CHAD FORD'S MOCK DRAFT 2.0 HAS PORTLAND SELECTING...

[SlyPokerDog]

http://www.nba.com/blazers/forwardcenter/chad-fords-mock-draft-20-has-portland-selecting

 

[SlyPokerDog]

"lacks toughness" and "below average defender."

 

[KeepOnRollin]

"lacks toughness" and "below average defender."

He will fit right in huh?

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

There are some positives:

A 6-9, 215 lbs. forward out of El Cajon, CA, Leaf is averaging 17.5 points on 66 percent shooting from the field and 49 percent shooting from three, 8.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.3 blocks in 30.8 minutes per game for the Bruins this season

 

[handiman]

"lacks toughness" and "below average defender."

The good news is, he'll be above average here. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

 

[oldfisherman]

"lacks toughness" and "below average defender."

If he has bad knees, that’s our guy.

 

[Chris Craig]

Meh

 

[Orion Bailey]

This is absolutely not who we should be targeting. There are many other players in this draft his size that have a much better resume. especially on D.
Who is Chad Ford?

 

[riverman]

Can he paintball?

 

[e_blazer]

Chad Ford is now dead to me.

Well, actually I've always thought he was a stiff, but this confirms it.

 

[TBpup]

So at #15 we would be the worst team to make the Playoffs in the entire league. Oh joy....

 

[BlayZa]

a shorter version of meyers leonard - do the people that scope these drafts even watch the team?

if they draft this guy, well fuck.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

This is a CP3/Deron type of draft - Dennis Smith or Fultz?

Lonzo Ball is also in that conversation.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Chad jumping on this dude for us "cuz PER" smacks a bit of laziness. I don't think anyone's saying that Chief/Harkless is a detriment to us.
And I don't think efficient scoring from our bigs is a main driver of what we're missing...

 

[MickZagger]

This is a CP3/Deron type of draft - Dennis Smith or Fultz?

Lonzo Ball is also in that conversation.

Ball is the guy people are going nuts over. Justifiably so. Dennis Smith IMO is the best PG in this draft.

 

[MAS RipCity]

TJ Leaf can flat out shoot the ball. Would he solve our defensive woes? Of course not. But Portland is in no position to draft for need. I've got the feeling that Leaf will have a long career in the NBA. He'll likely never be a star but have more of a PJ Brown type of impact. At No. 15, that's a good haul.

 

[MickZagger]

Speaking of Smith Jr.

He had a triple-double tonight against a ranked Virginia Tech team.

 

[BonesJones]

This is a CP3/Deron type of draft - Dennis Smith or Fultz?

Lonzo Ball is also in that conversation.

Ball will be an Adam Morrison level bust.

 

[JDC]

TJ Leaf is intriguing for sure. Has an old school game. Brings a skill set we need.
Really have enjoyed watching him play this year.

Kid needs to hit the weight room for sure though. He's not very physical and relies primarily on great instincts on the boards and defensively (has great quick-twitch altheticism) but he's going to struggle mightly to hold his position against big traditional 4's at his current weight. (he can't be more than 215ish right now)

 

[STOMP]

obviously things will change between now and draft day and a whole lot of opinions will be relayed. That said, I'm more intrigued by the forward who nbadraft.net has PDX slotted for today then Leaf... note the hometown

http://www.nbadraft.net/players/isaiah-hartenstein

STOMP

 

[ripcityboy]

obviously things will change between now and draft day and a whole lot of opinions will be relayed. That said, I'm more intrigued by the forward who nbadraft.net has PDX slotted for today then Leaf... note the hometown

http://www.nbadraft.net/players/isaiah-hartenstein

STOMP

Damn. Kid was born in Eugene and has turned into a potential first round pick. Dad played for the Ducks too. Wish we had got to him before he chose to play professionally.

 

[Minstrel]

Ball is the guy people are going nuts over. Justifiably so.

Ball will be an Adam Morrison level bust.

Can we stop to appreciate the (I think unintentional) irony here?

 

[handiman]

Can we stop to appreciate the (I think unintentional) irony here?

Bones is busting Zagger's balls?

 

[Denny Crane]

We already drafted this guy. His name is Jake Layman.

 

[BonesJones]

Can we stop to appreciate the (I think unintentional) irony here?

In a Zags fan too haha

 

[Minstrel]

Bones is busting Zagger's balls?

I don't believe BonesJones was around this forum at that time, though I could be wrong. If he wasn't, it's pretty funny to me though still less of a coincidence than I thought if BJ is a Gonzaga fan.

 

[chzbrgr]

"lacks toughness" and "below average defender."

Just what we need! He'll fit right in

 

[Rastapopoulos]

One thing that seems clear about this draft: it's stacked at positions we absolutely do not need. On DraftExpress, 5 of the top 10 are PGs. Meanwhile, there don't seem to be any elite shotblocking centers. Not a good year for us to suck.

 

[chzbrgr]

One thing that seems clear about this draft: it's stacked at positions we absolutely do not need. On DraftExpress, 5 of the top 10 are PGs. Meanwhile, there don't seem to be any elite shotblocking centers. Not a good year for us to suck.

"assets" the more we have the more flexible we are. Right now we're stiff as a board but a top pick at a position we dont need is a nice trade chip for a disgruntled all-star.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

"assets" the more we have the more flexible we are. Right now we're stiff as a board but a top pick at a position we dont need is a nice trade chip for a disgruntled all-star.

Agreed, but it's always risky trading a pick for a player. If the pick is good, you are very unlikely to get value. You can get a superstar in the draft, but nobody will trade you one for a pick.