The Official "DJTurtleface Told You So" 2010 Draft Almanac

According to Wikipedia, the 1474 Draft Almanac looked like this...
What good is a pundit if there's nothing to judge them by? Just so everybody knows my official pre-draft position on just about every single player the Grizzlies could possibly grab, I'm listing them all with a one sentence wrap-up and a nice little stars for my personal favorite 5 (relative to their draft position). Let's take the consensus top 5 off the board and kick it off in order of DraftExpress.com's mock:
Ekpe Udoh: If you can't pronounce the name, try saying "Brandon Bass."
Greg Monroe: Ridiculously skilled, going to be a contributor -- but not a game-changer -- for a long time.
Al-Farouq Aminu: How many successful small forwards can't shoot?
Ed Davis: Two years to ten, ten, and two; you're happy with that impact.
Luke Babbitt: Consider my hat hung, has crazy game for a power forward prospect.***
Xavier Henry: Why draft Daequan Cook when you can have him with a pick upgrade for free?
Paul George: Not T-Mac, but maybe a tamed version; just a solid pick, though I don't see All-Star potential.***
Patrick Patterson: Completely underwhelming, but a safe bet, although 12 is high and 25 is low.
Cole Aldrich: Will struggle to get on the floor because I don't see him defending or rebounding in the Bigs.
Larry Sanders: Busted, but will bounce around the league for awhile because of the bounce in his shoes.
Gordon Hayward: Looked out of control often, but scouts claim he's got basketball IQ, who's right? Me.
Damion James: A horse in the mold of Nicholas Batum or Luc Richard Mbah a Moute -- a good thing.***
Avery Bradley: Nice defender, bad point guard, fits with a Brandon Roy or Dwyane Wade.
Eric Bledsoe: Don't trust him at 12, and he won't fall to 25. Moving on.
So that pretty much covers anyone we'd consider at 12, right? A few more players that could be around for 25 and 28 are over the jump.
James Anderson: Will be a major sleeper, and could be a top 3 player on a good team during his career.***
Solomon Alabi: Make your mistakes big, but don't make big mistakes just to do it.
Kevin Seraphin: Beware big Europeans. I thought we knew that by now.
Hassan Whiteside: Too confident, but could become a starting center. Last year that was worth a #2 pick.
Dominique Jones: Could put up big numbers in big losses. That's what I call upside.
Elliot Williams: Call me when he either stops shooting or starts making shots -- good value though.
Tibor Pleiss: Stash him in Europe, never see him again; at least it was free.
Jordan Crawford: See Dominique Jones, though I like Crawford better.
Greivis Vasquez: Did we see something in Marko Jaric? Seriously though, he's going to be a great backup.
Quincy Pondexter: Reminds me of Mickael Pietrus, which is a good thing.***
Daniel Orton: If I want a real player in 4 years, I'll draft or sign them 4 years from now.
That ends the first round, but here's an non-exhaustive list of all the 2nd rounders I like too: Terrico White, Trevor Booker, Craig Brackins, Armon Johnson, and Willie Warren.
And the 2nd rounders who I don't like, especially as reaches at 28th: Lance Stephenson, Devin Ebanks, Stanley Robinson, Gani Jawal.
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Quibble quibble
Ekpe Udoh: Bass is 6-8, 250. Udoh is 6-10, 240 with muscle to gain.
Al-Farouq Aminu: Plenty, they’re called combo-forwards
Luke Babbitt: Choke back on the throttle
X: Longer, more athletic, better at attacking the rim
Patterson: You’re dramatically underrating him, perfect fit considering skillset.
Damion James: Are Batum or Mbah a Moute 300 pounds? Because last I checked they weren’t.
Other than that, I like.
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by Ridiculous Matt on Jun 24, 2010 3:46 PM CDT reply actions
Hmmm...to quibble with your quibbles...
Damion James, 225. Mbah a Moute, 224. Yes, Batum is not their build, but I was really meaning to compare skills — they’re hustling, fairly athletic, good attitude type guys who don’t hurt you.
And there are very few combo forwards in the NBA with as bad of a jumper as Aminu — most combo forwards have value because they CAN shoot. His FG% went from 52% to 44% when he became an option (9 to 12 FGA) at Wake. That’s a serious red flag.
Straight Outta Vancouver - The Memphis Grizzlies DO Still Exist
by djturtleface on Jun 24, 2010 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
By the way everyone...Officially designating this your 2010 NBA Draft Open Thread
I’ll have snap reaction posts to all the Grizzlies draft picks and any trades that occur too, but consider this the home base until then.
By the way, check this out too, Straight Outta Vancouver invited to mock draft over at Dime magazine as well, where I again make the case for Luke Babbitt:
http://dimemag.com/2010/06/dime-exclusive-the-bloggers-guide-to-the-nba-draft/
Straight Outta Vancouver - The Memphis Grizzlies DO Still Exist
Paul George gone. Ed Davis falling...
Is it Davis or Babbitt? Or a secret surprise?
Straight Outta Vancouver - The Memphis Grizzlies DO Still Exist

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