Cammo's 2008 Mock Draft (2/11)

[jebdrbhjb]

If Kevin Love comes out this year - which I doubt - and the Blazers are picking that low and he's available, I think they pick him. I think a Oden / Aldridge / Love combo would be really tough to beat.

[Cliff Levingston]

No way in hell the Bulls take Hasheem Thabeet at #9 after taking Joakim Noah and Tyrus Thomas the last two years.

At that point, Cliff Levingston thinks they'd go for the best PG on the board; one of Collison, Augustin or Lawson.

[yearsago]

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Thanks. I see no team willing to move up to #3 considering there is no concrete #3 pick. Everyone would have Seattle's thought process of moving down, but it takes a team that wants to move up to get it done. If Seattle wants Bayless they will prolly just have to take him at #3.

Bayless at 3? I love what I have seen of him, but I am not sure he is at #3 level yet.

Still got some games to go though.

[ponder276]

I obviously don't know as much about college ball as you, but why isn't CDR on your list? Seems like he has a solid shot at going in the 1st round, and I can't see him going undrafted.
Also, Thabeet over Hibbert? I know Thabeet has a bit more upside, but Hibbert is just so much more polished . . .

[Cammo101]

I obviously don't know as much about college ball as you, but why isn't CDR on your list? Seems like he has a solid shot at going in the 1st round, and I can't see him going undrafted.
Also, Thabeet over Hibbert? I know Thabeet has a bit more upside, but Hibbert is just so much more polished . . .

CDR is a junior, and like Hansbrough as well, I see both coming back for another year. CDR is not a 1st round lock, so waiting til next year makes more sense. Thabeet is really starting to turn some heads, I still like Hibbert more, but I may be in the minority and the gap is getting smaller.

[ponder276]

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CDR is a junior, and like Hansbrough as well, I see both coming back for another year. CDR is not a 1st round lock, so waiting til next year makes more sense. Thabeet is really starting to turn some heads, I still like Hibbert more, but I may be in the minority and the gap is getting smaller.

Fair enough, though I hope CDR does declare this year, so the Raps can draft him
Re: Thabeet, the guy could obviously become a special player on the defensive end, but he could just as easily become the next Saer Sene (maybe not the greatest comparison, since Sene could still develop into a decent player?). At least with Hibbert you get a serviceable C the day you draft him. I see Hibbert going around 10-12, and Thabeet around 12-14.

[Cammo101]

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Fair enough, though I hope CDR does declare this year, so the Raps can draft him
Re: Thabeet, the guy could obviously become a special player on the defensive end, but he could just as easily become the next Saer Sene (maybe not the greatest comparison, since Sene could still develop into a decent player?). At least with Hibbert you get a serviceable C the day you draft him. I see Hibbert going around 10-12, and Thabeet around 12-14.

Thabeet is proving himself against tough competition in the Big East this year, something Sene never did. He may not end up being a star, but he will not be a huge bust either. At worst he is a quality defensive big in the vein of Diop in the NBA.

[Worm Guts]

Thabeet will a defensive asset right away, but will he be such an offensive liability that you can't keep him on the court?

[horaceworthy]

He's 7'3", shoots a decent percentage from the FT line, can catch the ball and is fairly explosive to the rim. He's got a lot of work to do on the offensive end, but his physical gifts are such that he's not a liability, and since he can hit from the charity stripe at a decent clip, teams can't just foul him off the bat (that also shows the possibility that he develops a reliable jumper from the middle ranges). I don't think he'll be a liability, but I wouldn't exactly call him an asset at this point.

[Worm Guts]

Still if you get him the ball 6+ feet away from the basket there's not much he can do with it. That can bog down an offense.

[wow444]

When all is said and done I think that Gallinari is the the third best player in this class. Some teams will be gun shy due to Bargnani and Tskitishvili.

[Cammo101]

When all is said and done I think that Gallinari is the the third best player in this class. Some teams will be gun shy due to Bargnani and Tskitishvili.

I like Gallinari, but not this much. People will shy away because a lot of the recent big name Euro prospects have bombed. He is a good player for sure, but not top 5 IMO.

[A.J.]

this will be a huge steal if we got gallinari in round 1, and roby would be a good pick in round 2, i like his athleticsism

[PacerGuy]

[quote}54. San Antonio - Courtney Lee (6'5'', SG, Western Kentucky, Sr.) [/quote]

- Seems awful low. Talk is he is moving up radidly, maybe even into a low 1st (Draft express now has him now as a 1st, #22/Den). Being from Pike HS here in Indy, we are hearing a lot of love concerning Courtney of late. Why so low here?

[eagles nut]

The Lakers have the Bobcats' 2nd round pick from the Kareem Rush trade.

[eagles nut]

Okay, ignore me. Apparently, it's the 2009 second round pick the Lakers have. I'm sure I had seen it reported before as being the 2008 pick.

[Cammo101]

I go by nbadraft.net's draft order. They have yet to impliment all the 2nd round trades.