Re: What would this draft's top 5 look like-- if the high school players from the 2004/2005 drafts had went to college and entered the draft this year?This is tough for me because you would have to include guys like Dwight Howard, Al Jefferson, Josh Smith, Kevin Martin, Andrew Bynum etc. in the discussionI'm thinking that Oden and Durant would still be the top 2 and Dwight Howard would go 3 because of his build but his stock may drop because his weaknesses on offense would be exposed..same can be said for the other players weaknesses though. Obviously guys like Horford/Wright/Brewer would be up there in the top 5 as well. This is tough.1. Oden2. Durant3. Howard
Re: What would this draft's top 5 look like-- Impossible to say. Howard and Jefferson would not be where they are right now, as players, if they went to college. Everything would have went differently, they would have been in different systems with different workout routines. This is impossible to say.
Re: What would this draft's top 5 look like-- <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (High54Life @ May 24 2007, 02:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>1. Howard2. Oden3. Jefferson4. Williams5. Durant</div> Who is Williams?
Re: What would this draft's top 5 look like-- Very hard to say. It would most likely be a tough choice between Oden and Howard.
Re: What would this draft's top 5 look like-- <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (High54Life @ May 24 2007, 03:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>1. Howard2. Oden3. Jefferson4. Williams5. Durant</div>What are you smoking..? Marvin Williams = he would not be a top 5 pick now because he hasn't improved much in like 2-3 years. Oden would be #1 because he's a true center and he's younger than Howard. Durant or Howard really depends on the team, could go either way.. And then I think Al Jefferson HAS to be behind Durant, Oden, Howard for sure..
Re: What would this draft's top 5 look like-- Deron Williams, a point guard like that would be tough to pass.
Re: What would this draft's top 5 look like-- Right now you cant say Oden is better then Dwight Howard. Dwight Howard could very likely end up a better player his entire career then Oden, and is much more proven.
Re: What would this draft's top 5 look like-- Im not saying he is better right now. But if Dwight would of played 4 years of college, he probably wouldnt of developed as much as 3 years in the NBA, so you would have to take Oden.
Re: What would this draft's top 5 look like-- <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (High54Life @ May 25 2007, 06:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Deron Williams, a point guard like that would be tough to pass.</div>I might be wrong but wasn't Deron Williams a Junior when he left Illinois? That would mean he would've had to enter the '06 draft if he would've stayed for his senior season.
