When JV was picked last year it seemed like the world was coming to an end. Which draft pick would you be the most upset with if the Raptors drafted him and why? Assume the Raptors have a pick in the top 10.
Who should the Raptors not Draft?
When JV was picked last year it seemed like the world was coming to an end. Which draft pick would you be the most upset with if the Raptors drafted him and why? Assume the Raptors have a pick in the top 10.
Last edited by planetmars; Fri Apr 13th, 2012 at 11:53 AM. Reason: Added a poll.
drummond, sullinger, jones3
drummond i see bust potential
sullinger 2 different sized legs
jones3 coulda shoulda woulda put it together
I'm going with Drummond and Zeller. Drummond because I see a big time bust there, and Zeller because we already have JV and I think it would be a waste since he wouldn't get much development time in (which he would need).
Drummond, Sullinger and Lamb.
Drummond because he looks like a bust(hasheem thabeet)
Sullinger 2 different sized legs and he doesn't have the length or quickness to be able to guard taller faster PF's(someone like Bargnani would eat him alive on offense)
Lamb because i didn't see anything special out of him this year which was suppose to be his breakout year.
+1Miekenstien wrote:
I'm also not sold on Thomas Robinson or Terrence Jones however both of those guys would be distant 4 and 5 to the above three.
I based my selections on top 10 at ESPN. I don't see the Raptors picking outside the top 8 at worst.
I don't think we should go near any of the PFs, excluding Davis of course.
Yay! I get to be the first to say how worried I am about Harrison Barnes. Now, don't get me wrong, there's no doubt he should be at least a decent NBA player, but I've never seen a player look so stagnant for his college career, and fail to step up 2 years in a row on a stage smaller than the one he's about to jump to. Maybe his personality and game are better suited to the NBA, or maybe he doesn't have the head or motor to take his game up a notch.
In a year of looking for real impact players, I have been much much more impressed with MKG and Bradley Beal. If we can't take one of those 2, I might take Barnes as a consolation prize, but reluctantly. We might be too high to take one of the PGs(who all seem to have glaring weaknesses this year), so maybe swapping picks is an option? And other than Davis, we wouldn't need any of the other high-rated bigs, although I think Casey might fall in love with Robinson. Anyway, I know a lot of people are going to come to Barnes' defense because he's been on the radar for years, since high school, but I really like the other 2 guys' games more and think they would fit into our team better. If we end up in the top 5, maybe 6, we'll probably get a choice between at least 2 of them, and I would rather we don't take Barnes given a choice, is basically what I'm saying.
I'd like to add that as most people, I love MKG, and I think adding him and Jonas to a slightly more mature, committed team next year would really cement the culture change. From everything I've seen of both of them, they really care about winning and really love the game. I think they both have the kind of mental makeup we've lacked in our core players for the entire history of our franchise, where the closest have been core role players like Oak, Alvin, AD and JYD. This is my worry with Barnes, that he hasn't shown the kind of hunger and passion you want from someone you would want to be one of your stars.
I'll 2nd that motion.
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MKG
Sullinger (Corliss Williamson 2.0)
T. Robinson
interesting.... do explain...
I'm going to guess because MKG's a wing who can't create his own shot.
"I don't lie. I willfully participate in a campaign of misinformation." - Fox Mulder
Sullinger is no way similar to Williamson. Sullinger has legit NBA power forward size, Williamson was a 6'7" tweener. That being said, Williamson did win an NBA title with Detroit and was also a 6th man of the year winner. He had a decent, not spectacular 11 season NBA career.
I'd be pretty upset if we ended up with Jeremy Lamb. Jonas is a great sign that I should trust people who know better than I do, but in a draft where there are options for such great pieces - Lamb seems very average.
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Didn't Zeller pull out?
Tyler Zeller the senior from NC will be in the draft. His brother Cody Zeller from Indiana is going back to college.
I'd probably stay away from Beal. Guys who people want to transform into points scare me. I would actually pretty much be happy with anyone else in the top ten.
"When Life gives you lemons, you clone those Lemons to make super lemons!"
-Scudworth
I'm going to be pissed if we draft Anthony Davis
+1
Has anyone heard of Beal being a PG any other place than here?
I think his position is set as a 2 who can create and find others.
Ah, mixed them up.
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