Official Raptors 2011 NBA Draft Thread

Lawnmower Man · Post #801 » by **Lawnmower Man** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 2:11 am

DG88 wrote:This may not mean much but Kyrie wasn't born in the states. He was born in Australia, spent 2 years there then moved to New Jersey where he played ball. So I doubt living and playing in a different country is going to be a big deal. Plus New Jersey isn't that far away from Toronto. If we get the number 1 pick and he comes in for a workout then we'll find out what he thinks about the city.

What?!!

NO MORE EUROS!!!

redred9 · Post #802 » by **redred9** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 2:17 am

Lawnmower Man wrote:
DG88 wrote:This may not mean much but Kyrie wasn't born in the states. He was born in Australia, spent 2 years there then moved to New Jersey where he played ball. So I doubt living and playing in a different country is going to be a big deal. Plus New Jersey isn't that far away from Toronto. If we get the number 1 pick and he comes in for a workout then we'll find out what he thinks about the city.

What?!!

NO MORE EUROS!!!

man i didn't know he was half-Australian

Australia should give him a Boomers jersey. Irving to Bogut/Jawai/Andersen alley-oop! That'd be nice.

Now I really hope we get him :lol:

Shevy · Post #803 » by **Shevy** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 2:17 am

Lawnmower Man wrote:
DG88 wrote:This may not mean much but Kyrie wasn't born in the states. He was born in Australia, spent 2 years there then moved to New Jersey where he played ball. So I doubt living and playing in a different country is going to be a big deal. Plus New Jersey isn't that far away from Toronto. If we get the number 1 pick and he comes in for a workout then we'll find out what he thinks about the city.

What?!!

NO MORE EUROS!!!

Rude Boy 1 · Post #804 » by **Rude Boy 1** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 2:25 am

Lawnmower Man wrote:
DG88 wrote:This may not mean much but Kyrie wasn't born in the states. He was born in Australia, spent 2 years there then moved to New Jersey where he played ball. So I doubt living and playing in a different country is going to be a big deal. Plus New Jersey isn't that far away from Toronto. If we get the number 1 pick and he comes in for a workout then we'll find out what he thinks about the city.

What?!!

NO MORE EUROS!!!

lol... Elite euros are fine we just have to stop grabbing the next Vitaly Potopenko's

Post #805 » by **DG88** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 2:41 am

redred9 wrote:
Lawnmower Man wrote:
DG88 wrote:This may not mean much but Kyrie wasn't born in the states. He was born in Australia, spent 2 years there then moved to New Jersey where he played ball. So I doubt living and playing in a different country is going to be a big deal. Plus New Jersey isn't that far away from Toronto. If we get the number 1 pick and he comes in for a workout then we'll find out what he thinks about the city.

What?!!

NO MORE EUROS!!!

man i didn't know he was half-Australian

Australia should give him a Boomers jersey. Irving to Bogut/Jawai/Andersen alley-oop! That'd be nice.

Now I really hope we get him

he has Australian citizenship but he said that he'd play for the US national team instead

Lawnmower Man wrote:
DG88 wrote:This may not mean much but Kyrie wasn't born in the states. He was born in Australia, spent 2 years there then moved to New Jersey where he played ball. So I doubt living and playing in a different country is going to be a big deal. Plus New Jersey isn't that far away from Toronto. If we get the number 1 pick and he comes in for a workout then we'll find out what he thinks about the city.

What?!!

NO MORE EUROS!!!

he was born there because his dad's basketball career took him there. If anything he would have been born in the states. Also when was Australia a part of Europe :lol:

HeirCanada10 · Post #806 » by **HeirCanada10** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 2:48 am

If Raps don't happen to get Irving or Barnes then i think long and hard for Terrence Jones SF at Kentucky has been beasting it up so far at 18 years old averaging close to 20ppg, 10rpg, 2apg, 2.3bpg, 1.4spg. He's going to be a stud i can see it, not many young 18 year olds can put up these kind of stats and a solid all around player can player anywhere from 1-4.

So far i have my top 5-6 in order Irving, Terrence Jones, Barnes, Perry Jones, Knight, Walker.
Barnes has been playing off this year and Walker is playing out of his mind basketball.

Imagine a lineup next year of:
Bayless
DeRozan
Jones
Davis
Bargnani

-They can surely do some damages.

Lawnmower Man · Post #807 » by **Lawnmower Man** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 2:48 am

DG88 wrote: he was born there because his dad's basketball career took him there. If anything he would have been born in the states. Also when was Australia a part of Europe

Didn't you hear?

As per Raps RealGM geography, anyone from outside the lower 48 states (including Alaska and Hawaii) is a Euro.

sh00n · Post #808 » by **sh00n** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 3:02 am

Hit Em Up wrote:I really want our team to win.. but I want Irving so bad..

Im so torn

Lose now, win next year.

hyper316 · Post #809 » by **hyper316** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 3:04 am

Lawnmower Man wrote:
DG88 wrote: he was born there because his dad's basketball career took him there. If anything he would have been born in the states. Also when was Australia a part of Europe

Didn't you hear?

As per Raps RealGM geography, anyone from outside the lower 48 states (including Alaska and Hawaii) is a Euro.

So Steve Nash is a Euro, too. haha

Post #810 » by **jman3134** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 3:13 am

Is this really a shock? He dropped 30+ on Michigan St. and dominated in virtually all aspects of the game. He not only is a better defender than he was in high school, but he has improved his jump shooting and decision making. Irving is the most complete player in the country right now coming into the NBA.

Compare him to Joe Jackson, Cory Joseph, Brandon Knight, and other freshman point guards and it is clear that he is in a class of his own.

martypython · Post #811 » by **martypython** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 3:15 am

Lawnmower Man wrote:
DG88 wrote:This may not mean much but Kyrie wasn't born in the states. He was born in Australia, spent 2 years there then moved to New Jersey where he played ball. So I doubt living and playing in a different country is going to be a big deal. Plus New Jersey isn't that far away from Toronto. If we get the number 1 pick and he comes in for a workout then we'll find out what he thinks about the city.

What?!!

NO MORE EUROS!!!

What does that make Andrew Bogut, Luis Scola and Steve Nash?

ak_postup · Post #812 » by **ak_postup** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 3:19 am

regardless of our record we will not get the number 1 pick so get that out of your heads people. Next in line to get the number 1 pick will be the new jersey nets who are moving to brooklyn and they need a star to make that transition easy. We had our chance 5 years ago and the NBA will not let us take Kyrie. We face too many odds here and you should be concentrating on Barnes a more realistic chance cause he could fall and hes currently number 3.

Post #813 » by **jman3134** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 3:22 am

Considering the lottery is not rigged, I think that the Raptors may have an outside shot at the first pick. And who knows whether or not that will be Irving. So much can change from now until the end of the season.

Rude Boy 1 · Post #814 » by **Rude Boy 1** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 3:23 am

ak_postup wrote:regardless of our record we will not get the number 1 pick so get that out of your heads people. Next in line to get the number 1 pick will be the new jersey nets who are moving to brooklyn and they need a star to make that transition easy. We had our chance 5 years ago and the NBA will not let us take Kyrie. We face too many odds here and you should be concentrating on Barnes a more realistic chance cause he could fall and hes currently number 3.

dude are you okay?

Its a draft lottery you think there's some C-O-N spiracy going on? that the whole NBA is in on and accepts? lol

junot111 · Post #815 » by **junot111** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 3:42 am

michael conley v2

thats right i said it

ak_postup · Post #816 » by **ak_postup** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 3:47 am

Believe what you want why would the NBA gives us the number 1 pick in the 2006 draft when there were no clear number 1? They know we will be fine cause we are the 4th largest market in the league and we sell out the place win or lose. Cleveland got lebron cause there were not selling out the place and the nba was losing revenue. So dream on and keep going to raptor games david stern is all smiles!

Rude Boy 1 wrote:
ak_postup wrote:regardless of our record we will not get the number 1 pick so get that out of your heads people. Next in line to get the number 1 pick will be the new jersey nets who are moving to brooklyn and they need a star to make that transition easy. We had our chance 5 years ago and the NBA will not let us take Kyrie. We face too many odds here and you should be concentrating on Barnes a more realistic chance cause he could fall and hes currently number 3.

dude are you okay?

Its a draft lottery you think there's some C-O-N spiracy going on? that the whole NBA is in on and accepts? lol

Post #817 » by **jman3134** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 3:48 am

junot111 wrote:michael conley v2

thats right i said it

Too bad he can shoot the ball from the perimeter.

junot111 · Post #818 » by **junot111** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 3:51 am

jman3134 wrote:
junot111 wrote:michael conley v2

thats right i said it

Too bad he can shoot the ball from the perimeter.

as could conley..

Hendrix · Post #819 » by **Hendrix** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 4:10 am

ak_postup wrote:Believe what you want why would the NBA gives us the number 1 pick in the 2006 draft when there were no clear number 1? They know we will be fine cause we are the 4th largest market in the league and we sell out the place win or lose. Cleveland got lebron cause there were not selling out the place and the nba was losing revenue. So dream on and keep going to raptor games david stern is all smiles!

Yes I'm sure the law firms and lawyers that orchestrate the draft are willing to risk their buisness/right to practice law by rigging the draft. And I'm sure the billionaire owners/some of the smartest buisnessmen in the world never bothered to check if the draft is fair.

Btw. If you're going to come up with a conspiracy theory it should atleast make sense, and be consistant. Your 1st post you said that Brooklyn will get a star because they are in a big market. Cool... Now you say that the draft was rigged in favor of Cleveland,, and big markets are fine without stars? The NBA would make far more money if they drafted LBJ to a big market.

So basically no matter what happens in the draft you can find a way that it supports your theory?

Post #820 » by **jman3134** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 4:10 am

Did you watch him at Ohio St? Only this season (and the end of last year) has he made any strides with his shot. You're off by a lot in this comparison. Irving has better vision, a more accurate shot, more range, better handles, and is better on defense. That's pretty much every aspect of the game.