2013 Draft Thread

[Plowright]

Well your talking about needing a 20+ post scorer... In the 2013 draft thread so yes?

[polarcat]

TBH, I feel like Cho has the assets in hand (or will come draft night with whatever he pulls off with trading Diop, Gordon, Sessions and possibly Hendo) to move up if needed. We have a few picks in this draft as well to use as ammo. Even if we're slotted in the 6-10 range, if there's a stud player that fits our team, I think Cho has set us up to be able to move around however we'd like..... finding a partner is a whole 'nether story.

EDIT: For the record, I'm only down with trading Diop and Gordon. I think Sessions' skill and age make him a valuable 6th man for a young team that needs a clutch vet down the stretch. I also feel like Henderson does not need to be moved because he has proven to be a starting SG in this league. Whether or not he can mesh with Kemba and MKG is yet to fully be seen, but I'm not ready to dump him yet. Too much quality there to move him.

[SWedd523]

Well your talking about needing a 20+ post scorer... In the 2013 draft thread so yes?

No.

We need a post player we can depend on to get 20 points, but that doesn't have to be done in this draft. We have next year, trades, or free agency. We do have other needs that need to be addressed


Plumlee, again, doesn't add anything of value to the team because he's yet another big without a dependable post game when we need....... a post player capable of scoring 20

[gamecocksmitty4]

Just curious...and honest question Swedd....
Do you think McAdoo would be a good pick? I know my thoughts on him, I'm just curious to know yours.

[SWedd523]

Why not share your thoughts on him?


I'm personally no fan of McAdoo. He has a great body, but doesn't use it the way he should. He acts like he's afraid of the paint with the way he takes 18 foot baseline jumpers over and over and over. I remember him coming to UNC and there was talk of "Is he trying to be a wing or a post?" and it doesn't look like he's quite figured it out. It also looks like he lacks the leadership/fire to be the leader that team desperately needs which makes me wary of taking him with a lottery pick because I'm looking for a potential IT guy and not a nice role player.

Without making any sort of informal list I can say he's not very high on my big board

[gamecocksmitty4]

I was just curious because you always seem to be very low on Duke players (granted there haven't been many great NBA prospects out of Duke lately, other than Irving) and very high on UNC players.

As far as McAdoo goes, I have only watched a few games and have been FAR from impressed. He is a physical specimen, that's for sure. He's not bad on defense but not great either. On offense, he seems to be in the Dwight/Griffin mold with a slightly better shot. He's a dunk-or-nothing type of guy. He also seems to make some very stupid mistakes and has a terrible attitude afterwords. Makes me wonder if he has mental issues because I see a little Tyrus Thomas in him after he travels, makes a bad pass, bounces it off his knee, etc.

[CampNightmare8]

I think McAdoo's 6'9.. He'll be an okay NBA player from what i've seen, I just don't think he's the right fit for us b/c we have a lot of short players for their position.

[Aircat]

Without making any sort of informal list I can say he's not very high on my big board

After checking some draft boards online, I wanna share my list on the top 25 picks. Just to give an overview about potential picks...

1. Noel C
2. Muhammad SG
3. Zeller C
4. McAdoo PF
5. Len C
6. Austin C
7. Goodwin SG
8. Gobert C
9. Mitchell PF
10. Adams C
11. Poythress SF
12. Plumlee PF
13. Saric F
14. Nash SF
15. Porter SF
16. Coldwell-Pope SG
17. McLemore SG
18. Bennett PF
19. McCollum SG
20. A.Thomas SF
21. Carter-Williams PG/SG
22. Smart PG
23. B.J. Young PG/SG
24. Franklin SG
25. Brown PG

So, all in all, the top 10 picks are very PF/C heavy....

When looking at the 10/11 season, the worst 7 teams had between 17 and 30 wins...so, with all likeliness, the Cats will either draft a PF/C or Muhammad...

edit. I added some to come to 25. These 25 names keep on popping up on mock drafts... surely not in this particular order, but they keep being mentioned. so, yeah...

[CampNightmare8]

Noel or Len > Zeller.

Zeller looks so overrated to me.

[gamecocksmitty4]

I honestly would not be upset if we didn't get either the Portland or Detroit pick this year and traded our pick this year. As much as I love adding new toys to the collection and watching them, there's not a single player in this draft that I really like. Add another piece through trade or FA, but not this draft. Use our pick to get another pick next year.