1080 The FAN @1080TheFAN #Blazers GM Neil Olshey after today's pre-draft workout on depth in this draft plus insight into coach/free agent plans http://soundcloud.com/swagnation/neil-olshey-6-18-12
that link didn't work for me....how about this? http://www.sheridanhoops.com/2012/06/18/dont-sleep-on-these-five-2012-nba-draft-prospects/
wendell maxey @w_maxey regardless what happens in portland during draft, FA, coaching hire, their biggest offseason acquisition will be bringing back tim grgurich. wendell maxey @w_maxey still a lot up in the air, but when it comes to player development & putting team puzzle together, tim grgurich still best in the biz. wendell maxey @w_maxey speaking of blazers, caught up with a couple of people overseas regarding joel freeland and making jump to portland and/or the nba. wendell maxey @w_maxey freeland won't make decision until after the olympics, but has been contacted by a number of teams around league about his nba future. wendell maxey @w_maxey freeland & his reps want to weigh all of their options in case portland opts to trade his rights after all is said and done.
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA Czech 6-7 point guard Tomas Satoransky will remain in the 2012 NBA Draft, source tells Y! Sports. He's moved up charts into early 2nd range.
Any insiders want to give the factual, non-creative summary from the Hollinger Draft Rater on ESPN.com?
Bigs: The Best Name College/Country Rating Anthony Davis Kentucky 22.23 Jared Sullinger Ohio State 16.86 Thomas Robinson Kansas 15.20 Draymond Green Michigan State 14.84 Terrence Jones Kentucky 14.28 Royce White Iowa State 14.07 Furkan Aldemir Turkey 12.87 John Henson North Carolina 12.11 Andre Drummond Connecticut 12.05 Henry Sims Georgetown 10.38 Perimeter Players: The Best Name College/Country Rating Dion Waiters Syracuse 14.12 Kendall Marshall North Carolina 13.84 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Kentucky 13.58 Marquis Teague Kentucky 13.18 Quincy Miller Baylor 12.94 Tony Wroten Washington 12.21 Bradley Beal Florida 11.65 Kostas Sloukas Greece 11.51 Harrison Barnes North Carolina 11.11 Will Barton Memphis 10.90 Doron Lamb Kentucky 10.65 Jeremy Lamb Connecticut 10.50 Bigs: The Rest Name College/Country Rating Perry Jones III Baylor 8.77 Leon Radosevic Croatia 8.77 JaMychal Green Alabama 8.73 Drew Gordon New Mexico 8.39 Tyler Zeller North Carolina 8.23 Andrew Nicholson St. Bonaventure 8.22 Quincy Acy Baylor 8.16 Fab Melo Syracuse 7.73 Garrett Stutz Wichita State 7.68 Mike Scott Virginia 7.50 Robert Sacre Gonzaga 7.37 Cameron Moore UAB 7.03 Meyers Leonard Illinois 7.02 Mitchell Watt Buffalo 6.77 Festus Ezeli Vanderbilt 6.54 Arnett Moultrie Mississippi State 6.42 Perimeter Players: The Rest Name College/Country Rating Tyshawn Taylor Kansas 10.19 Austin Rivers Duke 9.85 Terrell Stoglin Maryland 9.82 Damian Lillard Weber State 9.75 Kostas Papanikolaou Greece 9.26 Terrence Ross Washington 9.12 Elias Harris Gonzaga 8.64 William Buford Ohio State 8.58 J'Covan Brown Texas 8.49 Jordan Taylor Wisconsin 8.19 Reggie Hamilton Oakland 8.18 Maalik Wayns Villanova 8.02 Hollis Thompson Georgetown 8.01 Tony Mitchell Alabama 7.91 Jae Crowder Marquette 7.90 Jared Cunningham Oregon State 7.76 John Jenkins Vanderbilt 7.76 Khris Middleton Texas A&M 7.68 Scott Machado Iona 7.57 Tornike Shengelia Republic of Georgia 7.33 Moe Harkless St. John's 7.15 Tu Holloway Xavier 7.14 Orlando Johnson UC Santa Barbara 7.11 Darius Miller Kentucky 6.65 Jeffery Taylor Vanderbilt 6.59 Knowing everything we know, here is how my board looks heading into draft day. This is taking into account everything from the Draft Rater as well as what we know about the players' red flags, defensive pluses and minuses and one or two subjective calls: 1. Anthony Davis 2. Thomas Robinson 3. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 4. Dion Waiters 5. Andre Drummond 6. Quincy Miller 7. Jared Sullinger 8. Terrence Jones 9. John Henson 10. Royce White 11. Bradley Beal 12. Harrison Barnes 13. Tony Wroten 14. Kendall Marshall 15. Marquis Teague 16. Draymond Green 17. Jeremy Lamb 18. Damian Lillard 19. Austin Rivers 20. Doron Lamb 21. Furkan Aldemir 22. Will Barton 23. Tyler Zeller 24. Evan Fournier 25. Tyshawn Taylor 26. Meyers Leonard 27. Terrence Ross 28. Perry Jones 29. Festus Ezeli 30. Fab Melo 31. Kostas Sloukas 32. Henry Sims 33. Terrell Stoglin 34. Kostas Papanikolaou 35. Moe Harkless 36. Leon Radosevic 37. JaMychal Green 38. Andrew Nicholson 39. Drew Gordon 40. Garrett Stutz 41. Robert Sacre 42. Arnett Moultrie 43. Elias Harris 44. William Buford 45. Jae Crowder 46. Jared Cunningham 47. Jordan Taylor 48. John Jenkins 49. Orlando Johnson 50. Jeffrey Taylor 51. Quincy Acy 52. Maalik Wayns 53. Tornike Shengelia 54. Scott Machado 55. Mike Scott 56. J'Covan Brown 57. Reggie Hamilton 58. Khris Middleton 59. Tony Mitchell 60. Miles Plumlee
I left out all of the other chatter in there, since I guess we aren't allowed to quote the whole thing?
Surprises and disappointments Surprises Soup Juggler 4th Drummond 5th Quincy Miller 6th Terrence Jones 8th Royce White 10th Beal 11th Barnes 12th Lillard 18th Hates the white American centers Has Sullinger rated ahead of Robinson in best bigs, but Robinson rated ahead of Sullinger in overall
Maybe it ends up being this guy's board is most correct. In which case, we'll be kind of fucked because we'll pick poorly. Oh well.
To keep things in perspective, he had Faried ranked 29th last year. Babbitt ranked 7th the year before
The big lesson is that these guys need time (maybe up to 4 years - look at LMA) before we declare their worth. Babbitt might improve enough to warrant a final ranking of 7th. ... ... ...
I was gonna ask in another thread if LMA was considered a big reach at #2. Now, he's perfectly placed at #2 just below Rondo, or #1 above Rondo... but both players took a few years to ripen.
