Chad Ford thinks they might . . . http://blogs.trailblazers.com/Broad...188/EntryID/4879/BroadcasterID/4/Default.aspx
He is intriguing. Decent size and can shoot the rock. I will be interested to see how his workouts and combine go
I know I can't post the whole mock here, but I'm surprised that he has teams picking all the injured players high where they would have taken them if healthy! Noel McLemore Porter Olidipo Burke Bennett Muhommed Len McCollum guess that shows how weak this draft really is.
Reach at 10. Don't buy him as a riser either. It's true that he's a good athlete but he doesn't have the ball skills to really use it much. Short arms and a lack of shiftiness in his game limit his potential as a slasher and defender. His shooting should give him a chance to a decent off the bench guy though.
I like Pope. If we liked Pope and say Dieng, I wonder if Olshey would entertain moving #10 and #39 for #17 and #18 and trying to grab them there.
Pope has B-rexitus: 6'6" with a 6'5.5" wingspan. His 3pt vastly improved from his freshman year. Kerry Kittles is one comparison that I've read.
Is he ready to start? Will Barton showed he can score off of the bench at an NBA SG, and if Pope is redundant, is it worth it? However, if he can defend a bit and projects as a starter, then he would make Matthews available, and Wes has a nice contract to trade in order to get a few more younger pieces in return.
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Kentavious-Caldwell-Pope-6240/ Pretty impressive video. Mclemore's looks better, but Pope's looks pretty good too. If we keep 10 I would think he has to be in the discussion.
