Re: BCB's Mock Draft 1. Portland Trail-Blazers - Tyrus Thomas 6'9" 225 PF - Looks like the fabric is falling apart and the team will probably draft the best player available. Thomas is a solid pick, his arms and other measureables make his 6'9" height less of a problem. The sky is the limit with him in terms of potential. 2. Chicago Bulls - LaMarcus Aldridge 6'11" 250 PF/C - NBA Comparison - Jermaine O'Neal - All of the Bulls major players play backcourt positions and they desperatly need depth inside. I don't really care for Aldridge personally who only averaged 15/9 while being considered the best bigman in the country. He could make a big impact though. 3. Charlotte Bobcats - Andrea Bargnani 7'0" 245 PF/C - When in doubt go with size. When camps start out this summer his stock could soar over both Aldridge and Thomas, he's that good. Unlike other top Europeans he actually competes and plays well instead of sitting on the bench like Tskitishvili and Milicic did. The Bobcats have Okafor, Brezec and May but they seem to have injury problems. Drafting a swingman seems out of question considering they are gearing up for the big 2007 FA market and swingmen in the NBA are everywhere. 4. Atlanta Hawks - Rajon Rondo 6'1" 175 PG - NBA Comparison - T.J. Ford - They are in need of a PG, Salim Stoudamire proved this year that he doesn't have the mental capacity to be a good team guy. This seems high but the draft is a ways away and Rondo is going to shoot up the charts. With Zaur Pachulia inside they have a good 23 year old prospect so nabbing a PG seems logical considering all thats left are swingmen. 5. Toronto Raptors - Rudy Gay 6'9" 220 SF - When a talent like this drops here you take advantage, Gay has the talent to play SG and SF and has a good shot considering most athletes like him don't. Reuniting Gay and Villanueva gives the Raptors a very scary and tough defensive team down the road. Considering the size and versatility of Bosh, Villanueva and Gay it could easily work. 6. Boston Celtics - Randy Foye 6'4" 205 PG - Boston has most of it's holes filled with first round talent. They lack good depth at PG and adding Foye would be a solid move here. He has great size and can play with PG as well as SG. He can finish well and can handle the ball with ease. He's a tough kid that works here well. 7. Minnesota Timberwolves - Adam Morrison 6'8" 215 SF - NBA Comparison - Glenn Robinson - Minnesota has holes everywhere but Morrison is a safe bet, the Wolves need a better attitude and Morrison works well here. They already have McCants and PG depth so this makes the most sense. 8. Golden State Warriors - Patrick O'Bryant 7'0" 255 C - The Warrios have players at every position so when in doubt go with size and Pat OB has it. Adonal Foyle is no answer and Beidrins is still developing so picking up this guy is a good move. He's a late bloomer and has everything you want in a center. 9. Houston Rockets - Brandon Roy 6'5" 190 SG - The Rockets just need players and he fits the bill as a guy that can do everything pretty well, has passion for the game. Can shoot the ball. 10. Seattle Supersonics - Rodney Carney 6'7" 210 SG/SF - NBA Comparison - Richard Jefferson - A nice player this late he falls due to need. The Sonics have a ton of depth inside as well as PG so grooming Carney to take over for Rashard Lewis make the most sense at this point. He reminds me a lot of Jason Richardson with more defensive skills. 11. Orlando Magic - Ronnie Brewer 6'7" 215 SG/SF - This team has pieces inside and at PG, they need a wingman and Brewer fits the team concept and plays tough defense. 12. Philadelphia 76ers - Sheldon Williams 6'9" 250 PF/C - This team realizes it needs to get itself back up and drafting Williams is a good start, he's a class guy who works hard and could be a very nice defender and suprising scorer. 13. New Orleans Hornets - Cedric Simmons 6'10" 235 PF - This team needs size and he brings it with long arms and blocking ability. 14. Utah Jazz - J.J. Redick 6'4" 195 SG - NBA Comparison - Jeff Hornacek - This team saw Jeff Hornacek and he reminds me of him a lot, a small guard who plays smart with tough defense and a good shot. A guy Jerry Sloan will love. 15. Chicago Bulls - Yi Jianlian 7'0" 235 SF/PF - The Bulls really have very needs and they nab a huge prospect that has little pressure to succeed. 16. Indiana Pacers - Marcus Williams 6'3" 200 PG - Jamaal Tinsley is always injured and they need depth here desperatly. He has the talent to go a lot higher. 17. New Orleans Hornets - Mardy Collins 6'6" 210 SG/PG - Can play point and has a good body, the Hornets need some depth here. 18. Washington Wizards - Hilton Armstrong 6'11" 235 PF/C - When in doubt go with size and he has it. I don't really feel the need to go further.
Re: BCB's Mock Draft I think Hilton Armstrong and Marcus Williams will fall that much, same with Carney. I'd say Golden State drafts Carney, only because Bienderes is a promising young center, and Mike Dunleavy isn't there future. Dunleavy should go try free agency, I don't know how long he is locked up in GS, but Carney/Pietrius would be nice.
Re: BCB's Mock Draft I like how you have the draft, at first I was like damn Morrison fell, but it made sense. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The Bobcats have Okafor, Brezec and May but they seem to have injury problems.</div>Not really, May just entered the league, and had bad luck with his injury. Okafor had a healthy rookie season, he just came back too early this year with his ankle injury and that ended his season. With Brezec, not the answer at center for long, but I didn't realize he had injury problems. Also, they have Melvin Ely as one of their bigs as well. I think they go for a wing instead of a big.
Re: BCB's Mock Draft I hope the Bulls can grab Aldringe, i think he would be great in the Bulls front court with Chandler. I dunno about them grabbing Yi Jianlian, because it doesnt seem like the Bulls want to deal with developing players anymore, they want impact players who can contribute somewhat quickly. Plus i havent heard anything about them scouting foreign players.
Re: BCB's Mock Draft <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Apr 20 2006, 11:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Wow. You have Rajon Rondo way to high up. He will go mid-first round at best.</div>I think he is way too high also, but i could see him going to the hawks if they have a high pick because they know they screwed up last year by not picking Chris Paul, and now they will try to make it right by picking Rondo. I personally would rather have Marcus Williams over Rondo. But i can see why you have him that high.I cant think of any really good top 5 pick point gaurds in this draft.
Re: BCB's Mock Draft You dont waste your #3 pick on a point guard when there are no really good ones that will go top 5. They wont do that. That is something Rob Babcock would do. They will probably draft a PF or Center and then go get a good pg who knows how to run an offense either in an Al Harrington sign and trade or a role player pg in the fa pool.
Re: BCB's Mock Draft I agree that you shouldnt do that, but i said i understand why he has Rondo that high on his draft board. If i was in that position, i would try and take a 4 or 5 with the pick as well. But you have to look at one thing, your looking at the Hawks. They have made questionable picks, and trades in the past, so dont put it past them to do something stupid.
Re: BCB's Mock Draft Sure it looks like Rondo is way too high but he fits a need and trust me, his stock is going to go way up. It's really early and I don't copy the draft sites.
Re: BCB's Mock Draft If thats a poke at me. Neither do I. I just use them to see where the players stocks are so but by no means do I copy nbadraft.net's mock.
Re: BCB's Mock Draft The Hawks need a PG and trading down is risky so I feel they take the best PG availbable in Rajon Rondo.
Re: BCB's Mock Draft I could see the 76ers drafting Marcus Williams over Sheldon Williams. Korver shouldn't be a starter, and AI is a real shooting guard. Isn't Kevin Ollie the only point guard they have? He would get drafted by need.
Re: BCB's Mock Draft Guys that went too high:rondoO'BryantSimmonsGuys that went too low:MorrisonRoyAnd Rondo isn't the best pg in the draft. That would go to Randy Foye, Brandon Roy, or Marcus Williams.
Re: BCB's Mock Draft <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nba dogmatist @ Apr 21 2006, 09:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Guys that went too high:rondoO'BryantSimmonsGuys that went too low:MorrisonRoyAnd Rondo isn't the best pg in the draft. That would go to Randy Foye, Brandon Roy, or Marcus Williams.</div>Brandon Roy isn't a PG...You make a mock draft and tell me where these players go and why please before randomly ripping on my draft without explaining. Rajon Rondo is as good as any PG in this draft and when the camps come you will see why. And Patrick O'Bryant is a 7'0" 250 pounds center and a very safe pick for any team needing a center, players drop and people move up based on need and thats what my draft is based on, not some stupid mock draft site where they put guys in places just because 'thats where they should go'.... So please Dogma, make a mock draft with explainations.
Re: BCB's Mock Draft <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BCB @ Apr 21 2006, 04:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Brandon Roy isn't a PG...You make a mock draft and tell me where these players go and why please before randomly ripping on my draft without explaining. Rajon Rondo is as good as any PG in this draft and when the camps come you will see why. And Patrick O'Bryant is a 7'0" 250 pounds center and a very safe pick for any team needing a center, players drop and people move up based on need and thats what my draft is based on, not some stupid mock draft site where they put guys in places just because 'thats where they should go'.... So please Dogma, make a mock draft with explainations.</div>i wasn't just randomly ripping yours, i was leaving comments like everyone else did.i will make a mock.
Re: BCB's Mock Draft Can you explain why Gay is ranked 5? And we can't really make a mock until after the lottery.
Re: BCB's Mock Draft This is a pretty good draft, but there are a few things wrong.1. The Blazers don't need Thomas, they have a good power forward named Zach Randolph they have two options in my opinion, Draft Aldridge and play him at Center, or draft Morrison and put Miles on the bench.2. Their is absolutly NO WAY that Rajon Rondo is going that high, Bargani would be the right pick for the Hawks, and to put him at center, unless LeMarcus Aldridge is still avaible3. The Celtics are drafting Rodney Carney, on a count of they need a sg, which he can play, not Randy Foye, on a count of they already have Delonte West, the only other reasonable choice at this point is maybe Ronnie Brewer, but I don't see that happening.4. Adam Morrison is not falling to Number 75. Shelden Williams has a 40 percent chance in my opinion in going to the lottery, but he isn't going number 2, he is a most likely mid first rounder6. Yi Jianlian, even if he does enter, will go as high as number 20, 15 is unheard ofEverything else is good though
Re: BCB's Mock Draft <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (grizz101 @ Apr 22 2006, 12:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>This is a pretty good draft, but there are a few things wrong.1. The Blazers don't need Thomas, they have a good power forward named Zach Randolph they have two options in my opinion, Draft Aldridge and play him at Center, or draft Morrison and put Miles on the bench.2. Their is absolutly NO WAY that Rajon Rondo is going that high, Bargani would be the right pick for the Hawks, and to put him at center, unless LeMarcus Aldridge is still avaible3. The Celtics are drafting Rodney Carney, on a count of they need a sg, which he can play, not Randy Foye, on a count of they already have Delonte West, the only other reasonable choice at this point is maybe Ronnie Brewer, but I don't see that happening.4. Adam Morrison is not falling to Number 75. Shelden Williams has a 40 percent chance in my opinion in going to the lottery, but he isn't going number 2, he is a most likely mid first rounder6. Yi Jianlian, even if he does enter, will go as high as number 20, 15 is unheard ofEverything else is good though</div> 1. Randolph is on his way out and I think they take the best player (thomas). 2. Hawks already have Pachulia and they need a PG, Rondo is going to fly up the charts. 3. Celtics already have Gerald Green and Paul Pierce and Tony Allen. 4. Where does Morrison go then? SF is not a big need and he doesn't fit in a lot of places. 5. 40%? Where did you pull that out of your <Censored>? 6. 15 is unheard of? What the hell are you talking about? Your a moron.
Re: BCB's Mock Draft <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BCB @ Apr 20 2006, 12:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>4. Atlanta Hawks - Rajon Rondo 6'1" 175 PG - NBA Comparison - T.J. Ford - They are in need of a PG, Salim Stoudamire proved this year that he doesn't have the mental capacity to be a good team guy. This seems high but the draft is a ways away and Rondo is going to shoot up the charts. With Zaur Pachulia inside they have a good 23 year old prospect so nabbing a PG seems logical considering all thats left are swingmen.</div>get over yourself rajon rondo is not that good. why would the hawks waste a pick on him? marcus williams is much better.
