Official 2013 Draft thread

Otto Porter is this years version of MKG. He's like a swiss army knife.

 

I think this draft is deep. You can possibly get some real good players with late 1st or early 2nd's. I'd be thrilled Burke, Kantavious Caldwell, Allan Crabbe or Poythress with a late 1st.

 

You're crazy if you think Burke will be there in the late 1st.

Alfonso "Trey" Burke is definitely a lotto pick, and that's if he declares.

Poythress dropped like a rock -- Early in the season he looked like a top-5 pick.

 

Avoid Zeller like the plague...

Find a way to get Victor, Carter-Williams, Poythress, Archie Goodwin, and I'm not sold on Trey Burke being a lotto pick yet...

 

the draft websites must be crazy too.

 

Chad Ford has Marcus Smart shooting up his draft board.

Btw, who is his new #1 on the big board?

 

Hmm, literally every draft site says Olynyk is a below average athlete, poor rebounder, and a horrid shot-blocker.

But who listens to those sites? They're crazy!

 

Olynyk's got his own thread... let's keep the talk about him in there.

As far as these draft websites go though, they're all reactionary. ESPN has the inside info, so they wind up being the most accurate in terms of draft positions, but they don't always have the best scouting reports. For them, it's more all about moving players up and down their draft board based on the inside information they receive. DraftExpress is pretty thorough, but they've still got some opinionated guys running the site that're trying to make a name for themselves. NBADraft.Net should really just shut down... they're really becoming laughable.

I used to always use those websites as references, but now I just trust my own opinion over theirs.

 

What it all boils down to, is that the "experts" just have opinions, no different than you or me. How many people picked Oden over Durant? The only time you can start talking about experts is when they have inside info, but then it's just inside info about other people's opinions. Sports writers are a sham. I've seen behind the curtain and these guys don't know shit. The only thing that separates them from you and me is that they have access. That's it. There's no magical thing that makes them more knowledgeable. If you want an expert opinion, someone like Dr. Jack Ramsay or Phil Jackson or someone who actually has a body of work to draw from. There are GMs with a track record that I would certainly trust, but most sports journalists are no different from the rest of us. They watch, they form opinions, and they have a voice. That's it.

 

I've said it before. But, he's the #1 SG in this draft. Not Bazz, not McLemore. It's Smart.

Not because Chad Ford told me. I've realized this with my real eyes.

 

BTW, Voodoo, do you still think Brandon Paul is a better prospect than Olynyk?

 

No, of course not. Not with the way Olynyk's been playing and the way Paul is shooting himself out of the draft... but I'm not really as high on Olynyk as you are though. I'd really like to see him show more in the post.

 

He's got better post moves than you think. Him and Harris have that reverse pivot down pat.

 

WTF happened to James McAdoo? He showed so much promise last year and it seems like he's regressed. Or maybe just not living up to the hype that I had for him.

 

Wow, I'm watching the Oklahoma St./Oklahoma game and Smart just made a ridiculous fadeaway jumpshot off the glass for a 3 point play to take the lead.

 

For some reason I was never impressed with him. I didn't see anything special about him except his drive, and that only gets you so far.

 

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Baller

 

Smarts will be like the Charles Barkeley of PG's in the NBA.

 

One of the things I like most about Smart is he lays it out on the line every game. He has that Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Reggie Miller type competitive drive.