Anyone know?

oohah

Now that you say it. I really thought he would get a drafted somewhere in the second round too!!!

He has a great shot!!!!

He was Brad Lohaus part 2 and teams realized this. I dunno how Gansey didn't get drafted though.

Posted by VDesai:

He was Brad Lohaus part 2 and teams realized this. I dunno how Gansey didn't get drafted though.

If he was a Brad Lohaus, he would have been picked...

oohah

Posted by Panos:

Of course he only compares to other white guys...

How about a poor man's Channing Frye?

Channing Frye is not a good comparison.

I will start: Maybe he can be a poor man's Sam Perkins.

oohah

How about a poor man's Channing Frye?how about a homeless man's channing frye?

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West Virginia once again shut out in NBA Draft
Dallas Mavericks among teams interested in signing Mike Gansey as free agent

Andrew J. Beckner
Sportswriter



Thursday June 29, 2006
Mike Gansey has always been an optimistic guy.

Still, it was hard for the former West Virginia University forward to hide the disappointment in his voice. It was there, coming through loud and clear late Wednesday night.

It had been less than an hour after the NBA Draft had ended without Gansey hearing his name called.

Disappointed? Almost certainly.

"Yeah, I thought at least I'd get drafted in the second round," Gansey said.

Indeed, most pre-draft predictions named him as a borderline first-round prospect, and ESPN analyst Jay Bilas during that network's NBA Draft coverage mentioned Gansey -- projected as an NBA shooting guard -- as the best player not selected.

He wasn't alone. Fellow WVU graduate Kevin Pittsnogle wasn't selected, either. For the ninth consecutive year, no NBA team selected a former WVU player. Gordon Malone was the last, in 1997.

Yes, his night could have been so much better, Gansey admitted. And perhaps it will.

That's because despite not being among the 60 players selected in the draft, Gansey's silver lining is in knowing he'll likely catch on as a free agent before NBA Summer League play opens next week.

It could be sooner rather than later. Among the phone calls he fielded following the draft came from Dallas Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban.

"He told me he was real high on me and that all his coaches and scouts think I fit in with them," Gansey said. "We'll see what they have to offer."

And there's the glass-is-half-full view. In fact, Gansey, who watched the draft with family in their Cleveland-area home, said that after his name wasn't called in the first round, he saw the advantage of free agency.

After all, only first round players get guaranteed rookie contracts in the NBA.

So, instead of being picked and not having any choice about where he goes -- and without guaranteed money, to boot -- Gansey can be picky himself. His agent took calls from 10 team officials inquiring about signing him in the moments after the draft ended.

"Yeah, it could have been better," Gansey said, "but this way I can pick what team I want to go to."

Pittsnogle's agent, Dan Tobin, didn't return phone calls seeking comment from his client late Wednesday and early this morning. The 6-foot-11 former Martinsburg High star is expected to catch on as a free agent.

Today, Gansey plans to meet with his representatives to figure out what his next move could be. He seemed intrigued by the chance to join Dallas, the Western Conference champion that was two wins from a world title. The Mavericks lost the NBA Finals games to the Miami Heat in six games.

"I know summer league starts up in about a week, so I'll meet with (my agent) and we'll figure out which team wants me," Gansey said.

If it ends up being Dallas, he said it could be a great fit -- and not just the obvious chance at playing on a championship-caliber team as a rookie.

"It's like Mark (Cuban) was telling me, they have five guys who weren't drafted but ended up playing for them (this season)," Gansey said.

Time will tell if Gansey joins that group in the year ahead.

Posted by fishmike:

Isiah didnt have the 2nd pick in the draft to pick him with. We traded it to Chi

hmmm... didn't the draft wizboy Briggs have him going in the 1st round in his mock draft.