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04-28-2008, 06:40 PM
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Re: Official Indiana Pacers 2008 Draft Thread
I'd pick Danilo Gallinari ahead of him, and if anyone drops from top 5 range (Mayo, Lopez) i'd pick them. But not Eric Gordon I'm not a big fan of his. I wouldn't be mad if we picked JaVale McGee over him either.
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04-28-2008, 07:31 PM
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Re: Official Indiana Pacers 2008 Draft Thread
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BTW, anybody who lives in Indiana, I plan on streaking at an Indianapolis Indians game if we get a top 3 pick. Who's with me?  |
I was already planning on this top 3 pick or not, so I guess i'm in.
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04-28-2008, 08:28 PM
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Re: Official Indiana Pacers 2008 Draft Thread
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wow bite my head off will ya?
Anyways, I thought he deserved his own thread since we are most likely going to pick him.
I have a question, is Augustin pronounced aw-gust-een or uh-gust-in? I think its aw-gust-een but i'm not completely sure.
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Well I am a Moderator...my job is to bite off peoples heads. (Muhahahaha)
The thing is we don't want a bunch of threads about one player when we have a draft thread that is meant for all draft discussion. No worries man. It's all good DT 
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04-29-2008, 07:21 AM
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Re: Official Indiana Pacers 2008 Draft Thread
after listening to the final obrien show, he said the only pg in the draft that has nba starter material in him with this years draft is rose. rose will be gone by the 2nd or 3rd pick so if we don't get that (very likely) we will likely go big. that likely means love or possibly thabeet. i haven't seen love but, thabeet has great size and length and could really help protect the rim and get us rebounds. his offense needs work but, he can help us immediately on the defensive end.
as far as the pg situation goes, i don't really know who is around who isn't a small pg. we already have a small pg in diener who is a pretty weak defender like tins and we could use a guy who doesn't have to be a great scorer as long as he can help protect the perimeter since that part of the pacer defense is so weak right now. so many questions and just not enough answers at that spot right now....
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04-29-2008, 09:21 AM
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Re: Official Indiana Pacers 2008 Draft Thread
i have to agree...OJ Mayo has some serious game. I think OJ at the next level should try and play shooting guard. I like the kid
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04-29-2008, 01:17 PM
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Re: Official Indiana Pacers 2008 Draft Thread
FYI, Thabeet is staying in UCONN for another season. So I'd see Kevin Love a more possibility.
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I was already planning on this top 3 pick or not, so I guess i'm in.
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Excellent. Let's get more people to do it before we initiate it.
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04-29-2008, 02:23 PM
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Re: Official Indiana Pacers 2008 Draft Thread
Guys I don't think we'll pick Kevin Love either, he doesn't help our defense at all and he is too much like Troy Murphy. You know who is a possibility, that we really haven't talked much about, is Nicolas Batum. He isn't very nba ready but he is a lot like what Corey Brewer is right now. Has a lot of defensive potential and is very athletic. Right now Brewer has the edge defensively (Batum supposedly isn't very intense on D), but I could see us telling him to just go out and play D for 15 mins a game his rookie year. If we do draft him though that means Murray and Rush are all but gone, which I don't mind.
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04-29-2008, 03:03 PM
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Re: Official Indiana Pacers 2008 Draft Thread
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Guys I don't think we'll pick Kevin Love either, he doesn't help our defense at all and he is too much like Troy Murphy.
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Besides being big, white, and rather unathletic, I don't see many similarities. Love has a much better post game and is a great passer, plus he can rebound. Murphy's more of a face-up player, anyway. Don't forget, our coach is Jim O'Brien. Defense doesn't matter, no matter how much he tries to emphasize it. If anyone can hit a jumper, they can start for us.
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You know who is a possibility, that we really haven't talked much about, is Nicolas Batum. He isn't very nba ready but he is a lot like what Corey Brewer is right now. Has a lot of defensive potential and is very athletic. Right now Brewer has the edge defensively (Batum supposedly isn't very intense on D), but I could see us telling him to just go out and play D for 15 mins a game his rookie year. If we do draft him though that means Murray and Rush are all but gone, which I don't mind.
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We should rule out any swingmen unless we plan on trading them. With Williams, Dunleavy, and Granger, no more young ones are needed.
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04-29-2008, 08:04 PM
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Re: Official Indiana Pacers 2008 Draft Thread
None of the three you mentioned are true shooting guards. I don't see Williams being a Pacer much longer, although I don't like saying it since I do like him. As for Love, he is a jumpshooter and, in the post in the NBA he will be undersized. By NBA measurements he is probably more like 6'7 for real. He might rebound well on the college level, but yet again he is undersized and unathletic. I honestly think we are looking at every position but SF and if we decide we are in as much need of defense as I think we are, Batum is the choice because i'm sure we can discipline him to play D like everyone knows he can if he tries hard enough.
www.NBADraft.net has us taking him with our first rounder
http://www.nbadraft.net/
http://www.nbadraft.net/admincp/prof...olasbatum.html
DraftExpress has us taking Augustin by the way.
http://www.draftexpress.com/
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04-29-2008, 08:23 PM
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Re: Official Indiana Pacers 2008 Draft Thread
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None of the three you mentioned are true shooting guards.
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This is the new millenium. Positions don't matter so much anymore. We have PG's playing SG, SG's playing PG and SF, SF's playing SG and PF, etc. Neither Dunleavy nor Granger are particularly quick, but SG and SF are kind of becoming the same position. As long as we have one guy who can guard the opposition's best player on the wing(Granger), we should be okay. Plus, starting lineups don't play the whole game. Having a quick, defensive SG off the bench would be nice so we can slide Dunleavy to SF and Granger to PF at certain times, but a backup isn't what we should look for in the lottery.
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He has nice range, but it doesn't make him primarily a jump shooter. He might be undersized. We'll see when measurements come.
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By NBA measurements he is probably more like 6'7 for real.
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He's listed at 6'10". Again, we'll see.
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He might rebound well on the college level, but yet again he is undersized and unathletic.
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You'd be amazed where effort takes you on the glass. Someone strong and with a low center of weight for boxing out like Love is going to be a much better rebounder than someone who can jump out of the gym like Tyrus Thomas.
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04-29-2008, 11:05 PM
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Re: Official Indiana Pacers 2008 Draft Thread
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He's listed at 6'10". Again, we'll see.
You'd be amazed where effort takes you on the glass. Someone strong and with a low center of weight for boxing out like Love is going to be a much better rebounder than someone who can jump out of the gym like Tyrus Thomas.
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Everywhere I read says 6'9
Also, Tyrus Thomas is also undersized at 6'7.5 so he isn't going to outrebound a supposed 6'9 Kevin Love. But Murphy is 6'10 and gives decent effort he just isn't as tough and Love probably isn't the toughest guy either.
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04-30-2008, 04:30 AM
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Re: Official Indiana Pacers 2008 Draft Thread
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Everywhere I read says 6'9
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Check his website, wikipedia, and ESPN.
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Also, Tyrus Thomas is also undersized at 6'7.5 so he isn't going to outrebound a supposed 6'9 Kevin Love.
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You just said you think Love's 6'7". Thomas is 6'8", probably fully by now.
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But Murphy is 6'10 and gives decent effort he just isn't as tough and Love probably isn't the toughest guy either.
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That's where your comparison's wrong. Love's a tough, strong guy.
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