chalmbers, batum, arthur, greene. there are a lot of steals. The brooks pick was nice, but i wouldn't say that was a steal. CDR might be more of a steal, but i'd say Chalmbers at 6'1 and 190 pounds is the biggest steal being selected 34th. Brandon Rush is pretty good too. It was just a very deep draft.
yah ive watched all of batums games and he is like a shawn marion type player. what doesnt he do? hes more of a steal than brook.
I would consider Lopez a steal in the draft. I had my heart set on the sexy pick of Danilo Gallinari but thank God the Knicks stepped up and took him at six. I am positive the Nets would have selected him had he fallen to 10. This pick could be the deciding factor in whether or not Lebron goes to the Nets or Knicks.
Gallinari is a bust, Lopez will be a great center in two years, and that's why LeBron would decide to play for Brooklyn Nets.
Batum was not going to be Top 10 pick. First of all, his last season in France was a disappointment. He did not make the progress people thought he would after a stunning display in the Nike Summit game in 2007. There was nothing wrong with his knee. When he came to the Nets for his workout, they did more extensive heart tests than others do. The test detected an arrhythmia, which can become a more serious problem. His father dropped dead on a basketball court just like a number of others--Hank Gaithers, Reggie Lewis, etc. had. Batum claimed his father died of a stroke. Others said it was cardiac arrest. Additional tests were given and supposedly they showed no problem...but a number of teams shied away from him. He is averaging 6.3 ppg and 2.6 rpg. He has played limited minutes, but he doesnt qualify as a steal based on those numbers.
well according to nba.com brook is still considered not much. Here is the latest of the rookies rankings. http://www.nba.com/2008/news/features/11/26/112608rookierankings/index.html does this guy actually watch the games?
