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| True Magic | Jun 7 2007, 01:58 PM Post #31 |
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True, but I'm pretty sure Oden and Durant will be nasty within time. |
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| ec23456 | Jun 7 2007, 10:59 PM Post #32 |
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Most Likely a Vetern player that has been around the Block 1 or 2 times.Orlando would definately know what they would be getting & I say vetern meaning he doesn't have to be old but in the NBA a few years at least.3 or 4 seasons at least. |
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| [A]pache | Jun 9 2007, 07:51 PM Post #33 |
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Pick Joćo Gomes at #54! ... at least we'll have more Magic games in Portuguese TV ![]() Edit - http://www.draftexpress.com/viewprofile.php?p=1063
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| MAGICMANEVAN | Jun 10 2007, 10:23 AM Post #34 |
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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/bask...&coll=orl-magic
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| True Magic | Jun 10 2007, 07:21 PM Post #35 |
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Yeah, I'd rather go for FA instead of a 1st rounder. |
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| gomagic33 | Jun 10 2007, 07:26 PM Post #36 |
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I'm with you on this. I'd rather have Otis in control than Dave - who is the one making the decisions at the draft. Besides we are already a young team. We need veterans more than we need rookies. |
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| JonBoy418 | Jun 11 2007, 07:22 AM Post #37 |
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This is in response to ec23456's other post that was locked:
First, you listed Tony Parker who was taken at the 28th pick of the draft, making him a late first rounder. I think you meant Manu Ginobili. The reason it's so tough to find those players is because typically second rounders don't have the same skill level as a first rounder. There isn't as much potential, there are injury concerns and so on. Finding a 2nd round superstar is like hitting the lottery. It can be done, but not done very often. I went through the past 10 NBA drafts and found these prominent names drafted in the second round: Carlos Boozer Gilbert Arenas Mehmet Okur Michael Redd Manu Ginobili Rashard Lewis That's it, six names. Six names out of 290 drafted. That's a 2% chance of landing a great player in the second round. Of course, there are more than just these six players that are still active and play a vital role on their particular team. But these six are clearly a step ahead of the rest. But to place this blame on the Magic scouts, remember one thing. They are second rounders, which means every single NBA team passed on them in the first round... |
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| Pitbullz EP | Jun 11 2007, 07:44 AM Post #38 |
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IMO if they are going to draft someone they should just bring Gortat over. |
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| MagicMadness | Jun 11 2007, 01:11 PM Post #39 |
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Exactly, finding a star in the second round is nearly impossible. After the first round (you could even argue after the lottery picks) the rest of the draft is a crapshoot. You can do a decent job of landing players that you might need, but for the most part, you're not going to land many studs are future starters. At least, history would suggest this. |
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| Black and Blue | Jun 11 2007, 01:57 PM Post #40 |
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Thank you. I really want to see him in the league this year. |
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| MAGICMANEVAN | Jun 11 2007, 09:59 PM Post #41 |
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Exactly there is no guarantee that you will find a superstar in the draft, even if you pick in the lottery. And the main reason some of the guys who were picked in the 2nd round turn out to be stars or really good players... was because they were relatively unknown. And some were said to be too small and/or they were tweeners, they didnt seem to have a definite position in the NBA. |
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| CLos | Jun 12 2007, 02:56 PM Post #42 |
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We don't need an All-Star from the 2nd round. We just need a solid backup to anyone of our starters. We are projected to get Nick Fazekas and Zoran Erceg. So yeah don't know who they are. |
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| TheFalcon | Jun 12 2007, 04:23 PM Post #43 |
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With a name like "Zoran," he must be good. |
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| gomagic33 | Jun 12 2007, 07:37 PM Post #44 |
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With a name like that, it really sounds like a late 2nd round pick.
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| True Magic | Jun 12 2007, 09:08 PM Post #45 |
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Sounds like one of those fish dudes from the Zelda games. |
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