The Official 2012 NBA Draft Thread

[wotdoiput]

 

[mitchzz]

Man.... looks like he can do it all pretty much.

How many points do people think he will score per game in his first season?

 

[Drumroe]

All those CBS mock drafts were horrible. Those guys have no idea

 

[Messenger]

Denver talking to Golden State about moving up to #7.

One option is Wilson Chandler for that pick. Which shows how much the Warriors value the pick.

 

[sblack]

Royce would have gone top 10 if he went to a big school

i think his anxiety issues are overblown tbh i dont think he will have that much of a problem in the League

He admits it himself that his anxiety is a major issue. He can barely fly.

He's still a very flawed player, big school or not. His oversized hands are a direct reason his jump shot is poor. He's slightly undersized and has conditioning issues.

 

[sblack]

lel

Royce White on MKG: "I don't like that kid. He's too hyped up. He's not as good as they think he is. He's a kid. I'm a man.

 

[Messenger]

MKD hasn't had an easy life: perhaps more of a man than Royce imagines.

 

[peternorth]

cant wait for stern to say "there has been a trade"

 

[krayfesh]

Houston keep doing stuff. Enthralling.

Also, work has conspired against me to stop me watching the draft.

 

[Scully2Folau]

Also, work has conspired against me to stop me watching the draft.

Looks like the draft is on NBA.tv, good chance I can watch it.

 

[peternorth]

wait when is the draft?

 

[Spanish Sahara]

wait when is the draft?

Tomorrow isnt it?

 

[peternorth]

Tomorrow isnt it?

ah crap it is too.

damn, watched first 20 mins of espns thingo this morning thinking it would be on today. shouldve known it wasnt cause the show only went for 1 hr.

fml

 

[wotdoiput]

All those CBS mock drafts were horrible. Those guys have no idea

I agrre, I was watching and just shaking my head.

 

[Messenger]

Getting interesting now


“Y! Sources: Cleveland’s intrigue with selecting Syracuse’s Dion Waiters at No. 4 gathering momentum.”

 

[nufan]

Getting interesting now


“Y! Sources: Cleveland’s intrigue with selecting Syracuse’s Dion Waiters at No. 4 gathering momentum.”

well you can scrap everyones entry in your draft prediction thread then

 

[Shade]

What a joke i dont understand how can Waiters stock rise from him not doing a damn thing?

the whole thing has been fishy since he pulled out of workouts

 

[OrdinaryJoel]

What a joke i dont understand how can Waiters stock rise from him not doing a damn thing?

the whole thing has been fishy since he pulled out of workouts

I don't see anything too special about him either! I'm probably wrong, but he was a bench player at Syracuse behind Scoop Jardine and Kris Joseph was it not? Being a bench player on a good team would obviously inflate your statistics as you are the leader of the second unit. He should not be ranked higher than other such 2 guard options like Jeremy Lamb or Austin Rivers. Not to mention the crap producing Syracuse players since Carmelo some 9 years ago. Since then it has been Hack-eem Warrick, Donte Greene, Jonny Flynn and Wes Johnson, all of which have been well below their superiorly high expectations!

Waiters at 10-15... maybe. But to have him at 4, and rumours by scouts, GM's etc... It has gone beyond a joke!

 

[stewie griffen]

Getting interesting now


“Y! Sources: Cleveland’s intrigue with selecting Syracuse’s Dion Waiters at No. 4 gathering momentum.”

Smells like they are trying to avoid trading up to get their real target

 

[frantelle]

Man.... looks like he can do it all pretty much.

How many points do people think he will score per game in his first season?

15ppg. He isn't being recruited as a scorer though, although if on the right team has all the tools to score

 

[djrossie16]

Lot's of draftees in that Vandy Kentucky game ^^^.

On another sleeper wouldn't be surprised if Machado slips into the first round. His numbers are impressive.

 

[hamG]

I don't see anything too special about him either! I'm probably wrong, but he was a bench player at Syracuse behind Scoop Jardine and Kris Joseph was it not?

Marvin came off the bench for the Tar Heels. So bench players ring alarms for me! Though the experts may not admit they all had him pegged as a potential #1 and future star at the time as well.

 

[peternorth]

i wont be able to post during the draft tomorrow, apologies in advance.

have just checked the order and note with interest that utah are not participating. obviously no whites available

 

[Dez!]

i wont be able to post during the draft tomorrow, apologies in advance.

have just checked the order and note with interest that utah are not participating. obviously no whites available

What about Indy? Psycho T needs a friend.

 

[Dirtywhirl]

Seems like a foregone conclusion that we will take Robinson at 2, would prefer MKG to be honest.

Is it sad that I am more excited about the draft than I was at any point during the playoffs