Blake Griffin - Page 3

**hvwarrior58** · 04-27-2006, 10:48 PM

Oden isn't at the same position as Wright anyways. Wright is a PF and Oden is C. Hans and McRoberts are more PF than Oden, but are more C than Wright.

**hatvol96** · 04-27-2006, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by (hvwarrior58 @ Apr 27, 2006 10:48 PM)

Oden isn't at the same position as Wright anyways. Wright is a PF and Oden is C. Hans and McRoberts are more PF than Oden, but are more C than Wright.

Macklin, Hawes, and Caracter are also more NBA ready. Given the dearth of true centers, I consider 4s and 5s interchangable these days in the NBA.

**hvwarrior58** · 04-28-2006, 03:28 PM

That may be true. I just don't understand why all these scouts would project him as a lottery pick with all of these "more NBA ready" players available.

**hatvol96** · 04-28-2006, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by (hvwarrior58 @ Apr 28, 2006 3:28 PM)

That may be true. I just don't understand why all these scouts would project him as a lottery pick with all of these "more NBA ready" players available.

There's a big difference between the guys who run these draft webstes and recruiting services and real NBA scouts. The first group are in the business of selling subscriptions. The latter are paid to evaluate players. If you listen to the draftniks and service guys, there are about 50 guys every year who are "potential lottery picks."

**hvwarrior58** · 04-28-2006, 03:54 PM

Yeah, but most sites that I've seen the mock drafts on weren't subscription sites and most every one of them had the same top 5-8. Either way, not every team drafts based on the most NBA ready player. Alot will pick a player with more potential and upside over one that is more NBA ready. Everyone seems to think that Joakim Noah would be a for-sure top 3 pick, but he's definitely not bigger than Brandan.

**hatvol96** · 04-28-2006, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by (hvwarrior58 @ Apr 28, 2006 3:54 PM)

Yeah, but most sites that I've seen the mock drafts on weren't subscription sites and most every one of them had the same top 5-8. Either way, not every team drafts based on the most NBA ready player. Alot will pick a player with more potential and upside over one that is more NBA ready. Everyone seems to think that Joakim Noah would be a for-sure top 3 pick, but he's definitely not bigger than Brandan.

He's dominated against college competition. Let's see what Wright does next year. Noah has proven himself, Wright hasn't. The now mandatory year of college is going to be a huge help for the NBA teams in evaluating players.

**hvwarrior58** · 04-28-2006, 04:14 PM

Yep, Noah, McRoberts, and Hans all dominated for 1 year. Lets see if they can repeat since they all are coming back. Wright may do better than all. He may look like Hendrix from Bama did this year. We will see.

knox33 · 04-28-2006, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by (hatvol96 @ Apr 28, 2006 4:09 PM)

The now mandatory year of college is going to be a huge help for the NBA teams in evaluating players.

I, for one, can appreciate this rule. There are too many HS kids that get let down on draft day or come in not ready for the NBA. As far as Wright is concerned, hopefully the hype doesn't get to him.