NBA MOCK DRAFT 2009
So the NBA Lottery comes out Tuesday and I think to myself, "Well what do we have here?" Interesting? Very interesting. Some teams are going to have some 'splaining' to do after this draft. DARE I explain.
CLIPPERS- The good old Clippers wont blow it this time. They are not looking at a large man from a smaller college with basically no potential. They are taking at a large, athletica man, from a large (football and every 5 years basketball) university, with huge potential in Blake Griffin. They better not blow it.
MEMPHIS- Uh oh Memphis. I know what you were thinking. Please get that number one pick. I really, well new coach Lionell Hollins really likes Mike Conley jr. Yeah, remember him from the Greg Oden days at Ohio State. Well, he is about to be traded or banished to the bench. With a team leading 4 assists per game and Rudy Gay ready to explode even more offensively, why would Ricky Rubio not fit in here. Rubio is very smart, athletic, and will elevate each player on his team. Sorry Mike Conley Jr., your punishment is banishment until you find Greg Oden so you can help each other get better.
OK CITY - Oklahoma City is in a great position here. Even though they would benefit most from Ricky Rubio, and a trade with Memphis to get him would really, really be smart on both ends, they most likely are going to have to deal with Hasheem Thabeet from Uconn.
First of all let me explain the trade. Russell Westbrook averaged 18 pts per game last year which is 8 more than good ol' Mike Conley. Trade Westbrook, the pick, a bag of basketballs and jock straps to Memphis for Rubio. Outside of that, Thabeet doesnt need to do anything but play the way he does. He is a defensive specialist that can score eventually in the post. Not to worry, he will get plenty of putbacks from the many shots Durant shoots and misses. Hey, you cant score if you dont shoot.
SACREMENTO- I opened my window, nearly 5 states away, I could hear the Maloof brothers yelling, "Help! Help! We need Help!" Yep, we know. The best cure for those problems would instantly be winning. Here is the problem. Who is going to help you win NOW, with the pick you have at this spot? I would go with a big man. The problem is that the next best big man would be Dejuan Blair out of Pittsburgh. We said WIN NOW. Ok, so lets go with none will help them win now, but the best pick is Dejuan Blair. Can you say "stretch"?
WASHINGTON- This is the part that kills me. Really now? Really? Thats what the world/nba world is saying after the Wizzards pick someone we have never really thought of as a Washington Wizzard. Lets see.... who can they blow a pick on? Okay, Washington has a guard in Caron Butler who can score, a big man in Antwan Jamison who can score, and only the Good Lord knows when Hibachi/ Gilbert Arenas is going to play. Oh by the way, he can score. So, lets go with someone who can score like Stephen Curry. Really now? Really?
MINNESOTA-If Minnesota is smart here they pick the fastest player in the draft in Brandon Jennings. I would probably say he could be in the running for Rookie of the Year. He is an extremely quick guard that loves to dish the rock. Look at all those big men who would love to feed off of those dribble penetration plays that will surely be installed. The kid went over seas to play instead of going to Arizona to play. I say wise. Now he knows that it will not be easy, the game is a business, and as well, GET BACK TO THE STATES ASAP! By the way, Jennings can score. I say they win at least 35 games which would be +11.
GOLDEN STATE - Mr. Ty Lawson, can you please help Golden State. Please. Enough said.
NEW YORK - Now Stephen Curry really would fit here or Phoenix, but considering the fact that he should be gone to some boneheads above, lets see who New York goes with. I am going with Johnny Flynn from Syracuse. He can score, dish it, play up tempo, and play D. WAIT.. sorry, I forgot. This is the Mike D'antoni era.... scratch that 'play D'.
TORONTO- I think that this team is one Tyreke Evans away from being a sleeper. That is saying alot. I really do not think they are a bad team, just bad breaks. Tyreke Evans can come in and help right away with no pressure. First of all, he would be in Canada. Secondly, he would have Calderon, Bosh, and more to help ease all of the pressure. Go out and just play Tyreke and you will do well.
MILWAUKEE- Jordan hill slides here and has a chip on his shoulder. He really thought he was going to go in the top 5. NO! Now he comes to Wisconsin and realizes that he can do a couple of things. Watch Farve and the packers... ummm...no. Watch the Brewers... umm no. Watch the Bucks. DING DING DING DING DING. Winner!! Yes. He is going to get drafted here, watch more his first year than play, and then get to be a solid player for the next 3 to 4 years after that.
NEW JERSEY- Well, who has a coin to flip? Do we go with Demar Derozan or James Harden? Lets try neither. I say we are going to go with Demar Derozan. Before you ask why? Go back and look at the head to head with these two playing each other. Ohh. They both played major minutes in both games. One game they had equal games.... the other, Derozan outscored Harden by 20. Ohh.
CHARLOTTE- With Athletiscm being a must in Charlotte, I really think that they will go with Duke's lone first rounder in Gerald Henderson. Good pick, solid pick, smart pick. Get a guy that can defend and shoot when you need him to, just not all the time.
INDIANA- Larry Legend (Bird) wants defense so he is going to get some help. Will the real James Johnson from Wake Forest please stand up. PLEASE! Help this team get over that hump in the east. Bird wants it, Tj Ford wants it, and Troy Murphy needs it. Help these players do what they really want to do. Win.
PHOENIX- The object of the game is to put the ball in the basket. For the last few years, Phoenix has been one of the best teams at doing so. So who fits the Shawn Marrion type, that is long, athletic, can score, can run, and has good hands. Hmmm.. Shawn MARRION. Hey buddy, come back. Outside of that. Lets go with Tyler Hansborough? Yep. He is going to be nasty outside of Shaq Diesel for a year. He is going to be the perfect fit for this system because he can run and score inside. He will put an aging Tim Duncan in foul trouble when they play the hated San Antonio Spurs, and as well not have to shoot all those jump shots everyone was worried about. There are enough scorers already there for that.
Well, that is my first Lottery Mock Draft. I am sure closer to draft day after all those pre-draft workouts, that my draft will change. But not by much. Until then. Later suckas. Oh and by the way... my name, yeah, thats GURU 2 U.
