Next Great Center

[JMarkJohns]

Supposedly he's paying his own way. Also, I'm still hearing there's a pretty strong likelihood of a 2-year rule. Have to see, though... might end up and a "concession" of the owners to the players.

[baseline bum]

If there is an NBA season, the Suns should tank hard for this guy. I don't even want them winning a game.

So much talent in this 2012 draft... unless I was a fan of the Heat, Mavs, Bulls, Thunder, or Lakers, I'd want my team tanking too.

[baseline bum]

Supposedly he's paying his own way. Also, I'm still hearing there's a pretty strong likelihood of a 2-year rule. Have to see, though... might end up and a "concession" of the owners to the players.

I think the players are going to give on the two big things (hard cap and guaranteed contracts), and the 2 year rule will end up a stumbling block the owners won't fight for after getting what they wanted most. It would be nice if there was an ABA still for young players to cir vent that garbage though.

[MR.SILVER&BLack]

So much talent in this 2012 draft... unless I was a fan of the Heat, Mavs, Bulls, Thunder, or Lakers, I'd want my team tanking too.

i know but even if your teams pick is in the low 20's your still gonna get a good pick that would normaly be a late lottery pick in a reg draft.

[baseline bum]

Oh man, if Calhoun can get this guy playing hard every possession... hopefully it happens now that he'll be playing real compe ion.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Best big man prospect since Dwight Howard (before anyone says Greg Oden, he even when healthy doesn't have 1/10th of the fluidity Drummond does on a basketball court, you'd never see Oden pushing the ball and leading fast breaks).

[DPG21920]

Next Hakim Warrick or Amare?

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

I think he's Amare only taller, stronger, more skill, but has an even bigger problem of half assing it for stretches and not making as big an impact as he can. It's also yet to be seen if he can enter the NBA and have show almost no fear or timidness attacking the rim the way Amare did his rookie year.

[DPG21920]

Eh, I know it didn't happen over night, but I don't think he has more skill than Amare and Amare's jumper is wet. The release on Drummond's jumper is way too low and his mechanics aren't great.

It will be interesting to see how he progresses.

[Monostradamus]

Supposedly UConn is out of scholarships, so is he paying his way, or what? Still, who cares about $10,000 for a year of school when you're going to be making millions in a year? I'm really happy for Drummond to be going there; I think this will be much better for his future.

Supposedly he's paying his own way. Also, I'm still hearing there's a pretty strong likelihood of a 2-year rule. Have to see, though... might end up and a "concession" of the owners to the players.

Looks like they're gonna make some scrub give up his scholarship for a year in order to make room. And according to the link, Drummond can't pay his own way because he's considered a recruited athlete - I have no clue about any of this so maybe someone who knows about this can clarify.

http://www.chron.com/news/article/UC...up-2146675.php

[Monostradamus]

Eh, I know it didn't happen over night, but I don't think he has more skill than Amare and Amare's jumper is wet. The release on Drummond's jumper is way too low and his mechanics aren't great.

It will be interesting to see how he progresses.

tbh watching that mixtape, that's the one negative I got from it. His shot looks like , but if it goes in who cares I guess.

[DPG21920]

Ya, but with a release that low, not only is he susceptible to being stripped, but blocked. He will struggle to get his own shot off if that doesn't improve. Obviously, he has a ton of talent, so that can happen, just like Amare.

I never get overly excited about prospects tbh, especially big men. The last one I was excited about was Oden. I actually think many of the big men in this last class look better than Drummond (but they have been playing pro so they should be further along).

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Eh, I know it didn't happen over night, but I don't think he has more skill than Amare and Amare's jumper is wet. The release on Drummond's jumper is way too low and his mechanics aren't great.

It will be interesting to see how he progresses.

True Amare's jumper is better, when I said more skilled version I was more saying coming into the NBA he's more skilled than Amare. Obviously Amare after 8 years in the NBA is more skilled than Drummond is right now. Drummond also has a bigger frame that's capable of playing center.

The big question is whether or not Drummond's focus and intensity level will improve once he realizes that he needs to play hard on both ends to have an impact in the NBA where everyone around him isn't at a huge physical disadvantage. That video is a shining example of why big men who go right from high school to the NBA have an extremely tough transition.

[ElNono]

IMO that Lincoln has all it takes to be det great next center, tbh

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

And thank god Kemba Walker went to the NBA.

NC = fcked if Kemba and Drummond are on the same team next year

[baseline bum]

And thank god Kemba Walker went to the NBA.

NC = fcked if Kemba and Drummond are on the same team next year

NC already = fcked with Barnes, Henson, McAdoo, Marshall, Zeller, and Hairston on one team tbh.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

True . While we're at it...

A year from now NC = fcked with Ashley, Jerrett, Tarc, Chol, Turner, and Nick Johnson on one team tbh.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

A few weeks ago Derrick Williams had a status on FB about how he woulda stayed in college if he knew there'd be a lockout in the NBA, which is kinda frustrating given that everyone and their mother knew there'd be a lockout this year. I wonder what desperate money grubbing head convinced him there wouldn't be a lockout hoping they'd freeload off him once he got his contract.

what could have been

[Isitjustme?]

Looks like he has no post game whatsoever. He'll fit right in with today's big men.

[G-Dawgg]

I definately think that if Bynum could shake his nagging knee injury that he's young enough, and has the size, and skills at his age to eventually become the best center in the league...

As much as I hate the Lakers, I do honestly believe this.

[Killakobe81]

When Amare got to play power forward, he did everything you described. Asking him to body up a center several inches taller than him weighing 20+ pounds more than him wasn't realistic. As far as Noah goes, he has a motor you're either born with or you're not. His ability to put that much effort in on every play isn't something you can develop. Plenty of dominant big men (Shaq and Duncan just to name a few) took plenty of plays off.

Amare also has an extremely frail lower body and is maybe 6'9" with platform shoes on. The reason he was out of position so often is largely because it's easy for centers he was going up against to muscle him out of position.

Shaq took plays off GTFO!!!

and duncan took plays off = blasphemy (LOL)