Calling out Mike Rice!

[Fez Hammersticks]

David Thorpe said if you could re-do this draft Drummond would go #1 over Davis. As of today he has the highest PER for a teen in NBA history.

7.3 PPG | 7.5 RPG | 1.7 BPG | 59 FG% | 19.7 MPG

13.3 PPG | 13.7 RPG | 3.1 BPG | 1.7 SPG | PER36

22.3 PER | 96 DRtg | 4.0 WS | 19 years old

And Rice said:

*Wouldn't take him even with a late 1st
*Visibly ill when his name was brought up during pre-draft workouts.
*"No way, NO WAY" rant on twitter re: Drummond.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Drummond has been super impressive

 

[blue9]

His youtube videos impressed me more than any other players youtube videos - I wanted him at #6.

 

[THE HCP]

YouTube videos are a joke and no way to evaluate a player. Made one for Przybilla once, he looked like a white Shaq!

 

[THE HCP]

Drummond has been super impressive

He has. Like him much more then Hibbert! He fell into the Pistons hands.

 

[THE HCP]

Fez, I'll show Rice this thread when we get dinner. I'm sure he'll make up something like he was just joking.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Fez, I'll show Rice this thread when we get dinner. I'm sure he'll make up something like he was just joking.

Where are you dining at? You staying at the 4 seasons?

 

[HailBlazers]

Maybe he was just being facetious knowing we would take Lillard

 

[santeesioux]

 

[Nikolokolus]

Maybe Rice was a little overzealous, but I know Drummond scared the hell out of me after his workout and listening to the guy talk.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

There are many ways to define talent. But for the sake of this report, I like to define talent as "production minus mechanics." That is, someone who is very productive and efficient without really knowing what he's doing is extremely talented. Like Drummond.

Last April, I wrote that Drummond could be an All-Star in his second or third season, if he developed according to plan, because there are so few men on earth who can move like he can at his size and length. But he's even better than I projected. There is no one else in this age group who has his collection of tools. The fact that he's doing so much without understanding the game suggests he can truly dominate beginning as early as next season and lasting over a decade. When you can own the paint on both ends, you become a superstar, and Drummond has that in his reach.

If he can develop just an average free throw stroke, he can become a multiple-time All-Star -- yes, even without any kind of reliable post move. And that is the beauty of being just 19 years old -- he has years to develop more than just his free throw shooting. As he begins to read and anticipate while also crafting his game, he'll improve even more than he has since high school. -Thorpe

IIRC Haynes/Jaynes reported during the draft that they had Leonard rated ahead of Drummond.

I like Leonard but come on!

Really is a perfect example of the Blazer scouts.

 

[tlongII]

I argued to take Drummond with our first pick. Will somebody rep me please!

 

[Reep]

Nice hindsight analysis on Drummond. I think the jury is still out on if he will be a great starting quality center.

His numbers in H.S. and college looked terrible. His rebounding and scoring went down each year he got older and faced better competition--even though he was much bigger than anyone on the court.

If it was just a matter of him getting motivated and getting his head on strait then I'm happy for him. But, I still think he is a head case with motivation issues. Only time will tell if he finally figured out how to motivate himself.

 

[RoyToy]

We all know who Fez didn't want to draft

And that player is the current starting PG of the Blaers

 

[BlazerWookee]

Drummond isn't the brightest chem-lite in the box, is that right? Being far from the brightest chem-lite in here, I'm understandably having trouble remembering stuff...

 

[Mediocre Man]

lite brite?

 

[BlazerWookee]

lite brite?

I always wanted one of those when I was a kid...

 

[XXPrimusXX]

You realize if we would have drafted Drummond, no one would be talking about his stats, because he'd be on his second surgery right now.

Let it go.

We're never going to have a franchise center.

 

[blue9]

YouTube videos are a joke and no way to evaluate a player. Made one for Przybilla once, he looked like a white Shaq!

Oh, I totally agree. Whenever discussing college players/draft I put it out there that I don't watch NCAA hoops, so I have very little to base my draft wishes off of - youtube and whatever the media writes. I take youtube with a HUGE grain of salt, and think it's nearly useless when it comes to evaluating guards/wings. I'm just saying that of all the videos I watched I was most impressed with what I saw in Drummond's videos.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I always wanted one of those when I was a kid...

 

[SlyPokerDog]

IIRC Haynes/Jaynes reported during the draft that they had Leonard rated ahead of Drummond.

I like Leonard but come on!

Really is a perfect example of the Blazer scouts.

But Haynes and Jaynes aren't scouts for the Blazers and have no input.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

David Thorpe said if you could re-do this draft Drummond would go #1 over Davis. As of today he has the highest PER for a teen in NBA history.

7.3 PPG | 7.5 RPG | 1.7 BPG | 59 FG% | 19.7 MPG

13.3 PPG | 13.7 RPG | 3.1 BPG | 1.7 SPG | PER36

22.3 PER | 96 DRtg | 4.0 WS | 19 years old

And Rice said:

*Wouldn't take him even with a late 1st
*Visibly ill when his name was brought up during pre-draft workouts.
*"No way, NO WAY" rant on twitter re: Drummond.

Fez, I'll show Rice this thread when we get dinner. I'm sure he'll make up something like he was just joking.

Was Drummond the kid who Mike Rice Jr coached against? I know there was one player who Rice's kid told him the Blazers should avoid.

 

[BlazerWookee]

I always wanted a picture of Rice pointing to this with a confused look on his face...

 

[RR7]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA
Detroit rookie center Andre Drummond will be sidelined for "a few weeks" with a bruised back, league source tells Y! Sports.

If we drafted him, they'd be fusing discs in his back, and we'd be questioning whether he'd ever walk again.

 

[Eastoff]

 

[handiman]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA
Detroit rookie center Andre Drummond will be sidelined for "a few weeks" with a bruised back, league source tells Y! Sports.

If we drafted him, they'd be fusing discs in his back, and we'd be questioning whether he'd ever walk again.

Bruised back = microfracture surgery.

 

[THE HCP]

I read somewhere he tore his MCL AND ACL in his back!

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

I hear he's going into micro-backture surgery today.

Thank you. I'll be here all week.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I read somewhere he tore his MCL AND ACL in his back!

Probably something our training staff put out to Blazer employees

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

HCP!

You must show this to Rice.