The official 2009 Draftathon thread - Page 8 - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

CadBane · 06-25-2009, 10:17 PM

Calathes went real late, I like him.

tcat075 · 06-25-2009, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by CadBane

Chase is NOTHING like MC, at all. Chase is crazy athletic...MC has no athleticism. Chase is a SF fyi.

Also, B.J. Mullens is mix-raced, not white.

There's a lot of Donnie level stupidity going around tonight.

I was being sarcastic. I would have taken Chase in the 2nd round without question. As for Mullens, I figured Donnie was just going to continue his trend of drafting tall white stiffs.

tcat075 · 06-25-2009, 10:20 PM

Patty Mills still on the board.

I believe he's the last remaining player who I've heard of.

DevinHarriswillstart · 06-25-2009, 10:21 PM

Can someone tell me what the hell Minnesota is going to do with four pgs drafted?

chumdawg · 06-25-2009, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

Can someone tell me what the hell Minnesota is going to do with four pgs drafted?

Can you try to keep up?

#1MavsFan · 06-25-2009, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

Can someone tell me what the hell Minnesota is going to do with four pgs drafted?

Lawson got traded to the Nuggets for a future first that belongs to Memphis.

CadBane · 06-25-2009, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by tcat075

Patty Mills still on the board.

I believe he's the last remaining player who I've heard of.

Yeah Patty's draft status was a lot higher pre-injury. I like his game.

CadBane · 06-25-2009, 10:29 PM

McNeal is solid, Hyvelt too.

chumdawg · 06-25-2009, 10:34 PM

How sweet would it be to get Patty Mills at 56?

tcat075 · 06-25-2009, 10:37 PM

OK, I lied. Dionte Christmas is still on the board. I know who he is. That's a possible 56th pick.

92bDad · 06-25-2009, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

Can someone tell me what the hell Minnesota is going to do with four pgs drafted?

Start a farm system, now that have a PG for AAA, AA, High A and Low A!!!

92bDad · 06-25-2009, 10:44 PM

Mavs are on the board

92bDad · 06-25-2009, 10:52 PM

Interesting ... this guy might actually be able to make the team.

mavErika · 06-25-2009, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by chumdawg

How sweet would it be to get Patty Mills at 56?

dang, gone by 55. Now we picked some (soft?)forward named ahmad nivins(edited again

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Maybe we trade with MIN for Calathes? (edit: nvm, already done)

92bDad · 06-25-2009, 10:53 PM

Ahmad Nivins...

What's up with ESPN...on commercial for the Mavs in Round 1 and on commercial for the Mavs in Round 2.

TVI · 06-25-2009, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MavsFanFinley

I wondered which team would gamble on Blair. With Thomas and Oberto out in SA he'll have a chance there. Short, obviously, and the ACL issues but a 7'2 wingspan and rebounder like his was a no brainer.

I can't believe he fell that low. Coaches must have been scared off by the ACL surgeries...mock drafts had him between 11 and 13.

dirno2000 · 06-25-2009, 11:59 PM

I never understood why he was rated so high to begin with. He's 6'5 1/4 in socks. 6'5 power forwards shouldn't go in the lottery. Great value at 37 though.

MavsFanFinley · 06-26-2009, 01:19 AM

I think Blair was rated so high because of that sick wingspan and the way he rebounds. He clearly plays bigger than he is.

I can see not being a lottery pick but falling to the 2nd round is a shock.

TheMaverick · 06-26-2009, 01:25 AM

Like I said earlier, Malik Rose replacement

tcat075 · 06-26-2009, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by MavsFanFinley

I think Blair was rated so high because of that sick wingspan and the way he rebounds. He clearly plays bigger than he is.

I can see not being a lottery pick but falling to the 2nd round is a shock.

He fell into the 2nd round because there are concerns with the health of his knees, not because of Blair's game itself.

MavsWiLLHaVeRinGs · 06-26-2009, 08:34 PM

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Rubio skips T-Wolves' post-draft press conference
June 26, 2009
CBSSports.com wire reports

MINNEAPOLIS -- Hours after flashy first-round pick Ricky Rubio skipped an introductory news conference with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the franchise's new front man issued an open letter to fans and critics who are worried the team goofed by drafting two point guards.
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Timberwolves president David Kahn told jittery supporters he believes Rubio, the fifth overall pick, and Jonny Flynn, the sixth pick, will play off of each other extremely well and "together, we will have one of the most dynamic defensive backcourts in the NBA over time."

Kahn also wrote that he chose Rubio with the fifth pick, and not the sixth, to give the 18-year-old Spaniard a little extra money to help with a $6.6 million buyout from Joventut Badalona in Spain.

The Timberwolves talked with several teams above them on draft day to try and move up and select Rubio even higher, which would have brought more money to help pay Joventut, but "the price was too steep," Kahn said.

There is no intention, as of now, to trade either Rubio or Flynn, but Kahn has already received several phone calls about their availability.

If Rubio's agent, Dan Fegan, cannot negotiate a more favorable buyout with Joventut, the Timberwolves will simply wait.

"I told the agent we would be willing to wait if it made it easier for them," Kahn said at the news conference, attended by Flynn and Wayne Ellington, the team's other first-round pick. "We want to be supportive and helpful on that front because I do believe the contractual issue is a little thorny.

"To the extent that if it means we have to wait a year, we wait a year. If it means two years, two years. He's 18. If we had to wait, God forbid, two years, he'd be 20 when he got here. That's pretty young."

But the courting already has begun.

In his letter, Kahn wrote that Rubio "will be our starting point guard here the moment he walks through our front door. We may have to wait a year, or even two, but he is worth the wait. We must be patient. This is a big step for he and his family."

As for Rubio's no-show at the press conference? Kahn was sympathetic.

"We will put no pressure whatsoever on Ricky or his family or his agent during this process," Kahn said. "Again, it's something that starts with a threshold issue. It's a contractual issue that he will have to resolve. To the extent that we can be helpful, I said we will. We won't be banging our fists on the table or saying things that are intended to make things more difficult."

The irrepressible Flynn will be more than happy to handle the point guard duties full-time until Rubio arrives. A natural leader, the Syracuse guard has no doubt he can play with Rubio.

"I think we can really do this," Flynn said. "To be able to have two good decision-makers out there who can facilitate from anywhere on the court, that's just lethal. I'd love to get him here and really try to work this thing out."

The Timberwolves took Flynn over the more highly touted shooter, Stephen Curry, another point guard. Kahn said he envisions Flynn as one day becoming one of the best on-the-ball defenders in the league along with having the ability to play off the ball with Rubio.

"We love Jonny Flynn," Kahn said. "It's as simple as that. We love Jonny Flynn."

The Timberwolves also grabbed shooting guard Ellington out of North Carolina with the 28th pick to give the team some perimeter shooting it sorely lacks.

"I think the organization needs to be very patient and communicate that message externally that while we will ask for patience," Kahn said. "We will also tell people that we think though down the road, these kids will prove to be special."
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Sounds like a spoiled brat.

MavsFanFinley · 06-27-2009, 12:17 AM

I'm not impressed with Rubio at all. No doubt has talent but he has a lot of growing up to do. I'm glad the Kings (who had one of the best drafts) passed on him and went with Evans instead.

As for Blair, his knees have to be a concern. But haven't they been that way since high school and he's held up fine so far. I can understand not gambling on him with a lottery pick but I believe a lot of teams are going to be kicking themselves for passing on him.