Official Raptors 2011 NBA Draft Thread, Part 5

Silk Wilkes · Post #861 » by **Silk Wilkes** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:47 pm

basketball royalty wrote:
Youngblood wrote:I can't help but see George Hill when I look at Brandon Knight. I think it's a mental block. Can ANYONE change my mind?

George HIll? Well for one Knight is a true PG.

Both around 6'4"-6'5" and shoot the 3 well. Like I said, it's a mental block. I need someone to explain why his ceiling is higher than a Jrue Holiday for example. What's Brandon Knights celing? Why?

10DeRozan10 · Post #862 » by **10DeRozan10** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:48 pm

prototype wrote:
fredericklove wrote:
Rapsobsessed7 wrote:im curious as to what Barnes says after the loss

Barnes: RealGm draft thread has a bunch of haters

Who is hating on him? All I see are people posting realistic assessment about his game.

Oh please.

U_Mad · Post #863 » by **U_Mad** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:50 pm

Mr.Raptorsingh wrote:
5DOM wrote:PG this draft, SF next draft doesn't sound bad. Hope we can get a decent C through free agency or trades

Yeah, and plus, I think the SF depth in next year's draft is flat-out better than this year's draft. After Barnes and Williams (who some say is a 4), who else is there?

Or we could always wait until 2013 where right now the top 4 prospects and 5 of the top 10 are C's....Andre Drummond is even being hyped as Dwight Howard 2

Rapsobsessed7 · Post #864 » by **Rapsobsessed7** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:50 pm

Barnes apparently crying in the locker room.

http://twitpic.com/4e3anz

Rapsobsessed7 · Post #865 » by **Rapsobsessed7** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:51 pm

Chad Ford:

Harrison Barnes playing like a No. 1 pick right now. Maybe draft isn't as bad as we've been making it out to be.

basketball royalty · Post #866 » by **basketball royalty** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:52 pm

Youngblood wrote:
basketball royalty wrote:
Youngblood wrote:I can't help but see George Hill when I look at Brandon Knight. I think it's a mental block. Can ANYONE change my mind?

George HIll? Well for one Knight is a true PG.

Both around 6'4"-6'5" and shoot the 3 well. Like I said, it's a mental block. I need someone to explain why his ceiling is higher than a Jrue Holiday for example. What's Brandon Knights celing? Why?

I'm not the best guy to answer this because I have seen limited games of his. From what I have seen I'd say he is a better distributer and floor general than Hill for sure and probably Holiday too. Anyways, I would be happy with Jrue Holiday on this team too.

Rude Boy 1 · Post #867 » by **Rude Boy 1** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:53 pm

Rhettmatic wrote:I still don't love Knight's offensive game, but given his apparently amazing work ethic, his physical profile, his defensive ability and his age, I would have no problem drafting him really high in this putrid draft. There's bust potential, sure, but he has a pretty high ceiling.

His speed, age, 3pt range, transition game, fearlessness and leadership are all strengths. I'm not so sure about his handle and his ability to pass the ball accurately while utilizing his speed.

Still like you said this is shaping up to being an awful little draft and his ceiling is pretty high.

ItsDanger · Post #868 » by **ItsDanger** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:55 pm

Rapsobsessed7 wrote:
Chad Ford:

Harrison Barnes playing like a No. 1 pick right now. Maybe draft isn't as bad as we've been making it out to be.

Is that guy serious? He played them out of that game. UNC needed to work it in the low post to the big guys. They got away from that in the last 5 minutes. Barnes trying to be the hero and failing miserably.

HSOB SIRHC · Post #869 » by **HSOB SIRHC** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:55 pm

Yay or Nay? Iriving drops?

http://twitter.com/MagicJohnson/status/ ... 3379671042

Silk Wilkes · Post #870 » by **Silk Wilkes** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:56 pm

Magic "THE DUNK CONTEST IS BACK" Johnson has been known to get a little overzealous at times.

U_Mad · Post #871 » by **U_Mad** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:56 pm

ItsDanger wrote:
Rapsobsessed7 wrote:
Chad Ford:

Harrison Barnes playing like a No. 1 pick right now. Maybe draft isn't as bad as we've been making it out to be.

Is that guy serious? He played them out of that game. UNC needed to work it in the low post to the big guys. They got away from that in the last 5 minutes. Barnes trying to be the hero and failing miserably.

Maybe you forgot the fact he actually brought them back into the game....now you're just hating

Post #872 » by **5DOM** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:58 pm

ItsDanger wrote:
Rapsobsessed7 wrote:
Chad Ford:

Harrison Barnes playing like a No. 1 pick right now. Maybe draft isn't as bad as we've been making it out to be.

Is that guy serious? He played them out of that game. UNC needed to work it in the low post to the big guys. They got away from that in the last 5 minutes. Barnes trying to be the hero and failing miserably.

He probably tweeted that right after the 50 seconds (?) span that brought all the Barnes fans back online

fredericklove · Post #873 » by **fredericklove** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:58 pm

10DeRozan10 wrote:
prototype wrote:
fredericklove wrote:
Barnes: RealGm draft thread has a bunch of haters

Who is hating on him? All I see are people posting realistic assessment about his game.

Oh please.

And these haters think they're being realistic :lol:

basketball royalty · Post #874 » by **basketball royalty** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:58 pm

Youngblood wrote:Magic "THE DUNK CONTEST IS BACK" Johnson has been known to get a little overzealous at times.

If a guy who is arguably the best PG in the history of the game likes a PG prospect I would at least be comfortable with that player on my team.

Post #875 » by **JYD** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:00 am

basketball royalty wrote:
Youngblood wrote:I can't help but see George Hill when I look at Brandon Knight. I think it's a mental block. Can ANYONE change my mind?

George HIll? Well for one Knight is a true PG.

Don't get me wrong, I actually like him as a dark horse for our pick, and think he has some nice PG potential as a pick and roll player, but right now he is far from being a true, or pure PG. He has the potential to be a good PG I think, but in terms of being a natural floor general who probes and initiates, that's not him. Jrue Holiday is a realistic description of the kind of distributor he could develop into.

fredericklove · Post #876 » by **fredericklove** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:01 am

U_Mad wrote:
ItsDanger wrote:
Rapsobsessed7 wrote:
Is that guy serious? He played them out of that game. UNC needed to work it in the low post to the big guys. They got away from that in the last 5 minutes. Barnes trying to be the hero and failing miserably.

Maybe you forgot the fact he actually brought them back into the game....now you're just hating

an example of hater tsk tsk tsk

Post #877 » by **5DOM** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:01 am

fredericklove wrote:
10DeRozan10 wrote:
prototype wrote:Who is hating on him? All I see are people posting realistic assessment about his game.

Oh please.

And these haters think they're being realistic

What are some of the things the "haters" are being unrealistic about?
Hell, Derrick Williams had a better tournament and season than Barnes did, and he got blasted for taking some threes. This is nothing especially considering Barnes has been inconsistent the whole season

prototype · Post #878 » by **prototype** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:05 am

Ugh this love for Barnes reminds me of the love for Bargnani. Nobody has said he's a going to be a bad player. We are just commenting on what he's shown on the college level and he hasn't shown the ability to takeover a game consistently.

10DeRozan10 · Post #879 » by **10DeRozan10** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:07 am

[/quote]And these haters think they're being realistic :lol:

[/quote]

I find it humurous, because most of them have no idea what they're talking about.

It's a basketball thread, yet most of them come across as having little understanding of the game of basketball, or the concepts that are incorporated with it.

Silk Wilkes · Post #880 » by **Silk Wilkes** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:11 am

basketball royalty wrote:
Youngblood wrote:Magic "THE DUNK CONTEST IS BACK" Johnson has been known to get a little overzealous at times.

If a guy who is arguably the best PG in the history of the game likes a PG prospect I would at least be comfortable with that player on my team.

Cool story bro.