2012 Wizards Board Draft Pick Contest

[closg00]

Paging Pine or other forum mod to run the annual draft contest. I am adopting Pines contest from last-year. Lock and re-do if-necessary

Rules:

1. Submit your picks using the template at the bottom of this post.

2. All of your picks must be in and finalized and time-stamped by 7p.m., EST on Thursday, June 28, 2012. To try and make sure we don't fall into any timestamp confusion, I'll try to post a buzzer at deadline so you can compare the time of that post with anyone else's edits, etc. But up until the deadline, feel free to edit your choices as much as you want.

3. For every one you get correct between picks 1-6, you'll be awarded 2 points. For every pick you get correct between 7-12, you'll be awarded 2.5 points. For every pick you get correct between 13-18, you'll be awarded 3 points. Being correct for #32 gives you 5 points.

4. In the tiebreaker area, you'll pick the first buzzword that you think Ernie Grunfeld will utter during his first interview with, or carried by, Comcast Sportsnet. You can only pick from my choices of buzzwords.

5. Winner gets total bragging rights.

Good luck everyone. (Dat2U was the winner last year)

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First EG buzzword uttered on CSN will be:

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EG buzzword choices

- Athleticism
- Versitile
- Upside
- Fortunate (only in the context of someone dropping to us)
- Play the right way (or similar phrase)
- "We've had an eye on him for some time" - or similar derivative
- Ted (or Mr. Leonsis)
- Value

[Ruzious]

I should get 10 bonus points if my 6th pick is right (and I'd still lose). Here we go:

1: Anthony Davis
2: Cha - Thomas Robinson
3: Wash - Bradley Beal
4: Cleve - MKG
5: Sac - Harry Bar
6: Por - Meyers Leonard (shocking the world)
7: GS - John Henson (Historically, they love to pick reed-thin PF's)
8: Tor - Dion Waiters
9: Det - Arnette Moultrie (a big surprise, but Det wants an athlete to go with Monroe up front)
10: NO - Andre Drummond (BPA means best project available)
11: Por - Damian Lillard (could have taken him at 6th)
12: Mil - Tyler Zeller (need a skilled big with Ilya likely leaving)
13: Phoe - Kendall Marshall (happy to snag heir apparent to Nash)
14: Hou - Terrence Jones (best blend of measurables and skills)
15: Phi - Perry Jones (there's a run on Jones, and that's a run-on sentence...)
16: Htn - Jeremy Lamb (for the slaughter)
17: Dal - Austin Rivers (Austin goes to Texas)
18: Min - Quincy Miller (taking a chance that he'll be quicker the year after the ACL recovery year)
32: Wash - Jae Crowder (finally proof that EG reads this board)

First EG buzzword uttered on CSN will be: Athleticism (only because "We were shocked he was still there" is not an option).

[J-Ves]

1.NO Davis
2.CLE Beal
3.WAS Barnes
4.CHA TRob
5.SAC MKG
6.POR Drumond
7.GS Henson
8.TOR J. Lamb
9.Det Lillard
10.NO Waiters
11.POR Marshal
12.MIL Zeller
13.PHO Rivers
14.HOU T Jones
15.PHI P Jones
16.HOU Leonerd
17.DAL Ross
18.MIN Sullinger

32. D. Lamb
note that I'm predicting Cleveland to leap frog us by trading the 4th and 24th to the Bobcats for the 2nd.
Buzzword: "We've had an eye on him for some time" (in reference to Barnes, of course )

[jangles86]

1.NO Davis
2.CHA Robinson
3.WAS Beal
4.CLE Barnes
5.SAC MKG
6.POR Drumond
7.GS Ross
8.TOR Waiters
9.Det Henson
10.NO Lamb
11.POR Marshal
12.MIL Leonard
13.PHO P Jones
14.HOU lillard
15.PHI T Jones
16.HOU Sullinger
17.DAL rivers
18.MIN Zeller

32. Quincey Miller
Buzzword: Team Chemistry

[closg00]

Hey Nate or Miller!!! Can you lock this down on draft night, 6PM?

Thanks!

[nate33]

Hey Nate or Miller!!! Can you lock this down on draft night, 6PM?

Thanks!

Why? We can see the date and time of every post. We never bother to lock the game predictions thread.

[closg00]

Hey Nate or Miller!!! Can you lock this down on draft night, 6PM?

Thanks!

Why? We can see the date and time of every post. We never bother to lock the game predictions thread.

Ok, Pine locked-it last-year.

[Ruzious]

bump

[closg00]

With so-many things in-flux, I think there are going to be a lot of last mintute entries.

[daSwami]

1: Davis
2: Robinson
3: Beal!!!
4: Barnes
5: MKG
6: Lillard
7: Waiters
8: Marshall
9: Henson
10: Leonard
11: Rivers
12: Drummond
13: Lillard
14: P Jones
15: Zeller
16: Sullinger
17: T Jones
18: Lamb
32: Wash - Jenkins

Buzzword: athletic

[LyricalRico]

Here are what I think the picks will be, including trades:

1: Davis (NOH)
2: Robinson (CHA)
3: Beal (WAS)
4: Kidd-Gilchrist (CLE)
5: Barnes (GSW, from SAC)
6: Lillard (POR)

7: Drummond (SAC, from GSW)
8: Waiters (TOR)
9: Henson (DET)
10: Rivers (PHX, from NOH)
11: Zeller (POR)
12: Lamb (HOU)

13: Leonard (NOH, from PHX)
14: P.Jones (MIL)
15: Sullinger (PHI)
16: Melo (HOU)
17: Marshall (DAL)
18: Teague (HOU)

32: T.Taylor (WAS)

First EG buzzword uttered on CSN will be: "Upside"

[Dat2U]

1. NOH PF Anthony Davis
2. CHA PF Thomas Robinson
3. WAS SG Bradley Beal
4. CLE SF Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
5. SAC CE Andre Drummond
6. POR PG Damien Lillard
7. GSW SG Dion Waiters
8. TOR SF Harrison Barnes
9. DET PF John Henson
10. NOH SG Austin Rivers
11. POR CE Meyers Leonard
12. HOU CE Tyler Zeller
13. PHX SG Jeremy Lamb
14. MIL PF Terrence Jones
15. PHI SG Terrence Ross
16. HOU PF Royce White
17. DAL PG Kendall Marshall
18. HOU SF Moe Harkless

32. WAS CE Miles Plumlee

EG Buzzword: - "We've had an eye on him for some time" - or similar derivative

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Right now, I will be pleased to hear Beal #3 and Machado #32. I will be just as happy with MKG #3.

EDITED TO ADD: I am very, very happy right now with DX projecting Brad Beal #3 and John Jenkins #32.

[tsvqt]

1. NO - AD
2. Char - T-Rob
3. Wiz - BEAL
4. Cleve - H.Barnes
5. Sac - MKG
6. Port - Drummond
7. GSW - Lillard
8. Tor - Waiters
9. Det - M.Leonard
10. NO - K.Marshall
11. Por - J.Lamb
12. Hou - T.Zeller
13. Pho - A.Rivers
14. Mil - J.Henson
15. Phil - T.Jones
16. Hou - Harkless
17. Dall - T.Ross
18. Hou - Sullinger

32. Draymond Green

Phrase - "We've had an eye on him for some time" - or similar derivative

[pineappleheadindc]

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Dang, if I'd had time, I would have thought this thru a little and accounted for draft-night trades that I think have a good chance of happening. That being said, here's my entry for grins and giggles.

1.NO Davis
2.CHA Robinson
3.WAS Beal
4.CLE MKG
5.SAC Barnes
6.POR Drumond
7.GS Henson
8.TOR Waiters
9.Det Ross
10.NO Lilliaard
11.POR Marshal
12.MIL Lamb
13.PHO P Jones
14.HOU Zeller
15.PHI T Jones
16.HOU Sullinger
17.DAL rivers
18.MIN Haarkless

32. Jared Cunningham
Buzzword: "...took a solid step in our rebuilding process by drafting two players with a lot of upside..."

[closg00]

Entries accepted up to 7:30 pm

[closg00]

1: Davis
2: Drummond (For Houston)
3: Beal
4: MKG
5: TRob
6: Lillard
7: Waiters
8: Marshall
9: Zeller
10: Rivers
11: Leonard
12: Barnes
13: Lamb
14: T Ross
15: Arnett Moultrie
16: Moe Harkless
17: Terrance Jones
18: Perry Jones

32: Wash - Scott Machado

Buzzword: Team-player

[Dat2U]

So who won?

[montestewart]

So who won?

you mean "So who won again?"

[Ruzious]

I should get 10 bonus points if my 6th pick is right (and I'd still lose). Here we go:

1: Anthony Davis good pick, genius
2: Cha - Thomas Robinson wrong
3: Wash - Bradley Beal right
4: Cleve - MKG wrong
5: Sac - Harry Bar wrong
6: Por - Meyers Leonard (shocking the world) very wrong
7: GS - John Henson (Historically, they love to pick reed-thin PF's) wrong
8: Tor - Dion Waiters wrong
9: Det - Arnette Moultrie (a big surprise, but Det wants an athlete to go with Monroe up front) wrong
10: NO - Andre Drummond (BPA means best project available) wrong
11: Por - Damian Lillard (could have taken him at 6th) wrong but they did pick him 6th doofus
12: Mil - Tyler Zeller (need a skilled big with Ilya likely leaving) wrong
13: Phoe - Kendall Marshall (happy to snag heir apparent to Nash) right
14: Hou - Terrence Jones (best blend of measurables and skills) wrong, though Houston did pick him
15: Phi - Perry Jones (there's a run on Jones, and that's a run-on sentence...) wrong
16: Htn - Jeremy Lamb (for the slaughter) wrong though Houston did pick him - deja vu
17: Dal - Austin Rivers (Austin goes to Texas) wrong
18: Min - Quincy Miller (taking a chance that he'll be quicker the year after the ACL recovery year) wrong
32: Wash - Jae Crowder (finally proof that EG reads this board) wrong

First EG buzzword uttered on CSN will be: Athleticism (only because "We were shocked he was still there" is not an option).