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LUKE23 wrote:I am about 99% confident that if my theory becomes reality, going into the 2010-2011 season, Milwaukee will be regarded as the team to beat in the Central and a top 3 or 4 team in the conference.
Turk Nowitzki wrote:I hope Dallas takes Elliot, he won't get them anywhere.
europa wrote:Just read that Damion James is withdrawing from the draft.
Chase Budinger was awful in my opinion. He just doesn’t play. All he wants to do is shoot jumpers. That’s not basketball. He didn’t want to be there. Didn’t want to compete. He couldn’t put it on the floor. You should have seen his face when he was switched onto Paul Harris. He definitely didn’t want anything to do with him.
“B.J. Mullens pulled out of the workout, and he was replaced at the last minute by Luke Zeller. His agent says he has a promise I heard.
Please tell me that I'm being paranoid LUKE23 wrote:Calathes is off everyone's board. I'm pretty sure he signed with Greece.
Bernman wrote:I'm curious, to those who are endorsing a choice of Jennings, how many times have you seen him play an actual game?
Because my perception is his backing is coming primarily from people who've solely viewed his youtube highlights.
jschligs wrote:Am I the only one who doesn't know who the **** SupremeHustle is?
paulpressey25 wrote:
-Holiday. No one sure where he goes. He'll go high, but the sense I took away was he might be there at 10 for us.
LUKE23 wrote:Doubtful Rubio falls that far. I agree that he was massively overhyped coming in, but I still think someone would trade up to 2 to get him in this weak draft. The furthest I see him slipping is 4 to Sacramento.
Agreed on Flynn, he's pretty much nailed every workout from the sound of it, and measured out fine as well.
Holiday or Hill will be there, one of those two will be the pick by the Bucks.
Bernman wrote:Vladimir Dasic pulled his name out of the draft.....which was a depressing development to me. I wasted a lot of time scouting him thinking he could be a potential steal in the 2nd for us. He had an all-around game, "NBA body", and a high upside. The type of player who isn't normally available that late in the draft. He would have been a potential major steal.
Now I'm hoping for one of McNeal, Beaubois, or Green; with Claver, Mills, Summers, or Cunningham being acceptable.
paul wrote:Bernman wrote:Vladimir Dasic pulled his name out of the draft.....which was a depressing development to me. I wasted a lot of time scouting him thinking he could be a potential steal in the 2nd for us. He had an all-around game, "NBA body", and a high upside. The type of player who isn't normally available that late in the draft. He would have been a potential major steal.
Now I'm hoping for one of McNeal, Beaubois, or Green; with Claver, Mills, Summers, or Cunningham being acceptable.
Bern I don't see any way in hell Mills drops to 41 - I'll be shocked if he eventually goes outside the top 25. If we want Mills we'll have to get a late first to get him imo.
Bernman wrote:paul wrote:Bernman wrote:Vladimir Dasic pulled his name out of the draft.....which was a depressing development to me. I wasted a lot of time scouting him thinking he could be a potential steal in the 2nd for us. He had an all-around game, "NBA body", and a high upside. The type of player who isn't normally available that late in the draft. He would have been a potential major steal.
Now I'm hoping for one of McNeal, Beaubois, or Green; with Claver, Mills, Summers, or Cunningham being acceptable.
Bern I don't see any way in hell Mills drops to 41 - I'll be shocked if he eventually goes outside the top 25. If we want Mills we'll have to get a late first to get him imo.
I'll make a sig bet with you that he won't end up in the top 25. His height is an issue, and unlike the point guards ahead of him who also have the same knock, he hasn't shown the ability to run a team. He did nothing at the Eurocamp to dispel those questions. But I'd draft him at 41 for scoring knack and elite quickness alone. I agree he'll probably be off the board by then though. Probably early 2nd round.
The (Memphis Grizzlies) at No. 2 and the Washington Wizards at No. 5 both really want to move their picks, and a deal with at least one of those clubs likely will go down before draft night is over.
•An exclusive from the Sacramento Bee (granted, it's camera phone video): Ricky Rubio reacts to his workout with the Kings, which some have called underwhelming. Also in Sam Amick's piece: "Lastly, the hierarchy of prospects for No. 4 as I understand it is this (yes, knowing full well that smokescreens are everywhere and attempting to work through them): Memphis' Tyreke Evans above Syracuse's Jonny Flynn, with more to be discussed about Rubio and Davidson's Stephen Curry." As NBA Draft blog mentioned yesterday, Bucher says the Kings are supposedly not interested in Rubio.
•According to the San Francisco Chronicle, it seems as if Jordan Hill will be the pick for the Golden State Warriors if he's available at No. 7. (Chad Ford has that in his latest mock draft, as well.)
•The Bucks blog on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's website has a good entry from last night regarding Jennings' NBA readiness. Bucks scouting director Billy McKinney praises him, saying: "Going overseas after high school and playing overseas is a difficult adjustment not only from a playing standpoint but also from a social and cultural standpoint."
•Bear in mind the Bucher tweet that opened this entry when you look at HoopsHype's rumors page from overnight, but also consider this nugget on there: "His basketball IQ is off the charts and he is one of the best passers I have ever seen," says one talent evaluator of Rubio. Also of note: Ken Berger says the Blazers are actively trying to move "into the 8-to-14 region" to get a point guard.
