February 28, 2007

2007 NBA Mock Draft

1. Boston - Greg Oden (7’0’’, C, Ohio State, Fresh.)
2. Memphis - Kevin Durant (6‘10‘’, SF, Texas, Fresh.)
3. Philadelphia - Brandan Wright (6’10’’, PF, North Carolina, Fresh.)
4. Milwaukee - Joakim Noah (6’11’’, PF, Florida, Jr.)
5. Seattle - Julian Wright (6‘8‘’, SF, Kansas, Soph.)
6. Charlotte - Al Horford (6'9'', PF, Florida, Jr.)
7. Phoenix - Yi Jianlian (7’0’’, PF, China)
8. Portland - Spencer Hawes (6’11’’, C, Washington, Fresh.)
9. Sacramento - Jeff Green (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
10. Chicago - Hasheem Thabeet (7‘3‘’, C, UConn, Fresh.)
11. Golden State - Al Thornton (6’7’’, SF, Florida State, Sr.)
12. Minnesota - Roy Hibbert (7’2’’, C, Georgetown, Jr.)
13. LA Clippers - Thaddeus Young (6‘8‘’, SF, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
14. New Jersey - Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Sr.)
15. Detroit - Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Soph.)
16. Philadelphia - Acie Law (6‘3‘’, PG, Texas A&M, Sr.)
17. New Orleans - Nick Young (6’6’’, SG, USC, Jr.)
18. Miami - Corey Brewer (6’8’’, SF, Florida, Jr.)
19. Atlanta - Jason Smith (7’0’’, C, Colorado State, Jr.)
20. New York - Alando Tucker (6‘5‘’, SG, Wisconsin, Sr.)
21. Charlotte - Marco Belinelli (6’6’’, SG, Italy)
22. LA Lakers - Dominic James (5‘10‘’, PG, Marquette, Soph.)
23. Phoenix - Arron Afflalo (6‘5‘’, SG, UCLA, Jr.)
24. Washington - Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
25. Houston - Tyler Hansbrough (6‘9‘’, PF, North Carolina, Soph.)
26. Detroit - Marcus Williams (6‘7‘’, SG, Arizona, Soph.)
27. Utah - Daequan Cook (6‘5“, SG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
28. San Antonio - Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Sr.)
29. Phoenix - Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
30. Philadelphia - Morris Almond (6’6’’, SG, Rice, Sr.)

February 19, 2007

NBA Mock Draft

1. Boston - Greg Oden (7’0’’, C, Ohio State, Fresh.)
2. Memphis - Kevin Durant (6‘10‘’, SF, Texas, Fresh.)
3. Philadelphia - Brandan Wright (6’10’’, PF, North Carolina, Fresh.)
4. Charlotte - Joakim Noah (6’11’’, PF, Florida, Jr.)
5. Milwaukee - Julian Wright (6‘8‘’, SF, Kansas, Soph.)
6. Seattle - Al Horford (6'9'', PF, Florida, Jr.)
7. Phoenix - Chase Buddinger (6‘7“, SG, Arizona, Fresh.)
8. Portland - Yi Jianlian (7’0’’, PF, China)
9. Chicago - Hasheem Thabeet (7‘3‘’, C, UConn, Fresh.)
10. Sacramento - Thaddeus Young (6‘8‘’, SF, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
11. Golden State - Al Thornton (6’7’’, SF, Florida State, Sr.)
12. New Orleans - Jeff Green (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
13. Minnesota - Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Sr.)
14. New Jersey - Marco Belinelli (6’6’’, SG, Italy)
15. LA Clippers - Arron Afflalo (6‘5‘’, SG, UCLA, Jr.)
16. Miami - Acie Law (6‘3‘’, PG, Texas A&M, Sr.)
17. Detroit - Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
18. Philadelphia - Alando Tucker (6‘5‘’, SG, Wisconsin, Sr.)
19. Charlotte - Daequan Cook (6‘5“, SG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
20. Atlanta - Ronald Steele (6‘2‘’, PG, Alabama, Jr.)
21. New York - Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Soph.)
22. Washington - Marcus Williams (6‘7‘’, SG, Arizona, Soph.)
23. LA Lakers - Corey Brewer (6’8’’, SF, Florida, Jr.)
24. Phoenix - Darrell Arthur (6‘9“, PF, Kansas, Fresh.)
25. Detroit - Nick Young (6’6’’, SG, USC, Jr.)
26. Houston - Tyler Hansbrough (6‘9‘’, PF, North Carolina, Soph.)
27. San Antonio - Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
28. Utah - Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Sr.)
29. Phoenix - Morris Almond (6’6’’, SG, Rice, Sr.)
30. Philadelphia - Kyle Visser (6’11’’, C, Wake Forest, Sr.)

February 18, 2007

All Star Classic

So I have had this idea for some time. It is a week long tournament with 8 all star teams. It would be all players who are NBA draft eligable (ie. not yet in the NBA). The 8 teams would be...

1. Freshman
2. Sophmores
3. Juniors
4. Seniors East
5. Seniors West
6. Preps
7. Euros
8. World

They would play 2 round robin 4 team pools. Then the top 2 in each pool move on to a single limination final 4. All teams would be made up of any player, regardless of whether they declare for the draft or not. So, a player could play in this and still return to school the next year. It would half NBA draft scouting combine and half all star games. I think it would be very interesting as a TV thing and also very helpful for NBA teams trying to evaluate talent. It is not often you would see the best foriegn, college, and high school players all on the same floor. Below are the players I would put on each team...


Freshman

PG- Tywon Lawson
SG- Chase Buddinger
SF- Thaddeus Young
PF- Kevin Durant
C- Greg Oden

B- Brandon Wright
B- Spencer Hawes
B- Wayne Ellington
B- Daequan Cook
B- Darrell Arthur
B- Mike Conely
B- DJ Augustine

Sophmores

PG- Dominic James
SG- Marcus Williams
SF- Julian Wright
PF- Tyler Hansbrough
C- Josh McRoberts

B- Darren Collison
B- Luc Richard Mbah a Moute
B- Brandon Rush
B- Rodney Stuckey
B- Mario Chalmers
B- Richard Hendrix
B- Jon Brockman

Juniors

PG- Ronald Steele
SG- Arron Afflalo
SF- Jeff Green
PF- Al Horford
C- Joakim Noah

B- Corey Brewer
B- Roy Hibbert
B- Nick Young
B- DeVon Hardin
B- Glen Davis
B- Taurean Green
B- JamesOn Curry

Seniors East

PG- Engin Atsur
SG- Alando Tucker
SF- Al Thorton
PF- Kyle Visser
C- Aaron Gray

B- Jared Dudley
B- Ron Lewis
B- Herbert Hill
B- JR Reynolds
B- Jermareo Davidson
B- Reyshawn Terry
B- Jared Jordan

Seniors West

PG- Acie Law
SG- Morris Almond
SF- Quinton Hosley
PF- Nick Fazekas
C- Ian Vouyoukas

B- Aaron Brooks
B- Adam Haluska
B- Mustafa Shakur
B- Ivan Radenovic
B- Mario Boggan
B- Cartier Martin
B- Brandon Heath

Preps

PG- Derrick Rose
SG- OJ Mayo
SF- Kyle Singler
PF- Michael Beasley
C- DeAndre Jordan

B- Kevin Love
B- Eric Gordon
B- Nick Calethes
B- Jarryd Bayless
B- Kosta Koufos
B- Austin Freeman
B- Donte Green

Euros

PG- Uros Tripkovic
SG- Marco Belinelli
SF- Marko Tomas
PF- Marc Gasol
C- Ante Tomic

B- Rudy Fernandez
B- Nicolas Batum
B- Ali Traore
B- Danilo Gallinari
B- Nemanja Aleksandrov
B- Ricky Rubio
B- Alexis Ajinca

World

PG- Chen Jianghua
SG- Brad Newely
SF- Joe Ingles
PF- Yi Jianlian
C- Tiago Splitter

B- Artem Zabelin
B- Mamadou Samb
B- Sun Yi
B- Anton Ponkrashov
B- Peja Samardziski
B- Omri Casspi
B- Alexey Shved

What do you think of the idea and who ya got winning?

February 11, 2007

2007 NBA Draft Big Board

1. Greg Oden (7’0’’, C, Ohio State, Fresh.)
2. Kevin Durant (6‘10‘’, SF, Texas, Fresh.)
3. Brandan Wright (6’10’’, PF, North Carolina, Fresh.)
4. Julian Wright (6‘8‘’, SF, Kansas, Soph.)
5. Spencer Hawes (6’11’’, C, Washington, Fresh.)
6. Al Horford (6'9'', PF, Florida, Jr.)
7. Chase Buddinger (6‘7“, SG, Arizona, Fresh.)
8. Thaddeus Young (6‘8‘’, SF, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
9. Darrell Arthur (6‘9“, PF, Kansas, Fresh.)
10. Yi Jianlian (7’0’’, PF, China)
11. Hasheem Thabeet (7‘3‘’, C, UConn, Fresh.)
12. Joakim Noah (6’11’’, PF, Florida, Jr.)
13. Al Thornton (6’7’’, SF, Florida State, Sr.)
14. Marco Belinelli (6’6’’, SG, Italy)
15. Acie Law (6‘3‘’, PG, Texas A&M, Sr.)
16. Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Sr.)
17. Alando Tucker(6‘5‘’, SG, Wisconsin, Sr.)
18. Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Soph.)
19. Marcus Williams (6‘7‘’, SG, Arizona, Soph.)
20. Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
21. Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
22. Ronald Steele (6‘2‘’, PG, Alabama, Jr.)
23. Daequan Cook (6‘5“, SG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
24. Jeff Green (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
25. Corey Brewer (6’8’’, SF, Florida, Jr.)
26. Dominic James (5‘10‘’, PG, Marquette, Soph.)
27. Arron Afflalo (6‘5‘’, SG, UCLA, Jr.)
28. Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Sr.)
29. Tyler Hansbrough (6‘9‘’, PF, North Carolina, Soph.)
30. Jason Smith (7’0’’, C, Colorado State, Jr.)
31. Marc Gasol (7‘0‘’, C, Spain)
32. Nick Young (6’6’’, SG, USC, Jr.)
33. Kyle Visser (6’11’’, C, Wake Forest, Sr.)
34. Morris Almond (6’6’’, SG, Rice, Sr.)
35. Cartier Martin (6’7’’, SG, Kansas State, Sr.)
36. Jared Dudley (6’7’’, SF, Boston College, Sr.)
37. Adam Haluska (6’5’’, SG, Iowa, Sr.)
38. Brad Newley (6’8’’, SG, Australia)
39. Glen Davis (6’8’’, PF, LSU, Jr.)
40. Rodney Stuckey (6’4’’, SG, Eastern Washington, Soph.)
41. Mustafa Shakur (6’3’’, PG, Arizona, Sr.)
42. Mario Boggan (6’7’’, PF, Oklahoma State, Sr.)
43. Sean Singletary (5’11’’, PG, Virginia, Jr.)
44. Derrick Byars (6’7’’, SF, Vanderbilt, Sr.)
45. Herbert Hill (6’10’’, PF, Providence, Sr.)
46. Brandon Heath (6’3’’, PG, San Diego State, Sr.)
47. Ron Lewis (6’4’’, SG, Ohio State, Sr.)
48. Mirza Begic (7’3’’, C, Bosnia)
49. Demetris Nichols (6’7’’, SF, Syracuse, Sr.)
50. Bobby Brown (6’1’’, PG, Fullerton, Sr.)
51. Jermareo Davidson (6’10’’, PF, Alabama, Sr.)
52. Aaron Brooks (5’11’’, PG, Oregon, Sr.)
53. Ivan Radenovic (6’9’’, PF, Arizona, Sr.)
54. Taurean Green (6’0’’, PG, Florida, Jr.)
55. Marko Tomas (6’8’’, SG, Croatia)
56. Engin Atsur (6’3’’, PG, North Carolina State, Sr.)
57. JR Reynolds (6’3’’, SG, Virginia, Sr.)
58. Curtis Sumpter (6’7’’, SF, Villanova, Sr.)
59. Ali Traore (6’9’’, PF, Ivory Coast)
60. Jamon Gordon (6’2’’, PG, Virginia Tech, Sr.)

February 01, 2007

NBA Mock Draft (First Round)

1. Memphis - Greg Oden (7’0’’, C, Ohio State, Fresh.)
2. Boston - Kevin Durant (6‘10‘’, SF, Texas, Fresh.)
3. Philadelphia - Brandan Wright (6’10’’, PF, North Carolina, Fresh.)
4. Charlotte - Spencer Hawes (6’11’’, C, Washington, Fresh.)
5. Phoenix - Joakim Noah (6’11’’, PF, Florida, Jr.)
6. Seattle - Al Horford (6'9'', PF, Florida, Jr.)
7. Sacramento - Yi Jianlian (7’0’’, PF, China)
8. Milwaukee - Julian Wright (6‘8‘’, SF, Kansas, Soph.)
9. Chicago - Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Sr.)
10. New Orleans - Thaddeus Young (6‘8‘’, SF, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
11. Portland - Hasheem Thabeet (7‘3‘’, C, UConn, Fresh.)
12. Miami - Darrell Arthur (6‘9“, PF, Kansas, Fresh.)
13. New Jersey - Al Thornton (6’7’’, SF, Florida State, Sr.)
14. Golden State - Marcus Williams (6‘7‘’, SG, Arizona, Soph.)
15. Minnesota - Jeff Green (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
16. Toronto - Marco Belinelli (6’6’’, SG, Italy)
17. LA Clippers - Daequan Cook (6‘5“, SG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
18. Atlanta - Acie Law (6‘3‘’, PG, Texas A&M, Sr.)
19. Detroit - Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Soph.)
20. Philadelphia - Corey Brewer (6’8’’, SF, Florida, Jr.)
21. Phoenix - Nick Young (6’6’’, SG, USC, Jr.)
22. New York - Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
23. Detroit - Alando Tucker(6‘5‘’, SG, Wisconsin, Sr.)
24. Washington - Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
25. LA Lakers - Tyler Hansbrough (6‘9‘’, PF, North Carolina, Soph.)
26. Houston - Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Sr.)
27. Utah - Morris Almond (6’6’’, SG, Rice, Sr.)
28. San Antonio - Kyle Visser (6’11’’, C, Wake Forest, Sr.)
29. Philadelphia - Ronald Steele (6‘2‘’, PG, Alabama, Jr.)
30. Phoenix - Arron Afflalo (6‘5‘’, SG, UCLA, Jr.)