ESPN's 2008 mock draft simulator

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Their mock draft simulator is up and running: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/lottery2008/mockdraft
This only took me 2 tries :biggrin:
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[Muttley]

Nice. I love playing around with that thing. It seems to give us the top pick fairly often for some reason.

[MattD]

you guys notice when it is loading up it says Charlotte Hornets? dang I thought we got past that

[jpf_v2.0]

I'd give my left, err, leg for us to end up with Beasley!

[davcbow]

I give both if it meant we could win a championship..... :biggrin:

[dre1218us]

That would be a great pick.

If Beasley got drafted Wallace can be traded for a Center/SF combo. I'd trade down and get Hibbert.

[ohara831]

I've played that 5 times. Each time, we wound up with the #1 pick within 5 tries. We may have some serious mojo working on our side with the ping pong balls. I dont think I want to play it again or I fear jinxing us.

[timang]

mine always goes to either brook lopez or anthony randolph. like 97% of the time :g:

[Slam]

mine always goes to either brook lopez or anthony randolph. like 97% of the time :g:

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Me too.

[timang]

mine always goes to either brook lopez or anthony randolph. like 97% of the time :g:

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Me too.





fine w/ me if it's brook, but who the heck is anthony randolph? 0_o

[dnbman]

fine w/ me if it's brook, but who the heck is anthony randolph? 0_o


I don't know much about him either, but on CBS they were talking about him either about to break or breaking Shaq's block record at LSU. That can't be all bad.

[Slam]

I've never seen Randolph play, but he is said to be a Chris Bosh/Andray Blatche/Lamar Odom/Jamereo Davidson type.

A long, skinny 6'10" dude with handles, rebounding and shot blocking.

[dnbman]

I've never seen Randolph play, but he is said to be a Chris Bosh/Andray Blatche/Lamar Odom/Jamereo Davidson type.

A long, skinny 6'10" dude with handles, rebounding and shot blocking.


If we draft Randolph, we better start putting him, Jamareo, and Hollins on three meals a day regiments at Cracker Barrel, followed up with hand to hand bullfighting. We need some size and toughness.

[timang]

fine w/ me if it's brook, but who the heck is anthony randolph? 0_o


I don't know much about him either, but on CBS they were talking about him either about to break or breaking Shaq's block record at LSU. That can't be all bad.


waw. but he's under the radar... like a dark horse or something, am right? (sorry i'm didn't go to any nba draft site just yet).

[BobCatsFanInTx]

The thing about Anthony Randolph being too thin for the NBA really doesn't quite stick. The kid is only 19 years old and has some growing ahead of him possibly. If you all recall the past you will remember Kevin Garnett as being a skinny young man with a need to beef up or gain a little more muscle tone when he entered the draft. There are no questions about that now. Even when KG was in his rookie season and a bit weak he still fared pretty good to start his career.

I am not saying this kid is a KG or even in his league but then again I am not saying he isn't. The reports on him aren't exactly bad. I have never watched him play so I can only go on scouting reports. It sounds like he has solid offensive talent but real good defensive ability.

If we were to pick this kid, unless he was some kind of Phenom he probably wouldn't get much burn under Larry Brown anyhow. That is my biggest worry when it comes to coach Brown. Will he acknowledge the talents of our promising young players and use them enough that they can grow and mature on the court? If they are left sitting on the bench it is not going to benefit anybody, them or the team. If we get a lottery pick that pick should get around 20 to 25 minutes a game if he is to grow. If not that could create some discontent on the bench and in the locker room. Larry better be fair to the younger players.