Official Raptors 2011 NBA Draft Thread, Part 6

DreamTeam09 · Post #41 » by **DreamTeam09** » Fri Apr 1, 2011 1:09 am

Yea am a lil confused tooo

noman21 · Post #42 » by **noman21** » Fri Apr 1, 2011 1:12 am

Brinbe wrote:
noman21 wrote:
The 2011 NBA Draft Lottery will take place on May 17 this year, and it will go down during halftime of one of the NBA playoff games. It's probably safe to assume that it will be during the 2011 Western Conference Finals, and that this could be a great night for the teams that move up into those top three slots. During the NBA Draft Lottery, only the top three spots are up for grabs, and then every other team falls into order based on their 2010-11 records.

Am I missing something?

That's pretty much how it works.

Why isnt the 4th\5th spot up for grabs?

Brinbe · Post #43 » by **Brinbe** » Fri Apr 1, 2011 1:16 am

noman21 wrote:Why isnt the 4th\5th spot up for grabs?

Honestly, I don't know for sure, but there's a lot of logical reasons for why it's set-up this way.

sunny · Post #44 » by **sunny** » Fri Apr 1, 2011 2:12 am

Today Myck Kabongo played his most important game of the season. He not only played absolutely terrible, but his attitude on the court looked awful as well.

10DeRozan10 · Post #45 » by **10DeRozan10** » Fri Apr 1, 2011 2:19 am

sunny wrote:Today Myck Kabongo played his most important game of the season. He not only played absolutely terrible, but his attitude on the court looked awful as well.

Arizona fan to the rescue!

Thanks for showing up, pal.

OAKLEY_2 · Post #46 » by **OAKLEY_2** » Fri Apr 1, 2011 2:45 am

Raptor Jesus. Stroke of genius on the Avatar. Change your name to MANMACHINE.

I feel like Cartman in the Wii episode - not to objectify these fine, beautiful bodies.

Sorry missed that one.

If There is no Irving, no Barnes, no Williams on the board then BC takes Jones III and then Kanter. I think he'll trade for Flynn and completely pass on guards in this draft. Another possibility is he picks the power forward player another team likes and does a draft night deal.

Fast_Feets · Post #47 » by **Fast_Feets** » Fri Apr 1, 2011 3:27 am

I hope he takes Kemba Walker. This guy looks good

Prestige · Post #48 » by **Prestige** » Fri Apr 1, 2011 3:41 am

noman21 wrote:
The 2011 NBA Draft Lottery will take place on May 17 this year, and it will go down during halftime of one of the NBA playoff games. It's probably safe to assume that it will be during the 2011 Western Conference Finals, and that this could be a great night for the teams that move up into those top three slots. During the NBA Draft Lottery, only the top three spots are up for grabs, and then every other team falls into order based on their 2010-11 records.

Am I missing something?

noman21 wrote:Why isnt the 4th\5th spot up for grabs?

DreamTeam09 wrote:Yea am a lil confused tooo

The lottery is only for the top 3 spots. After that all the teams are put into order record-wise, starting with the worst records. Its pretty straightforward. Considering how many years we were in the lottery, I thought all of our fans would have known that by now.

MEDIC · Post #49 » by **MEDIC** » Fri Apr 1, 2011 3:55 am

C_Money wrote:So um, I think we should draft Kemba Walker.

Fast_Feets wrote:I hope he takes Kemba Walker. This guy looks good

HSOB SIRHC wrote:.................. I'm not gonna lie, a core of Demar, Ed and Kemba sound real nice.

Ackshun · Post #50 » by **Ackshun** » Fri Apr 1, 2011 4:53 am

sunny wrote:Today Myck Kabongo played his most important game of the season. He not only played absolutely terrible, but his attitude on the court looked awful as well.

Game was not Thursday, first of all. Secondly, Kabongo embarrassed his defenders at a steady rate. His handles, quickness, court vision, and passing ability are great

Post #51 » by **Double Helix** » Fri Apr 1, 2011 10:53 am

I didn't realize Harrison Barnes grew up in Iowa. They get winters similar to Toronto so that's kind of a plus. Same goes for Kyrie Irving who grew up in New Jersey. Kemba Walker grew up in the Bronx so he's used to cold winters and big cities too.

Derrick Williams is a California kid and Brandon Knight is from Florida. Perry Jones is from Louisiana but went to school in Texas.

So, there's a solid mix of high lottery talent from cold weather climates and warm weather. It probably won't make a big difference either way but I imagine the transition to Toronto life wouldn't be as shocking or scary for Barnes, Irving or Walker.

sunny · Post #52 » by **sunny** » Fri Apr 1, 2011 12:33 pm

Ackshun wrote:
sunny wrote:Today Myck Kabongo played his most important game of the season. He not only played absolutely terrible, but his attitude on the court looked awful as well.

Game was not Thursday, first of all. Secondly, Kabongo embarrassed his defenders at a steady rate. His handles, quickness, court vision, and passing ability are great

Uhh, Findley played on Thursday and is now out of the playoffs. Their season is over.
Myck had 2 points and 3 rebounds.

delaney8 · Post #53 » by **delaney8** » Fri Apr 1, 2011 1:44 pm

sunny wrote:
Ackshun wrote:
sunny wrote:Today Myck Kabongo played his most important game of the season. He not only played absolutely terrible, but his attitude on the court looked awful as well.

Game was not Thursday, first of all. Secondly, Kabongo embarrassed his defenders at a steady rate. His handles, quickness, court vision, and passing ability are great

Uhh, Findley played on Thursday and is now out of the playoffs. Their season is over.
Myck had 2 points and 3 rebounds.

I'll make an excuse for him. He was probably pretty wiped out from the week. He probably enjoyed the attention a bit too much and of course he's still a kid who seems to wear his emotions on his sleeve (re: the body language). Looked that way during the McDonald's game anyway.

TiKusDom · Post #54 » by **TiKusDom** » Fri Apr 1, 2011 1:55 pm

The Raptors need to avoid Kemba Walker and go for Knight if they are taking a guard and Kyrie is gone. Kemba Walker is fools gold, a good NCAA player but will have much difficulty in the NBA.

RaptorReloaded · Post #55 » by **RaptorReloaded** » Fri Apr 1, 2011 2:05 pm

Knight over Walker. It will be an interesting game this Saturday. If Knight can get to the finals I think he's warranted himself a top 5 selection in this years draft. If he can win the tourny... oh boii..

God Squad · Post #56 » by **God Squad** » Fri Apr 1, 2011 2:31 pm

See i've asked around who people think are gonna win. "A LOT" my friends from the NY think UCONN. I'm going with Kentucky. Who you guys got?

Kaizen · Post #57 » by **Kaizen** » Fri Apr 1, 2011 2:41 pm

Kentucky sadly. Coach Cal is winning this year and next year if any of their freshmen stay.

Reignman · Post #58 » by **Reignman** » Fri Apr 1, 2011 2:51 pm

I have Knight ahead of Walker as well. Actually, Kemba's not even in my top 5. Undersized, junior and hasn't shown much of his passing game.

It's not one flag but a couple of flags that don't make me a fan. I'd be dissapointed if he were our pick. My guess is he'll always be a much better college player than a pro. Knight might not be all that great either but all the tools are there and he does need to polish his passing game but at least he doesn't have the perceived low ceiling of a guy like Kemba.

Hopefully Knight can end this debate on Saturday, should be a great game.

sunny · Post #59 » by **sunny** » Fri Apr 1, 2011 2:53 pm

CZAR85 wrote:Kentucky sadly. Coach Cal is winning this year and next year if any of their freshmen stay.

There are way too many variables to say that Kentucky would win next year. Keep in mind that Kentucky didn't win when they had a better recruiting class in 2009. Recruits don't always pan out as they should and Cal isn't the best coach to begin with.
Additionally, think of how frequently the best teams don't win the tournament. Zero 1 or 2 seeds this year made the final four.

Kaizen · Post #60 » by **Kaizen** » Fri Apr 1, 2011 2:55 pm

I guess you should never make predictions then because anything could happen...