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**Ruff Draft** · 05-03-2008, 10:02 PM

Did he just say the Raptors need to be blacker? Wow.

lucky777s · 05-04-2008, 08:23 AM

I have to question the height and weight stats. Guy looks way too athletic on those vids to be that size. Very impressive. If he is legit he should go top 5 and no later than 10. Good looking skill set too with a tough catch to save a ball going out of bounds, a nice hook, and a nice turnaround J, on top of great open court running and ballhandling.

Of course you have to be careful at draft time. I remember guys raving about Kwame Browns 'guard-like' skills in a 7 foot body. Guy has hands of stone and no touch at all.

**Dre™** · 05-04-2008, 08:54 AM

The most pressing need is a defender at Center, which will be unavailable at your spot. The best thing to do is take a wing. You can either go with Rush who'll be a good wing off the bench but nothing more, or take a chance on Jefferson who has the most upside of any swingman who'll be left.

Hibbert is the BPA, but you'd be giving minutes to yet another relatively poor interior defender.

southeasy · 05-04-2008, 10:59 AM

i personally can care less about people saying we are soft as long as the team plays tougher. it's not the label but the actual toughness i'm worried about. if we run 15 white guys and we play hard, i could careless if we are "soft" to other fans. majority of teams already just are ignorant & don't respect toronto for being a canadian city.

i really like the idea of davon jefferson.. he was a beast cominmg out of highschool already. great fit.

dynamiks · 05-04-2008, 09:51 PM

BC would prolly pick Kosta Koufos as we see our Raps having a Euro-style feel. I like CDR, Rush, and Green what about Dorsey? No Koufos plz look at the last European we drafted.

billfindlay10 · 05-06-2008, 06:04 AM

It will be interesting to see who we bring in for workouts. Joe Alexander has some beef at the 3 spot with an improved post game and solid outside shot....great athlete as well, could be the rebounding 3 we need. Donte Greene has fantastic length for the wing, but is he just to thin to be an answer for our team? Marreese Speights is a nice wide body who can play the 4 and 5 spots...I like the big shoulders and space making ability. Great fg% and right around 70% from ft. He could be the beef we need up front.

SkywalkerAC · 05-06-2008, 06:49 AM

I think Joe would work, y'know. kid's got some power.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdAYy...eature=related

10 minutes of joe dunking. sick.

spuriousjones · 05-06-2008, 03:05 PM

alexander looked good when i saw him. at least with he and budinger and greene, you have a "chance" with the upside. what about bill walker?

what happened with earl clark? i don't see him on nbadraft. he looked pretty good, too.

southeasy · 05-06-2008, 03:45 PM

earl clark declared, i didn't see him withdraw? possibly listed for next year. i have to see more of alexander, and bill walker would be great IMO, had a decent showing in the s16.

a_i_4_life · 05-07-2008, 08:34 AM

walker relies on his jump shot too much, which pretty much fits our team

Dee-Zy · 05-07-2008, 09:52 AM

Ben Wallace and Noah fit the Bulls too. Doesn't mean it is a smart acquisition.

southeasy · 06-11-2008, 04:11 PM

Nicolas Batum;
draftexpress.com

"Batum started off his first and only game at the Reebok Eurocamp in very strong fashion, hitting a spot-up 3-pointer right off the bat. He handled the ball a bit in transition, grabbed some rebounds and went coast to coast, and played very aggressive defense. His excellent pull-up jumper from mid-range was falling for him at a really nice rate, and he quickly racked up double digit points early in the second quarter.

It’s pretty obvious that at this point in his development (as we’ve stated before) Batum is not going to be any type of go-to guy for any team he plays for, and thus needs a great point guard and a real system to take advantage of his excellent tools, things you aren’t going to typically find in this type of setting.

At the end of the day, teams know what Batum brings to the table as a prospect (length, athleticism, tremendous versatility, a huge upside) so this probably won’t affect his stock that much either way. He certainly deserves props for not being afraid to come out here and show himself, and the thing that was widely considered to be his biggest weakness—aggressiveness—was surely not an issue today"

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