I just wanted to see what everyone thinks, so fill this out: <div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'>2007 NBA Rookie of the Year:<br/>Biggest Bust:<br/>Biggest Surprise:<br/>First to make an All Star appearence:<br/>Best foreign player other then Bargnani:<br/>Player(s) that will win an MVP award:<br/>Player(s) to win a scoring title:<br/>Second Round Steal:<br/>WHich underclassmen could benefit most from anothey year in college:</div> --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year: Brandon Roy Biggest Bust: Tyrus Thomas Biggest Surprise: Patrick O'Bryant First to make an All Star appearence: Adam Morrison Best foreign player other then Bargnani: Saer Sene Player(s) that will win an MVP award: None Player(s) to win a scoring title: Rudy Gay Second Round Steal: Alexander Johnson WHich underclassmen would benefit most from anothey year in college: Daniel Gibson
This is all subject to change depending where these guys end up... 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year: Randy Foye Biggest Bust: Bargnani Biggest Surpriseee Brown First to make an All Star appearence: Randy Foye Best foreign player other then Bargnani:Saer Sene Player(s) that will win an MVP award: Adam Morrison Player(s) to win a scoring title:Randy Foye Second Round Steal: Dee Brown WHich underclassmen could benefit most from anothey year in college: Daniel Gibson/ Darius Washington Jr.
2007 NBA Rookie of the Year: Adam Morrison Biggest Bust: Andrea Bargnani Biggest Surprise: Shannon Brown First to make an All Star appearence: LaMarcus Aldridge Best foreign player other then Bargnani: Thabo Sefolosha Player(s) that will win an MVP award: None Player(s) to win a scoring title: None Second Round Steal: Bobby Jones Which underclassmen would benefit most from anothey year in college: Shawne Williams
2007 NBA Rookie of the Year: Rudy Gay Biggest Bust: Tyrus Thomas Biggest Surprise: Ronnie Brewer First to make an All Star appearence: Rudy Gay Best foreign player other then Bargnani: Sergio Rodrigez Player(s) that will win an MVP award: none Player(s) to win a scoring title: Adam Morrison Second Round Steal: PJ tucker WHich underclassmen could benefit most from anothey year in college: Daniel Gibson
2007 NBA Rookie of the Year: Brandon Roy Biggest Bust: Andrea Bargnani Biggest Surprise: Quincy Douby First to make an All Star appearence: Shannon Brown Best foreign player other then Bargnani: Sergio Rodriguez Player(s) that will win an MVP award: Nobody Player(s) to win a scoring title: Nobody Second Round Steal: Quincy Douby Which underclassmen could benefit most from another year: Darius Washington Jr.
2007 NBA Rookie of the Year: Randy Foye Biggest Bust: LaMarcus Aldridge Biggest Surprise: Paul Milisap First to make an All Star appearence: Patrick O'Bryant Best foreign player other then Bargnani: Marcus Vinicius Viera De Souza Player(s) that will win an MVP award: Rudy Gay Player(s) to win a scoring title: Adam Morrison Second Round Steal: Leon Powe WHich underclassmen could benefit most from anothey year in college: Shawne Williams
2007 NBA Rookie of the Year: Adam Morrison Biggest Bust: Rodney Carney Biggest Surprise: Jordan Farmar First to make an All Star appearence: Adam Morrison Best foreign player other then Bargnani: Thabo Sefolosha Player(s) that will win an MVP award: LaMarcus Aldridge (most likely) Player(s) to win a scoring title: Andrea Bargnani Second Round Steal: Bobby Jones Which underclassmen would benefit most from another year in college: Patrick O'Bryant
Wow, isn't this a bit early? We don't even know what kind of situation these kids will land in. I'll go along with it like I did in that other rookie prediction thread though, basing this all on the assumption that they all go to situations that suit their individual talents well - 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year: <font color=""Blue"">Adam Morrison</font> - This was an easy one, because while other top prospects like Aldridge, Thomas, and Gay have the tools to be great players down the road, Morrison is NBA ready, and unlike all of the players mentioned above, there's no questioning his work ethic. He'll fight for playing time on whatever team he winds up on and never settle for a seat on the bench. Roy's not far behind in terms of NBA-readiness, but he was too comfortable as a role player in his first few years at Washington, so odds are he won't be as assertive for playing time and shots as Morrison is right off the bat. Biggest Bust:<font color=""blue""> Hilton Armstrong </font>- I'd say Tyrus Thomas, but I pick on him later in this 'survey', so I thought I'd give this to the next best overrated piece of **** in the draft --- Hilton Armstrong. Biggest Surprise: <font color=""blue"">Shannon Brown</font> - A pick in the #14-20 range is just too low for Brown. Yes, I'm a Michigan State fan, but like I've always said, that's not why I'm into Brown's game. If that were the case, I'd be touting Paul Davis and Maurice Ager, but I'm not. The fact of the matter is that Brown's undersized, but talent-wise, there's no argument that he's one of the top five players in the draft. First to make an All Star appearence: <font color=""blue"">Adam Morrison</font> - See above. Best foreign player other then Bargnani: <font color=""blue"">Sergio Rodriguez</font> - This is a relatively weak foreign class, but I'll have to go with Rodriguez just because he's the best of the small amount of internationals I've seen. I saw Sene play live when he came down to Memphis for the Hoops Summit, and I was really unimpressed. Sure, he's an amazing physical specimen, but he's raw as hell. Maybe in four years or so he'll be a Diop type of player who can give you some shotblocking, but I don't see him ever becoming an offensive threat. As for Pecherov, Vinicius, Sefalosha, Freeland, and Markota, I'm just not comfortable enough with their games to predict one way or the other. Player(s) that will win an MVP award: <font color=""blue"">None</font> - If I have to pick one though --- Adam Morrison. Player(s) to win a scoring title: <font color=""blue"">Adam Morrison</font> - This is not a lock by any stretch of the imagination, but if anyone were to win a scoring title, you'd think it'd be the best scorer in the draft. Second Round Steal: <font color=""blue"">Allan Ray</font> - He had arguably the most impressive college career out of the Villanova trio (Foye, Lowry, Ray), but he's not getting any respect in this year's draft because of his height. However, anyone who's seen him play knows that he really plays a lot bigger than his size, and his standing reach (probably more important than height) is just as big as some first round prospects' who are three or four inches taller than him. Which underclassman would benefit most from another year in college: <font color=""blue"">Tyrus Thomas</font> - The kid fits the definition of 'raw', and while going back to LSU would probably exploit his weaknesses and drop his draft stock, it'd be beneficial for his game, especially from a physical point of view. Right now he's a tweener, to put it nicely. He's 6'8" and barely over 200 lbs., yet he doesn't have the ball handling or the shot to be a wing on the next level, so any added muscle would be extremely beneficial for his game. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Best foreign player other then Bargnani: Rudy Fernandaz</div> Fernandez has pulled his name out of the draft.
2007 NBA Rookie of the Year: Brandon Roy Biggest Bust: Tyrus Thomas Biggest Surprise: Mardy Collins First to make an All Star appearence: Adam Morrison Best foreign player other then Bargnani: Sergio Rodriguez Player(s) that will win an MVP award: Adam Morrison. Player(s) to win a scoring title: Adam Morrison Second Round Steal: James White WHich underclassmen could benefit most from another year in college: Tyrus Thomas
2007 NBA Rookie of the Year: Adam Morrison Biggest Bust: Tyrus Thomas Biggest Surprise: Maurice Ager First to make an All Star appearence: Adam Morrison Best foreign player other than Bargnani: Sergio Rodriguez Player(s) that will win an MVP award: None Player(s) to win a scoring title: Adam Morrison Second Round Steal: Leon Powe Which underclassmen could benefit most from anothey year in college: Tyrus Thomas
2007 NBA Rookie of the Year: Adam Morrison Biggest Bust: Tyrus Thomas (hopefully not if the Bulls pick him, lol) Biggest Surprise: Ronnie Brewer or Jordan Farmar First to make an All Star appearence: Adam Morrison Best foreign player other then Bargnani: Sergio Rodriguez Player(s) that will win an MVP award: none Player(s) to win a scoring title: none Second Round Steal: Ray, Brown, Washington Which underclassmen could benefit most from anothey year in college: Shawne Williams, Thomas, Gibson, probably more just can't remember
2007 NBA Rookie of the Year: Adam Morrison Biggest Bust: Tyrus Thomas Biggest Surprise: Randy Foye (everyone know's he's talented, but some people think he won't be able to make the transition to the NBA) First to make an All Star appearence: Adam Morrison Best foreign player other then Bargnani: Sergio Rodriguez Player(s) that will win an MVP award: Nobody Player(s) to win a scoring title: Nobody Second Round Steal: Bobby Jones Which underclassmen could benefit most from another year in college: Tyrus Thomas
2007 NBA Rookie of the Year: Ronnie Brewer Biggest Bust: Tyrus Thomas Biggest Surprise: Eric Hicks First to make an All Star appearence: Ronnie Brewer Best foreign player other then Bargnani: Sergio Rodriguez Player(s) that will win an MVP award: Nobody Player(s) to win a scoring title: Nobody Second Round Steal: Guillermo Diaz(biased) Which underclassmen could benefit most from another year in college: Tyrus Thomas
2007 NBA Rookie of the Year: Adam Morrison Biggest Bust: Tyrus Thomas Biggest Surprise: J.J. Reddick First to make an All Star appearence: Adam Morrison Best foreign player other then Bargnani: Sergio Rodriguez Player(s) that will win an MVP award: None Player(s) to win a scoring title: None Second Round Steal: Allan Ray Which underclassmen could benefit most from another year in college: Tyrus Thomas
2007 NBA Rookie of the Year: Adam Morrison Biggest Bust: Tyrus Thomas Biggest Surprise: Shannon Brown First to make an All Star appearence: Adam Morrison Best foreign player other then Bargnani: Sergio Rodriguez Player(s) that will win an MVP award: None Player(s) to win a scoring title: None Second Round Steal: Allan Ray/James White WHich underclassmen could benefit most from anothey year in college: Tyrus Thomas
Rookie of the Year: Adam Morrison Biggest Bust: Rudy Gay Biggest Surprise: Bobby Jones First to make an All Star appearence: Adam Morrison Best foreign player other then Bargnani: Saer Sene Player(s) that will win an MVP award: Andrea Bargnani Player(s) to win a scoring title: Adam Morrison Second Round Steal: Bobby Jones/Leon Powe Which underclassmen could benefit most from anothey year in college: Darius Washington
2007 NBA Rookie of the Year: Adam Morrison Biggest Bust: Tyrus Thomas Biggest Surprise: Leon Powe First to make an All Star appearence: Morrison Best foreign player other then Bargnani: Sergio Rodriguez Player(s) that will win an MVP award: Bargnani Player(s) to win a scoring title: Morrison Second Round Steal: James White (if the Lakers don't take him at 26) Which underclassmen could benefit most from another year in college: Tyrus Thomas
