Zombie 2012 NBA Draft

I'm so mixed on him. I love his transition and post game, and really love all the video of him draped over everyone from PGs to PFs and watching them get frustrated in not being able to do anything. But, that shot needs total reconstruction. I'm not sure I've seen one worse for a wing player.

 

Someone I've had my eye on as he has not really gotten much attention during this process is Quincy Miller from Baylor. He tore his ACL before his freshman year and that has some teams concerned, but I personally think if he falls to the bottom of the first round or even the second round, that POR needs to grab him.

Here is a snippet from Ford on Insider about players on the first-round bubble:

[video=youtube;d_Id43mA2F4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Id43mA2F4[/video]

 

He crapped out at the combine, but before that some people compared him to Kevin Durant lite

 

I don't want him, but at 6 he could be a good pick, maybe even a great pick?

 

No way, no how.

 

for who?

 

Quincy Miller

 

Medical reports will be interesting to see. I forgot about them

 

I'd much rather look at a value pick like Jae Crowder (late first, early second) over Miller.

 

Tony wroten!

 

If it was second round, I'd pretty easily go Miller over Crowder. At that point, I don't care much about the injury concerns, and would rather go for a guy who was a potential top 5-10 pick next season over a smallish role player. Go big upside on Miller, with the expectation 2nd rounders usually don't amount to anything, so if he doesn't, oh well.

 

Sorta like what SA did with Blair.

 

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Drummond/Waiters is pretty solid in that lastest DX mock.

 

So we would be the promise team??? EEEEE

 

Sarcasm?

 

No. They gambled on a player with lottery skills that had no ACL's in the second round, and it has paid off for them

 

There's no way a new GM promises the #11 pick a few days into his job. I have a feeling the Pistons or Suns are the "promise."

 

or it was Suns and we take him anyway

 

Ok, sorry, wasn't sure because Blair could also fit into the smallish role player with pretty limited upside description of Crowder.
But yes, exactly, if you were agreeing. Go with supreme talent and an injury concern if it is the 2nd. There's no risk involved, IMO, with 2nd round picks. Why not see if the lotto talent is lotto talented, versus grabbing...Sam Young, basically.