He is really long and has added a midrange shot this season. He has the upper body of a Rwandan refugee though, so I think he'll slip significantly off his projected top-10 pick status on draft day.
He is long and huge wingspan which we need on our team now.
He moves well, average jump shot, good defender and great shot blocker.
He is thin and that's the biggest problem about him. But if he isn't thin we couldn't pick him out of lottery pick
He has the potential to be a good NBA player. Want to see him in Spurs.
If I'm going to go for a tweener like Henson I would much rather have Moultri who has more upside. I prefer Leonard over either though.
If there was a guy I would tank for it's Perry Jones III, he has the size and the kind of game that you'd love to transition to heading post Duncan. I also am a fan of Davis. Sullinger seems a bit to small for the need area. Kidd-Gilchrist is interesting.
If we go 12-54 then we have a shot at a top 3 pick.
In other words its too late to discuss tanking this season when teams like the Hornets, Bobcats, Wizards are turrible.
We will be picking in the 20s again. Perhaps Spurs can make another move to move up the draft.
Not sure I understand how the lottery works.
If 16 teams make the playoffs out of 30 teams, that leaves 14 teams qualifying for the lottery, right?
Or is it the worst ten teams the only ones who get in the lottery? And if so, where do those 4 teams that were left out of the lottery place in the draft?
Also, if the Spurs manage to make the playoffs with say the worst record of all the playoff teams, where would they be in the draft, number 15?
All 14 teams who don't make the playoffs are in the lottery. The team with the worse record will have the highest probability of landing the #1 pick in the draft (odds @ 25% of getting the 1st pick.)
1. 250 combinations, 25.0% chance of receiving the #1 pick
2. 199 combinations, 19.9% chance
3. 156 combinations, 15.6% chance
4. 119 combinations, 11.9% chance
5. 88 combinations, 8.8% chance
6. 63 combinations, 6.3% chance
7. 43 combinations, 4.3% chance
8. 28 combinations, 2.8% chance
9. 17 combinations, 1.7% chance
10. 11 combinations, 1.1% chance
11. 8 combinations, 0.8% chance
12. 7 combinations, 0.7% chance
13. 6 combinations, 0.6% chance
14. 5 combinations, 0.5% chance
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nba_draft_lottery
Playoff teams are ineligible for the lottery but the playoff team with the worse record (with tie breakers factored in) will get the 15th pick. (Not 100% sure about this part, just an assumption.)
Last edited by angelbelow; 01-28-2012 at 05:52 PM.
Sullinger has very decent size. He's not a 7 footer, but he's also not undersized.
They aren't trying to tank. They just tanked that game.
It's nice to see that someone around here watches some Pac-12 basketball or at least some Husky basketball.
You are correct, Wrotten and Ross are capable of contributing to any NBA team, including the Spurs. However, there is someone else on that team that interest me as well. That is CJ Wilcox.
Wrotten is the youngest of the three but argubly the most complete player of the group. However, one of his best abilities (passing) is nullified by the fact that he is prone to turning the ball over. This is something that he should clean up with experience, but I get the impression that Wrotten wants to wow everyone (including himself). Unfortunately, it means he's prone to turning the ball over. Despite this drawback, he is a great slasher, has great vision, and has great confidence out on the court. I saw yesterday on ESPN (UW v Arizona) that he was 6th man on Bilas' freshman team so he's not completely unnoticed around the country. If he works on his shot and cleans up his passing he'll put himself in a position to play well in the NBA.
Ross is the most atheletic of the group. You should see his face when he slashes or goes for a dunk. He's absolutely determinate and fierce when he does. Moreover, he has a lot of basketball skills and a nice shot to compliment his athleticism. In fact, without his plays at the end of the game yesterday it's possible the game could have slipped away from UW. However, he made a jumper from long range (2pt) and a nice drive to seal the game for UW.
CJ Wilcox is the best shooter of the group and on the team. The guy has one of the sweetest jumpshots I've ever seen. He never concerns himself with shot blockers. He simply strokes the ball the same everytime. I love this about him because it illustrates how confidence he is in his shot. He knows that if he sees the basket and goes into his shot it should go in (regardless of how close the defender is or how small the shooting window is). I've also see Wilcox developing his game further. He can slash (allowing him to utilize screens well) and hit from inside the 3 point line as well. Plus, from what i've gathered he is a kid with a good head on his shoulders. I mean the kid grew up in Utah. He kind of has to be good because there's like 10 black people in the entire state (it's easy to stand out). In all seriousness though, he should be good off the court as well.
Anyways, this next draft should be interesting.
Carry on.
If the lottery positions were set today based on the standings today, we'd have the 18th pick.
I'm not sure we'll need to tank to move up past there with the roster hurt by injuries to Manu and Ford and so many games to be played in a compressed season.
So far, Pop has kept us in the playoff hunt using smoke and mirrors, although it is easy to see how Portland, Dallas, Memphis and the Lakers could move ahead of us in the standings and push us even higher in the draft.
We may not need to tank to get the best draft position we've "earned" in years.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
