5 guys, no 3s

[illmatic99]

Who's on Chad's list?

http://www.blazersedge.com/2011/6/1...chad-buchanan-were-down-to-5-no-promises-made

His plans for the No. 21 pick are pretty well set, saying the team is down to a "select group."

"I think we're down to about three guards and we've got about two bigs that we like that are still in the mix for us," Buchanan said. "About five guys total."

The Blazers have completely ruled out drafting a three with their first round pick. "Right now we're not looking at any small forwards," Buchanan said.

I'm thinking: Faried, Tyler, D.Morris, N.Smith, and R. Jackson.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Substitute "Vucevic" or "Mirotic" for Tyler and I agree. (Also: possibly Norris Cole as one of the PGs.)

 

[3RA1N1AC]

ruling out a sf seems silly, always take bpa

 

[Nikolokolus]

ruling out a sf seems silly, always take bpa

In this draft and picking at 21? There seems to be a huge kludge of players lumped together with a talent level that can best be described as "role-player potential" so while I would agree that BPA is a good policy in general, in this draft I hardly think the distinction is going to matter outside of the top 4 or 5.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

It must've sucked to be, e.g. Jimmy Butler, and be in the room hearing him say "no small forwards"...

 

[Mediocre Man]

Smoke Screen. It makes zero sense to say that

 

[Rhal]

Can't we just trade our pick with Miller/Wes to Utah for Harris/Millsap? Please?

 

[MickZagger]

Substitute "Vucevic" or "Mirotic" for Tyler and I agree. (Also: possibly Norris Cole as one of the PGs.)

Your obsession with foreign players baffles me.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Can't we just trade our pick with Miller/Wes to Utah for Harris/Millsap? Please?

No, because it doesn't work from a salary perspective ... as for value? I dunno if that's enough for Utah.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Who's on Chad's list?

http://www.blazersedge.com/2011/6/1...chad-buchanan-were-down-to-5-no-promises-made

I'm thinking: Faried, Tyler, D.Morris, N.Smith, and R. Jackson.

Jackson makes no sense. I am more inclined to believe this tweet than the others:

Brian Windhorst: GMs believe Heat have given PG Reggie Jackson draft promise w/31st pick. Twitter

I agree on the other four. (Faried, Tyler, D.Morris, Nolan Smith, ) the fifth.........No clue

 

[BrianFromWA]

I think maybe Motiejunas. He's been patterning his game after Sabonis since he was 14. Don't know if that means anything....

 

[Nate Dogg]

I personally like Corey Fisher. Corey Fisher looks slow on his feet in this highlight (), but he knows how to draw fouls like something like Andre Miller would do. I think with some conditioning Fisher could be faster.