Comments on: 2010 Draft Prospectus – Part II

By: DizzyDai

DizzyDai — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:50:23 +0000

justin :Chris Anderson with a jump shot might be more appropriate in terms of impact.

Ibaka is already close to being a bird-man type player. In fact I hoped his ceiling was that high over the summer. Now I think Ibaka can do much more. Concerning the Wallace comparisons someone mention 15 boards and 3 blocks a game. Given the minutes, Ibaka can match that.

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:55:28 +0000

@justin The saddest part is that what caused the big blowup over there was exactly what Big Ben brought back this year: heart. Once they got him back, the Pistons sold their defensive soul to the devil. How coincidental.

By: justin

justin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:40:00 +0000

It’s too bad Dumars ruined the Pistons, it would have been nice to see Ben be productive on a good team again..

By: Rhett

Rhett — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:35:01 +0000

I drafted Ben Wallace in the last round of the Daily Thunder draft hoping to add some rebounds and blocks. He’s got 3 less blocks on the season than Horford (whom I drafted in the 3rd Rd.), twice as many steals and 18 less rebounds. Horford’s 23 and an all-star this year, Wallace is 35 AND STILL KICKING ASS! I don’t think Serge can equal Ben Wallace, but I’ll settle for getting close.

By: justin

justin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:25:37 +0000

Chris Anderson with a jump shot might be more appropriate in terms of impact.

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:17:52 +0000

I just saw the “Ibaka could/will be Ben Wallace with a jump shot.” I know Ibaka has some great things going, and a lot of people like him, but that comparison is just ridiculous. Ben Wallace was one of the greatest defensive/rebounding/shotblocking big men of all time. Ben Wallace has yearlong averages of 15+ rpg, 3.5 bpg, and 1.8 spg. And that was on possibly the slowest team ever in the shot-clock era, so those stats are even smaller than they could be almost anywhere else. Ben Wallace with a jump shot would, essentially, be the greatest center of all time.

I would love for Ibaka to be that good, but anyone expecting that is outside of their mind.

By: Sammy

Sammy — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:40:03 +0000

@Jax Raging Bile Duct I was with you on Thabeet, but after watching him play I think it's possible he could be a top-5 player from this draft in a few years. When you're really elite at one skill, you only have to be average at the other skills in order to be a valuable player. This is why I really like Whiteside, actually. I still have hope for Beasley and I'm proud to say I more or less nailed Noah.

By: Jax Raging Bile Duct

Jax Raging Bile Duct — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:34:14 +0000

@Sammy

The Jax eye test isn’t great at predicting college-to-pros transition. Sadly.

I thought Lopez would be awesome, and I still think he’s great. But he’s the one guy that worked how I thought. Beasly has been disappointing, Noah better than expected, and David Lee WAY better than expected. Actually, I got Thabeet almost right. He isn’t quite in the D-League, but he’s close.

It’s frustrating when I try to take my eye test and compare it to what other people have. For example, no single player on that comparison link has the same height/weight/wingspan measurements on draftexpress. In fact, several of them are WAY off.

So, I reserve the right to change my opinion after combine results.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:22:19 +0000

Nobody with any common sense is writing Serge off. We could use another shot blocker and another good rebounder though. I haven’t been impressed with Mullens in his time on the floor.

By: Sammy

Sammy — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:22:10 +0000

@Jax Raging Bile Duct Also, this is why teams scout and pretty much every report comes back that Whiteside is the real deal.