Fear The Sword

Did you see where Brandon Jennings called him out?

He just looks like the typical over-hyped foreign player.

he really does. plus, PG is traditionally a really hard position to translate from high school or overseas, especially young overseas. t. parker being the exception, obviously, but it took him time, and a hall of fame teammate, to get there.

Looks like he’s about to fall.

keep him in the green room. evans is a much better pro.

can’t believe curry is going to be a top-10 pick either.

He came out of nowhere in the last week. I was reading a couple mock drafts a few months ago, and there was debate over whether he would even be a first round pick.

I really like Rubio

Roger Dorn - June 25, 2009 reply

rubio

Is that a counter tp espn calling him the next pistol Pete

that’s what spawned the comment, yeah. i can’t stand fran fraschilla, i think he has no idea what he’s talking about…i’d love to roll some old tape of him going on and on about nikola tskitishvilli or some other massive foreign bust.

Grizz take Thabeet

Thabeet is going to be a bust. He has no offensive game whatsoever.

dude…he’s got marc gasol to tutor him…

Oh, right, my bad.

That chick next to Rubio is ugly

harden is nice. good pick there for OKC.

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'Shard's Goatee - June 25, 2009 reply

You’ve sold me! (Bolts away from FTS)

Chris Pokorny - June 25, 2009 reply

Windhorst is tweeting that the Cavs will go after the Twolves pick at 18 if the Wolves get Rubio.

Well there is Rubio

who are we getting at 18?

Better not be Hansbourgh that guy sucks

Any particular reason why it was contingent on Rubio?

He doesn’t say, but I suspect that Rubio was the guard the Twolves really wanted.

Rumors were that the Wolves wanted to package the 18th pick along with either 5 or 6 to move up to get Rubio. Since they got him at 5 they may be able to trade that pick now.

Makes sense. It would make sense for the Wolves to stockpile youth considering they aren’t very good, but who knows what the Cavs are offering.

Wow, they take Flynn as well. That’s a lot of point guards.

Ha, I was just thinking that the Cavs should try to do that. They could get a good player at 18 (Sam Young!).

Well, there goes Rubio.

Fylnn ?

Flynn and Rubio?

Probably a trade in the works.

Prob not Minnesota sucks.

huh?

i would have to imagine. i can’t see how rubio/flynn works, especially at 5/6…

Love it NY can't get Curry LOL

Warriors get Acie Law and Speedy Claxton from the Hawks for Jamal Crawford.

What a reach for Curry at 7.

seriously

DeRozan would be good for the Knicks. He can run well in their “chuck and duck” system.

derozan is a baller, he would have been a great fit for the knicks. he’ll be steal-ish (as much as a lottery pick can be a steal)

He’s a Raptor.

Welcome to New York, Jordan Hill. Feel the boos.

donnie walsh: jordan is a very nice guy.

don’t see how this can miss, donnie

According to Windhorst, the Cavs get to keep their second round pick this year because they weren’t allowed to trade it on a technicality. So now the Suns will get next year’s second round pick instead. Maybe the Cavs can use that pick to help trade up in the first round?

Milwaukee really wanted DeRozen awesome

henderson to milwaukee? no jefferson, and no derozan…

This draft is weak.

another awful pick for the Bucks

Jennings has the KidNPlay hair going bigtime in that footage.

Jennings stiffed the draft room LOL

that is WAY high for williams, no? wow.

I saw a lot of mock drafts having him go around 11-15 so I’m not surprised.

i didn’t see him much higher than 18-20.

Really? Everything I read had him going 20-early second round.

Chad Ford’s mock draft at ESPN had him going at 11.

even a broken clock…

Well that was just one example.

mostly kidding…more of a comment on ford and his history.

Wow, Williams is gone already. That’s higher than any mock draft had him.

Damn, I really liked Williams.

Bernie19Kosar - June 25, 2009 reply

Awful pick of henderson

that guy is a role player AT BEST!

Jordan drafts a Blue Devil.

the ‘cats can’t help but take in-state players (felton, may). they haven’t exactly hit homers with those so far…

They are trying to buy tickets

but it isn’t working

It’s amazing how the greatest player to ever play the game has no eye for talent.

it really is. i’ve heard he doesn’t like to put the work in…he trusts his gut.

two words: adam morrison (or kwame brown, if you prefer)

HAHAHA…Hansbrough at 13. What a waste.

Yeah that’s really high for him.

extremely

he’s such a stiff, too

i’m shocked that vitale loves the hansbrough pick. shocked.

That really surprised me

anyone else think it’s pretty tasteless to have the annoucers’ comments broadcast throughout the whole arena? how do you think it went over w/ gerald henderson and his family to hear bilas say “not a very high basketball IQ”…

Ironically, Daye was the guy I picked for the Cavs in the Ball Don’t Lie/SBNation Mock Draft….

shows what a reach he was for Detroit

I just saw that — why didn’t you post something about that on here? I didn’t even know you were doing that.

So here’s the part where I admit I know next to nothing about any of these people in the draft. This was the first year I only even tacitly followed NCAA basketball.

Yep. I only know the people who are falling from big programs.

On that note, is anyone else shocked that Jrue Holliday is still on the board?

Dude I don’t even know who that is. I know a few of the dudes that played for UNC.

having watched him play some last year (i live on the west coast), not really. he’s got great potential, had big hype coming out of high school, didn’t show up great at UCLA.

Just spoke him to being drafted

Who is next?

Sam Young.

And right when I question why he’s still on the board, he goes off the board to Philadelphia.

do it again…

Hmmm, I thought Daye was a surprise here, but Chad Ford has this one picked as well. His mock draft is actually pretty accurate so far.

He is an insider it should be.

True, but a lot of mock drafts (even by those who know people) are off because surprises always happen.

Guess he knows the idiot GM's best.

The Knicks just bought the Lakers 29th pick.

I just have no idea how to gauge whether or not a dude will be good coming out of college

I liked Lebron out of high school

Ha, that’s a good bet

Cavs Pick?

sadly no it not looking that way

Minnesota's draft room looked much busier this time around

Trade?Cavs??

i have NO idea…but as a guess, i’d say the cavs don’t get a deal done for this pick.

for any pick we have very little to deal here and not really worth it now I don’t think

i agree that it isn’t particularly worth it

that said, this seems like it’s gotta be a pick for someone else, right? no way they’re going w/ 3 pg’s

Jeff Teague is my guess

to the Wolves why not

LOL

PG’s LOL

The T-wolves have to be picking for someone else. A third point guard?

Cavs???

have to be. no clue if it’s the cavs, but they HAVE to be moving at least one of these guys.

Wow, three guards?

Ty Lawson… I didn’t think they would take another PG.

moving to nuggets.

they can’t be wanting to trade one of these guys can they

PG run right now.

It continues…Collison is the 5th PG to go in a row.

good call. you’re 2-for-2-ish

quick straw poll: do the cavs move out of 30?

I don’t think so not unless they see gold where I see silver

NO

time has passed not worth it.

i say no, although if mullens falls much further i could see them getting the phones going

Mullens is a flop

no way do I want him and I love THE OHIO STATE

he seems pretty skilled for a young 7-footer, and who better to learn from than Z and shaq

Skilled at being below average you mean

interestingly, that is not what i mean. i see how you could be confused, though

Is that a skill?

pros: he is excellent at not being very good
cons: he is not very strong a being quite good

i can see it spun as a skill

they are not allowed to i believe. there seems to be a silly nba rule that a team cannot not have a 1st round pick 2 years in a row. lame one there.

i didn’t mean move out of the first round, i meant move up higher.

also, i think the rule you’re referring to is that a team cannot trade away its first round pick in consecutive years.

gotcha, trying to speed read through all the comments. still a silly rule.

Sam Young fall to the Cavs at 30?

No way.

I would love that but he won’t last that long. Maybe the Cavs can move up to 25 or so and get him.

hopes are high in Cleveland

Lots of talented

big player left?

seems like it, yeah

I don’t really know I say we wait till the 8th when we can sign a F/A and get a wallace or someone

Sam Young, DaJuan Summers, Taj Gibson??? anyone of them work for me.

if they stay up there

huh?

use the reply button

sorry I was replying to they guy that said any of them will work for me

WTF Dallas?

that trade looked bad to me anyone else

Shaquille O’Neal: Cavaliers Center

I’m sorry, but that is f***ing cool as hell to see

yes sir

Portland really likes those foreign players.

fraschilla just said of the blazers pick: small forward who can run and jump, shoot the ball

and he was serious. great analysis. i think we knew that, given that he is in a basketball draft.

Wow.

i don’t understand this theme that mark jackson has picked up that the cavs need to do more, that they are not a better team today by just trading for shaq. of course they are…that’s just a ridiculous statement.

he just can’t admit how good we will be

we gave up at best an 8th man , and a guy who is injury pron and can’t score

Damn. Mullens gone to Dallas.

agreed

i think we should’ve kept sasha. …….. ha, can’t even keep a straight face reading that

so any one else think its funny that the t’wolfs are begging for rubio in a trade

elaborate

saw a draft buzz on yahoo I guess T wolfs are trying to get a deal done thats all it really said they really like him

they took him at 5

But they already drafted Rubio.

sorry wrong knicks are in talks or something I am lost

LOL, I believe our friend here is talking about this.

Knicks are in talks for Rubio.

thank you

I read wrong and have completely lost my mind I will shamefully walk away from this now

Mullens going to OKC in a trade.

I thought OKC was going to draft him in the first place. Probably a good fit for him. OKC is building something.

Yeah they have a nice collection of young players. They can wait for him to develop.

they really do. if mullens pans out, they are really really tough.

what’s the other side of the deal?

Dallas gets their pick, some foreign guy.

That’s it? Why didn’t Dallas just draft the foreign guy in the first place then?

yeah I thought the same thing

not sure, there might be something else involved.

didn’t the OKC pick just get moved to CHI? all this movement, i think i’m confused…

disregard, please

I’ve been there welcome to the party

Draft

…..Still Available……

* Josh Heytvelt 6’11" 260 15 ppg 5 rpg Gonzaga

Come on Cav’s get this animal now !!

stealth43 - June 25, 2009 reply

3 more

Sam Young still there, wow. Only 3 more picks to go. . .

Sam Young still there only 2 picks to go…

two more, and ellington there too.

i’m kind of a Blair fan too… i’d take any of the three.

although this sadly reminds me of when the cavs passed on ron artest to take trajan langdon, and i was furious. little did i know how exciting it would have been to have Crazy Ron Artest in cleveland.

that memphis – carroll pick helps us out as far as options at 30

So which PG will Minnesota take this time?

they may take flynn again

knicks or LA before us could be fun

i hopw blair and young dont go 28 and 29

Sizemorgasim - June 25, 2009 reply

hope sorry

Sizemorgasim - June 25, 2009 reply

Another guard for Minnesota – this time Ellington.

you know what were lucky this draft wasn’t like James draft class or these 4 draft picks could have been big

Sam Young here we come.

wow…our pick of pitt big men.

i say young over blair, personally

Yep. Blair is too much like Hickson.

And the Cavs are on the clock with Sam Young available.

Woo-hoo!!! Cavs on the board and Sam Young still there!

Wow! He actually fell to the Cavs…

ilamuku - June 25, 2009 reply

DaJuan Summers

Gotta be Young here….Blair has too many question-marks, especially with two bad knees….

what, no tractor traylor jr?

he’d be perfect… hope he’s the guy.

the fact that shaq won one reg season MVP is criminal

only one

that doesn’t seem possible, oh yeah, steve nash stole a few

DaJuan Summers

can defend Lewis and Hedo go get him he is starring you in the face.

Eyenga!

SAY WHAT???

What the f***?

Who?

WHAT!?!?!?!?!

What the hell just happened?

the best pick in the draft just happened!

notice the lack of highlights/comments from ESPN?

Agreed

oxforddave - June 25, 2009 reply

I can’t believe this guy is actually there

he had to buy a ticket, too.

This is even more surprising than last year

our draft room was drunk

I knew I'd be disappointed after we didn't trade up for Wayne Ellington

but wow.

What the hell?

i’m so confused

Christian Eyenga

ESPN player profile if anyone is interested.

Um, don;t we like, need players who can help now? Why not Young?

7 ft wingspan on 6’5"? dang!

Hmmm….I like the highlights. This is a pick for the future.

But, why, when there are players on the board who can help now? This doesn’t make sense.

i think ferys hoping to find that in F/A

is this a money move, too? stash him away in spain for another couple of years and keep him of the cap for next summer?

Possibly.

that’s the only thing i can figure, with blair, young, summers, budinger and brown staring at you

Ooh, good one. I never thought of that.

ilamuku - June 25, 2009 reply

From ESPN

NBA body
Excellent athlete
Explosive leaper
Quick and physical defender
Emerging perimeter game

Negatives:

Lacks a high basketball IQ
Raw

Summary: Apr 30 Update: Super athletic wing who uses his athleticism and strength to make a difference on the court. His basketball IQ is raw, but teams might draft him in the second round based on his ability to defend multiple positions.

Seriously, who the christ is this guy? Has anyone here ever heard of him?

Windhorst, via Twitter —

PDcavsinsider Looking through draft guide now. Sorry, know nothing about him

Totally Confused!

SCOUTING REPORT
Positives: Raw but he has a wingspan of nearly 7 feet, which is superb for a shooting guard/small forward, with good court quickness and lateral agility…Very good natural tools…Showed improvement creating his own shot along the perimeter and has surprising quickness slashing to the basket…Has increased his weight and improved his strength to better handle punishment inside…Draws contact on the way to the basketball, using his length well to finish with dunks and aggressively attacking the rim…Explosive leaper who is starting to come into his own on the defensive end, ranking fourth in the league in blocked shots last season…Has the elevation, reach and timing to contest shots regularly…Has an NBA-ready body and is powerful enough to take on bigger frontcourt players trying to establish position under the basket (pulled down 127 boards in 29 games in 2008-09)…Improved his hand usage in his second year with the team, uses his low center of gravity and lateral agility to get into the passing lanes and cause problems (27 steals in 2008-09)…Creates mismatches vs. small forwards with an explosive first step to beat his man off the dribble and is slowly developing a nice array of moves (spins, hesitations, fakes) to slip away and get space to take his jumper…His ball-handling skills are a work in progress, but he has decent passing ability when double-teamed…His basketball IQ still is developing, but he is not as easily fooled by shooters despite limited basketball experience…Good finisher in transition and has improved his scoring touch from the foul line…More comfortable at the two-guard position, but shows the athleticism to take on small forwards and as his frame continues to mature, he will more likely reside there in the NBA…Demonstrates decent passing ability to the open outlet to also earn some minutes at point forward…Can score off the dribble and has developed a nice fade-away jumper…Demonstrates fluid mechanics, can get his shot up and over much taller opponents…Attacks the lane with a vengeance and can hang in the air to draw contact…Times his leaps to come down with the ball or get up to put it back at its high point…Patient player who lets the action come to him rather than try to force the issue…Can get to the basket after being fed the ball off screens…Will sacrifice his body to chase loose balls…Uses his reach and keeps his arms active to steal the ball or change shots when applying pressure defense…Sets his feet to uncork his mid-range jumper…Crowd pleaser with aggressiveness going to the rim, whether on the break or by going over the opponent…Shows good shooting for firing from behind the arc, demonstrating that sudden release and elevation connecting from the outside…Is quick and elusive with the ability to vary speeds…Has solid overall defensive skills and will not hesitate to draw a charge.

Negatives: Still in the developmental stage and could have used a few more years with the parent Joventut team to mature, but the organization is having financial issues, which contributed to Eyenga’s decision and he might be a strong candidate for the D-League…Has a high release point to get the ball over defenders, but pushes the ball quite a bit and needs to develop better rotation and accuracy and balance shooting from the perimeter…Still learning how to trust his off hand, is too predictable as a scorer, constantly favoring his right hand…Has excellent elevation, but will leave his feet early and doesn’t have natural timing as a rebounder…Was forced to play power forward and will need a few years to develop a well-round game on the wing, as his frame will never develop into an NBA type four-forward.

Compares To: NICOLAS BATUM, Portland — Eyenga needs time to acclimate to the NBA and also to playing on the wing. He has developing offensive skills, but could be a nice value pick for a team willing to nurture him by bringing him off the bench due to his defensive presence. He is more quick than he is fast, but has had good success playing the European, open-court style. He played more at power forward in Spain, but he lacks the size to play that position at the NBA level. He could put up points, contest a few shots and combat under the boards to become a vital reserve as a “4” in a small lineup or a regular wing player.

—Report by Dave-Te’ Thomas

needs to develop better rotation and accuracy and balance shooting from the perimeter

in other words, he needs to learn how to shoot.

awesome.

We’re just using him to harvest body parts. We are going to chop off his arms and sew them onto one of our guards.

Toxicadam - June 25, 2009 reply

he was supposed to replace rubio on joventut
stats from last season:
2008-09 SEASON
Eyenga played in a total of 29 games; four with the DKV Joventut Badalona squad during Euroleague competition (replaced an injured Ricky Rubio on the roster) and 25 with the CB Prat Juventud team…Combined, he scored 335 points (11.6 per game), hitting 54.3 percent from two-point field goal range (100 of 184), 34.6 percent from 3-point territory (27 of 78) and 71.1 percent from the foul line (54 of 76) while logging a total of 774 minutes on the court…Charged with 65 personal fouls, but led the LEB-Silver Division with an average of 1.6 blocked shots per game (1.4 per game overall — 40 total blocks, including 39 in the LEB)…Grabbed 127 rebounds (4.4 per game), handed out 16 assists (0.6 per game) and had 27 steals (1.1 per game)…Scored in double figures in 18 of 25 games for Prat and twice had at least 10 rebounds.

Compares To: NICOLAS BATUM, Portland

Sigh…. Damn it…

Bernie19Kosar - June 25, 2009 reply

He’s young. At least we can develop him for the future.

I have to say I’m disappointed. I’m waiting to hear what Ferry says about the pick tomorrow.

looks like no one wants young

young at 46?

probably not but we can hope

Didn’t we trade 46 for Shaq?

no
next years pick

on a technicality, the 2nd rounder got bumped to 2010

what was the technicality I didn’t understand it

not even sure to be honest

Read the Windhorst article I linked to above.

This is all part of the 'GET CHRIS BOSH NOW' plan

I just know it.

Please?

i agree

you think we can we need a good trading chip

i actually misspoke…i think this is a part of the “GET CHRIS BOSH IN 2010” plan…not now. i have no idea how we’d get him now, or how this pick plays into it.

I thought so cause do we really have a lot were willing to part with besides Gibson

Sounds like a pick up to me

after reading about him, he would be perfect for defending guys like Lewis and Hedo. Granted he will not play this year but I like the pick now. Seeing as how Young and Summers are dropping we might get then at 46.

Summers to the Pistons.

Bye bye Sam

sam young to memphis... great...

Manoovi - June 25, 2009 reply

he looks like he’s 44, not 24.

Derrick Brown is still around

Bilas: “his arm got stuck on a piece of apparatus”.

what the shit is a piece of apparatus?

I hate Bilas

I want to Convey that this draft sucks.

agreed

Manoovi - June 25, 2009 reply

Jon Brockman got drafted? Seriously?

Yea he is a big body

Plus he breaks his nose a lot which is awesome (SARC)

The Red Wings select Jonas Jerebko, defenseman.

LOL :)

ESPN’s comment: “Must improve: One-on-one game.”

Well, Detroit, better throw out all those clear-out plays you planned on scheming for him.

Chase is the worst player in the Draft.

i thought we had drafted the nigerian nightmare … sadly we did not

jsneides - June 25, 2009 reply

Ok, no one even that could remotely have a chance to make this team is still around.

er maybe Meeks be he will be gone or Ferry will pass on him.

I’m hoping we select some coffee bean farmer from South America and claim that we’re going to stash him away for a few years too.

I prefer

as Italian sausage maker with a sweet jumper but no speed.

Nick Cathales, Patrick Mills, Danny Green

Calathes is an easy pick if he’s still there.

Apparently we disagree with stunning timing.

That’s what we thought about Young, too. Mr. Ferry doesn’t share our opinion, apparently.

Calathas is not very good. I’d take both of the others over him.

I bet we take him because he is already commited to playing overseas.

It didn’t even register with me about Green. I’d actually prefer Danny Green hands down.

Meeks

air apparent to Michael Redd.

Christian Evenga chatted with ESPN.com after the draft:

Buzzmaster
Christian Evenga is here!

jason (columbus, ohio)
evenga, how do you feel about possibly playing with lebron in a few years?

Christian Evenga
It’s something that I take a lot of pride to have the chance to play with one of hte best players in the world. I know I will be able to learn a lot from him.

ryan
Will you be coming to the NBA right away?

Christian Evenga
I don’t want to burn any bridges. It will be a step by step thing. I will come when I’m ready.

Josh (Indy)
What position do you see yorself playing for he Cavs

Christian Evenga
Of course I will do whatever’s necessary to help the team, but I feel most comfortable playing the three.

Tim (Barrington)
Evenga, whatandapos;s going to be your biggest goal when you make your NBA debut in a few years?

Christian Evenga
The key thing would be to help the team to win the championship and be a part of it.

Kevin (NY)
Were you expecting to be drafted in the first round?

Christian Evenga
All of the players who were here were expecting to be drafted. Where? You don’t know. But I was looking forward to being drafted.

Christian Evenga
I am very grateful for the support. I would like you to continue to support me in the NBA. I will do my best to not disappoint anyone.

Buzzmaster
Christian was very cool. He was speaking through a translator. They both looked tired.

I was just putting the transcript together with bolded fonts and everything. You stole my moment.

Sorry . . . I’m a jerk like that.

I am very grateful for the support. I would like you to continue to support me in the NBA. I will do my best to not disappoint anyone.

This reads like one of those same emails.

Buzzmaster
Christian was very cool. He was speaking through a translator.

No way.

Bernie19Kosar - June 25, 2009 reply

A stash pick for the Cavs. Ok, I guess. He was really AT the draft?

Yeah, probably a big moment for him. I’ll bet he’s never been to the USA before.

This was a Spurs move by the FO. No big surprise.

Yeah that’s how they got Tony Parker.

Vyacheslav Kravtsov is still around {SARC}

Thank you Detriot Chase is off the board. Chase is a Wally with out any skill.

Chase makes me think of Luke Jackson.

Yep only worse

Calathes to Minnesota. Another PG?

There are either going to be a number of trades from Minnesota or an interesting depth chart.

Calathes and Rubio staying overseas?

I’m calling this next pic:

Nando De Colo

He’s from France so we can just deny him his Visa.

There repeating BW’s post today: Cavs should add a “stretch” PF

Danny Green!

Coach Roy can go home now!

Danny Green. Fans should like this one.

Danny Green.

Heck of a pick,

Like this pick. Better not hinder FA signings though

Shouldn’t. Such is the flexability of the 2nd round pick.

Well, Green is fun.

Danny Green is a solid pick here.

ESPN’s graphic said Must Improve: Athleticism. How in the hell do you improve your athleticism? Isn’t that something you’re born with?

Yay, I know this guy cuz he played for UNC!

I think that’s what 90% of Cavs fans are thinking.

Now we get to hear about how he has a “winning mentality” because he’s from UNC and just won a national title, and that’s what is going to put the Cavs over the hump.

Eh, I’ll take it

Oh, I wasn’t criticizing the pick. I think he’s what you’d expect for the second round.

I was criticizing the stupidity of sports reporting.

Oh I know, I’m just saying that in this case I can’t criticize at all because I know literally nothing about anyone in the draft unless they played for UNC, and only because my roommate is a tacit UNC fan and I totally sold out to jump on their bandwagon this year.

Danny Green is an excellent perimeter shooter

who stepped in as the teams best perimeter defender after Ginyard was lost for the season. If it was late in a game and the Heels need a big shot, outside of Ellington, the ball went to Green.

Between Ellington and Green, the Heels were never out of a game. They were a 2 minute span of hot shooting of getting themselves back into it.

As a Heels fan, if he makes the roster, I’m ordering a uni.

Now we get to hear about how he has a "winning mentality" because he’s from UNC and just won a national title, and that’s what is going to put the Cavs over the hump.

I’m pretty down with that.

gahnki - June 26, 2009 reply

i’m good with danny green.

the more i think about eyenga, it’s gotta be a money thing. the cavs must be doing the same math that we were in another thread, and they see that their space under the projected 2010 cap is going to be SUPER tight as it relates to signing another max player (i.e. bosh).

stash this guy in europe and keep him off the books, and then i’m making a call right now…assuming next season is a good, playoff year, they will sell the first round pick…a la the lakers at 29. all with the intentional of saving every penny they can to get under the cap enough to sign a second max contract.

and then Eyenga will come off the bench to help Bron ‘n’ Bosh win it all. Championship number two for Bron. Count it

Danny Green > Wally World

Bilas cutting down Taylor Griffin

Danny Ferry interview coming up on ESPN.

"We really believe, what was that kid's name again? Anyways, the guy

from the Congo will be able to help this franchise move forward. He was really someone we were hoping was on the board at 57. What? You mean we picked him in the first round? Who the hell did that?"

Bruno coming up on The Tonight Show.

Choices….

Bilas: (re: Goran Suton) “He can play pick-and-roll, he can play pick-and-pop…”

Yes, but can he play basketball, Jay? That’s an important one.

Completely forgot about Lester Hudson… would have liked to taken a flier on him.

If you’re a sophomore and get drafted 54th, don’t you reconsider the voices of reason you listen to?

You are still making more than you would have

in your Russian Literature class next fall.

Assuming you make the roster.

Just as there’s gained value in entering the draft as an underclassmen, there’s value lost by entering too early.

Not necessarily, many second round picks don’t make the team. The point is he probably could have been drafted higher next year if he stayed in school and got guarenteed money.

And I just realized Taylor Griffin was drafted. There literally have to be 100 guys with a better chance of becoming a pro basketball player than him. I can’t be persuaded otherwise.

He is not good

Roger Dorn - June 25, 2009 reply

he actually has a lot of ability when it comes to being not good at basketball

Skills: Waving a towel and resembling a #1 pick

Needs to work on: Basketball

rolub - June 26, 2009 reply

areas for improvement: shooting, rebounding, defense, ball handling

These foreign selections are just getting ridiculous. Fran Frischilla was dead silent when asked about him because he couldn’t Google him fast enough.

theres no way danny green is worse than wally, i see him getting a few minutes, shaq wont play every game and now that ben is gone and andy is at PF im betting green gets minutes when lebron is resting and he might play some back up SG too, from what i can gather on google he can shoot and hopefully brown can teach him how to play D, i could see him becoming the best player out of the 2nd round…although thats not saying much for this draft

CavsLebronFan - June 26, 2009 reply

Green is one of the best defenders in college. His shooting form is better but he still needs work.

E5 - June 26, 2009 reply

w/ sasha and wally gone, the cavs literally have ZERO size in the backcourt. green’s going to have to be able to put up some minutes.

Both were ineffective though, so their size really wasn’t important. The Cavs needed to upgrade from both those players if they are serious about winning a title

Roger Dorn - June 26, 2009 reply

without question. it’s not that those two were great, as much as they were warm bodies who were capable of giving you at least some minutes as larger guards. wally guarded lewis somewhat effectively in the post, if you’ll remember, and sasha was effective in game 2. now, there is seriously not one big guard option (except when you move LeBron over) on the roster.

although, let me also say that while i agree that those two slots needed upgrading, i don’t think that has anything to do with being “serious” about taking home a ring. you’re probably right if we’re talking about building a dynasty, but it was quite easy to imagine this team winning a championship this past year w/ those guys getting 15 and 20 mpg.