DJMUSIC wrote:I like Varnado
forget his low offensive skills

MDA needs to man up

sometimes you need to fill a need with a player whom is good at 1 or 2 things.
Offense of some game he can develop

All in all NY needs shotblocking desperately and need to establish an identity
with few players whom do 1-2 things really good. It makes a difference.

1 	DeMarcus Cousins Kentucky 	16.14
2. 	Evan Turner 	Ohio State 	14.79
3. 	John Wall 	Kentucky 	14.68
4. 	Greg Monroe 	Georgetown 	14.39
5. 	Derrick Favors 	Georgia Tech 	13.98
6. 	Xavier Henry 	Kansas 		13.52
7. 	Luke Babbitt 	Nevada 		13.35
8. 	Al-Farouq Aminu Wake Forest 	13.30
9. 	Wes Johnson 	Syracuse 	13.03
10. 	Greivis Vasquez Maryland 	12.97
11. 	Sylven Landesberg Virginia 	12.52
12. 	Omar Samhan 	Saint Mary's 	12.47
13. 	Damion James 	Texas 		12.44
14. 	Daniel Orton 	Kentucky 	12.15
15. 	James Anderson 	Oklahoma State 	11.98
16. 	Paul George 	Fresno State 	11.87
17. 	Gordon Hayward 	Butler 		11.87
18. 	Manny Harris 	Michigan 	11.80
19. 	Jeff Foote 	Cornell 	11.71
20. 	Darington Hobson New Mexico 	11.69
21. 	Eric Bledsoe 	Kentucky 	11.66
22. 	Marqus Blakely 	Vermont 	11.58
23. 	Luke Harangody 	Notre Dame 	11.37
24. 	Jordan Crawford Xavier 		11.32
25. 	Da'Sean Butler 	West Virginia 	11.26
26. 	Jon Scheyer 	Duke 		11.20
27. 	Devin Ebanks 	West Virginia 	11.16
28. 	Tiny Gallon 	Oklahoma 	11.13
29. 	Quincy Pondexter Washington 	11.08
30. 	Larry Sanders 	VCU 		11.07
31. 	Armon Johnson 	Nevada 		10.98
32. 	Brian Zoubek 	Duke 		10.96
33. 	Aubrey Coleman 	Houston 	10.91
34. 	Jeremy Lin 	Harvard 	10.87
35. 	Mikhail Torrance Alabama 	10.84
36 	Cole Aldrich 	Kansas 		10.83
37 	Patrick Patterson Kentucky 	10.79
40 	Willie Warren 	Oklahoma 	10.71
45 	Avery Bradley 	Texas 		10.42
50 	Ekpe Udoh 	Baylor 		10.03
54 	Ed Davis 	North Carolina 	9.88
60 	Terrico White 	Mississippi 	9.68
62 	Hassan Whiteside Marshall 	9.65
65 	Craig Brackins 	Iowa State 	9.56
68 	Solomon Alabi 	Florida State 	9.52

Redcru wrote:This is from an ESPN Insider article by John Hollinger...he has Marcus Blakely as 22nd in terms of "most pro potential"...I have included the list and a link to the article.
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft2010/insider/columns/story?columnist=hollinger_john&page=PERDiem-100521

1 	DeMarcus Cousins Kentucky 	16.14
2. 	Evan Turner 	Ohio State 	14.79
3. 	John Wall 	Kentucky 	14.68
4. 	Greg Monroe 	Georgetown 	14.39
5. 	Derrick Favors 	Georgia Tech 	13.98
6. 	Xavier Henry 	Kansas 		13.52
7. 	Luke Babbitt 	Nevada 		13.35
8. 	Al-Farouq Aminu Wake Forest 	13.30
9. 	Wes Johnson 	Syracuse 	13.03
10. 	Greivis Vasquez Maryland 	12.97
11. 	Sylven Landesberg Virginia 	12.52
12. 	Omar Samhan 	Saint Mary's 	12.47
13. 	Damion James 	Texas 		12.44
14. 	Daniel Orton 	Kentucky 	12.15
15. 	James Anderson 	Oklahoma State 	11.98
16. 	Paul George 	Fresno State 	11.87
17. 	Gordon Hayward 	Butler 		11.87
18. 	Manny Harris 	Michigan 	11.80
19. 	Jeff Foote 	Cornell 	11.71
20. 	Darington Hobson New Mexico 	11.69
21. 	Eric Bledsoe 	Kentucky 	11.66
22. 	Marqus Blakely 	Vermont 	11.58
23. 	Luke Harangody 	Notre Dame 	11.37
24. 	Jordan Crawford Xavier 		11.32
25. 	Da'Sean Butler 	West Virginia 	11.26
26. 	Jon Scheyer 	Duke 		11.20
27. 	Devin Ebanks 	West Virginia 	11.16
28. 	Tiny Gallon 	Oklahoma 	11.13
29. 	Quincy Pondexter Washington 	11.08
30. 	Larry Sanders 	VCU 		11.07
31. 	Armon Johnson 	Nevada 		10.98
32. 	Brian Zoubek 	Duke 		10.96
33. 	Aubrey Coleman 	Houston 	10.91
34. 	Jeremy Lin 	Harvard 	10.87
35. 	Mikhail Torrance Alabama 	10.84
36 	Cole Aldrich 	Kansas 		10.83
37 	Patrick Patterson Kentucky 	10.79
40 	Willie Warren 	Oklahoma 	10.71
45 	Avery Bradley 	Texas 		10.42
50 	Ekpe Udoh 	Baylor 		10.03
54 	Ed Davis 	North Carolina 	9.88
60 	Terrico White 	Mississippi 	9.68
62 	Hassan Whiteside Marshall 	9.65
65 	Craig Brackins 	Iowa State 	9.56
68 	Solomon Alabi 	Florida State 	9.52

As I understand it these numbers include a weighted factor that measures growth in statistics over the career of the player. This figure is used to project the players progress. My feeling is that it does not adjust well for the talent level of the players opposition or his teammates. Hence Alabi's low progress rate.

The 'eye test', physical and athletic measurements, workouts..it's still a long way. In the end I still expect Alabi to go in the top 20. Torrance is intriguing statistically. I remember a good overall impression of him from the Old Spice tournament. He played for 3 different coaches and did well showing growth under each. He also is one of those who has that freak wingspan ratio IIRC.

karpik wrote:We have to go for Dexter Pittman.

We need a big man, right? So, who's bigger than Dex? ;]
Dude is taller than was expected - he's 6'11.5'' with shoes and has tremendous 7'6 wingspan.
He is great rebounder on the offensive glass, has a good hands and above all he's VERY STRONG. Potentially he'd be good defender on Dwight Howard.

The only issue is his stamina but you can't expect that you'll draft perfect player in the 2nd round. I think he can give the Knicks 10-15 productive minutes from the bench as rookie.

dunno but he's got Eddy Curry written all over him to me... doesn't seem like he's in the greatest shape or as a particularly hard worker on the floor when i've watched him play, he's just a big dude.