After I voted these were the results...


Wednesday, September 7

Vote: Who's the steal of the draft?
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1) Which rookie would you use in a video game?

15.5% Marvin Williams, Atlanta

15.3% Chris Paul, New Orleans

14.2% Nate Robinson, New York

11.5% Gerald Green, Boston

9.8% Rashad McCants, Minnesota

8.9% Hakim Warrick, Memphis

7.3% Deron Williams, Utah

7.0% Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee

5.4% Raymond Felton, Charlotte

2.9% Joey Graham, Toronto

2.1% Luther Head, Houston


2) Whose jersey would you want?

17.1% Nate Robinson, New York

12.9% Gerald Green, Boston

12.6% Marvin Williams, Atlanta

12.0% Chris Paul, New Orleans

9.4% Hakim Warrick, Memphis

8.6% Deron Williams, Utah

7.0% Sean May, Charlotte

6.9% Raymond Felton, Charlotte

6.6% Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee

3.8% Charlie Villanueva, Toronto

3.1% Martell Webster, Portland


3) Which player would you want to hang out with?

18.8% Nate Robinson, New York

14.1% Sean May, Charlotte

13.4% Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee

12.2% Chris Paul, New Orleans

9.2% Deron Williams, Utah

9.0% Marvin Williams, Atlanta

8.8% Julius Hodge, Denver

7.4% Raymond Felton, Charlotte

5.4% Gerald Green, Boston

1.7% Martell Webster, Portland


4) Who will be the Rookie of the Year?

20.2% Chris Paul, New Orleans

17.3% Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee

13.3% Marvin Williams, Atlanta

12.3% Deron Williams, Utah

7.7% Rashad McCants, Minnesota

6.7% Nate Robinson, New York

5.4% Raymond Felton, Charlotte

4.5% Ike Diogu, Golden State

4.3% Danny Granger, Indiana

4.2% Hakim Warrick, Memphis

3.0% Charlie Villanueva, Toronto

1.2% Martell Webster, Portland


5) Which rookie will have the best pro career?

20.9% Marvin Williams, Atlanta

14.0% Chris Paul, New Orleans

10.3% Deron Williams, Utah

10.0% Gerald Green, Boston

8.2% Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee

6.4% Sean May, Charlotte

6.1% Rashad McCants, Minnesota

5.5% Andrew Bynum, LA Lakers

5.1% Nate Robinson, New York

4.4% Danny Granger, Indiana

3.1% Raymond Felton, Charlotte

3.0% Charlie Villanueva, Toronto

2.4% Martell Webster, Portland

0.6% Andray Blatche, Washington


6) Who will eventually prove to be the biggest bust of the 2005 draft?

22.7% Charlie Villanueva, Toronto

21.5% Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee

14.2% Yaroslav Korolev, LA Clippers

9.9% Andrew Bynum, LA Lakers

7.5% Channing Frye, New York

6.5% Marvin Williams, Atlanta

3.8% Sean May, Charlotte

3.4% Martell Webster, Portland

3.2% Chris Paul, New Orleans

2.8% Rashad McCants, Minnesota

2.7% Deron Williams, Utah

1.8% Raymond Felton, Charlotte


7) Who will eventually prove to be the biggest steal of the 2005 draft?

16.9% Gerald Green, Boston

15.6% Nate Robinson, New York (via Phoenix)

11.3% Danny Granger, Indiana

10.9% Rashad McCants, Minnesota

9.5% Hakim Warrick, Memphis

7.8% Luther Head, Houston

7.3% Ike Diogu, Golden State

7.1% Andrew Bynum, LA Lakers

5.0% Chris Paul, New Orleans

4.6% Ryan Gomes, Boston

1.9% Andray Blatche, Washington

1.4% Monta Ellis, Golden State

0.8% Yaroslav Korolev, LA Clippers


8) How would you describe the Class of 2005?

62.6% Deep

20.7% Shallow

10.5% Extremely deep

6.3% Weak


Total Votes: 16,242

Nate appears to be the fan favorite

Hakim doesnt get enough love

watch him tear it up, I don't care if hes a tweener and a little weak, the kids got ups and you cant teach that.

NO WAY Hakim will be in the running for ROY. Do you think he's the 1st player to come into the league with freakish athletic ability. You have to have more game than that to make an impact. He just isn't skilled enough to be that kind of player. I like him and hope he can continue to improve, but at this time I just don't see it.


There's nothing wrong with Frye. He has all the skills needed to be a good player in this league, just not a superstar. I don't think anyone was thinking he would be anyway, so I can't look at him as being a bust. He'll be just fine. Having LB as a coach will be a great asset to his career. He'll learn how to play winning basketball.

I hope Nate gets full backup PG duties (about 16 to 20 mpg if Jamal is starting at PG)

Posted by Silverfuel:

Nate the great baby. Bonn: I havent really heard much about is passing. I dunno if he will be a great backup PG. He will be a very good scorer though.

Marbury can still do most of the playmaking if he and Nate are playing in the backcourt. I doubt Nate can set up teammates close to as well as Marbury does. Nate can push the ball up and play solid defense and attack the basket.


[Edited by - Bonn1997 on 09-07-2005 10:37 PM]

Warrick was arguably the most dominant rookie during the the summer leagues. He looks like a tweener no matter how you slice it, but it looks like he can put up numbers in pro sets.

With Bonzi, Posey, and Swift gone... it looks like there are ample minutes available at the forward positions... enough to get ROY? Maybe.