Milsap and Boozer? ;-) He would have to guard the bigger of the 4/5 on the other team. He isn't going to block a lot of shots, but should be able to hold his ground. I can see him struggling on popping out on PnR plays though. Certainly Drummond has more speed and length to do that, but then you also get his lack of shooting. None of the players here has it all. I assume we are talking about 11, not 6. Henson can switch and block shots, but will get pushed all over the place inside. Leonard is a big question mark. Jones and Jones both want to be 3s. Moultrie? Maybe, but he is more of a weak duplicate of LMA. You kind of have to pick your poison.
If we go by best player available, Drummond and Sullinger could very well be our picks......... Would I want that to happen? No but you have to admit that would make for a solid trio for a few years. Well at least until they got hurt.
Nicholson's got outstanding fundamentals a smooth jumper and is long. He started playing basketball late in high school, so that tells me the game just comes natural to him and there's room to improve. He was a physics major at St. Bonnie so he's an intelligent guy. Probably very coachable. I'm sold on him. Some team is going to very happy.
That late in the draft I'd have a hard time choosing between Nicholson or Crowder. Both have excellent advanced stats.
Then you go with the guy who's 5" taller and has more upside!!! Nicholson will be gone way before Crowder.
The only person riding Nicholson's jock on this while board has been Zags! The last time he sweated somebody this hard was The Stache! Hopefully you redeem yourself.
[video=youtube;NAQ9ZqcYFKI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAQ9ZqcYFKI[/video] Sharpshooter extraordinare! ^Should be required viewing for you draft nerds!
Jonathan Givony @DraftExpress Andre Drummond: "I'm not the one to beat on my chest and roar or make noises like that." http://www.draftexpress.com/article/NBA-Combine-Interviews-Anthony-Davis-Drummond-Jones-3952/
nicholson does look pretty good on tape zags, but those guys he was going against werent anywhere near nba talent it didnt look like
which teams in the 15-30 range do you think wound be interested in dealing their pick for something along the line of cash, seconds or perhaps future heavily protected picks? Or, with the cap room, the Blazers could take a pick and a player to end up saving the team even more money.
Yeah it is hard to believe that Toronto would talk Rivers up if they wanted him badly, but on the other hand they probably are not too concerned if he went earlier. That would mean someone else will slip to them. I think he is going to be an excellent player, but will take a year or two to develop. He is currently at 200 lbs at 19 years old.. Another 10 lbs of muscle won't hurt.
im sure they want someone in the top 7 on their board, so they are hyping rivers so that someone will fall to them
