njlsufan

What are you, blind? He's standing right next to it.

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xavierhoops

Who cares if Chris Johnson's measurements were part of the Combine. We all know NBA scouts really only look at high school stats (oh, and maybe stats from summer leagues).

Medford

He was measured with his Freddy Krueger gloves on.

A10fan2

How can you have a wingspan of 7'11" and a reach of only 7'9"? I'm 6'2" and can reach 8'. Do his arms not go straight up?

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He has since made the same "prediction" this year. CLASSIC

bprichard

That does seem extremely unlikely considering he isn't really 6'6" and he doesn't look like an orangutan.

Bill Russell

Judging from Nicholson's 7'4" wing span, I find it unlikely that Chris Johnson is rocking 7'11". That would easily be the biggest wingspan in the draft. You're probably referring to his standing height with arms over his head.

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mistabeecee41

You can't honestly use a draft website's 2nd round projections as a valid argument for anything. The 2nd round is a complete crap shoot.

All it takes is for 1 team to like a player. Every year there are 2nd round "THEY GOT DRAFTED!?!?!" players taken.

Flyer75

Agree with this...saw a tweet the other day from a draft "expert" basically saying, we know who the first 6 players taken will be, after that, "total bedlam".

AdamtheFlyer

The top 6 players taken is probably too much to predict. The NBA draft is far and away the most interesting draft in professional sports. So many trades. You can say with near certainty that Anthony Davis will be a Hornet. After that, it will be total bedlam.

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z8-Minutemen

I wouldn't agree. The NFL draft is much more interesting because there are just so many possibilities because of number positions, and so many more trades. But that isn't the main reason.

It's because in the NFL you NEED to hit on your draft picks year and year out to have success. In the NBA, all you need is some money in free agency, and that was proven this year by the Miami Heat winning a title. In the NFL draft there is a lot of pressure whereas in the NBA draft you see none. You sometimes even see teams pass up on great college talent to take some Eurotrash player that the team knows will never play a game in the NBA. They know that this player will never even come to the US in the first place, and they don't care. You know why? Because they want the cap space and open roster spots so that they can go out and sign the top flight free agents, because that's how you win.

All these mocks out there aren't accounting for the numerous Euro players you have never heard of to get picked, and I guarantee you that even in a deep draft such as this, it will still happen throughout the late second round. That's why I see no chance for CJ and Ramone Moore getting drafted, and possibly even Tu. Nicholson is the only A-10 player that we know for sure will get drafted, and that's a damn shame.

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SpiderDave19

I don't think Holloway is an NBA player. I'd be surprised if he gets drafted.

Flyer75

Lot's of good points here and for one, the NBA now literally has a minor league system that sometimes works out better for players. It worked out fine for CW (at least for one year, lol). Teams will draft the "Eurotrash" player because it secures their rights to them if they ever decide to come over to America to play so the GM will pass on a Chris Wright knowing full well he still has every opportunity to still land Wright as an undrafted FA. Same with C. Johnson and maybe Tu. If they are good enough for the NBA, they'll get there, it just won't be through the draft.

stophorseabuse

If Kevin Anderson didn't make it in the nba I doubt Tu will. Tu's value is his clutch cold blooded skills. In the NBA would he even be on the floor in those spots?. He needs to play 35 minutes wherever he plays to really get his value which is his competitiveness. I don't see him being a role player, he is too controlling of a team, which is a double edged sword. I think Lyons might make it because he can come in and score quick without strings attached. Tu is a leader on the court, and you don't do that as 14 on the depth chart.

Pete Delkus

Chris Johnson is 7 feet tall and kills men off the dribble by the hundreds, and if he were here he'd consume the 1st rounders with fireballs from his eyes and bolts of lightning from his ass.

mistabeecee41

In defense of the whole "Tu needs to score in order to become effective argument" - he scored because he had to. Ask any X fan. Time after time this season, he tried to do the distributor thing. Wasn't his fault that our bigs can't make layups.

Regardless of whether or not he gets drafted, he will be on a summer league team. Will be fun to watch him run a squad with draft picks and young pros. I think he can prove he can be an effective distributor in that kind of situation.