Posted by longtallbrad on 8/19/2011 9:34:00 AM (view original):

Posted by garyman on 8/19/2011 2:52:00 AM (view original):

Posted by badja on 8/18/2011 10:47:00 PM (view original):
Are we going 8 rounds?  this will take another week.
I think to even out things we should go 2 players next round and 1 the final round.  Just a thought.

Not going to a schedule was a bad move.  This is just for fun and at this point, we are prolly not all seeking the same guy.  I could care less about getting skipped at this point.  There is not $10 riding on it ya know?  Let's get this rolling before we croak of old age.

I agree with the schedule thing, otherwise I may just forget about this... Why are we doing 8 rounds? Why not 6? or 7? If we are going to have backups, why not have one for each position? 8 seems kind of an arbitrary number.

Usually when I've participated in mock drafts of this sort (on other sites) we've gone 10 rounds, but it takes a long time.

If we're not doing that, then I do like the idea of 8 since it allows you to build a core rotation...three bench players, if you pick smartly, should be sufficient to back up the five starters. 

I was envisioning that when the draft was complete we could each post rotations with minute allocations at each position, and game strategies (e.g., fast break or half-court, who's playing what role...).  That would inform the voting.

Posted by imahobbit on 8/19/2011 9:43:00 AM (view original):
sorry, no sitemail + no schedule - didn't know it was my pick.

I was going to be a good little boy and pick the defensive compliment that my backcourt needed. But, the two guys I was considering - Moncrief and Dumars (RIGHT BEFORE ME) got picked.

So screw you defense. I have 4 excellent defenders already. And honestly, most of the pgs in the league don't scare me too much. I can grab a perimeter defender in another round.

What I would like is another explosive athlete. Lebron really doesn't have anyone to run the court with him atm. Pierce can hit 3s in trasition.. which is nice. But Moses and DeBusschere are not going to be out finishing on the break alot. So, with that said - 

David "Skywalker" Thompson

He's small for a sg/sf (really about 6'2" though listed at 6'4") but I'm going to put him on point guards or just the weakest perimeter player on D. He was a great athlete.. properly motivated on a championship contender I think he could play solid defense - wasn't something really stressed on the teams he played for.

He is not going to hit alot of 3s but he had a very good midrange jumper. And most importantly - he can run and finish on the break. This guy and Lebron running the break together is going to be much like D. Wade and Lebron in Miami - the difference? We are going to run on this team.  His APG numbers are pretty low but his AST% are actually very good - enough to show he will give it up and not be a total blackhole on offense.

He's a 5 time all-star, hall of famer, and mj's presenter to the Hall of Fame.

Posted by felonius on 8/19/2011 9:54:00 AM (view original):
48" vertical - when people start talking about how much more athletic guys are today I always think of the fact that he and the Doctor were running 40 years ago

• The best vertical jump (no step) result from the 2011 NBA pre-draft combine camp was 36.5 inches (92.7 cm) by Iman Shumpert (see more 2011 NBA combine results).
• The best vertical (no step) result from the 2010 NBA pre-draft combine camp was 32 inches (81.3 cm) by Wesley Johnson (see more 2010 NBA combine results).

2011 NBA combine results).2010 NBA combine results).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQPVKQIFxVk&feature=related
http://www.topendsports.com/testing/results/vertical-jump.htm

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bAkaSw_sYY

dont forget Dr Dunkenstein Darrell Griffith also puported to top out at 48"