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06-21-2009, 09:55 PM
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NBA Draft 2009
Random thoughts about the upcoming draft:
Ricky Rubio- Let me get this straight. Rubio is a 6 5 inch european point guard that is not especially quick and can't shoot especially well and people actually are talking about him with a number 2 pick? Has the world gone mad? Ty Lawson- Why is his stock down so far? He looked like a player to me. Yeah, he's short but when did a guy need to be tall to run an offense? He looks like a classic point guard to me that is quick enough to get to the basket, strong enough to finish and shoots well enough to keep a defender honest. He does everything well and he takes care of the basketball. At very worst he will be an excellent back up pg. Thabeet- I have a feeling he may drop a little and if he does i think some teams will be sorry for not taking him. To me, he is the legit number 2 draft choice. Although he is a project on offense, defensively he is a game changer. Wizards- I hear they are entertaining trades for the number 5. The most interesting one was the 5 and jamison for stoudamire. Now that seems like a pretty good trade. 
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06-22-2009, 02:41 PM
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06-22-2009, 03:19 PM
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Also, can someone explain to me how BJ Mullen is being drafted at all not to mention how he is being drafted in the top 20 picks? He scored 10 points and had 3 boards against Siena in the NCAA tournament while matched up with Ryan Rossiter who will never be confused with an NBA player (or even a Big East player) and had 16 points and 15 boards.
Hansbrough is a lock to be nowhere near as good of a pro as he was a college player but isn't he still going to be a better pro than BJ Mullen? I'm willing to bet Hansbrough lasts longer in the NBA than at least 6 guys taken ahead of him and would not be surprised at all if he becomes a valuable 8 and 6 guy off the bench for a playoff team. Hey, if David Lee can become a 16 and 12 guy in the NBA then anything is possible.
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06-22-2009, 05:27 PM
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He can play. He sees the floor like an NBA vet. And he made plays against the best players in the United States like it was a normal day on the court. He will mature physically. He is skinny. NBA weight program will be necessary. PG are usually projects. It has to be the toughest position to walk into. Huge upside imo.
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06-22-2009, 05:32 PM
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Sebastian telfair?
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06-23-2009, 01:22 PM
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Agree with Pgardn here, think Rubio has huge upside. Hans is a classic "tweener" but with his work ethic and maturity, I think he will easily match Lee's numbers, he showed signs of having a good mid-range jumper, on Rome show he talked about that, he gets it! Lawson is way way underrated!
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06-23-2009, 01:34 PM
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Point guard is not a position where you can be " a project" like center. At least with a center, a guy has size and can clog the middle and defend and grab rebounds while he is learning. That isnt the case at point guard. In order for a point guard to play, he has to be ready to run the offense. Do you really want to trust a slow 18 year old that doesnt shoot it well to run your offense? Do you really want to invest a top 5 pick on a guy that you hope will develop into an NBA guard? I ask again, how many "projects" have made it at point guard?
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06-23-2009, 11:25 PM
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 Last edited by SniperSB23 : 06-24-2009 at 09:38 AM.
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06-24-2009, 12:07 AM
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I'd rather have Lawson over Rubio. Rubio might turn out to be a star but I've seen enough of these highly regarded foreign players that don't pan out. Guys like Zoran Planinic and Nikoloz Tskitishvili and Darko Milicic Yaroslav Korolev and Saer Sene and Yi Jianlian and Danilo Gallinari. I'd rather take a guy that excelled at the highest level of amateur basketball night in and night out against future NBA players. Rubio does look really good though and anyone that passes him up may regret it later but I'd go with Lawson. That guy is a real player and you know exactly what you'll get with him. It's sort of like do you want the horse that will run you some consistent 100 Beyers and win the occassional grade three race or do you want the one that will be like Discreet Cat or Commentator, have the potential to be brilliant but for some reason, never sustain it.
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06-24-2009, 12:15 AM
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And I still think that Lester Hudson is going to make some team happy that they drafted him.
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06-24-2009, 12:26 AM
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Did anyone watch the frggn Olympics? Rubio can play. Not against collegians like Lawson. The best players on the planet. I dont give a flyin flip how tall he is, the guy can play the game. BTW project does not mean unable. It means they will get better with maturity. So there have been a huge number of "projects". Kevin Durant is a project. Look at how his game changes after some added strength. Thabeet is still interesting. He is such a good defender. But with the injuries popping up, and the inability offensively... a taller Oden?
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06-24-2009, 12:49 AM
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Most NBA point guards are drafted in the hope of contributing something pretty quickly. You dont stash a point guard "project" at the back of the bench like you would a big man. Tony Parker started 72 of 77 games his rookie year for a playoff team in san antonio and was all rookie. He started for a championship team his next year. He wasnt a "project". They drafted him as a player and they got one. If a team drafts Rubio, it isnt to be a "project". They want some kind of immediate contribution. I question whether that is realistic. Perhaps I will be proven wrong.
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06-24-2009, 01:09 AM
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Its used too many diff. ways. Just like Power Forward. Tony Parker was pulled numerous times during his first 3 seasons as a Spur in the 4th quarter for more polished guys. The Spurs had no idea that he would be so good, no idea. Popvich had many doubts about Parker's mental game but stuck it out with him because he was so young. Look. Rubio is a ball handling genius. He can be bullied because he is still a kid physically. The NBA is tough. But he will play and contribute imo mainly because he understands the game. Can he be intimitated physically? Maybe. Just like Parker was. He is NOT Derrick Rose physically. He is NOt Ty Lawson or Johnny Flynn physically. But I personally think he is a better player. I think he upside is higher than both these guys. This is what I mean by project, which might be the wrong term. And yes we will see. I thought Oden would be a defensive nightmare and rebounder, and thought L. Aldridge would be a run of the mill off the bench type.
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06-24-2009, 04:27 AM
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Rubio can play. Seriously.
Lawson is a nice player but isnt growing anytime soon. Thabeet may be tall but i cant help think of how Blair of Pittsburgh totally bitched him out. Mullen is a career backup with 6 fouls at best. Out of the league in 2 years at worst. Hansborough is a backup at best. He has zero lateral quickness, has a crude offensive game and simply isnt that big. David Lee would eats his lunch. This is a terrible draft.
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06-24-2009, 07:06 AM
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Thabeet can rebound and block shots until he fills out and perhaps develops a defensive game. Hansborough is a career back up. Lee is a totally different player. This draft is bad at the top but deep with mediocrity.
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06-24-2009, 07:14 AM
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Rubio is a "ball handling genius"? yes, he showed stretches in international play but its a different game here. We will see. All the scouts and everyone on here agree with you so I realize my view is somewhat contrarian. To me, I think these people are insane.
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06-24-2009, 08:09 AM
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Even though it's international play and against good players, it's still exhibition ball for the most part. Consider how good Patrick Mills of Australia looked. After watching him in the Olympics, you half expected him to completely dominate in college at Santa Clara and while he has been a good college player, he's not reached the levels of his rave Olympic reviews.
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06-24-2009, 08:55 AM
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06-24-2009, 09:07 AM
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06-24-2009, 09:20 AM
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I think he is an Aaron Brooks type who will do just fine with the right team but those kind of guys arent highly coveted. He is not a great shooter but that is something that can be improved.
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