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Rhettmatic wrote:anj wrote:Considering that was a highlight reel against midget competition he looked absolutely terrible, yet incredibly long to me. But, as Reignman has said a few times in this thread, scouts are really gonna have to earn their money this year.
"I spend all my money on magic beans."
Rhettmatic wrote:anj wrote:Considering that was a highlight reel against midget competition he looked absolutely terrible, yet incredibly long to me. But, as Reignman has said a few times in this thread, scouts are really gonna have to earn their money this year.
"I spend all my money on magic beans."
galacticos2 wrote:MLB needs to introduce an Amnesty clause. Bautista would be my first victim.
chocolateSensi wrote:Rhettmatic wrote:anj wrote:Considering that was a highlight reel against midget competition he looked absolutely terrible, yet incredibly long to me. But, as Reignman has said a few times in this thread, scouts are really gonna have to earn their money this year.
"I spend all my money on magic beans."
lol classic. or "isn't perry jones the designer briefs my wife brought home last week?"
Duke's Kyrie Irving is expected to declare for the draft soon according to sources. Arizona's Derrick Williams is also leaning strongly that direction. Ditto for Perry Jones, Walker, Terrence Jones and Jordan Hamilton.
• On the other side, Ohio State's Jared Sullinger says he's returning to school. North Carolina's Harrison Barnes, as we've been reporting for months, is also seriously considering returning for his sophomore year. North Carolina's John Henson, Knight and Texas' Tristan Thompson also are considering returning to school. Given the weakness in the draft, GMs are seriously wringing their hands right now. Losing Sullinger and Barnes at the top, along with Henson, Knight and Thompson in the lottery would take an already weak draft and make it even weaker.
Reignman wrote:My only concern is Barnes, that's the one guy that needs to declare. I'm not worried about Henson, Knight or Thompson since we'll most likely be drafting ahead of where they are projected to be picked.
Reignman wrote:My only concern is Barnes, that's the one guy that needs to declare. I'm not worried about Henson, Knight or Thompson since we'll most likely be drafting ahead of where they are projected to be picked.
sunny wrote:I can only speak for Derrick, but I can assume that Barnes is in a similar situation.
Derrick has not made a decision. He will have a meeting with his family, his HS coach and Arizona's staff and decide some point in the next week or two. All the media speculation is just speculation on what people think they will do, not what they are actually planning.
I mean, I stil think everyone declares, but the media is saying some things that are unfounded.
Anyways, on twitter ed davis wrote to D will saying he should come out (something along those lines). Not that twitter conversations mean anything but it got me thinking about who the players on our team (the ones that matter, DD, Ed), would want our team to draft. Any ideas?
sunny wrote:every team wishes they could get a centre. This draft and next years draft will have absolutely no legit C's anyways.
2013 draft will be a beast year for centres though.
Reignman wrote:sunny wrote:every team wishes they could get a centre. This draft and next years draft will have absolutely no legit C's anyways.
2013 draft will be a beast year for centres though.
When's Drummond coming out? 2012?
Anthony Davis, a 6-foot-10, 200 pound forward from Chicago has been the talk of the town for months. But at the McDonald's game -- both in practices and in the game itself -- he solidified his spot as the guy to beat for the No. 1 spot in the draft in 2012.
Davis has an unusual story. He was 6-foot-2 going into his junior year of high school -- a point guard. But a crazy growth spurt added 8 inches to his stature. Many kids get clumsy or awkward when their body grows that fast. Not Davis. He's rail thin, but still demonstrates the quickness, ballhandling and shooting abilities of a guard.
But it gets better. Sometimes those 6-foot-10 guards in a big man's body are the bane of an NBA scout's existence. They want their big men to rebound and block shots. That's where they are most valuable to a NBA team. Davis, is doing that as well. He's an aggressive rebounder, a big-time shot blocker and isn't afraid to dunk over people. In other words, he's the best of both worlds. Scouts are almost uniformly comparing him to a young Kevin Garnett.
Davis will be playing at Kentucky next year, and if he can live up to potential, he should be the odds on favorite for the No. 1 pick in 2012.
Austin Rivers, son of Doc Rivers, may have the most complete game of any guard in the country. His high basketball IQ and killer instinct are super appealing. But his lack of size for his position and lack of explosive athleticism (he's a good, but not an elite athlete) may lower his ceiling a bit. Rivers will head to Duke sitting at No. 2 on our 2012 Big Board.
Michael Gilchrist (committed to Kentucky), Bradley Beal (committed to Florida), James McAdoo (committed to North Carolina) and Myck Kabongo (committed to Texas) also drew a lot of praise from scouts as potential lottery picks in 2012.
UNC's Harrison Barnes continues to be on the fence however. He recently had his exit interview with head coach Roy Williams. In the interview Williams told Barnes that he would go somewhere between No. 5 and 11 in the draft, according to a source familiar with the discussion. I think Barnes will go higher -- likely in the Top 3. The bigger question will be whether Barnes wants to return to a loaded UNC team next year to try to win a championship.
Profanity wrote:This is why I question a Canadian team in our league. it's a govt conspiracy trina to sell all our milk to Russia. They let the raptors participate to not let canadians demand crossing taxes. it will backfire one day.
darth_federer wrote:Next year's draft is going to be stacked.Anthony Davis, a 6-foot-10, 200 pound forward from Chicago has been the talk of the town for months. But at the McDonald's game -- both in practices and in the game itself -- he solidified his spot as the guy to beat for the No. 1 spot in the draft in 2012.
Davis has an unusual story. He was 6-foot-2 going into his junior year of high school -- a point guard. But a crazy growth spurt added 8 inches to his stature. Many kids get clumsy or awkward when their body grows that fast. Not Davis. He's rail thin, but still demonstrates the quickness, ballhandling and shooting abilities of a guard.
But it gets better. Sometimes those 6-foot-10 guards in a big man's body are the bane of an NBA scout's existence. They want their big men to rebound and block shots. That's where they are most valuable to a NBA team. Davis, is doing that as well. He's an aggressive rebounder, a big-time shot blocker and isn't afraid to dunk over people. In other words, he's the best of both worlds. Scouts are almost uniformly comparing him to a young Kevin Garnett.
Davis will be playing at Kentucky next year, and if he can live up to potential, he should be the odds on favorite for the No. 1 pick in 2012.
Mr.Raptorsingh wrote:Kemba Walker became one of just 6 players in NCAA tournament history to average 20, 5, and 6. The others? Michael Jordan, Derrick Rose, Dwayne Wade, Oscar Robertson, and Magic Johnson. UCONN went 14-0 in postseason play.
Impressive feat and company there.
