Posted by Killa4luv:
Posted by gunsnewing:
look at these clips again:
http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/2005_draft.html
My feelings are out of Granger, Wright & Graham.... Graham doesn't impress me as much but his defense is really good and he's extremely athletic but I think since Granger is ridiculously long and plays excellent D, block a ton of shots, can shoot the nba 3 he will help us more. Granger is Pierce, Pippen, Josh Smith(shot-blocking) molded into one! Same with Wright.. man he can fly and shoot the 3!
look at the Frye highlights and they are very unimpressive. Like Nyk4ever said, if he can't dominant smaller college players inside how is he gonna do it in the nba. He is a good shot-blocker and MAYBE he can shoot like KT but that equates to a role player not a pick 8 over Mcgrady, Pierce, Kobe, Artest, Green, Granger, Wright etc.
[Edited by - gunsnewing on 06/15/2005 13:02:33]
Guns if i were to go by those clips, the most impreesive players were Hakim Warrik and Chris Taft. They both showed impressive footwork in the post albeit against smaller players. And one of those guys MAY go in the top 10, but that is seeming highly unlikely at this point. Bogut looked average in the post scoring over bigger guys, no explosiveness, one nice drive to the hoop from the top of the key. Julius Hodges clips were decent too.
Those clips were poorly put together for the most part. You can't just throw a bunch of clips of guys dunking or hitting open jumpshots and think it shows what they can do, because it doesn't. If you are 6-6+ i expect that you can dunk. Show me how you drive to the hoop or bang it on someone or find the open man, or bang a fadeaway with a hand in your face.
Looking at those clips only reaffirms why I want Frye. Look at the shotblocking. You can see what Briggs means about him not having a powerful core, but I really feel that can be improved. But does a lack of core hurt Tyson Chandling? Not for what he does. I believe Frye can a Chandling type for us with a better jumper.
All things being even, I think Granger has the potential to be the best player in this draft period. I pray he falls to us, but I see him going no lower than 7. I can see Toronto, Utah, or Charlotte snatching him up with no regrets. No way does Utah take Fran V with Boozer, AK47 and Memhet on the books. They need perimeter offense. Granger seems perfect for them. Same with Toronto.
Also, looking at those Diogu clips, and some others, he REALLY reminds me of Sweetney, but with a better outside shot and slightly more mobility/athleticism. I don't think he'd be much of an upgrade over Sweets. I've never seen a Diogu game, but just going by those clips he reminds me of Sweetney at Gtown.
my board would still be:
1) Granger
2) Frye
3) Graham (played out of position, in those clips he was playing PF, but in the league he'll be a bruising SF with great D and a great shot.)
4) Warrick
5) Bynum
