Official draft discussion thread

[BigSong]

ok so its the 2nd round nobody cares anymore, whats up with the morrison commercial? i don't know whats growing on his upper lip, but it aint no mustachio

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Okay, after browsing on ClutchCity for the last ten minutes, I've come to a conclusion: I apparently like Shane Battier WAY more than everybody else. I heard about the Battier trade and thought the Rockets got the better end of the deal; Rockets fans are ready to slit their throats.

 

[Bricklayer]

Okay, after browsing on ClutchCity for the last ten minutes, I've come to a conclusion: I apparently like Shane Battier WAY more than everybody else. I heard about the Battier trade and thought the Rockets got the better end of the deal; Rockets fans are ready to slit their throats.

I like Shane too. Not sure I trade a potential star for him though. Maybe if I were close. But when you finish near the bottom of the league...

Nonetheless, I like TMac as an OG next to Battier. That's a solid solution to their backcourt woes. Could get burned though if Gay blossoms.

 

[Bricklayer]

As an aside -- Portland is j9ust going nuts in this draft. Fun, but over the top. Has any team ever made 6 trades in one day anymore?

 

[JonBoy418]

dont they have marbury and francis?

No wait, doesn't NY have Marbury, Francis and Nate Robinson??

 

[Warhawk]

As of right now they do:

http://www.nba.com/knicks/roster/

 

[BMiller52]

I love what Portland did. I think Aldridge and Roy will be good. Freeland can stay in Europe and they got Rodriguez for nothing basically.

 

[HndsmCelt]

As an aside -- Portland is j9ust going nuts in this draft. Fun, but over the top. Has any team ever made 6 trades in one day anymore?

Well call that "flocking" Flock a bunch of crap on the wall and see what sticks.

 

[EatMoreChicken]

althougth they lost Ratlif, I wonder if drafting all those players will decrease the chance of Pryzbilla re-signing?

 

[HndsmCelt]

althougth they lost Ratlif, I wonder if drafting all those players will decrease the chance of Pryzbilla re-signing?

Well heck given all the changes in their line up in aobut 12 hours no one in Portland may even know who exactly IS on the team. We could just aks Joe to come on dwon and play and it might be midseason before anyone up there even notices he is gone!

 

[SacTownKid]

So I am reading that Stromile Swift is also going to the Grizz in that deal along with Gay for Shane Battier. At least the Rox dumped him back on the Grizz. Still, what a trade for the Grizz.

As for Joel these moves tell me that they are going to into even more of a rebuild situation, I think he goes...TO SACRAMENTO!!!

I hope.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

I for one have no clue what's going on with the Blazers, but I have a friend or two that works at the Rose Garden and I expect with all the shuffling going around she may be giving plenty of free tickets out at the beginning of the season. I had to stop watching the draft at 6 so I'm still trying to catch up.

 

[Warhawk]

So I am reading that Stromile Swift is also going to the Grizz in that deal along with Gay for Shane Battier. At least the Rox dumped him back on the Grizz. Still, what a trade for the Grizz.

As for Joel these moves tell me that they are going to into even more of a rebuild situation, I think he goes...TO SACRAMENTO!!!

I hope.

That move is hold until July 1st, it seems.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2006/news/story?id=2503390

Here's a summary of what happened tonight with trades.

 

[T[MaC]]

Okay, after browsing on ClutchCity for the last ten minutes, I've come to a conclusion: I apparently like Shane Battier WAY more than everybody else. I heard about the Battier trade and thought the Rockets got the better end of the deal; Rockets fans are ready to slit their throats.

I was perfectly ready to slit my throught after this. The Rockets need YOUTH in their lineup. They have no athletes to complement Yao and TMac and their pick was perfect for their lineup. I just dont get it.

 

[atxrocker]

for those of you who missed the draft like me:

NBA draft night trades

By Yahoo! Sports
June 28, 2006
The 2006 NBA draft saw plenty of wheeling and dealing. Here is the list of draft-night trades:

Boston gets:
G Sebastian Telfair, C Theo Ratliff and 2008 second-round pick

Portland gets:
Rights to No. 7 pick (Randy Foye), F/C Raef LaFrentz and G Dan Dickau

Chicago gets:
Rights to No. 4 pick (F Tyrus Thomas) and contract of F Viktor Khryapa

Portland gets:
Rights to No. 2 pick (C LaMarcus Aldridge) and future second-round pick



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Minnesota gets:
Rights to No. 7 pick (G Randy Foye)

Portland gets:
Rights to No. 6 pick (G Brandon Roy)



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Memphis gets:
Rights to No. 8 pick (F Rudy Gay) and F Stromile Swift

Houston gets:
F Shane Battier



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Philadelphia gets:
Rights to No. 16 pick (F Rodney Carney) and cash considerations

Chicago gets:
Rights to No. 13 pick (F Thabo Sefolosha)



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Portland gets:
Rights to No. 27 pick (G Sergio Rodriguez)

Phoenix gets:
Cash considerations



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Minnesota gets:
Future second-round pick

Philadelphia gets:
Rights to No. 37 pick (F Bobby Jones



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Boston gets:
Rights to No. 21 pick (G Rajon Rondo), F/C Brian Grant and cash considerations

Phoenix gets:
Future first-round pick



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Portland gets:
Rights to No. 45 pick (F Alexander Johnson) and two future second-round picks

Indiana gets:
Rights to No. 31 pick (F James White)



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Orlando gets:
Cash considerations

Houston gets:
Rights to No. 44 pick (F Lior Eliyahu)



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Portland gets:
Future second-round pick

Memphis gets:
Rights to No. 45 pick (F Alexander Johnson)



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Denver gets:
Future second-round pick

Boston gets:
Rights to No. 49 pick (F Leon Powe)



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http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?sl...=yhoo&type=lgns

 

[4cwebb]

He doesn't see the game remotely like a PG -- can't teach that. Sees it for himself. Only thing he can do as a "PG" will be to bring it up and dump it off to somebody. No ability to create for others though.

As long as the Kings keep Miller at the high post, this shouldn't be a problem, right? I think at one point in his NBA life Bibby averaged 8+ assists, but he didn't sniff those numbers in a Kings' uniform because of the system and the passing bigs. Will be interesting to see how the new staff handles the offense.

 

[4cwebb]

I was perfectly ready to slit my throught after this. The Rockets need YOUTH in their lineup. They have no athletes to complement Yao and TMac and their pick was perfect for their lineup. I just dont get it.

Rockets made need youth, but they needed a solid SF to put next to TMac that can (a) hit an open three with some consistency, (b) play defense against the tough perimeter players in the league (allowing TMac to take the other guy), and (c) do the little things. Battier isn't old, and he brings all three of those things to the table. No one knows what Gay will do in the NBA, but if paired with two guys who are going to dominate the basketball, I think there's a significant chance that he starts coasting.

If Gay blows up with Memphis, I'll happily eat crow, but don't ignore the fact that he's going to a team without a perimeter oriented star, so he should have much better opportunities. The Rockets didn't need someone to take touches away from Yao and TMac, imho.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

As long as the Kings keep Miller at the high post, this shouldn't be a problem, right? I think at one point in his NBA life Bibby averaged 8+ assists, but he didn't sniff those numbers in a Kings' uniform because of the system and the passing bigs. Will be interesting to see how the new staff handles the offense.

This is correct, he was a "prototypical point guard" when we traded for him, after coming into our system now he's an out of control "combo guard" to his detractors. I wouldn't be surprised if things change a little bit in the new system.

 

[sauce-26]

in the new system.

How would you describe our new system anyway?

 

[Warhawk]

Nobody knows yet, which may be your point.

I doubt if Muss even knows for sure until practices start and he can see how the pieces fit together and not just look at names on paper.

That's why I just laugh when folks start talking about who does and doesn't fit the new "system"....