HoopsWorld's latest mock as of this morning.....definitely different then some past mocks. http://www.hoopsworld.com/2012-nba-mock-draft-pre-lottery-edition
Looks like J.Cunningham should have stayed at Oregon State. They dont have him being drafted. http://nbadraft.net/2012mock_draft
Crazy. But I've seen sure-fire 1st rounders left off mocks before, too. Not saying he was forgotten, but I'd seen something about 2 weeks ago that said he was surprising some folks, and that he could go very early in the 2nd round. Others said his ability and athleticism would be enough to at least ensure he is drafted. That being said, another year at OSU would've likely helped him.
Neither do I. I went to a number of Beavers games, and not once did the thought cross my mind Cunningham was an NBA player. I don't know why he skipped his senior season.
Is anyone else a bit squeamish about the 2-5 players? Workouts should prove interesting, but I really wonder if this draft won't be looked at as fool's gold later: Robinson: ends up a decent rebounder, but never gets his outside shot and can't defend or score against the big PFs; Beal: shot looks great, but it never really goes in, like in college; ends up being the next Foye; Drummond: big body, but never really learns to use it. Beats up second unit centers, but can't compete as a starter; MKG: lots of motor, but never develops the shot and ends up as Gerald Wallace without the 3-ball; If I were picking 2-3 I would be really nervous about some of those guys.
I don't think he let's guys score on him, I think he needs to build muscle\heft to be able to defend better in the post as a PF...I don't see a lot of SF outside of James pushing him around, but then again James pushes everyone around. If you play Jones at PF, yeah he is going to have to add muscle\weight...I think his defense was average, but when he faced bigger\banger type PF he got pushed around, not unusual IMO for a 6'11 lanky type of player.... Like I said, I think he is going to need some coaching\developing...In interviews he has come out and said that he knows he needs to work on his motor and he knows he has to demand the ball more and take it to defenders...The fact that he recongizes this is a good sign...LA didn't recognize this right away, but he has each year and as a result he has gotten better...I think Batum is similiar in beign more aggressive on offense... I am just saying that when you have a player at his size, with his tools, who doesn't have any major red flags and whose main issue is motor\aggressiveness and he recognizes it and is open to coaching...the risk on him is much better in terms of high (ceiling) low (floor) than it is on many of the other prospects that will be available at #6....He isn't the only guy I like though... If Beal slipped I would take him, I actually like Barnes and I would think he could be considered...Lamb as well....After that though nobody else really intrigues me at #6 (obviously if Robinson or MKG slipped I would snap them up).... There is a nice video scouting report of Jones on Draft Express... http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Perry-Jones-Video-Scouting-Report-3928
Funny thing about that.... I used to see G-Dub's 3-point shooting consistently listed as a weakness before he came to Portland. Then he came here and looked good shooting 3's (for the most part).
What the fuk? How can U say Gerald looked good shooting the 3 here? - in 42 games this year he shot an awful 26.5%, in your eyes he looked good shooting the 3? LMAO big time at that and get an eye transplant
Same here. You hope to see far fewer major flaws in guys pegged to go in that range. Despite all the hype, I see this as a fairly weak draft class. And even at the consensus #1 position, Davis looks no better than the guy projected to go #1 next year.
This draft seems to have a lot of potential, but very few sure things. There are a number of guys that could be stars, but the lottery used to be about guys that could step in and start for you right now. The NBA has gotten farther and farther away from that.
http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-mock-draft/2012/ He's the 5th pick of the second round on this one. He'll get drafted.
BPA but I think it's likely we'd have to trade up to #3 or #4 to land Beal and I think that'll take the #11 packaged with the #6.
