Give me your top 5! (Not who you think will be drafted where!)
1. Blake Griffin - A power horse on the court. Its an obvious #1 with a fairly weak draft class.
2. Hasheem Thabeet - The best defensive player in the draft this year. Extremely mobile for being 7'3".
3. Ricky Rubio - The international stud of the year. Hes a fairly pure point guard but the problem may be the transition to the NBA. He could end up being a Darko Milicic.
4. James Harden - A very smooth and versatile player. Can shoot, handle, and pass the ball.
5. Jonny Flynn - One of the most athletic players in the draft. Exceptional at getting in the lane and finishing.
-- Edited by PistonsFan on Friday 19th of June 2009 02:03:54 PM
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1. Blake Griffin- straight up beast very good he has size and strength he won't do much in the NBA but in this draft he'll go numeber 1 2. Hasheem Thabeet- a beast inside can block shots at will, however he needs to work on his low post offense if he ever wants to amount to anything in the NBA 3. Ricky Rubio- Spanish born player can amount to a lot in the NBA he has a nice shot and is pretty fast but he could have to work on his defense. 4. Johnny Flynn- high on the Kings board he is a good player he can shoot and play defense and we all know he is an iron man. He works hard but when its said and done won't do to much in the NBA 5. Jordan Hill- Well this says it all right here this says that your draft is weak if this guy is going in the top five. He has size and strength. This guy though turns the ball over at will he doesn't handle double teams well. His shot and low post offense still needs to be polished. This guy will be a solid role player in the NBA but nothing more special than that.
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1- Blake Griffen- Is this even a question? He's the best player out there.
2-Hasheem Thabeet- The Griz already have their PG in Mike Conaley JR and their star player Rudy Gay now they need a big man who could dominate in the middle so they take Thabeert at pick two.
3-Johnny Flynn- Yeah i know Rubio is still on the board but i think Flynn will ahve a better NBA Carrer and is a player who is physical and willing to sacrafice his body to help the team and has a huge heart as he showed in the Big East Tournament.
4-Ricky Rubio- They don't have anything at PG other than Bobby Jackson. If Rubio is still on the board take him because they have one of the best SG in the league in Kevin Martin. If Rubio goes third to the Thunder than go grab Flynn. They. Need. A. Point. Guard.
5- James Harden- This team is kinda confusing because you know they have three good if not great players in Arenas, Butler and Jameson. You know Butler and Jameson ar ethe starting 3 and 4 but Arenas can play PG or SG and then they ahve a ok SG in Deshan Stevenson. So this pick is still a toss up on what posistion they go with.
-- Edited by 88DaleJRFan on Saturday 20th of June 2009 11:27:16 AM
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1. Blake Griffin - Right now he is an animal. However I do not know how well he is going to do at the next level. Michael Beasley was a man at K State and he is stuggling in the league. If Blake can develope a consistent mid range jumper he will be just fine. If not, he will struggle a little.
2. Ricky Rubio - Have not really seen a lot of him. Only head a lot. However, from what I have seen, he is the best PG in the draft, hands down. His court vision is great and currently looks like a younger version of Steve Nash, and he turned out well.
3. Steph Curry - Now yall may think I am crazy, but dude can ball. Simply the best shooter I have seen in a long time. I really feel that he is a btter shooter then Redick. Steph can shoot off of the dribble or shoot coming off of screens. He has the ability to create his own shot, which is a big deal at the NBA level. Has worked on playing some Point, which only helps his stock. He is going to be the real deal in the league.
4. James Harden - Other then Griffin, probably has the most NBA ready body right now. Great athleticism.
5. Johnny Flynn - His athlecism is what is going to put him in this elite category. I believe he is a couple of years away, but I could be wrong. With the right team, I see him fitting in ala Russell Westbrook did this year with the Thunder.
Yes I left out Thabeet. Dude is over rated. Do not see him doing much in the league. He has less offensive skills then Oden and I do not think he is a better defensive player than Oden.
JC agree with 100 percent on Thabet he is very overated, he is tall and the only upside I can think of him is that he can block shots and that's about it. He has very little to no offensive skills what so ever, but I guess it doesn't matter when your over seven feet tall.
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I think there are now some things we need to think about here. The Wiz no longer have that fifth pick now the T-Wolves do and they think they have enough to trade up to two and get Rudio who i hear might be the second best player in the draft. I'm real interested in what the Wolves might do now with two count them TWO lottery picks. How will this play out now?
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The Timberwolves are going to make a lot of noise in this draft considering they have four overall picks in the first round. Maybe some of these players can help them out this year and held them contend.
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