2012 Draft - Rank the PF/C Prospects

Piston Pete · Post #1 » by **Piston Pete** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:50 pm

Listed in alphabetical order:

Anthony Davis
Andre Drummond
John Henson
Perry Jones III
Meyers Leonard
Thomas Robinson
Jared Sullinger
Patric Young
Cody Zeller

Piston Pete · Post #2 » by **Piston Pete** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:03 pm

I'll start:

1) Anthony Davis
2) Andre Drummond
3) Perry Jones III
4) Jared Sullinger
5) Thomas Robinson
6) John Henson
7) Cody Zeller
8) Meyers Leonard
9) Patric Young

princeofpalace · Post #3 » by **princeofpalace** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:25 pm

1. Davis
2. Drummond
3. Robinson
4. Henson
5/6- Zeller/Leonard
5/6- Zeller/Leonard
7. Sulinger
8. Young

I will rank Perry Jones as a SF/PF he is in no way, shape or form a PF/C. With the exception of Young, all of these guys are lotto picks if they come out, its a very good year to need a bigman.

babyjax13 · Post #4 » by **babyjax13** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:16 pm

Not all of these players fit your criteria, but:

1) Drummond - I know I'm in the minority, but he has all of the tools to be a force down-low.
2) Davis
3) Jones
4) C. Zeller
5) Sullinger
6) Henson
7) Robinson
8) T. Zeller
9) Leonard
10) Terrence Jones
11) many prospects not named Young
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way down there, Young.

Cammo101 · Post #5 » by **Cammo101** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:52 pm

1. Anthony Davis
2. Andre Drummond
3. Perry Jones III
4. Jared Sullinger
5. Thomas Robinson
6. John Henson
7. Meyers Leonard
8. Cody Zeller
9. Patric Young

ManualRam · Post #6 » by **ManualRam** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:25 pm

davis
drummond
sullinger
robinson
leonard
jonesIII
henson
zeller
young

ManualRam · Post #7 » by **ManualRam** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:27 pm

princeofpalace wrote:1. Davis
2. Drummond
3. Robinson
4. Henson
5/6- Zeller/Leonard
5/6- Zeller/Leonard
7. Sulinger
8. Young

I will rank Perry Jones as a SF/PF he is in no way, shape or form a PF/C. With the exception of Young, all of these guys are lotto picks if they come out, its a very good year to need a bigman.

i think the OP meant PF or C, otherwise leonard wouldnt be on the list since he's strictly a C.
jones can play PF.

Dr Positivity · Post #8 » by **Dr Positivity** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:12 pm

1. Anthony Davis
2. Perry Jones III
3. Andre Drummond
4. Jared Sullinger
5. Thomas Robinson
6. John Henson
7. Meyers Leonard
8. Patric Young
9. Cody Zeller

MalonesElbows · Post #9 » by **MalonesElbows** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:05 am

1. Davis - one of the best game changing defensive players I have ever seen
2. Drummond - underwhelming in college, but the tools are still there
3. Cody Zeller - softer touch and more advanced moves than his older brother
4. Jared Sullinger - as long as he never has to play center will do just fine
5. Perry Jones - finally showing some signs. Still weary of his game at the next level
6. John Henson - a poor man's Davis, but still a nice consolation prize
7. Thomas Robinson - lunch pale PF with some hops, his elite rebounding will translate at minimum
8. Meyers Leonard - not all that high on him, could be a borderline top 10 NBA center
9. Patric Young - tweener but could be valuable nowadays

teamjosh04 · Post #10 » by **teamjosh04** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 2:15 am

Anthony Davis
Andre Drummond
Thomas Robinson
John Henson
Jared Sullinger
Patric Young
Cody Zeller
Perry Jones
Meyers Leonard

Post #11 » by **UGA Hayes** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 2:24 am

If I were drafting today my order would be
1. Davis
2. Sullinger
3. Cody Zeller
4. Henson
5. Robinson
6. Jones III
7. Drummond
8. Young
9. Leonard
10 T. Zeller
11. Mason Plumlee
12. R. Kelly
13 CJ Leslie

All in all its unusually talented draft for bigs

ManualRam · Post #12 » by **ManualRam** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 2:50 am

i know wingspan isnt everything but cody zeller has a 6'9 wingspan, sub 8'10 standing reaching.
change any of your opinions of him?

babyjax13 · Post #13 » by **babyjax13** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 4:12 am

ManualRam wrote:i know wingspan isnt everything but cody zeller has a 6'9 wingspan, sub 8'10 standing reaching.
change any of your opinions of him?

Not really.

1) He could still grow (not likely)
2) standing reach is pretty important, but Zeller is already tall for the power forward position and should have an average standing reach there.

Post #14 » by **UGA Hayes** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 4:26 am

ManualRam wrote:i know wingspan isnt everything but cody zeller has a 6'9 wingspan, sub 8'10 standing reaching.
change any of your opinions of him?

Not really. I've watched a couple of games of his now and offensively he is a technically advanced player. He just really know how to position and shield the ball where it would be difficult for a defender to reach it regardless of their dimensions. Defensively he looks to have a good frame and his blocks and steals numbers are pretty solid. He rebounds are solid too. I don't really see much downside to him ATM, even with below avg measurements, although I would like to see how he does against his conference schedule, since there are actually a couple good bigs in his conference this year.

ManualRam · Post #15 » by **ManualRam** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 4:30 am

Last time his standing reach was measured, it was 8'9.5
that's not good at all for a PF who doesn't have explosive athleticism. It certainly limits his potential defensively.

princeofpalace · Post #16 » by **princeofpalace** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:02 pm

ManualRam wrote:Last time his standing reach was measured, it was 8'9.5
that's not good at all for a PF who doesn't have explosive athleticism. It certainly limits his potential defensively.

I'll wait for official measurements before I rush to judgment.

Also, regarding Perry Jones. I see him as primarily a 3 who could moonlight at the 4. Its not the same as Leonard, who atleast is a legit bigman. Perry Jones is going to have to be more a wing on the next level, I think that is where he has the most upside.

Rockmaninoff · Post #17 » by **Rockmaninoff** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:55 pm

Anthony Davis
Andre Drummond
Jared Sullinger
Meyers Leonard
Perry Jones III
John Henson
Thomas Robinson
Cody Zeller
Patric Young

sixerswillrule · Post #18 » by **sixerswillrule** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 6:40 pm

ManualRam wrote:i know wingspan isnt everything but cody zeller has a 6'9 wingspan, sub 8'10 standing reaching.
change any of your opinions of him?

Is it really that low? From what I saw there's only one player in the entire DraftExpress measurements database with a wingspan as low as height without shoes and that's Jason Smith.

MalonesElbows · Post #19 » by **MalonesElbows** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:30 pm

ManualRam wrote:i know wingspan isnt everything but cody zeller has a 6'9 wingspan, sub 8'10 standing reaching.
change any of your opinions of him?

Possibly, that is very low. When was he last measured though?

ManualRam · Post #20 » by **ManualRam** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:45 pm

MalonesElbows wrote:
ManualRam wrote:i know wingspan isnt everything but cody zeller has a 6'9 wingspan, sub 8'10 standing reaching.
change any of your opinions of him?

Possibly, that is very low. When was he last measured though?

last measurements i found were from the NBPA camp from 2010 and the amare skills camp from 2010.

http://community.foxsports.com/goodmano ... ge_rosters

http://blog.northstarbball.com/2010/06/ ... ports.aspx