NBA Lottery

[jessexy]

anyone excited about the NBA draft loteery scheduled for tonight? word is that there should be more action during the lottery selection than there was in the Detroit-Cleveland game last night.....

[LaxTV_Admin]

I love Durant, and he will be good. But I will take Oden any take of the week and twice on Sundays. Now, the question is, where will Josh McRoberts go?

[anklebreaker]

No where.....He's from Duke....see Grant Hill, Lattner, J Williams, list continues.....My guess is 12

[ineedmorecowbell]

hahahahahahahahaha boston. my sixers got 13th, but the celtics went to all that trouble sucking it up and got nothing out of it.

[KnoxVegas]

I just hope the JailBlazers don't pick Sam Bowie.

[scooter]

boston and memphis got screwed......oden on either of those teams would have made them a playoff team this season

[Brent Burns]

boston and memphis got screwed......oden on either of those teams would have made them a playoff team this season

Sadly, Boston is apparently screwed because the Celtics used to be a very exciting team which was either loved or hated by anyone in the 1980s. Always loved the Celtics-Lakers battles back then. It was fun watching the Larry Bird-Magic Johnson show.

[LaxTV_Admin]

No where.....He's from Duke....see Grant Hill, Lattner, J Williams, list continues.....My guess is 12

Exactly. I am a Duke apologists, and even I know McRoberts blows. If he goes in the top ten, we can all know that GM did not learn a thing from history...

[LaxTV_Admin]

boston and memphis got screwed......oden on either of those teams would have made them a playoff team this season

By the numbers that might be true. But those teams tanked outright to get the number 1 pick in the draft. Serves them right!!

[KnoxVegas]

Now, the question is, where will Josh McRoberts go?

Please see J.J. Redick's rookie season.
http://www.nba.com/magic/stats/2006/index.html

[Jester]

One of you may want to email Chad Ford and let him know what's up. Maybe Billy King, too, although evidence suggests he's a lost cause...

PICK TEAM PLAYER VITALS

#21 Philadelphia
(via Denver)

Josh McRoberts Position: PF
Height: 6-10
Weight: 230
Age: 20
School: Duke

The skinny: Sixers GM Billy King loves Duke players, and McRoberts has a lot more talent than his box scores at Duke suggest. He's tall, athletic and very skilled, but he played most of his career out of position at Duke.

He's not a go-to type player, but he should be a better, more athletic version of Luke Walton.

[horn17]

Now, the question is, where will Josh McRoberts go?

Please see J.J. Redick's rookie season.
http://www.nba.com/magic/stats/2006/index.html

Come on, dont rip jj, he had back issues all season (my family is good friends with the redicks - my bro and him were best friends in HS - he was a better baseball pitcher than bball growing up) , thus led to a not so great preformance...one thing to remember, rookies arent superstars right away (unless your melo, or king james), unless they are really special (see paranthese above)....they haven' t had time to adjust to play defense and learn new systems. Plus they have get used to a more physical play....most rookies starte to show their true colors in their 2nd or 3rd year, which makes the 3 year max rookie deal a waste...they start to develop, and then they leave....some guys (dwade, lebron, etc from that class all resigned because they are restricted)

[CATLAX MAN]

No where.....He's from Duke....see Grant Hill, Lattner, J Williams, list continues.....My guess is 12

Exactly. I am a Duke apologists, and even I know McRoberts blows. If he goes in the top ten, we can all know that GM did not learn a thing from history...

Let's not also forget that fine #3 pick, Mike Dunleavey, by the Warriors.

[`MM9]

Greg Oden should be there first pick.


But i have seen Kevin Durant many times in person...and he is unbelieveable. He can hit threes all over the place, he can dunk on anyone, and he is a monster on the boards.


He cant be guarded. If you put a big man on him, he'll just run by him....and if you put a guard on him, Durant will shoot it over him.

he is unreal

[StrykerFSU]

On McRoberts:

He's not a go-to type player, but he should be a better, more athletic version of Luke Walton

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Now there is a ringing endorsement.