Official Raptors 2012 NBA Draft Thread

delaney8 · Post #41 » by **delaney8** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:29 am

I went with Davis as BPA. If he's the best available, we can move whoever is blocking him. He may be able to play SF too since he has some small ball skills, a la KD.

Pseudonym · Post #42 » by **Pseudonym** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:34 am

Quincy Miller or die trying. Can someone photoshop him onto that 50 Cent album cover?

ty123 · Post #43 » by **ty123** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:41 am

this

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU9S1ADUCmg[/youtube]

highness · Post #44 » by **highness** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:44 am

^^ Wow, the passes he make are incredible.

ty123 · Post #45 » by **ty123** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:50 am

highness wrote:^^ Wow, the passes he make are incredible.

A 6 4 pg with that kind of court vision is a rarity. Him and Kabongo would be a tankers wet dream.

7-Day Dray · Post #46 » by **7-Day Dray** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 5:17 am

ty123 wrote:this

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU9S1ADUCmg[/youtube]

I heard somewhere that Tony posted this on his Facebook page a few days ago.

Just got measured at 6'6.5'' w/out shoes and 6'8'' with shoes. Weighed in at 204 lbs.

Buy or Sell?

I'm selling it. He measured out 6'5" in shoes at the Nike Hoop Summit. I have a hard time believing he grew 3 inches in 2 months.

But if in fact he did grow 3 in., he can be a special player.

AkelaLoneWolf · Post #47 » by **AkelaLoneWolf** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 6:21 am

6'5" in shoes is still tall for a PG. Man, I really wish we had a second pick in the next draft. The Clippers are idiots. Maybe we can find a way to take that Wolves pick.

S.W.A.N · Post #48 » by **S.W.A.N** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:29 am

Barnes is going to be much better this season. Understands the game, is working with pg's this off season to improve his handle and is (baring injury) going to get a full season with a real pg.

He might not be the top scorer on that team but his game is going to be very good. If Barnes is not top three then this draft is as stacked as it gets.

Post #49 » by **5DOM** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:33 am

To think we are only a year away from adding a top talent to a position of need......

Darknemo2000 · Post #50 » by **Darknemo2000** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:13 pm

Tony Wroten has a greta passing skills and dribble. But how does he do on D end?

Truthrising · Post #51 » by **Truthrising** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:22 pm

I posted his before in regards to Tony Wroten, but why isn't he in the mock drafts for Draftexpress and nbadraft?

7-Day Dray · Post #52 » by **7-Day Dray** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:27 pm

truthrising wrote:I posted his before in regards to Tony Wroten, but why isn't he in the mock drafts for Draftexpress and nbadraft?

idk bro. I think he's a one-and-done. People are really sleeping on him.

Truthrising · Post #53 » by **Truthrising** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:51 pm

7-Day Dray wrote:
truthrising wrote:I posted his before in regards to Tony Wroten, but why isn't he in the mock drafts for Draftexpress and nbadraft?

idk bro. I think he's a one-and-done. People are really sleeping on him.

Yeah he's pretty under-rated, he's someone I'd keep my eye on to see how he progresses in college. Looks like he has all the tools to become a pretty good guard.

anj · Post #54 » by **anj** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:56 pm

ty123 wrote:this

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU9S1ADUCmg[/youtube]

Why is everything a pass or a pull-up with this guy? I don't remember seeing him beat his man AND take it to the hoop (maybe once?). He obviously has great control and handles, but is he willing to take some contact? I didn't see much of that and we're talking about a highlight reel.

Cute passes, though.

bboyskinnylegs · Post #55 » by **bboyskinnylegs** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:09 pm

I prefer Myck personally, but I don't think you could go wrong with Teague or Wroten either.

SwiftyV · Post #56 » by **SwiftyV** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 4:55 pm

Dr Mufasa wrote:I'm not on the Barnes will go off bandwagon. I see two major problems with that. One is I don't think he has natural on ball iso skills. Two is oppurtunity. He's playing on a stacked UNC team with in all liklihood the best scoring freshman in the NCAA in McAdoo playing PF and having a freshman Beasley/Melo type year. UNC should be great because everyone has a single role. Marshall the distributer, Henson the shotblocker, McAdoo the post scorer and Barnes the outside bomber/floor spreader. I think that's how it will be. Even if Barnes drops 18ppg, if it's just on 3s and spot up shots I don't think teams will be estatic about it, if guys like Miller, P Jones III, McAdoo, Beal are having dynamic seasons

How on earth is McAdoo going to have a Beasley/Melo type year when he isn't going to start. He's not going to start over a senior Tyler Zellar and junior John Henson.

CanadaB-Ball · Post #57 » by **CanadaB-Ball** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 5:02 pm

SwiftyV wrote:
Dr Mufasa wrote:I'm not on the Barnes will go off bandwagon. I see two major problems with that. One is I don't think he has natural on ball iso skills. Two is oppurtunity. He's playing on a stacked UNC team with in all liklihood the best scoring freshman in the NCAA in McAdoo playing PF and having a freshman Beasley/Melo type year. UNC should be great because everyone has a single role. Marshall the distributer, Henson the shotblocker, McAdoo the post scorer and Barnes the outside bomber/floor spreader. I think that's how it will be. Even if Barnes drops 18ppg, if it's just on 3s and spot up shots I don't think teams will be estatic about it, if guys like Miller, P Jones III, McAdoo, Beal are having dynamic seasons

How on earth is McAdoo going to have a Beasley/Melo type year when he isn't going to start. He's not going to start over a senior Tyler Zellar and junior John Henson.

If I had to guess, I'd guess that McAdoo will play Small Forward, and Barnes will play Shooting guard. I'm obviously just guessing, but McAdoo is a pretty high ranked recruit, and I don't know if it would be the best idea to sit him unless he's extremely raw.

I don't know though. Just speculation at this point.

gerrit4 · Post #58 » by **gerrit4** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 5:02 pm

I'm really curious what Perry Jones will do next year. If he improves, he could be come a top pick.

I'll bet John Henson becomes a stud if he puts on some weight...

bboyskinnylegs · Post #59 » by **bboyskinnylegs** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 5:03 pm

gerrit4 wrote:I'm really curious what Perry Jones will do next year. If he improves, he could be come a top pick.

I'll bet John Henson becomes a stud if he puts on some weight...

It's going to be interesting to see what they do with Perry with Quincy Miller coming in

Post #60 » by **DG88** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 5:04 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqDpDYv7v54[/youtube]

Who do you want the Raptors to draft in 2012