Comments on: NBA Draft: Cream of the Crop for 2009 http://atlantahawks.today.com/2009/06/20/nba-draft-cream-of-the-crop-for-2009/ Official Atlanta Hawks Blog Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:26:41 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 By: dishtv21 http://atlantahawks.today.com/2009/06/20/nba-draft-cream-of-the-crop-for-2009/#comment-80 dishtv21 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:22:10 +0000 http://atlantahawks.today.com/2009/06/20/nba-draft-cream-of-the-crop-for-2009/#comment-80 I think Meeks is like Michael Redd for Milwaukee or will develop into that type of player. I'm not on the Joe Johnson band wagon in Atlanta and think the Hawks need a more consistent 2 guard and Meeks would have filled that void. I do agree with most of what you said and thanks for giving so much imput on each player. Young and Blair are big question marks and if they do prove to be solid NBA players; then no one will be surprised. If they don't ever develop in the NBA; then no one will be surprised. These two fine young men shouldn't have dropped so far, but most teams like to gamble for someone that could be a star type player and neither one of these guys provide that high ceiling. Jordan Hill and Danny Green.....I do not know enough about them and they may be top 25 players in this latest NBA draft. Overall I saw about 20 players in this draft that were solid and probably 12 to 15 will turn out that way. All the players taken in the 2nd round will probably not amount to much, but odds say that 2 to 3 will be solid players in the next 3 to 4 years in the NBA. I think Meeks is like Michael Redd for Milwaukee or will develop into that type of player. I’m not on the Joe Johnson band wagon in Atlanta and think the Hawks need a more consistent 2 guard and Meeks would have filled that void.

I do agree with most of what you said and thanks for giving so much imput on each player.

Young and Blair are big question marks and if they do prove to be solid NBA players; then no one will be surprised. If they don’t ever develop in the NBA; then no one will be surprised. These two fine young men shouldn’t have dropped so far, but most teams like to gamble for someone that could be a star type player and neither one of these guys provide that high ceiling.

Jordan Hill and Danny Green…..I do not know enough about them and they may be top 25 players in this latest NBA draft.

Overall I saw about 20 players in this draft that were solid and probably 12 to 15 will turn out that way. All the players taken in the 2nd round will probably not amount to much, but odds say that 2 to 3 will be solid players in the next 3 to 4 years in the NBA.

]]> By: JB Pitts http://atlantahawks.today.com/2009/06/20/nba-draft-cream-of-the-crop-for-2009/#comment-69 JB Pitts Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:25:16 +0000 http://atlantahawks.today.com/2009/06/20/nba-draft-cream-of-the-crop-for-2009/#comment-69 And as for your question at the end-Maynor, Lawson, Meeks And as for your question at the end-Maynor, Lawson, Meeks

]]> By: JB Pitts http://atlantahawks.today.com/2009/06/20/nba-draft-cream-of-the-crop-for-2009/#comment-68 JB Pitts Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:23:11 +0000 http://atlantahawks.today.com/2009/06/20/nba-draft-cream-of-the-crop-for-2009/#comment-68 Griffin-great player, to bad Clippers are going to ruin his career Rubio-good, but you have to buyout his contract from his Euroleague if you take him Evans-no real position, will probably be like Dwayne Wade but play point DeRozan-#4? Seriously? Harden-has the tools to be a star, they just need to be developed Curry-a shooter. No defense, No athleticism, No driving ability, just a shooter with some pg skills Thabeet-huge defensive force, will shine in OKC with Durant Jennings-3rd best pg in draft Flynn-2nd best pg in draft (Rubio #1) Johnson-see Harden Henderson-next Duke nba bust (ex s. williams, laettner, battier) Holiday-no good in college, and he played in the PAC10! Teague-perfect for a high-paced team such as the Knicks Maynor-good pg skills, pure scorer, clutch. Just needs a team to play him Mullens-struggled in the Big 10, but occasionaly showed potential Hansbrough-cant shoot, cant jump, just a high-energy guy. Will either be a huge bust or a good player coming off the bench Clark-will probably end up as a nice role player for somebody Lawson-see Teagaue Meeks-you've lost it. You can't be a good NBA guard if you can't dribble or play defense. Just ask JJ Reddick Ellington-smaller version of Evans, will be an Iverson-model point Williams-could be the next Turkoglu Brown-good rebounder, very athletic, hardworking, improving; but he's undersized and still not much of a shooter Summers-poor handles, poor shot selection; but a good shooter, proven winner, and physically gifted. High risk/reward Budinger-2nd best player on Arizona, athletic and a good shooter; will need to work on handles and defense some though Collison-great defender, good passer, fast, makes good descisions, good work ethic; but he's very small and weak and is overpowered by bigger guys like Derrick Rose Why aren't guys like Jordan Hill, Sam Young, Dajuan Blair, and Danny Green on this list? All 4 are better than many of the players on the list (cough cough Jrue Holiday cough cough) Griffin-great player, to bad Clippers are going to ruin his career

Rubio-good, but you have to buyout his contract from his Euroleague if you take him

Evans-no real position, will probably be like Dwayne Wade but play point

DeRozan-#4? Seriously?

Harden-has the tools to be a star, they just need to be developed

Curry-a shooter. No defense, No athleticism, No driving ability, just a
shooter with some pg skills

Thabeet-huge defensive force, will shine in OKC with Durant

Jennings-3rd best pg in draft

Flynn-2nd best pg in draft (Rubio #1)

Johnson-see Harden

Henderson-next Duke nba bust (ex s. williams, laettner, battier)

Holiday-no good in college, and he played in the PAC10!

Teague-perfect for a high-paced team such as the Knicks

Maynor-good pg skills, pure scorer, clutch. Just needs a team to play him

Mullens-struggled in the Big 10, but occasionaly showed potential

Hansbrough-cant shoot, cant jump, just a high-energy guy. Will either be a huge bust or a good player coming off the bench

Clark-will probably end up as a nice role player for somebody

Lawson-see Teagaue

Meeks-you’ve lost it. You can’t be a good NBA guard if you can’t dribble or play defense. Just ask JJ Reddick

Ellington-smaller version of Evans, will be an Iverson-model point

Williams-could be the next Turkoglu

Brown-good rebounder, very athletic, hardworking, improving; but he’s undersized and still not much of a shooter

Summers-poor handles, poor shot selection; but a good shooter, proven winner, and physically gifted. High risk/reward

Budinger-2nd best player on Arizona, athletic and a good shooter; will need to work on handles and defense some though

Collison-great defender, good passer, fast, makes good descisions, good work ethic; but he’s very small and weak and is overpowered by bigger guys like Derrick Rose

Why aren’t guys like Jordan Hill, Sam Young, Dajuan Blair, and Danny Green on this list? All 4 are better than many of the players on the list (cough cough Jrue Holiday cough cough)

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