April 14, 200818 yr IMO' date=' he isnt a lottery pick. NBA teams would rather have a big man or a player that can take over the game and right now OJ isnt that man.[/quote'] Name me the 14 players with elite level talent that fall into those two categories... 1. Big man 2. Player that can take over a game
April 15, 200818 yr Name me the 14 players with elite level talent that fall into those two categories... 1. Big man 2. Player that can take over a game Dont forget about the players from overseas.....
April 15, 200818 yr Dont forget about the players from overseas..... Enlighten us on this year's foreign prospects...
April 15, 200818 yr Dont forget about the players from overseas..... There about 2 or 3 that might creep into the end of the first round and one that might be in the top 15 but like everyone else on this board I have no clue about them.
April 15, 200818 yr There about 2 or 3 that might creep into the end of the first round and one that might be in the top 15 but like everyone else on this board I have no clue about them. Everyone???
April 15, 200818 yr Everyone??? I dont think he stuttered. :lol: For what its worth, I know about how many are legitimate prospects from overseas, but I'm waiting to hear from happy ol dad as well.
April 15, 200818 yr Dont forget about the players from overseas..... I haven't...OJ Mayo isn't lasting past the 14th pick...
April 15, 200818 yr Danilo Gallinari (Italy) - 6'9", 210 lbs, SF Nicolas Batum (France) - 6'8", 214 lbs, SF/SG Alexis Ajinca (France) - 7'1", 210 lbs, PF/C Serge Ibaka (Congo) - 6'10", 220 lbs, PF Ante Tomic (Croatia) - 7'1", 230 lbs, PF/C Gallinari is the top rated guy (if he enters the draft)...he's 19 years old. To make a short summary, he's versatile, intense and highly intelligent...good shooter, passer, uses his body well, draws fouls...weaknesses are nothing you wouldn't expect for a 19 year old. Batum is also 19...a freakish athlete, unselfish and smart...questions about his consistency, intensity...isn't aggressive enough offensively, doesn't step up and take charge for his team like he should...lots of potential though. Ibaka is only 18 and a freakish athlete as well with a big upside...a lot of raw potential as you might expect. Most of the projections have Gallinari and Batum as the highest rated guys and the most likely to be lottery picks. GT probably knows more about it...maybe he can chime in...there are some other guys. I doubt anyone other than Gallinari would be picked ahead of Mayo...and my personal opinion is no international guys will be picked ahead of OJ. GT?
April 15, 200818 yr Danilo Gallinari (Italy) - 6'9", 210 lbs, SF Nicolas Batum (France) - 6'8", 214 lbs, SF/SG Alexis Ajinca (France) - 7'1", 210 lbs, PF/C Serge Ibaka (Congo) - 6'10", 220 lbs, PF Ante Tomic (Croatia) - 7'1", 230 lbs, PF/C Gallinari is the top rated guy (if he enters the draft)...he's 19 years old. To make a short summary, he's versatile, intense and highly intelligent...good shooter, passer, uses his body well, draws fouls...weaknesses are nothing you wouldn't expect for a 19 year old. Batum is also 19...a freakish athlete, unselfish and smart...questions about his consistency, intensity...isn't aggressive enough offensively, doesn't step up and take charge for his team like he should...lots of potential though. Ibaka is only 18 and a freakish athlete as well with a big upside...a lot of raw potential as you might expect. Most of the projections have Gallinari and Batum as the highest rated guys and the most likely to be lottery picks. GT probably knows more about it...maybe he can chime in...there are some other guys. I doubt anyone other than Gallinari would be picked ahead of Mayo...and my personal opinion is no international guys will be picked ahead of OJ. GT? You took all of the fun out of it...
April 15, 200818 yr You took all of the fun out of it... Not all of it...there were some other guys I didn't mention or say much about.
April 15, 200818 yr I always like to see player comparisons, so I figured I'd share these comparisons from a draft site about some european guys... Player (Best Case, Worst Case scenario) Danilo Gallinari (European version of Lebron James, Hedo Turkoglu) Nicolas Batum (Rudy Gay, Thabo Sefolosha) Serge Ibaka (Tyrus Thomas, Maceo Baston) Nathan Jawai (Erick Dampier, David Harrison) Nikola Pekovic (Al Jefferson, Rasho Nesterovic) Goran Dragic (Jason Hart, Orien Greene)
April 16, 200818 yr I always like to see player comparisons, so I figured I'd share these comparisons from a draft site about some european guys... Player (Best Case, Worst Case scenario) Danilo Gallinari (European version of Lebron James, Hedo Turkoglu) Nicolas Batum (Rudy Gay, Thabo Sefolosha) Serge Ibaka (Tyrus Thomas, Maceo Baston) Nathan Jawai (Erick Dampier, David Harrison) Nikola Pekovic (Al Jefferson, Rasho Nesterovic) Goran Dragic (Jason Hart, Orien Greene) Ugh. Poor Ibaka and Dragic. Not much to expect out of those two.
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