Getting an all-star outside the top 5 is extremely unlikely. It does happen but it's very, very rare. If you go with an upside pick, there is more chance that you'll get a bust than that you'll get a star.
Aldrich get a lot of leway with the referees. Putting that aside. He is able to defend well in college because he has good technique, and not every player he faces has good NBA talent. That will change next year. He is strong so he may be able to stop a few people from posting up, but he does not have the NBA level quickness to stop the good PF's.
That's right get a draft profile that's 2 years old and talks about his first 6 months of college ball and act like he hasn't improved.
So was Bynum but that didn't stop LA from taking a project when they really needed someone more nba ready.Looks like it paid off.
Bynum is overrated, IMO. Oh yeah and guess who was drafted 20 spots behind Bynum? A senior PF from Florida named David Lee.
It's a long profile, so I will only put the 1st three paragraphs here. You can click on the link for the rest. There are other profiles also. He has improved measurably in many areas since that 2 year old profile on nbadraft.net. The NBAdraft.net profile was looking at a guy that only played basketball for less than 3 years at that point. He's still improving. http://www.draftexpress.com/article/NCAA-Weekly-Performers-31810-3418/
just thought of this Larry sanders reminds me of a player the rockets played against today....serge ibaka. Is that who u would compare him to?
3 Steps to have a successful 2010 NBA Draft, by fredv: 1) Just try to move up to the top 5, package the pick + Hill + NY's, whatever, just try to get up there and get that superstar talent. 2) If 1) fails, draft the BPA with your own pick. DO NOT try to draft for need (i.e: the rockets lack of a defensive bigman bla bla bla). Draft the BPA, this will be serviceable for 3) 3) After drafting the BPA, fill your needs through trades and FA. If you want someone who can contribute right away and help this team win now, you don't draft a rookie hoping he will help in his first year (especially a big man), you go out and trade for an established PF/C or you try to get one through FA (i.e:Camby).
I don't care if he's labeled a PF or center, we just need someone around 6-10 or taller, who is long and can discourage shouts around the rim.
Here's my list of big men and in the order I would draft them.... 1. Derrick Favors(6'10)--D.Howard/ A. Horford 2. DeMarcus Cousins (6'11)--Derrick Coleman/ Taller A. Jefferson 3. Greg Monroe (6'11)--less athletic Chris Webber ------------------------------------------------- 4. Hassan Whiteside (7'0)--D. Robinson/ M. Camby 5. Donatas Motiejunas (7'0)-- Andrea Bargnani 6. Cole Aldrich (6'11)--Joel Przybilla (more offense) 7. Larry Sanders (6'10)--Theo Ratliff 8. Jan Vesely (6'11)-- Yi Jianlian 9. Ekpe Udoh (6'10)--Jason Thompson 10. Solomon Alabi (7'1)--H. Thabeet/ S. Dalembert * (after the line, I think will be the available players at our projected position) --RB
................with a twist The best player available if he is ready to contribute. Morey isn't going to pay a rookie a couple million a year next season and be stuck with a 3-year development project. We are not "developing" players. We are developing a team. That is why Morey continues to trade into the 2nd round and try to find guys to develop at a much lower price tag, so he can turn them into an asset that either contributes or is a very tradable commodity since they have such a high potential:salary:committment ratio. If there is not "the guy" sitting there at our pick that Morey feels can become part of the rotation next season and will contribute significant quality minutes in relation to his guaranteed salary, then I fully expect Morey to trade out of the first round. IF we actually draft in the 11-14 range, and keep the player, then obviously it someone that they are really high on. We are trying to build to compete with the Lakers/Orlando/Cavs. We are getting younger but we are getting younger through free agency and trades, not by drafting rookies that are going to have to play major minutes for at least one season before they can become beneficial to a team. Unless we get lucky and get top 3 in the lottery, where we can pick up either Turner or Wall, then I expect we may use the pick to either draft for someone else and trade or trade the pick itself for a future pick or a player of value. And even if we won the lottery, I'm not so sure that Morey wouldn't trade the pick along with other talent (Hill) and expirings to acquire his PF and possibly future rights to Rubio.
If Donatas Motiejunas is available you grab him. He's got size, range, euro experience. I love his game.
Here's a scenario: Suppose you are offered a deal that allows you to package this years 1st and next years 1st to move up high enough to have your pick of anyone outside of John Wall. You also have a deal to trade for Chris Bosh but you would have to make the first trade and use it for Toronto as well as throw in (sign and trade) Scola / Battier. Would you rather have Bosh (minus Scola and Battier) or Keep the team intact and have your pick of Turner, Cousins or whoever you want outside of John Wall?
I really want DeMarcus Cousins. If we could package the 14th pick plus those two Knicks picks to get him, we should jump all over it.
