[billfindlay10]

Originally Posted by southeasy

i haven't seen much of budinger at all, you got any comparisons on your mind billy boy that would make me understand his game?

less then a month away from drafttime now, time to start doin our research boys

with the thought that we even might be trading up, possibly top 10 (TJ Ford)

Maybe Dunleavy Junior with crazy hops or or Allan Houston with not as deadly of a shot.

[a_i_4_life]

Originally Posted by billfindlay10

Maybe Dunleavy Junior with crazy hops or or Allan Houston with not as deadly of a shot.

yeah, good way of putting it.

[King Bosh]

The Raptors liked what they saw in Robin Lopez and he could be an option for the team in the first round of the NBA Draft later this month, according to The Toronto Sun.

Lopez stood out on Wednesday as the team held their second pre-draft workout at the Air Canada Centre. Toronto has the 17th pick in the first round.

They also looked at Kosta Koufos, Ryan Anderson, Jason Thompson, Jeremy Pargo, and Drew Neitzel.

In RealGM.com's latest mock draft, Chris Reina has Robin Lopez going to the 76ers with the 16th pick. He has Toronto selecting Nevada center Javale McGee.

http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wir...esses_raptors/

[southeasy]

Nooooo i hate the lopez twins.

i'd rather draft hibbert, really, it's sad, i would.

we should go for a more talented player...

[Dee-Zy]

How is any of the Lopez better than Hibbert!?!?!??!?!???

[spuriousjones]

budinger feels like a bc player

[King Bosh]

I agree. I think both Lopez brothers will bust in the NBA. It's just this gut feeling I kinda have. I still think we should try to trade down, but it doesn't seem anyone wants to get rid of their picks, because this is such a deep draft. I'm not even a fan of Javale McGee. he's an athletic freak, but wont suit are team.

[SkywalkerAC]

why didn[t speights get measured and combined? people are in the frame of mind that we need a C but what we really need is an athletic guy with center length off the bench. Mcgee is a freak but he doesn't really have the frame I'd like. speights does. and he can power off the floor. he's listed at 6'10 but i'd bet he stacks up.

with B&B hump and garbo just aren't big enough to be our backup PFs.

i just cant stop drooling over alexander. surprised his vert number wasn't over 40, i know for a fact he can jump that high.

[ballocks]

one thing i like about the draft these days is that most players are still unknown with upside. iow, most of them are projects. there are good and bad things about that but one of the good ones is that you just don't know how these guys will develop. it gives teams like us in the mid- to late-first an excuse for optimism.

before you could find gems in the rough by scouting. you can still find them today, but it's less by scouting than it is by feel and imagination and luck. that's cool.

peace

[southeasy]

IMO we should really look at Speights

especially before Lopez, i just don't like the guys, they don't have much talent comparative to their size.

Speights is a low-post guy, he's got great go to post up moves, outside of Bosh who really isn't a post up player, we're missing that.

really gotta see who drops & rises closer to the draft, Speights will be there. IMO he's better then the lopez, probably both actually.

he's probably my red flag player as the last guy i'd want to see name called for T.O... Lopez.

we should go wing slasher/scorer, or with a more athletic versatile big, Lopez isnt that.

[SkywalkerAC]

Batum playing pretty well in the French semis. He's averaging about 6 (euro!!!)assists per game, with 9 in one of them. I don't have a link. he probably won't ever be a star but i have the feeling he'll be better than Diaw in the very near future.

i still don't know where he'd fit in if we're trading for a wing player but i still want him.

[southeasy]

i was harsh on batum before, calling him soft & **** but i'll give him the benefit of the doubt. i wouldn't mind the pick, you can't deny his skill @ his length.. 6'8" or taller, i heard 7'2" + wingspan, 19 year old kid.

[southeasy]

again however, possibly too passive.. the assist numbers are sick, another team player like calderon. we do need some toughness & ability to take over a game. Does batum have it, he could be unstoppable