[DraftExpress.com] Q&A w/ Jonathan Givony (Lots of Rockets Questions)

How old was this? The only reason I ask is because I thought Yi chose not to enter the draft this year?

 

ya thats what i heard. its still up in the air whether he'll come or not...

 

the guy says Carney not a JVG type of player at all. what 'd he mean?

 

Take that Redick haters. ROY, you see that, ROY.

 

I just gotta thank those Chinese people, we are lucky they are Rocket fans too. They asked the questions for us.

 

I think this guy is crazy if he thinks Redick will win ROY with the Rockets. #1 is we won't take a slow-footed SG with the 8th pick. With Rafer, Luther and Redick as our top 3 guards there is no defensive ability at all. #2 is Redick has about as much chance at being voted ROY as there is of a snowstorm here in the summer.

I never heard of him before so I'm asking the question: Does Jonathan Givony have any credibility?

 

Yes he does, he knew about Daryl Morey, Luther Head, and Chuck Hayes before anybody.

 

I wish I had an edit button:

Though I don't necessarily think we'll draft Redick, could be anyone else still. Way too early. I'd say we'll know a week before the draft.

 

even if Yi doesnt come out, can't a team draft him and have his rights if and when he does enter the nba?

 

As soon as he agreed that Yi should be a late 1st, he showed how little he knows. Even Yi doesn't think he is NBA ready and this guy would draft Redick at 8, guess he didn't see the LSU game. Every NBA game is going to be like the LSU game for Redick, he will get his shot blocked every he time dribble penetrates because he is that slow and unathletic. Guys like Ginoboli, Richardson and even Redd will take him off the dribble regularly. Only chance the guy has is if he is that good an outside shooter, he might be somebody's Fred Hoiberg.

 

lol we got dibs on greg oden and mj jr

 

Sooners just can't resist the opportunity. Good thing there isn't anyone from Wisconsin Milwaukee this high up.

I agree that Redick would be a good fit, but he is still a risky player to take this high up. He's an unbelievable shooter, but that's it. We have other issues we need to consider at SG like athleticism, defense, dribble penetration.

If he's the bpa at #8 in the Rockets eys then I'll be okay with it. But at #8, I don't think he will be.

 

it isn't necessarily easier switching from being the focus to role player. with duke jj has the luxury of playing to his own rhythm taking shots he's comrtable it won't be like that in houston.

speaking of dribble penetration, jj gets burnt on the dribble, rockets got burnt this season in their inabilty to guard against the dribble.

i wouldn't be surprised if yao gets into foul trouble with jj on the court.

 

I think Reddick would be a great pick for us...and I don't think his defense would be such a liability...he's often tabbed as being slow-footed because he's white...but you saw in the tournament that he was able to get into the lane at times against some very tough defenses...sure, part of that was because he was being overplayed, but he does have some quickness to be able to stay in front of his man.

As for his offense, there is no question he could come in right away and make a HUGE impact. ROY is not out of the question...as I think he would average 15 a game just camping out on the outside feeding off Yao and Tracy. My strong hunch is that this is the guy the Rox draft with their top pick.

 

This is the same site that said Nachbar was the most ready to contribute of all the euro's.

Dude is an idiot.