2004 NBA Draft Thread

[Borgsta]

memphis select sergei lishouk

 

[mattyc2422]

I would be happy if the Spurs got Rice at 52 or 57, but we'll probably look to Europe.

 

[Fall Out Boy]

We might take Brandon Bender, Amit Tamir or Matt Freije

 

[Carmelo Anthony]

10 or so picks to go and still

Freije, Sato, Paulding, Drejer available.

 

[Borgsta]

Dallas select Vassilis Spanoulis

 

[Fall Out Boy]

Lishouk is an interesting pick.

Got some real height, and performed well last season, albeit in an average league.

Good scorer but is quite slow, apparently.

 

[Carmelo Anthony]

Hmm he must be Greek...so naturally biased I will say great pick

Darius Rice, 6'10 athletic 3 pt shooting SF still available aswell.

 

[jerry springer]

just hoping spurs can grab a young big man,willis isnt going to cut it this year

 

[Borgsta]

Christian Drejer to the Nets
Romain Sato to the Spurs 6ft 3 SG

 

[mattyc2422]

Sato a Spur. Dunno much about him, help me out.

Apparently the Spurs tried to trade up for Nelson.

 

[Fall Out Boy]

Originally posted by Borgsta
Dallas select Vassilis Spanoulis

PG with good athleticism, but lacks range on his jumper.

 

[jerry springer]

Originally posted by mattyc2422
Sato a Spur. Dunno much about him, help me out.
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ROMAIN SATO
Position: SG
Class: Sr
School: Xavier (OH)
Conference: Atlantic 10
Ht., Wt.: 6'5, 205


BIO: Sato is a classic example of a player who players taller than his height. The 6-3 Sato averaged 8.0 rebounds in his senior season after playing four years at Xavier. Sato started all 130 games of his college career, but saw his scoring dip from his junior to senior season. Sato does most of his scoring inside and has shot 35 percent on 3-pointers each of the last two seasons. His biggest strength is his strength, which allows him to muscle bigger opponents on defense and on the glass. The native of the Central African Republic came to the United States not knowing a word of English before enrolling in high school in Dayton, Ohio.

ANALYSIS: Sato is one of the top athletes and leapers in this year’s draft. He is an outstanding rebounder for his size and a top defender. Sato needs to be a more consistent shooter. He measured smaller than expected in Chicago but his leaping ability and long wingspan allow him to play taller. He is a likely second-round pick.

POSITIVES: Sato is a physical specimen. He has huge biceps, a long wingspan and a set of legs that allow him to explode off the floor. His athleticism and strength allowed him to play like a power forward at the college level. That toughness should translate in the NBA in the form of defensive prowess. Sato has the ability to become a lock-down defender.

NEGATIVES: Offensively, Sato lacks NBA ability. His ballhandling needs improvement and his shooting is marginal. Furthermore, Sato measured just 6-2 without shoes at Chicago, three inches under his listed height. Any of those circumstances alone could slam the door shut on his NBA career.

PROJECTION: Reserve

 

[Borgsta]

Miami select Matt Freije

matty click here

 

[Fall Out Boy]

Originally posted by mattyc2422
Sato a Spur. Dunno much about him, help me out.

6'5" guard originally from Africa. Good defender with atleticism.

 

[Fall Out Boy]

Originally posted by phatandphreaky
Lishouk is an interesting pick.

Got some real height, and performed well last season, albeit in an average league.

Good scorer but is quite slow, apparently.

Strengths: A wonderful shooter out to at least international 3 point line. A capable driver who finishes tremendously. His good moves make up for lack of quickness on the offensive end. Has a good post up game. When overmatched physically in the post he does a good job of both fighting for position and flopping. Good frame and rebounding instincts.

Weaknesses: Defense, athleticism, and strength. Not quick at all, which although it does not hurt his offensive game, will prevent a full time move out to the wing. Lack of strength keeps him from posting up players his equal in size.

 

[mattyc2422]

Originally posted by jerry springer
just hoping spurs can grab a young big man,willis isnt going to cut it this year

We'll probably get a Euro big man with our last pick and let him play there for a bit.

Don't forget we will probably have Mr. Luis Scola coming in.

Oh, and Sean 'the man' Marks will probably hang around.

 

[Portmanteau]

Matty, Sato is an excellent slashing SG with a 6-10 wingspan. Possible lockdown defender in the pros. Will rebound with ferocity, and fit in with the Spurs quite nicely.

 

[Carmelo Anthony]

Sato woudlve been a borderline first round pick had he not measured 6'3.75 or something like that, everyone thought he was about 6'5.

Still he has a crazy 7 foot wingspan, great rebounder and scorer... leader... he is a player and a steal.

 

[jerry springer]

Originally posted by mattyc2422

Don't forget we will probably have Mr. Luis Scola coming in.

if he is coming im rapt .

 

[Fall Out Boy]

Started with pick 49 and ended with Andre Emmett, Antonio Burks and Sergei Lishouk.

I'm happy and out.

 

[mattyc2422]

Originally posted by Borgsta
matty click here

Speaks 6 languages. He'll need it in SA.

 

[Fall Out Boy]

Suns.com: Do you have any regrets about leaving UCLA after one year to enter the NBA Draft?

Ariza: I feel that I’m doing what I’m supposed to do to get what I want and I feel that I’m doing a pretty good job at it. Everybody’s going to have their say, but I don’t let them determine what I do.

 

[Borgsta]

Spurs got Sergei Karaulov

 

[jerry springer]

Originally posted by Borgsta
Spurs got Sergei Karaulov

thank christ we got a big even if he is from Uzbekistan

Project

 

[Carmelo Anthony]

Official 2004 NBA Draft.

1) Orlando - Dwight Howard
2) Charlotte - Emeka Okafor
3) Chicago - Ben Gordon
4) LA Clippers - Shaun Livington
5) Washington (Dallas) - Devin Harris
6) Atlanta - Josh Childress
7) Pheonix (Chicago) - Luol Deng
8) Toronto - Rafael Araujo
9) Philadelphia - Andre Iguodala
10) Cleveland - Luke Jackson
11) Golden State - Andris Biedrins
12) Seattle - Robert Swift
13) Portland - Sebastian Telfair
14) Utah - Kris Humphries
15) Boston - Al Jefferson
16) Utah - Kirk Snyder
17) Atlanta - Josh Smith
18) New Orleans - JR Smith
19) Miami - Dorrell Wright
20) Denver (Orlando) - Jameer Nelson
21) Utah (Dallas) - Pavel Podkolzine
22) New Jersey (Portland) - Viktor Khyrapa
23) Portland - Sergei Monia
24) Boston - Delonte West
25) Boston - Tony Allen
26) Sacramento - Kevin Martin
27) Lakers - Sasha Vujacic
28) San Antonio - Beno Udrih
29) Indiana - David Harrison
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30) Orlando - Anderson Varejao
31) Chicago (Pheonix) - Jackson Vroman
32) Washington - Peter John Ramos
33) LA Clippers - Lionel Chalmers
34) Atlanta - Donta Smith
35) Seattle (Memphis) - Andre Emmett
36) Orlando (Memphis) - Antonio Burks
37) Atlanta - Royal Ivey
38) Chicago - Chris Duhon
39) Toronto - Albert Miralles
40) Boston - Justin Reed
41) Seattle - David Young
42) Atlanta - Viktor Sanikidze
43) New York - Trevor Ariza
44) New Orleans - Tim Pickett
45) Charlotte - Bernard Robinson
46) Portland - Ha Seung-Jin
47) Miami - Pape Sow
48) Sacramento - Ricky Minard
49) Memphis - Sergei Lishouk
50) Dallas - Vassilis Spanoulis
51) New Jersey - Christian Drejer
52) San Antonio - Romain Sato
53) Miami - Matt Freije
54) Detroit - Rickey Paulding
55) Houston - Luis Flores
56) LA Lakers - Marcus Douthit
57) San Antonio - Sergei Karaulov
58) Minnesota - Blake Stepp
59) Indiana - Rashad Wright