So what prospects are you most intrigued with that might come out next year? I was very impressed with Dario Saric at the NHS. If he can polish up his perimeter shot, I think he can be an all-star, he's got that Larry Bird feel to him. Not that I'm suggesting he will ever be that good, but just saying he's got a similar style of big forward with crafty playmaking ability.
Well, as you probably know, my deal is mostly college players. Although I'm trying to watch more international games when they're on. So I don't know anymore about Saric than you do, and probably not as much. I've read articles on him and looked him up on google, but thats about it.Originally Posted by Vlade4GM
As or who to watch in the next draft? Well I have a short list of players that I've seen play already, either in college, or in highschool. So in no particular order, here's who I would keep an eye on. At least for now. There's always going to be a few surprises.
Cody Zeller: 6'11", sophmore center from Indiana. Probably the best of the Zeller brothers. He really played well last season, and Indiana is the only school to beat Kentucky last season, and Zeller was a big reason why.
Nerlens Noel: 6'10", freshman PF/C from Kentucky.Suppossedly the second coming of Anthony Davis. He's really thin, but he's a terrific athlete, and shotblocker.
Shabazz Muhammad: 6'6", freshman SG from UCLA. Considered the best highschool player in the country. Very good athlete, who has few holes in his game. Appears to have a great feel for the game.
Steven Adams: 6'11", freshman center from Pittsburg. I saw him play in one of the highschool all star games, and he out played just about every other center they put out there. He's an Aussie, he's raw, but looks to have tremendous potential.
Isaiah Austin: 6'11", freshman center from Baylor. He's rail thin, and seems to live a little too much on the perimeter to suit me. He seems to have good shotblocking instincts, and has a nice outside shot. Definitely needs to add some muscle to his frame.
Alex Poythress: 6'8" freshman SF from Kentucky. I saw him play in highschool and in two highschool all star games. He was very impressive. Very good athlete who can stroke it or attack the basket. Runs the floor very well and is a good finisher.
Archie Goodwin: 6'5" freshman SG from Kentucky. Very talented player who attacks the basket. has good handles and a nice pullup midrange shot.
Kyle Anderson: 6'7" freshman PG/SG from UCLA. His nick name is slomo Anderson. He moves so smoothly that he appears to be moving in slow motion at times. He always gets to where he wants, so it must be a mirage. Great court vision and excellent passer. He could be the next great PG to come out.
Kaleb Tarczewski: 7 foot freshman center from Arizona. Good all around player thats a decent athlete. He got outplayed by Steven Adams in one of the all star games, but he'll probably be one of the best centers in college next season.
Brandon Ashley: 6'8" freshman PF from Arizona. I don't know a lot about Ashley. I only saw him play once, and while he didn't play badly, he didn't stand out either.
Grant Jerrett: 6'10" freshman PF from Arizona. Big kid with length. Once again, I only saw him play in one all star game. Nothing of note to remember.
Cameron Ridley: 6'10" freshman PF/C from Texas. Powerful PF with a big body that just overpowers the opposition. At least in highschool. Very effective post player.
James McAdoo: 6'8" sophmore PF from North Carolina. Very athletic PF that started to come into his own toward the end of last season. He's still a little raw, but has a good motor and always seems to make an impact on the game in some way. He reminds me a little of Derrick Favors.
Adonis Thomas: a 6'6" freshman SG/SF from Memphis. Very athletic player. Not sure of his position at the next level, but he's very talented.
These are guys that should be fall in the upper half of the draft somewhere. It should be a very good draft for centers and power forwards. I was particularly impressed with Steven Adams. So, I can't wait for the college season to start..
Its hard to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.
Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn't work hard.
Not impressed Baj.... He is from New Zealand like meand quite frankly thats an insult
My predictions every year before the draft
Steals of the draft
2012
1st round - Royce White/Andre Drummond
2nd round- Jae Crowder
Biggest Bust
2012- Damian Lillard
Players I Dislike
2012- Jeremy Lamb
Sorry, I knew that. However he did play on the Australian national team if Im not mistaken. The current Australian team has some pretty good players on it, especially Dante Exum. Very impressive player. By the way, I tried to move to New Zealand many many years ago. Turned out to be more difficult than I thought it would be. I won't go into the details, but you have to migrate to Australia first, and then after a period of time, and with meeting all the standards, you can migrate to New Zealand.Not impressed Baj.... He is from New Zealand like me
I think New Zealand is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. I'd like to visit it one more time before I pass on into basketball heaven.
Its hard to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.
Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn't work hard.
Great list bajaden. Good work.
Lifelong Kentucky Wildcats and Sacramento Kings fan.
Indeed.Not impressed Baj.... He is from New Zealand like me
Pick Steven Adams at #7.
If you can play rugby, you will find it not so difficult to move to New Zealand.
Pick Steven Adams at #7.
You are mistake never played for them (my cuz went to the same school as himNew Zealand captain in the next year i think....
I ment to respond to what you said in a jokey kind of way but it looks like i was actually hurt by you calling new zealands best basketball prospect ever as being from our heated rivals
I know you need a job already to get into NZ but didnt know you needed to try out in Oz first??? fair i supose
I was thinking about what calling a new zealander an australian earlier (not in an angry way just thinking) all i could come up with was calling an amarican a canadian (but im not sure if you lot even have a rivalry?) or the outher one whould be telling someone your a kings fan and them saying congratulations on the stanley cup
My predictions every year before the draft
Steals of the draft
2012
1st round - Royce White/Andre Drummond
2nd round- Jae Crowder
Biggest Bust
2012- Damian Lillard
Players I Dislike
2012- Jeremy Lamb
as the old joke goes...
Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Heaven, God went missing for Six days. Eventually, Michael the Archangel found him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired of God, "Where have you been?"
God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, "Look Michael, look what I've made." Archangel Michael looked puzzled and said, "What is it?"
"It's a planet, replied God, "and I've put LIFE on it. I'm going to call it Earth and it's going to be a great place of balance".
"Balance?" inquired Michael, still confused.
God explained, pointing to different parts of Earth.
"For example, Northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth while Southern Europe is going to be poor; the Middle East over there will be a hot spot."
"Over there I've placed a continent of white people and over there is a continent of black people" God continued, pointing to different countries. "And over there, I call this place America.
North America will be rich and powerful and cold, while South America will be poor, and hot and friendly. And the little spot in the middle is Central America which is a Hot spot. Can you see the balance?"
"Yes" said the Archangel, impressed by Gods work, then he pointed to a smallish land mass and asked, "What's that one?"
"Ah" said God. "That's New Zealand, the most glorious place on Earth. There are beautiful mountains, rainforests, rivers, streams and an exquisite coast line. The people are good looking, intelligent and humorous and they're going to be found traveling the world. They'll be extremely sociable, hard-working and high-achieving, and they will be known throughout the world as diplomats and carriers of peace. I'm also going to give them super- human, undefeatable, strong in character citizens who will be admired and feared by all who come across them".
Michael gasped in wonder and admiration but then exclaimed, "You said there will be BALANCE!"
God replied wisely. "Wait until you see the buggers I'm putting next to them"
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Nice list by the way
My predictions every year before the draft
Steals of the draft
2012
1st round - Royce White/Andre Drummond
2nd round- Jae Crowder
Biggest Bust
2012- Damian Lillard
Players I Dislike
2012- Jeremy Lamb
Naw, you didn't hurt my feelings. It was my bad. I knew he was from New Zealand, but you know, you guys all look alike..You are mistake never played for them (my cuz went to the same school as him
I ment to respond to what you said in a jokey kind of way but it looks like i was actually hurt by you calling new zealands best basketball prospect ever as being from our heated rivals
I know you need a job already to get into NZ but didnt know you needed to try out in Oz first??? fair i supose
I was thinking about what calling a new zealander an australian earlier (not in an angry way just thinking) all i could come up with was calling an amarican a canadian (but im not sure if you lot even have a rivalry?) or the outher one whould be telling someone your a kings fan and them saying congratulations on the stanley cupReally doesn't matter to me where he's from, but I understand national pride. What matters is that he's a very good player, and just may end up being the best center to come out of the 2013 class.
Its hard to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.
Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn't work hard.
I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how Adams does, I like his upside quite a bit. I just hope he doesn't declare next year prematurely.
Well for what its worth, Pitt players tend to stay more than one year. Probably because the don't get the playing time that they would at another school. Pitt is one of those schools that loves tenure, so it favors playing more senior players, sometimes at the expense of winning in my opinion.
Its hard to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.
Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn't work hard.
That sucks. I hope he doesn't get the B.J. Mullens treatment there.
One of the things you learn by watching a lot of college basketball, is how different coaches use their players. One of the reasons I haven't liked UCLA for the last few years. Pitt is one of those schools that starts just about every player at the bottom of the pecking order. There are exceptions of course when a player is just so good they can't ignore him. Duke is another school that leans in that direction, just not as hard. I would throw Kansas into that mix. Robinson didn't get his chance until he was a junior. And yes, I would also throw in Ohio St.. Really in the long run, there's nothing wrong with that approach. If a player comes out in his sophmore of junior year, your probably getting a better all around player, and a player you feel you have a better read on.
Its hard to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.
Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn't work hard.
Personally, I only really care about the NBA prospects and getting to see them play as much as possible.
Shabazz Muhammad is going to be an insane player. I'm already a fan and I believe the hype!
Opinions. Opinions are like...
I hope your right. He's was the number one ranked highschool player in the nation until Noel bumped him to number 2. UCLA also has a very nice player in Kyle Anderson, a 6'7" player that can play PG if needed. Also the big PF, Tony Parker. Parker needs to shed a little weight, but he's very skilled. No excuses for UCLA this season. Arizona is going to be tough as well.
Its hard to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.
Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn't work hard.
I don't get the Noel hype.
And a "Bah, Humbug!" to you too, Mr. Scrooge!
Is it christmas already? Man, time flies!And a "Bah, Humbug!" to you too, Mr. Scrooge!
Its hard to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.
Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn't work hard.
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