The Draft Thread - Part Two

[spinedoc]

btw

#1 - Rose
#2 - Mayo
#3 - Beasley

book it...

I agree that it will end up that way for both teams, but they will pick for each other. Beasley will go two and Mayo three, and Minny will throw in McCants for a swap later in the draft ala Penny and Weber. Plus Miami will shed a little more salary this way with Mayo picked at three. Book that!

[Optimus_Steel]

They brought Thompson twice, interesting.

[theTHIEF]

i dont think they brought him in twice, just looked at him twice, once here and then once some where else...

[Optimus_Steel]

If its a guard or a PF or both, i dont care, as long as its a legit role player that will be a positive part of this team for years I am happy.

[theTHIEF]

and right before they breakout as an all-star/superstar they demand a trade or opt out for free agency...

[TheRevTy]

prorl, I agree. I think that is all anyone can ask for, given the draft history of this team.

[TheRevTy]

And thief......... you shut your mouth.

[BassMaster]

^ this is weird because of what the senntinal reported yesterday that otis is not feeling speights... so this must just be ford's speculation... not based on info.... i cant wait till tonight

The Assistant GM seems really high on Jason Thompson. He went and checked him out two more times recently.
Chad Ford may be with espn, but as an expert he sucks.

where did this info come from? I will have to inquire about this, which workouts were they?

Ok I found it here is the information that I read:
Thompson is the little-school (Rider) forward who is causing a stir in workouts, and Twardzik has scouted him at least twice.
Here is the link:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports ... -to-h.html

[Edrock]

mother **** get off our jocks, leave our boy alone...quit trying to screw us up...

According to Draftexpress the Houston rumors are bunk...

-Rumors that Houston will trade up to the 18th pick in exchange for Luther Head and the #25 have been called “completely false” by sources with knowledge of the situation. The Wizards like Roger Mason much more than Luther Head and don’t consider him any kind of upgrade to what they have already.

Makes sense, I think they re-signed Roger Mason last offseason...
Also mentions that if Lee is gone by the time the Rox, pick they want out of the 1st round...

[theTHIEF]

ok, scouted, but not actually gone to private workouts this week and watched, because Dave has been in LA, NV and NY over the last few days and he was in Memphis with Otis last week and then he went to talk with Tomic in whatever country he was in, so I couldnt see how he had time to go watch Jason twice more...

yea Thompson is a solid prospect, I like him a lot..so does the team from what I gather...

[Versubio]

Magic promise to pick Lee (Denton blog).

Orlando assistant general manager Dave Twardzik contacted Lee's representatives Wednesday night and informed them that he was the team's choice if still available at No. 22. The only factors that could change that would be if Stanford center Robin Lopez or Florida's Marreese Speights were still available -- something that is highly unlikely.

http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckForum&plckForumPage=ForumDiscussion&plckDiscussionId=Cat%3aadc4d919-840d-4bdc-bac8-3e3151995cf0Forum%3a65053859-5e1d-48de-b78b-b1c1db289989Discussion%3ad72f515a-34c2-4f20-a36e-9606c98409a9&plckCategoryCurrentPage=0

[MitchellUK]

mother **** get off our jocks, leave our boy alone...quit trying to screw us up...

According to Draftexpress the Houston rumors are bunk...

-Rumors that Houston will trade up to the 18th pick in exchange for Luther Head and the #25 have been called “completely false” by sources with knowledge of the situation. The Wizards like Roger Mason much more than Luther Head and don’t consider him any kind of upgrade to what they have already.

Makes sense, I think they re-signed Roger Mason last offseason...
Also mentions that if Lee is gone by the time the Rox, pick they want out of the 1st round...

I'm breathing a sigh of relief. I know that anything outside of the top 5 picks is usually hit and miss, but I really feel that Orlando can do something special for their roster in this draft. If Lee turns out to be one of those small school guys who can translate it to the next level, they could pick a gem. And if they can get Richard Hendrix or Joey Dorsey in the second round, I would be ecstatic, at least as far as draft night itself went.

[theTHIEF]

Magic promise to pick Lee (Denton blog).

Orlando assistant general manager Dave Twardzik contacted Lee's representatives Wednesday night and informed them that he was the team's choice if still available at No. 22. The only factors that could change that would be if Stanford center Robin Lopez or Florida's Marreese Speights were still available -- something that is highly unlikely.

http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckForum&plckForumPage=ForumDiscussion&plckDiscussionId=Cat%3aadc4d919-840d-4bdc-bac8-3e3151995cf0Forum%3a65053859-5e1d-48de-b78b-b1c1db289989Discussion%3ad72f515a-34c2-4f20-a36e-9606c98409a9&plckCategoryCurrentPage=0

very excellent...kind of questioning the Speights thing though, I heard that he kind of blew it with Otis yesterday on a conference call...

[theTHIEF]

lol, yes you were right about Lee...

[BassMaster]

Magic promise to pick Lee (Denton blog).

Orlando assistant general manager Dave Twardzik contacted Lee's representatives Wednesday night and informed them that he was the team's choice if still available at No. 22. The only factors that could change that would be if Stanford center Robin Lopez or Florida's Marreese Speights were still available -- something that is highly unlikely.

http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckForum&plckForumPage=ForumDiscussion&plckDiscussionId=Cat%3aadc4d919-840d-4bdc-bac8-3e3151995cf0Forum%3a65053859-5e1d-48de-b78b-b1c1db289989Discussion%3ad72f515a-34c2-4f20-a36e-9606c98409a9&plckCategoryCurrentPage=0

Well I was right about one thing the Magic like Lee because he is like Dooling can play both 1,2.
But I have to wonder about the big man thing since the Magic are all over Thompson.

[theTHIEF]

lol, yes you were right about Lee...but it has nothing to do with the inaccurate comparison to Dooling...

[Optimus_Steel]

Interesting that they would say that. Why would you announce it like that? Whats the point?

[magicfan4life05]

Now just get a 2nd round pick Otis, and get a descent hustle big

and your draft woes will be redeemed!!


WOOOOOOOOOO

[theTHIEF]

FYI there is a little breakdown when it comes to the 2nd round selection depending upon which pick they can buy...Dave likes Hill, Weaver and Dragic in the 2nd round, where Otis likes bigs and another player...

[TheRevTy]

It is being said elsewhere that they are also interested in Weaver in the 2nd.