I don't like Rivers at 6, but can't dispute that he could end up being one of the top five players from this draft a few years down the road. He has the vision and handles to be a great PG. What he doesn't appear to have is the ability to avoid saying "forget the pass, I have a better angle than my teammate does." When you always believe you can score, you may believe you can score better than your teammates, which makes you a black hole.
Yep, but id expect both to get 8 to 10 million and I would rather have an equivalent on a rookie deal unless someone like ross or rivers are at 11.
David Locke: According to @Jonathan Givony Synergy Study Damian Lillard is best point guard on pick and roll, spot ups and isolation off screens about 9 minutes ago
David Aldridge @daldridgetnt I Mock. Therefore, I'm a moron: http://www.nba.com/2012/news/features/david_aldridge/06/27/mock-draft-2012/index.html
PSU Viking on The Game in 1 minute to talk about Damian Lillard http://www.750thegame.com/pages/stream_player
Jonathan Givony at draftexpress has some synergy analysis of the guards in this years draft. players linked to the Blazers (or of interest to some posters):
PSU coach rates Lillard above Stuckey. Saw him play 11 times. Was hitting shots out to 30 feet. He's an efficient scorer who shares the ball, but when it is crunch time, he will take the shot inside or outside. PSU coach would love to see Blazers take him at 6.
Bilas on the Herd summary: Austin Rivers can get his own shot. Can get by people, get to the line. Willing defender. Kobe comparisons in high school werent fair. Barnes showed great athleticism in high school but not in college but confirmed it again at combine. Thinks his skill set will translate better to the pros. Needs to work on footwork.
