[2nd rounders] #40 | #41

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  1. BLAZER PROPHET

    BLAZER PROPHET Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, I posted in an earlier thread that I'd love to see O'Quinn. Could be a solid rebounder off the bench. Reminds me of the guy we had a couple of years ago (whose name I can't recall).
     
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    what I like about him is his high motor and that he is a legit backup PF/C candidate with his being tied for the highest standing reach at the combine and a huge 7'5 wingspan. He also had a standing vertical of 30.5 with I believe was 3rd highest for all guys who measured anove 6'8 inches, that bodes fairly well for his shot blocking ability at the NBA level. And he does have some offensive skills. I think he's more athletic than many originally gave him credit for
     
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    Hard to think he'll be around in the second round for us.
     
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    Ezeli's standing vertical is 34" and he's taller, longer, and stronger. I don't get the love for O'Quinn. I watched Ezeli play a lot and he is an excellent post defender, shot blocker, and uses his body extremely well.
     
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    I'd probably take Tomas Satoransky with one of the picks.
     
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  6. Fez Hammersticks

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    A player that big and athletic dropping to the second round makes you wonder.

    There's usually a pretty good reason for it.
     
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    Predictably, I'm going to talk about non-US players (although for the record I'd be very happy with Crowder, Machado or O'Quinn).

    Kostas Papanikolaou: a combo forward like Jonas Jerebko or Jorge Garbajosa. He can hit the three, get rebounds and defend. Tough as nails, and an MVP in the Greek league but still only 21. The kind of player that every team could use. A very rich man's Brian Cardinal, but with hair.

    [video=youtube;uDcKlLW5E_Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDcKlLW5E_Y[/video]

    Andrew Albicy: a poor man's short Rajon Rondo. I can see him going undrafted, because he's actually a hair shorter than Isaiah Thomas, and he's not much of a shooter. BUT: watching him play for Team France, he's one of those players like JJ Barea who has way more impact on a game than he should. He's a real defensive pest, in particular, and a very unselfish PG. I actually like him more than more heralded foreign players whose skills I don't think will translate to the US. Being a defensive pest always does, and it's the ideal thing in a bench guard. I can see him teamed up with Elliot Williams to make a really good press. (Plus I think it would help Batum to have another Frenchie around. Batum's lost two of his best buddies in Patty and Rudy.)

    Both Papanikolaou and Albicy get discussed here, but that's not where I got the idea, honest! I've seen a fair bit of Albicy from watching Batum's games, and I watched a bit of Olympiacos's amazing in the Euroleague.
     
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    Incidentally, talking of Crowder and O'Quinn - check it out.
     
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    Yeah, but isn't it the second round the time to gamble on those "everyone else thinks his risk is too high, but..."
     
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  10. Fez Hammersticks

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    I lobbied for Albicy last year before he pulled out of the draft.

    He's a pesky defender and had great chemistry with Batum in the qualifying games.
     
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    - Jae Crowder
    - John Jenkins
    - Draymond Green
    - Will Barton
     
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    I like Tu Holloway with one of those picks. Watched him a ton this year, he's a baller. Really competitive, digs in on defense and great at scoring off the dribble. A big knock on him is his size. But, that late in the draft, I'd take him easily.
     
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    just can't respect that draft much when they STILL have Sullinger at 6 to us, are they asleep or just lazy?
     
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    That and they have Rivers going 15th. No way he will be there at 11.

    Yes I would rather have Beal at #6, but I think a young back court of Lillard and Rivers would be fun. Neither a true PG but I bet both together could get it done.
     
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    BalancedMan That's out of context....

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    I'm not super high on the wing players at the top of the draft (Barnes, Kidd-Gilchrist). I'd rather go PG/C or C/PG depending on who's available. I don't know much about Beal but from what I've heard I don't think he'll be there at 6. I think it's easier to find a sleeper SG/SF....I think Crowder is an excellent target if we can package those two 2nd round picks or just straight out buy a pick like we've done in the past.

    And I'm not a fan of Sullinger at all....ugh.
     
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    I thought Green was pretty impressive in what little I saw of him at Michigan State. I'm surprised he's projected to slip into the 2nd round. If he falls as far as 40/41, I think he'd be well worth picking up. He's a proven player in a major NCAA conference, has good size for 2/3, can play physical and shoot. Would be a solid pick in the mid-2nd round, if he's still around.
     
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    Draymond Green played PF in college and he will be an undersized PF in the NBA.. He will never play the 2 in his life, and has little potential to play the 3.
     
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    Draymond Green was a 6'5" PF in college. Vanil Goril, is right, he has no chance of ever being a 2 in the NBA.
     
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