<div class="quote_poster">Quoting :</div><div class="quote_post">Davis spoke this week with Gabriel, who is scouting players overseas. He reports that Gabe has been impressed with 19-year-old Pavel Podkolzine, the 7- foot-5, 350-pound center who wowed NBA scouts last year before pulling out of the draft. Podkolzine is playing in the Italian Cup. "You just don't find that kind of size in the middle," Davis said. Here's what my foreign source, Israeli journalist Yarone Arbel, has to say about Podkolzine in an e-mail: "Podkolzine, well, he's doing so-so. Unlike last season, he's getting minutes. . . . What's he doing with them? Hmmmm, he's not very consistent. He just scored his season high [nine points] against one of the weakest teams in the league."</div> Full Story If the player sucks, size isn't going to make a difference. To keep McGrady, the Magic need to start winning ballgames. The Answer: Emeka Okafor.
Exactly. There's another article talking about Gabe for next season , maybe he will draft Pavel to end with the franchise.We can just Hope to get Okafor.
Nine Points? A Crappy Team.. ITALIAN Cup... Season High? And this guy is Wowing NBA Scouts? Give me a Break..
He wowed the scouts. was he playing against a duck? Christ I could go into the Italian league and get more than 9.
9 points. What's this. Okafor scores that in what a quater. The Magic must be crazy if they can even think about drafting this kid. Sure he's tall but come out the stat's don't lie people.
How can Gab be impressed by him?Is Gab impressed that he is tall?Even if you are the tallest man on earth it doesn't mean you can play ball well.He is very inconsistent.I just don't get how he wowed the scouts.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Just-Magic:</div><div class="quote_post">How can Gab be impressed by him?</div> Two words: Andrew Declerq , lol he was impressed by DeClerq enough said. That's why he has not been very sucessful on his last draft picks , he just can't seem to understand what talent really is and what kind of talent Orlando needs.
T_Ownz. I couldn't agree with you anymore. I'd love it if we can dump Gabriel this off-season. Get someone like MJ or something. LOL JB has made some horrid picks lately. And when he actually makes a good pick he deals them before they ever develop. E.G-Harpring, Maggette (The Corey move was to free cap for T-Mac and HIll so I can kind of understand it) We can say goodbye to this Franchise if we end up with Pavel.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Streetball2k3:</div><div class="quote_post">He wowed the scouts. was he playing against a duck? Christ I could go into the Italian league and get more than 9.</div> lol and what makes you think so? this has nothing to do with this pavel dude, but italian league is one of the strongest (i'd say 2nd if not 1st) in europe... so don't be so sure you could "dominate" it..
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Sergio:</div><div class="quote_post">lol and what makes you think so? this has nothing to do with this pavel dude, but italian league is one of the strongest (i'd say 2nd if not 1st) in europe... so don't be so sure you could "dominate" it.. </div> He was against one of the weakest teams in the league.So they couldn't be that strong.I just don't think Pavel is that impressive.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Just-Magic:</div><div class="quote_post">He was against one of the weakest teams in the league.So they couldn't be that strong.I just don't think Pavel is that impressive.</div> I know, that's why i said it has nothing to do with the pavel I just wanted to point out that the Italian league is pretty ok peace
7'5 350 pounds. If he cannot get more than 9 points this year then the magic should take him of their list, though I dont know why his is on it anyways. The italian league doesnt have many Yao Ming tall people and he is one of them. The worst team is probably small. He should dominate out there. <div class="quote_poster">Quoting Sergio:</div><div class="quote_post">I know, that's why i said it has nothing to do with the pavel I just wanted to point out that the Italian league is pretty ok peace </div> Dude! It has everything to do with Pavel! If he cant score more than 9 in the Italian league, how will he succed in the NBA!
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Sergio:</div><div class="quote_post">I know, that's why i said it has nothing to do with the pavel I just wanted to point out that the Italian league is pretty ok peace </div> Dude! It has everything to do with Pavel! If he cant score more than 9 in the Italian league, how will he succed in the NBA!
Id love taking Pavel If we had someone like Larry Brown as our coach.. The Pistons took Darko.. Sure right now its not great.. But in the long run, under Larry Brown.. Hes going to be great. But we have a coach that doesnt know what hes doing.. Johnny Davis can't coach Pavel into something, and theres no way we should draft him.. We need someone who knows the game already..
Two words: Shawn Bradley Pavel has no future in the NBA. The talent and skill level in the NBDL is ten times better than that of the Italian league, this guy will never make it to the NBA unless some idiot GM *cough*Danny Ainge*cough* takes him.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Accord:</div><div class="quote_post">Two words: Shawn Bradley Pavel has no future in the NBA. The talent and skill level in the NBDL is ten times better than that of the Italian league, this guy will never make it to the NBA unless some idiot GM *cough*Danny Ainge*cough* takes him.</div> He is being rated so high.. Someone HAS To take Him.. Maybe Ainge is stupid enough to take him...
He must have some talent to wow the NBA Scouts because they aren't idiots.He must be special in some way but not in scoring.Maybe he good at everything else.
Yeah , 350 pounds. That's the only difference with Shawn Bradley , a 7-6 350 pounds guy has a better shot than Bradley who was/is so skinny. You can work with him and teach him how to use his body and size in the league , However I still wouldn't like to see him in a Magic uniform.
If he's avaliable in the 2nd round go for him, but instead we'll draft him in the 1st. Tmac better have a say in who we draft or he will be gone after next year.
