Re: 2012 NBA Draft Prospects Wingspan and standing reach are always more important. Like someone joked earlier, which was spot on, you don't play basketball with the top of your head. If two players that are, and one has a 6'10" wingsan, but the others is only 6'7", then it's a huge problem. But if a player is 6'4" and that same other player was 6'7" with the same singspan, then it wouldn't matter
Re: 2012 NBA Draft Prospects I'm torn on Barnes. I think he'll be an above average player for sure. But, I don't think he has a burning desire to be great. He's good when he attacks, but he'd rather settle for jumpers. He seems to have a Marvin Williams type demeanor. Blah.
Re: 2012 NBA Draft Prospects He can be Danny Granger but if he doesn't get it together between the ears he's destined to be a meh type of player like Marvin Williams or Martell Webster.
Re: 2012 NBA Draft Prospects If the NJ pick is around 5-7 range and Beal/Drummond aren't available I'd offer GS the pick for Klay Thompson and see if they bite. With our pick in the 10-12 range I'd target Kendall Marshall.
Re: 2012 NBA Draft Prospects No idea why they'd bite. I know I wouldn't if I were them. Lamb would be a nice addition
Re: 2012 NBA Draft Prospects I'd rather gamble on one of the bigs rather than Klay. Good shooter, good scorer, but limited upside.
Re: 2012 NBA Draft Prospects Rookie of the year, or should be in the conversation. He looks like a 16/5/5 guy to me
Re: 2012 NBA Draft Prospects There's a 0% chance he's ROY over Irving. He's nowhere near 16/5/5 now. And again, limited upside.
Re: 2012 NBA Draft Prospects Klay reminds me of KMart. I'd take a chance on Beal, Lamb, or Rivers over him.
Re: 2012 NBA Draft Prospects I'v been against Rivers for awhile, thinking he shouldn't be a lottery pick because I don't think he will ever be a star or an above average starter, but depending on what the plan is in FA I might take a flyer on him with the 11 pick depending on who is available. I think he might be able to offer something to the Blazers we haven't had since we traded Outlaw. A bench player who can come in and just flat out score.
Re: 2012 NBA Draft Prospects I didn't say he was near that now, although for March and April he is averaging 16/3/3. I think he will easily average those numbers going forward. And why does he have limited upside? He is only 22
Re: 2012 NBA Draft Prospects I agree, I think Rivers is undervalued right now. I think though that after all the predraft workouts and such he may likely end up a top 10 pick.
Re: 2012 NBA Draft Prospects So do I. I honestly think based on what has happened so far that Lamb has the best chance to be an elite level talent of the SG's
Re: 2012 NBA Draft Prospects I have come to the conclusion that POR has to take Austin Rivers.... NBA Pedigree (Doc's son) Great Size for PG (6'4) Big Shot Ability and Mentality (NC game) Good Outside shooter (47.7 2pt - 36.5 3pt) Great Slasher and finisher Good Vision Good Defender Youth\Room for Improvement (turns 20 in Aug) Played for a bg time program and played well\clutch against some big time schools\players (NC, FSU, OSU, Kansas & Michigan). There is A LOT of things adding up there to making him a very good pro player...He was only a freshman and he had a heck of a 1st year.... His situation could remind me of Westbrook, who climbed up the boards late in pre-draft process and wnet to OKC, top 5 pick and has turned out to be amuch better pro (fantastic pro) than he was as a college player...I think Rivers could be very similiar...I like him a lot more than Lillard or Marshall....
