Beal declares: draft gets even better!

[Shooter]

http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2012/st...-gators-freshman-bradley-beal-enter-nba-draft

 

[Nikolokolus]

I just don't think he's going to be there after pick 5 ...

 

[Nikolokolus]

But he will push other talented players down the board ... so still good for us

 

[3RA1N1AC]

AD
drummond
MKG
TRob
beal

looks to be the top 5, if one of them slips, hopefully he is all ours

 

[3RA1N1AC]

also, i really hope cha ends up at #2 and picks the one bust of the group

 

[THE HCP]

Shit! We need one big draft thread.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Science says SG and a C are the two positions to swing for the fences on. Lamb, IMO, has the best chance to be an elite talent at SG, and Drummond at C.

 

[THE HCP]

It is interesting to see how different Beal and Lamb are perceived. Obviously Beal is rated hire, but I've read really good stuff on Lamb.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I think Beal is probably the safer pick. At least that's what pizza guy thinks. But Lamb has the ability to get to the next level that Beal has not shown yet

 

[THE HCP]

Heard Lamb floats at times and doesn't have that killer instinct. I don't like that.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Heard Lamb floats at times and doesn't have that killer instinct. I don't like that.

It's why Beal is the safe pick

 

[Eastoff]

higher* like your mom gets higher than me. But I hired her to do somethings around the house ;]

 

[Blaze01]

I have come to the conclusion that POR has to take Austin Rivers....

NBA Pedigree (Doc's son)
Great Size for PG (6'4)
Big Shot Ability and Mentality (NC game)
Good Outside shooter (47.7 2pt - 36.5 3pt)
Great Slasher and finisher
Good Vision
Good Defender
Youth\Room for Improvement (turns 20 in Aug)

Played for a bg time program and played well\clutch against some big time schools\players (NC, FSU, OSU, Kansas & Michigan).

There is A LOT of things adding up there to making him a very good pro player...He was only a freshman and he had a heck of a 1st year....

His situation could remind me of Westbrook, who climbed up the boards late in pre-draft process and wnet to OKC, top 10 pick and has turned out to be amuch better pro (fantastic pro) than he was as a college player...I think Rivers could be very similiar...I like him a lot more than Lillard or Marshall....

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I have come to the conclusion that POR has to take Austin Rivers....

NBA Pedigree (Doc's son)
Great Size for PG (6'4)
Big Shot Ability and Mentality (NC game)
Good Outside shooter (47.7 2pt - 36.5 3pt)
Great Slasher and finisher
Good Vision
Good Defender
Youth\Room for Improvement (turns 20 in Aug)

Played for a bg time program and played well\clutch against some big time schools\players (NC, FSU, OSU, Kansas & Michigan).

There is A LOT of things adding up there to making him a very good pro player...He was only a freshman and he had a heck of a 1st year....

His situation could remind me of Westbrook, who climbed up the boards late in pre-draft process and wnet to OKC, top 10 pick and has turned out to be amuch better pro (fantastic pro) than he was as a college player...I think Rivers could be very similiar...I like him a lot more than Lillard or Marshall....

Notwithstanding the fact that he's not even close to being a point guard, I mostly agree with you.

 

[Blaze01]

Notwithstanding the fact that he's not even close to being a point guard, I mostly agree with you.

Niether was Westbrook really at UCLA either....more of a scoring guard....

I just think that Rivers has the potential to develop into that Westbrook type of impact player in the NBA, you know #2 guy...which is what POR really needs out of this draft (and if they don't get it in FA)...

I like Beal and Lamb as well....

I'd be happy with one of Rivers\Beal\Lamb and then a big man with the other pick...

Address PG in FA....

 

[Nikolokolus]

Not really a Rivers fan myself ... his on-court demeanor kinda screams "prima donna." Of course that doesn't mean he can't be good at the next level, but his ceiling feels like JR Smith to me.

 

[Blaze01]

With Doc Rivers as his dad? I just don't see the thug\street mentality of JR Smith in\hindering him in the NBA......

 

[Nikolokolus]

With Doc Rivers as his dad? I just don't see the thug\street mentality of JR Smith in\hindering him in the NBA......

Who said anything about "Thug?" His on-court mentality is "gunner" and somebody Bill Simmons would call an "irrational confidence" guy.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Niether was Westbrook really at UCLA either....more of a scoring guard....

Russell Westbrook averaged over 4 apg at UCLA, had a 1.7 a/to ratio, was projected as a PG, and was a freak athlete to boot.

Rivers barely averaged 2 apg, has an a/to ratio below 1, is almost exclusively projected as a SG, and is average athletically.

I'm sorry--I don't see the comparison at all.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Niether was Westbrook really at UCLA either....more of a scoring guard....

I just think that Rivers has the potential to develop into that Westbrook type of impact player in the NBA, you know #2 guy...which is what POR really needs out of this draft (and if they don't get it in FA)...

I like Beal and Lamb as well....

I'd be happy with one of Rivers\Beal\Lamb and then a big man with the other pick...

Address PG in FA....

Rivers isn't on the same level athletically as Westbrook is. That's the key, IMO very key difference


Westbrook was much more of a passer in college than Rivers was as well

 

[PapaG]

Since when did 6'3" SGs become Top 5 NBA draft picks?

Beal isn't even going to measure 6'5" in shoes. I saw that as someone who likes him as a player, but his size concerns me, given he's projected as a SG and doesn't really have PG skills.

DraftExpress has him at 6'3.5" in shoes.

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Bradley-Beal-5759/

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Since when did 6'3" SGs become Top 5 NBA draft picks?

I refer you to the 3rd pick of the 2004 draft, Mr. Ben Gordon.

Which is more of an argument against Beal, IMO, than in his favor.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

my sources say that beals stock will fall during workouts and he will go #9 to utah, then be traded to phoenix in a sign and trade for steve nash

 

[RoyToy]

Since when did 6'3" SGs become Top 5 NBA draft picks?

Beal isn't even going to measure 6'5" in shoes. I saw that as someone who likes him as a player, but his size concerns me, given he's projected as a SG and doesn't really have PG skills.

DraftExpress has him at 6'3.5" in shoes.

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Bradley-Beal-5759/

I'm not too hot on him either

Pass.

This whole draft class is pretty meh

 

[3RA1N1AC]

i would take the top 15 picks of this draft to start a team with

 

[PapaG]

I refer you to the 3rd pick of the 2004 draft, Mr. Ben Gordon.

Which is more of an argument against Beal, IMO, than in his favor.

Yeah, it goes back a while. Looking back at that draft, other than Howard at #1, Devin Harris at #5 was a better pick than the 3 guys taken ahead of him.

Just an odd draft overall. Lots of good players drafted 7th and lower that year.

Iguadola
Deng
Al Jefferson
Humphries
JR. Smith
Josh Smith
Jameer Nelson
Kevin Martin
Varejao
Duhon
Ariza

 

[HailBlazers]

I think Beal is probably the safer pick. At least that's what pizza guy thinks. But Lamb has the ability to get to the next level that Beal has not shown yet

+1 for Lamb, he's fits the mold of the new evolution of scorers. The mold we passed on in 2007.

 

[HailBlazers]

Anyone watch Klay Thompson last night?

 

[Mediocre Man]

Anyone watch Klay Thompson last night?

I did. The guy is a stud

 

[Harry's Raincoat]

Great that another "hot" player declares for the draft. Now just waiting on Davis and Drummond to push the guys down to us at #7-8 and #11-12.