrick williams will be a good player but im not sure he fits in with this raptors squad.We should be able to pick up a good player if we get a top 5 pick. Biggest question mark is Perry jones for me

fredericklove · Post #249 » by **fredericklove** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:12 pm

Rapsobsessed7 wrote:
Rhettmatic wrote:I was at the gym and missed the second half of the game... would you guys mind telling me briefly how Barnes was getting his points? Mainly jumpshots?

Most jump shots, had a couple nice drives though and has a possession where he got 2 offensive rebounds in a row that was nice. His 3 point jump shot looked so smooth though and his defense was really good today. He also was willing to make the extra pass. He had a couple nice step backs too that was very Dwayne Wade esq.

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCarolinaLegacy

This guy always upload the UNC`s games, I think he`ll upload this game in a week or so...then you`ll get to see HB`s 25 points performance there.

dagger · Post #250 » by **dagger** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:12 pm

_MidNight_ wrote:That Henson kid looked really good today, he reminds me of Anthony Randolph.

Not that that's much of endorsement right now. He's good, alright, but the opposition today was very clumsy and inexperienced - a bunch of individuals playing for themselves, making bad decisions. Again, let's see how Barnes and Henson do in two weeks against Duke.

TheDunc · Post #251 » by **TheDunc** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:13 pm

_MidNight_ wrote:That Henson kid looked really good today, he reminds me of Anthony Randolph.

He kind of reminds me of ed davis a bit to be honest.

sunny · Post #252 » by **sunny** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:17 pm

here is a ranking of the top 23 players in ncaab right now:
http://www.pointguardu.com/content/poin ... ation-570/

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for all of those who just watched the unc game -- how did cj leslie play?

fredericklove · Post #253 » by **fredericklove** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:22 pm

Knight`s shooting form is so ugly, but it gets in lol

fredericklove · Post #254 » by **fredericklove** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:25 pm

sunny wrote:here is a ranking of the top 23 players in ncaab right now:
http://www.pointguardu.com/content/poin ... ation-570/

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for all of those who just watched the unc game -- how did cj leslie play?

athletic, but raw, can`t shoot, but uses his athleticism to attack the basket..that`s it. Nothing much to say about him other than him being a project

fredericklove · Post #255 » by **fredericklove** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:28 pm

TheDunc wrote:
_MidNight_ wrote:That Henson kid looked really good today, he reminds me of Anthony Randolph.

He kind of reminds me of ed davis a bit to be honest.

He`s more athletic than Ed...but I still think Ed is going to have a better career than Henson...Btw, your avi ...rachel bilson...she`s a major masturbation material :rofl:

baulderdash77 · Post #256 » by **baulderdash77** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:36 pm

I like Henson. He looked like a spider out there today. 16/16 with 7 blocks sure looks good and I wouldn't be surprised if his standing reach is 9+ feet.

But I think he's too thin to hold the post in the NBA so he'll be pushed around alot and he's not versitile enough offensively to play anthing other than C.

fredericklove · Post #257 » by **fredericklove** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:38 pm

baulderdash77 wrote:I like Henson. He looked like a spider out there today. 16/16 with 7 blocks sure looks good and I wouldn't be surprised if his standing reach is 9+ feet.

But I think he's too thin to hold the post in the NBA so he'll be pushed around alot and he's not versitile enough offensively to play anthing other than C.

Henson meets D-How in the paint and begs D-How not to devour him :lol:

baulderdash77 · Post #258 » by **baulderdash77** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:41 pm

fredericklove wrote:
baulderdash77 wrote:Henson meets D-How in the paint and begs D-How not to devour him

It would be sick. D-How would back him under the basket, cram it on him then take his lunch money and send him home to his mommy.

U_Mad · Post #259 » by **U_Mad** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:47 pm

baulderdash77 wrote:
fredericklove wrote:
baulderdash77 wrote:Henson meets D-How in the paint and begs D-How not to devour him

It would be sick. D-How would back him under the basket, cram it on him then take his lunch money and send him home to his mommy.

I've been watching Henson all year long, and if he can put some weight on he can be a great NBA defender..He is very long and can alter any shot attempt in his face but the most impressive thing imo is his ability to control himself and avoid giving up cheap fouls when defending the low post..His offensive game isn't as developed but he has the ability to post up and score under the basket with some coaching and weight room i think he could easily be a 16/10/2(blocks) guy in the league

edgehead411 · Post #260 » by **edgehead411** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:50 pm

I'm pretty confident we'll get a top 5 pick so one of the following players are bound to fall to us

Kyrie Irving
Perry Jones
Terrence Jones <3
Harrison Barnes
Kemba Walker

I don't think we go wrong with drafting any of those players. We are gonna be in good shape in the 2011 offseason :3