spycam1
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Almost identical to my big board I posted yesterday.
Following potential 2014 draftees
- Thread starter Dr. Jones
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Almost identical to my big board I posted yesterday.
My comments regarding DX's current mock.
1 Andrew Wiggins SF
Where he belongs.
2 Julius Randle PF
Should be dropped a couple spots. Needs to improve handles when down low in the paint. Lack of explosiveness around the rim will result in a ton of shots blocked in the league. I LOVE the guy and his game.. I am not hating, I just think #2 is too high.
3 Jabari Parker PF
Should be #2. For all the reasons that have been discussed ad nauseum.
4 Joel Embiid C
Should be moved to #3. For all the reasons that have been discussed. (this is one of a few guys that I pimped hard pre-season)
5 Dante Exum PG/SG
I'd probably take him #4 just before Randle.. VERY tough choice there. (this is another I pimped before he ever made it to a draft board)
6 Marcus Smart PG
I've always felt he should be around #10.. still think so. Reminds me a lot of Bledsoe.
7 Aaron Gordon PF
This guy should go in the 8/9 range imo. Lots of upside, but my gut says be cautious.. I'm just being blindly cautious.
8 Noah Vonleh C
Very raw but SCREAMS upside. This is the guy I would pick, of everyone, to be the surprise of the draft (a la George)
9 Willie Cauley-Stein C
He has lots of upside but I would drop him to 11/12. Not any real glaring concerns other than go-to moves but he's making great strides.
10 Gary Harris SG
Way too early for Harris. Drop him to 14-16'ish. Not tall enough or big enough rebounder.. or passer.. to not be shooting better in college in his 2nd year.
11 Dario Saric PF
I've never been high on Saric. Not at all. Push him down to 20.
12 Montrezl Harrell PF/C
Most overrated player on this mock. Drop him to bottom of first round. After playing against WCS they put his picture on milk cartons throughout the state of Kentucky. (and I never liked him)
13 Doug McDermott PF
I wouldn't hate the pick at #13, but I'd be a little underwhelmed. I would LOVE him around 20 though.
14 Rodney Hood SF
About right.
15 James Young SF
About right.
1 Andrew Wiggins SF
Where he belongs.
2 Julius Randle PF
Should be dropped a couple spots. Needs to improve handles when down low in the paint. Lack of explosiveness around the rim will result in a ton of shots blocked in the league. I LOVE the guy and his game.. I am not hating, I just think #2 is too high.
3 Jabari Parker PF
Should be #2. For all the reasons that have been discussed ad nauseum.
4 Joel Embiid C
Should be moved to #3. For all the reasons that have been discussed. (this is one of a few guys that I pimped hard pre-season)
5 Dante Exum PG/SG
I'd probably take him #4 just before Randle.. VERY tough choice there. (this is another I pimped before he ever made it to a draft board)
6 Marcus Smart PG
I've always felt he should be around #10.. still think so. Reminds me a lot of Bledsoe.
7 Aaron Gordon PF
This guy should go in the 8/9 range imo. Lots of upside, but my gut says be cautious.. I'm just being blindly cautious.
8 Noah Vonleh C
Very raw but SCREAMS upside. This is the guy I would pick, of everyone, to be the surprise of the draft (a la George)
9 Willie Cauley-Stein C
He has lots of upside but I would drop him to 11/12. Not any real glaring concerns other than go-to moves but he's making great strides.
10 Gary Harris SG
Way too early for Harris. Drop him to 14-16'ish. Not tall enough or big enough rebounder.. or passer.. to not be shooting better in college in his 2nd year.
11 Dario Saric PF
I've never been high on Saric. Not at all. Push him down to 20.
12 Montrezl Harrell PF/C
Most overrated player on this mock. Drop him to bottom of first round. After playing against WCS they put his picture on milk cartons throughout the state of Kentucky. (and I never liked him)
13 Doug McDermott PF
I wouldn't hate the pick at #13, but I'd be a little underwhelmed. I would LOVE him around 20 though.
14 Rodney Hood SF
About right.
15 James Young SF
About right.
He has been a twitter twit dozens of times... calling out his coaches, teammates, even teachers.
He was tweeting for Calipari to offer him and when Cal didn't respond he made some slurs.
He has had poor academics every single year of school... and blames his teachers, publicly.
Best of all? He got 4 or 5 sets of lips tattooed to his neck.
Some of this will contradict what I said above as I am forced to actually fill slots, but here goes. (obviously largely depends who comes out)
1) Wiggins
2) Parker
3) Embiid
4) Exum
5) Randle
6) Vonleh (risky, but what I would do)
7) Smart
8) Gordon
9) WCS
10) Hood
11) Young
12) Jerami Grant
13) Lavine
14) Harris
15) TJ Warren
16) Andrew Harrison
17) McDermott
18) Saric
19) Robinson III
20) Carson
21) Dekker
22) Payne
23) Christon
24) McGary
25) Selden
Wow, we think very similarly. Kinda freaky tbh
Only problem is I've never seen Gordon, Lavine, Hood play, and I've never even heard of this Walker guy until now.
I like McDermott better than most, but seventeen is probably high enough. I don't think I like young as much as you do, maybe drop him down a couple.
After watching Vonleh yesterday I'm really enamored with this guy. Could be a freaking animal.
It boggles me how some of you with normally good taste are blindly promoting Exum.