Official Raptors 2011 NBA Draft Thread Part 9

Silk Wilkes · Post #201 » by **Silk Wilkes** » Tue May 24, 2011 3:09 am

Rapsobsessed7 wrote:
Youngblood wrote:If there's one thing the Jazz front office doesn't get it's pressure. They'll take who they want at 3 and probably pick up The Jimmer at 12.

well would they pick Knight at #3 and pick Jimmer at #12? I doubt it. They love the college players with experience (Jimmer) and the fact hes a star in the city already it will help draw fans in. I think a lineup of

Harris / Jimmer
Hayward / Bell
Millsap / SF
Favors / Okur
Jefferson / Kanter

isnt all that crowded. They played Millsap at the 3 during the end of the season and might be grooming him for that spot. If not i could see him or Jefferson moved for that SF.

Everything points to Utah trading down. But maybe they're just in asset collection mode and could care less about gluts. I can definitely see them moving #3 though if they're planning on Jimmer at 12 which would seem fairly likely.

Rapsobsessed7 · Post #202 » by **Rapsobsessed7** » Tue May 24, 2011 3:18 am

Youngblood wrote:
Rapsobsessed7 wrote:
Youngblood wrote:If there's one thing the Jazz front office doesn't get it's pressure. They'll take who they want at 3 and probably pick up The Jimmer at 12.

well would they pick Knight at #3 and pick Jimmer at #12? I doubt it. They love the college players with experience (Jimmer) and the fact hes a star in the city already it will help draw fans in. I think a lineup of

Harris / Jimmer
Hayward / Bell
Millsap / SF
Favors / Okur
Jefferson / Kanter

isnt all that crowded. They played Millsap at the 3 during the end of the season and might be grooming him for that spot. If not i could see him or Jefferson moved for that SF.

Everything points to Utah trading down. But maybe they're just in asset collection mode and could care less about gluts. I can definitely see them moving #3 though if they're planning on Jimmer at 12 which would seem fairly likely.

i could see WAS moving up to grab that #3 but again that would leave Toronto with Knight which is what i want to begin with.

Silk Wilkes · Post #203 » by **Silk Wilkes** » Tue May 24, 2011 3:19 am

Yea I was on the Kanter bandwagon strong but after hearing Len Elmore say he was getting destroyed defensively I'd roll with BK. Washington can have Kanter if they want.

highness · Post #204 » by **highness** » Tue May 24, 2011 3:30 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_h_WOCJnPY[/youtube]

Brandon Knight doing the Reggie Evans :lol:

bill russell · Post #205 » by **bill russell** » Tue May 24, 2011 3:31 am

More i look at this draft, less I'm convinced it's weak. Yes, some NCAA players stayed in school and as a result this draft isn't as strong as it might have been and, yes, it's not a deep year for NCAA talent, but the focus in evaluating the depth of the draft has been almost entirely on NCAA players. There could be three internationals in the top five, four or five in the top ten, probably six in the top twenty. I've looked back at some older mock drafts and that was the case even before Sullinger, Barnes et al decided to stay in school. It's also clear that very few of the commentators, draft boards, and NBA talent evaluators know anything about these international guys. That's sort of pathetic given that there are about ninety international players in the NBA now, but i don't think we'll really have a bead on the strength of this draft until we get a good look at the foreigners. It could actually be a reasonably strong draft.

Silk Wilkes · Post #206 » by **Silk Wilkes** » Tue May 24, 2011 3:31 am

highness wrote:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_h_WOCJnPY[/youtube]

Brandon Knight doing the Reggie Evans

What in the blue hell?

Post #207 » by **DG88** » Tue May 24, 2011 3:37 am

highness wrote:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_h_WOCJnPY[/youtube]

Brandon Knight doing the Reggie Evans

When I first saw this vid I was wondering what did Knight do. Then I looked at it again and was

C_Money · Post #208 » by **C_Money** » Tue May 24, 2011 3:45 am

Do we really want Brandon Knight and Reggie Evans grabbing everybody's balls all year?

LOL look at Miller stare at him like WTF???

Reef · Post #209 » by **Reef** » Tue May 24, 2011 3:46 am

highness wrote:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_h_WOCJnPY[/youtube]

Brandon Knight doing the Reggie Evans

Kobe reacts to Brandon Knight:

bboyskinnylegs · Post #210 » by **bboyskinnylegs** » Tue May 24, 2011 3:49 am

C_Money wrote:Do we really want Brandon Knight and Reggie Evans grabbing everybody's balls all year?

we won't just be intimidating in the paint, but on the perimeter as well :lol:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAISG_J5wQ0[/youtube]

RaptorReloaded · Post #211 » by **RaptorReloaded** » Tue May 24, 2011 4:03 am

Did he just grab their nuts and tell them to step up?? :rofl:

Post #212 » by **DG88** » Tue May 24, 2011 4:10 am

bboyskinnylegs wrote:
C_Money wrote:Do we really want Brandon Knight and Reggie Evans grabbing everybody's balls all year?

we won't just be intimidating in the paint, but on the perimeter as well

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAISG_J5wQ0[/youtube]

Oh man Knight in love with nut sacks :lol:

fredericklove · Post #213 » by **fredericklove** » Tue May 24, 2011 5:20 am

Brandon and Reggie will love each other at first sight because both are infatuated with big nuts.

tdotrep2 · Post #214 » by **tdotrep2** » Tue May 24, 2011 5:35 am

I don't want two of my players in Knight and Reggie after games groping each other in the showers. Thats a bad influence on young players like demar and ed davis.

Outlaos · Post #215 » by **Outlaos** » Tue May 24, 2011 9:22 am

I am hoping that Knight lands to us but it's looking less likely with the Jazz enamored by Knight with the 3rd pick. He can play PG as well as SG and the Jazz have been looking for a combo guard like him. Bell is out of the picture and Hayward is not a SG which he played last year numerous of times.

If Knight isn't an option, I would love Kemba Walker as our pick. He shows flash of excitement and leadership. Walker is NBA Ready as we all witnessed during his amazing season with the Huskies.

Knight has more potential, Walker is NBA-Ready is not far away from having the same potential as Knight,

All in all, both picks are good in my books.

I don't know about you guys but I like Alec Burks as a pick...not at 5 but if we do trade the pick for somewhere between 8-12, i'd love Burks as a pick.

phailing101 · Post #216 » by **phailing101** » Tue May 24, 2011 1:20 pm

Burks is going to be a great pick for someone late in the lottery. I like him and Selby as later picks.

bboyskinnylegs · Post #217 » by **bboyskinnylegs** » Tue May 24, 2011 1:45 pm

Could the Sixers be looking to make a play for Kanter?

NBADraft.net Forums wrote: I heard a sports radio host in Philadelphia say that the Sixers were openly discussing trading Andre Iguadola to the Utah Jazz for The # 3 pick in the 2011 draft, he said Jodi Meeks and Spencer Hawes(who would have to agree to a sign and trade) would be involved too, The Sixers would take back Memhet Okur and select another Turkish prospect Enes Kanter to play C...essentially the trade hinges on The Wolves passing on Kanter at 2(they are expected to select Kanter and trade him to Washington for the # 6 pick and Nick Young) The Sixers and Jazz are rumored to be discussing a trade that would send Andre Iguadola, Jodi Meeks and Spencer Hawes to the Jazz for Memhet Okur and The # 3 overall pick...Have any other Sixers/Jazz fans hear about this potential draft day trade...The Jazz still own the 12th pick for the BPA(Jimmer Fredette or Jordan Hamilton) The Sixers own the 16th pick and are supposedly in love with 3 prospects besides Kanter(Tyler Honeycutt and the Morris Twins)...

ty123 · Post #218 » by **ty123** » Tue May 24, 2011 2:18 pm

Some more draft discussion here,

http://raptorsrepublic.com/2011/05/24/rapcast-104-big-board-1-2-walker-knight-valanciunas-leonard-and-biyombo/

phailing101 · Post #219 » by **phailing101** » Tue May 24, 2011 2:59 pm

When are the athletic test results coming out?? Man it should have leaked by now.

The only thing I've seen is Kanter's record 21min on the treadmill. I want to see the Knight/Kemba comparables.

Reignman · Post #220 » by **Reignman** » Tue May 24, 2011 3:38 pm

Found this on the GB, apologies if already posted:

Enes Kanter Vertical Tests

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNNxp9XFuKo[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnksf4tRwQ4&feature=related[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z65Lhhtii-o&feature=related[/youtube]

Enes Kanter Agility and Metrics Interview

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63T9zxqFR-I[/youtube]