what is a big suprise in upcoming NBA draft? and who will be the first 5 picks.?
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In the top of the draft how far Rudy Gay will fall and JJ Redick will fall.  It's tough to gauge who will be the exact top 5 until the lottery is held.  Like Atlanta wouldn't take Morrison but Morrison will go high.  Portland would probably take him.  Chicago and Atlanta would take Tyrus Thomas and LaMarcus Aldridge in the top 5.  Charlotte would like Morrison but might have to settle for Carney out of Memphis.  And the European player Bargani or something will be in the top 5 as well.  I wouldn't count out Joakim Noah as of yet
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When you're drafting, you're looking at a kid who might be less than 20 years old.  It was plain to see Jordan had huge potential, but Akeen Olajuwon went ahead of Jordan and that was a great pick for the Rockets.  He brought them the championships they expected he could.  Portland passed on Jordan, probably because they already had Drexler.\n\nWhat all this means is, in hindsight it's Jordan all the way.  But when you're picking from high school and college kids, Jordan was probably only the second-best pick in his own year of the draft.  Houston quickly built into an NBA champion with Akeem, making him in my view perhaps the best draft pick ever.\n\nAs for bad drafts...Dallas picked Detlef Schrempf, Bill Wennington and Uwe Blab all in the first round, while Joe Dumars was still available.  Karl Malone fell to 13th and if I remember correctly wanted to play in Dallas to stay close to home (Louisiana).
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1. Tyrus Thomas\n2. Adam Morrison\n3. J.J. Redick\n4. Lamarcus Aldrigde\n5. Rudy Gay
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As much as I hate to say it....it will be Detroit. They're hungry, have something to prove & flat out the best team from top to bottom so far this season. They play as a team & are very well coached....& they have that rare ability to turn up their defense to that next level: And everyone knows that Defense wins championships.  Miami is overrated but they will show up come playoff time...New Jersey has caught fire & will definately cause problems....San Antonio is about as consistent as it gets but I'm not sure if Tim Duncan will be 100% come postseason.....Dallas is looking good but they won't beat the Suns or the Spurs in a 7 game series....& the Suns will only win if they average 120 points a game in the playoffs, the postseason is a half court game.       Detroit over San Antonio  4-2
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of course the new jersey nets. marcus williams was probably the biggest steal in the draft. he was the best pure point guard in the draft. he might be playing behind jsaon kidd, but he's gonna learn a lot from the best point guard in the league, so imagine how good he'll be in 3 years. idk y so many ppl passed on him. and josh boone. he brings intensity and toughness and sum1 hu will rebound, sumthing the nets really needed.
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Ha the idiot with the first post who says all players who come overseas suck... Dirk Nowitzki, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Yao Ming, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Andres Nocioni, Boris Diaw, Tony Parker, Pau Gasol, Dikembe Mutombo, Raja Bell...There's almost as many good International players as American players... Anyway, Andrea Bargnani could go either way. There wasn't much difference in talent between the best eight picks anyway. There wasn't an obvious choice. But Andrea to me doesn't seem like a great fit... they already have Chris Bosh.
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toronto: bargnani - because he has nowitzki type upside...plus they hired his GM from his european team.\n\nchicago: thomas - again, huge upside in the form of a marion type player.\n\ncharlotte: morrison - MJ doesn't want to be remembered for taking kwame brown...so he goes for a safer pick in morrison.\n\nportland: roy - they wanted morrison...but they'll take roy who played college ball near by.  he can come in and start immediately.\n\natlanta: shelden williams - they could use a PG but rumors are a promise has been made\n\nminnesota: gay - aldridge is possible but gay would be a good fit with garnett and should take some pressure off KG.  at #6, he could be the best player in teh draft.\n\nboston: aldridge - they could use some help down low and get another player to slip to them this year (last year gerald green).\n\nhouston: carney - having another slasher would add another dimension to the rockets.  \n\ngolden state: foye - o'bryant is possible but baron davis is too fragile and foye could be his eventually successor...or allow JR to move to SF so they can trade dunleavy.\n\nseattle: o'bryant - they have some project centers...so they won't hesitate to take o'bryant.  he's got pretty good upside but still need some development...will fit right in with the centers they already have.\n\norlando: redick - they need scoring...and when you have deshawn stevenson starting at SG, you know you have a problem.\n\nNO: brewer - they are weak at SG/SF and brewer would be an immediate upgrade.\n\nphilly: marcus williams - too good to pass up here...plus they need a PG to let AI play SG more instead of having to take over PG duties as well.  all this is assuming they don't end up trading AI...\n\nutah: shannon brown - they need help at SG and brown would really round out their starting roster.  if they end up getting a boozer trade done, then hilton armstrong/cedric simmons would be the pick.
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Kase,\n\nHere's the first round of last night's NBA Draft:\n\n #   Team  Player         (Position)\n 1   Tor   Andrea Bargnani (F) \n \n 2   Chi   LaMarcus Aldridge  (C) \n \n 3   Cha   Adam Morrison  (F) \n \n 4   Por   Tyrus Thomas  (F) \n \n 5   Atl   Shelden Williams  (F) \n \n 6   Min   Brandon Roy  (G) \n \n 7   Bos   Randy Foye  (G) \n \n 8   Hou   Rudy Gay  (F) \n \n 9   GS   Patrick O'Bryant  (C) \n \n 10   Sea   Saer Sene (C) \n \n 11   Orl   J.J. Redick  (G) \n \n 12   NOK   Hilton Armstrong  (C) \n \n 13   Phi   Thabo Sefolosha (F) \n \n 14   Uta   Ronnie Brewer  (G) \n \n 15   NOK   Cedric Simmons  (F) \n \n 16   Chi   Rodney Carney  (F) \n \n 17   Ind   Shawne Williams  (F) \n \n 18   Was   Oleksiy Pecherov (F) \n \n 19   Sac   Quincy Douby (G) \n \n 20   NY   Renaldo Balkman (F) \n \n 21   Pho   Rajon Rondo  (G) \n \n 22   NJ   Marcus Williams  (G) \n \n 23   NJ   Josh Boone  (C) \n \n 24   Mem   Kyle Lowry  (G) \n \n 25   Cle   Shannon Brown (G) \n \n 26   LAL   Jordan Farmar  (G) \n \n 27   Pho   Sergio Rodriguez (G) \n \n 28   Dal   Maurice Ager  (G) \n \n 29   NY   Mardy Collins  (G) \n \n 30   Por   Joel Freeland (PF)
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Who will make it\n\n1 detroit- Still have the most solid starting lineup in basketball.  May make coaching change in off season. (But shouldn't)\n\n2 miami- Have major talent but have room to improve at the point guard position.  Jason Williams turns the ball over too much and Gary although solid as a backup is 37 years old.\n\n3 Cleveland-  Major momentum and have room to grow, need to sign an extension with lebron and find a major playmaker.  Lebron needs to develope defensively.\n\n4 Chicago-  Solid team will only get better with a great lottery pick.  Could use some front court help after losing eddie curry to the knicks.\n\n5 Indiana- Injury plagued season killed them but they will pick it up and will show to be very competitive with the top teams.\n\n6 New Jersey- Still need a bench and a low post man besides Krstic.\n\n7 Washington- Will fall off a bit but will still win big games and surprise people as a low seed in the playoffs.\n\n8 Boston-  Youngest team in basketball will only get better with time.  Look for Al Jefferson to put up big numbers.\n \n\nout\nOrlando- Will get close again but still need major pieces to contend.\n\nPhiladelphia- Will see a New York like implosion\n\nmilwaukee- Some good players but not enough to make it this time around.\n\n1 Dallas- Will have the confidence of a possible title and no one will be calling them soft anymore.\n\n2 Phoenix- Amare\n\n3 San Antonio- Tim Duncan can still play and Manu and Tony should get back on track.  Need to find a backup PG Van Exel and Udrih aren't doing it.  Don't count on Horry to make big shots anymore, he played one too many seasons.\n\n4 LA Clippers- Great depth, Brand is the most consistent player in the league and Maggette is althletic as anyone named kobe or lebron.  Great shooters, great passers, and great rebounders equals dangerous.  Look for them to sign Sprewell mid season.\n\n5 Sacramento- They wish last season lasted a little bit longer, major defensive threat.\n\n6 Denver- Still in the middle of the pack, need to settle player/coach issues. Kenyon is a major bust.\n\n7 LA Lakers- Phoenix rematch will be amazing.  Amare will make everyone miss Shaq.  Look for Bynum to play at least 15 minutes a game by end of season.\n\n8 Seattle- They also wished the season was longer.  Wilcox finally playing like the scouts predicted.  Two great point guards (Ridnour and Watson) that can play on the court at the same time and the best shooter in basketball in Ray Allen.  Need a veteran center and a replacement for Rashard who is unhappy.  Look for development of Robert Swift and Ridnour.\n\nout\nGolden state- Can't move the ball\nUtah- Great players that don't fit\nNew Orleans- Not enough for Paul to work with\nMinnesota- MUST MOVE KG OR THEY HAVE NO FUTURE.  Blount, Banks, and Davis all have attitude problems, might be new jailblazers
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Ben Wallace, PF/C, Detroit \nJason Terry, PG, Dallas \nPeja Stojakovic, SF, Indiana (Player option) \nAl Harrington, PF, Atlanta \nMike James, Toronto (Player option) \nChris Wilcox, PF, Seattle (Restricted) \nNene, PF/C, Denver (Restricted) \nDrew Gooden, PF, Cleveland (Restricted) \nBonzi Wells, SG/SF, Sacramento \nMatt Harpring, SG/SF, Utah \nJoel Przybilla, C, Portland \nRonald Murray, Cleveland \nSpeedy Claxton, PG, New Orleans \nVladimir Radmanovic, SF/PF, LA Clippers \nJared Jeffries, Washington (Restricted) \nJames Posey, SG/SF, Miami (Player option) \nNazr Mohammed, C, San Antonio \nReggie Evans, PF, Denver \nKeith Van Horn, SF/PF, Dallas \nSam Cassell, PG, LA Clippers \nAlonzo Mourning, Miami \nFred Jones, Indiana (Restricted) \nRuben Patterson, Denver (Player option) \nBobby Jackson, PG/SG, Memphis \nFrancisco Elson, Denver (Restricted)
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the draft this year was very unpredictable. and there were a lot of trades. like most ppl didnt think that marcus williams would fall down to #22 goin 2 the new jersey nets. but thank god he did, cuz they needed a backup point guard
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My hunch is that they want Bargnani and should trade down to 4 or 5 to get him. If they don't, I expect they take Aldridge at 1.
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Portland by far got the best picks and trades but the Nets got a steal by drafting Marcus Williams at 22. Im still suprised that a projected top 10 pick would drop that low. But Portland got off better. The Blazers lost three guys by trade: Sebastian Telfair, Viktor Khryapa and Theo Ratliff. Khryapa is a decent rebounder and defender, but probably won't be much else in the NBA. Ratliff is 33 and coming off his two least productive, most injury-prone seasons. Telfair is 21 and still has promise, but had fallen out of favor in Portland. Blazers coach Nate McMillan had been using Steve Blake and Jarrett Jack ahead of Telfair for much of the year. As you can see all 3 probably have no future in the NBA, (I could be wrong but....) and in ruturn they got both LaMarcus Aldridge and Brandon Roy, arguably the best player in the 2006 NBA draft. My favorite team, the Magic did pretty well. We have outstanding players in every position except for shooting gaurd. And many belive that J.J. Redick is the best [best meaning can shoot I would of liked it better if we got Brandon Roy like some of Mock Drafts showed] shooting gaurd in the draft, a perfect match for the Orlando Magic. So to sum up Portland got the best deals, Nets had the luckiest night and Orlando did the most with the 11th pick.
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I would also pick Rodney Carney because he can play Defense.  Can lock down the opposition with his speed and long reach.  Held J.J. Redick to 0 points in the second half versus Duke this year.  Incredibly athletic great speed and incredible ups.  Can knock down the long range shot and also score on mid range floaters.  Excels in fast break situations.  Has an all-around, complete game.\n\n        He can play the SF which is what Golden State Needs. Although he could play 2 guard Warriors have 2 many Guards. Baron Davis, Jason Richardson, Derek Fisher, Pietrus. 2 great and 2 decent guards. They have one good guard in Dunleavy but I think Mike could start for the beggining of  the season but sit out as 6th man for 2nd half of the season. \n\n        I do think they should trade down for 2 decent picks. Because in this draft you can get the same quality in lower picks. I think it would be smarter because they could get a forward and a center.\n\n         O yea and why would they want J.J Reddick when they have a fast team. Yea Just throw in an unathletic player to ruin the flow. That is another reason i think they should pick Rodney Carney he is good on the Fast Break and Can run with Baron and J Rich.
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The Utah Jazz have picks #14, #46, and #47.\n\nWith their 14th pick they should get the shooting guard they badly need. J.J. Redick would be the perfect pick for this team, but it is hard to believe there would be 13 players drafted before him. If J.J.'s there, the Jazz will take him no question. With the Jazz's great defense and front court, J.J.'s defensive weakness will not be a problem at all. Also defenders will have to make a choice of either guarding the Jazz big men or stopping J.J. from getting off his shot. This would be a deadly inside-outside combination.\nOther possibilities if Redick is not there: Mardy Collins, Brandon Roy\n\nWith their two second round picks the Jazz should draft Thabo Sefolosha of Switzerland and Chris Quinn from Notre Dame. Both players should be available for them to draft. \n\n6'6" Sefolosha is a great defender, with good athleticism that the Jazz need at the shooting guard spot to stop the better shooting guards in the league like Kobe, LeBron, and McGrady. He is alot like Bruce Bowen. They could keep him in Europe as a project player as well.\n\n6'2" Chris Quinn is the most underrated point guard in the nation. He averaged 18pts. 7asts. and 3 rebs as a senior at Notre Dame. He also had high field goal and 3 point percentages. His assist to turnover ratio was one of the best in the NCAA. The numbers are there, but the scouts worry that his game will not translate to the NBA. It will. He is so much like John Stockton, I'm not saying he's as good, but his game is like Stockton's. The Jazz need a steady point guard behind Deron Williams that is ready to play today and Milt Palacio and Keith McLeod are NOT the answer, those two are terrible!\nOther possible second round picks: Rashad Anderson, Mike Gansey, Nick Caner-Medley, P.J. Tucker, Craig Smith
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I don't know about draft picks but I've believed that many NBA games are fixed for quite some time now and this year's playoffs are a good example.  The Lakers had no business taking the Suns to 7 just as the Cavs shouldn't have taken the Pistons to 7 (Don't get me wrong, I love the Cavs, but no talent outside of the King).  Who is on those teams?  Arguably the most engaging personality off the court (Kobe) and the most exciting player to watch on the court (LeBron).  those two guys = ratings = higher revenues for the NBA
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the bulls  are leanning towards marcus aldridge of texas and tyrus thomas of lsu both PF/C that are tremendous athletes aldridge 6-11 and wieghs 237 pounds would be the better choice for the bulls roster as tyrus weighs only 211 and is a inch shorter than aldridge tyrus thomas is the best overall athlete in the draft i think they would grab him over aldridge because he goes with tyson chandler nicely but then where do u put luol deng??thats why they want a larger back court in brandon roy who averaged 20.2 pts a game for the wildcats but is not a good sharpshooter or 3 point shooter so id say take aldridge omly because he can play C for them and is bigger than tyrus and they could start deng-chandler-gordon-hinrich-aldridge but its a tough call the picks would be 2 good 2 lose so i dont see them trading the picks because some scouts said that roy and tyrus thomas would be most ready in the NBA so i have know idea what could happen on draft day