2012 NBA Draft Thread

[MemphisX]

Originally Posted by R-Star

I honestly don't mind it much. Not like they went way off the board with it.


Sure, they could have picked up a star potential big man like Plummy, but a lot of teams missed out on that.

If I told you a year ago he was going top 4, you would have laughed. He did nothing during the season to warrant his rise and did not work out so...

[zagsfan20]

Originally Posted by Prince

So he can jump over high school kids?

If you didn't think that was athletic, I don't know what to tell you.

The notion that he's a 'stiff' is ridiculous. Very few 7'1" guys can get air time like that.

[zagsfan20]

Nuts in face!

[Nimreitz]

That doesn't mean anything. I still remember the Chad Ford article where he said Patrick O'Bryant ran the floor like a gazelle in some workout.

[Geaux Tigers]

Maybe Indiana drafted this Plumlee in hopes of recruiting those other Plumlee's...Duke can show them how

[zagsfan20]

Originally Posted by Nimreitz

That doesn't mean anything. I still remember the Chad Ford article where he said Patrick O'Bryant ran the floor like a gazelle in some workout.

I'm sorry that you listen to Chad Ford. Don't know what to tell you. He thought Pavel Podkolzine should have been the #2 pick.

Go with what you see with your own eyes.

Leonard is quite the unathletic 'white stiff'....

[Nimreitz]

Wait, did the Blazers take him? That's what this is about? Never change, zagsfan20.

But by all means be happy with your guard who didn't play a single tournament team in 4 years and a big white zero from the Big Ten.

[zagsfan20]

Originally Posted by Nimreitz

Wait, did the Blazers take him? That's what this is about? Never change, zagsfan20.

But by all means be happy with your guard who didn't play a single tournament team in 4 years and a big white zero from the Big Ten.

Ummm, do you not remember a couple months ago when we had our Leonard discussion? Ya know, before the Blazers drafted him...

Lillard has played tournament teams, do your homework.

That post seemed troll worthy

[Nimreitz]

Originally Posted by Nimreitz

Been talking about this a little in the bust thread. EVERY bust big man gets described that way. "Oh, rebounding and blocking shots at least he can do that!" That doesn't keep you on the floor or in the league. Thebeet could do that too. Patrick O'Bryant. Melo kinda sucks and has attitude problems. But you're right in that the mock is probably wrong about him falling out of the first round. Heard a rumor within the last hour that he could go lottery.

Wanted to bump this. Never take an athletic project big man that "can play defense right away!" Those guys always suck. Meyers Leonard is looking Robert Swiftish too, but he wasn't called a defensive guy, and he can at least stay on the floor. I'm talking about Fab Melo, Thabeet, Biyombo. Biyombo can get on the floor because the Bobcats are historically awful, but he looks like ass too.

Leonard per 36 minutes: 9.6/7.3/1.8
Swift per 36: 11/9.6/2

I used Swift's second year because he got drafted out of HS, so this lines up the ages, and also Swift played so few minutes his rookie year that it's not really statistically significant.

[Nimreitz]

Has Perry Jones assumed his rightful place at the right hand of the Durant yet?