Hawksquawk Mock Draft Official Selection Thread

[shug94]

So far:

1. Toronto - Andrea Barganani

2. Chicago - LaMarcus Aldridge

3. Charlotte - Adam Morrison

4. Portland - Brandon Roy

5. Atlanta - Tyrus Thomas

6. Minnesota - Rudy Gay

7. Boston - Shelden Williams

8. Houston - Rodney Carney

9. Golden St. - JJ Redick

10. Seattle - Randy Foye

11. Atlanta (from Draft Day trade with Orl.) - dr zach on the clock

[drzachary]

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So far:

1. Toronto - Andrea Barganani

2. Chicago - LaMarcus Aldridge

3. Charlotte - Adam Morrison

4. Portland - Brandon Roy

5. Atlanta - Tyrus Thomas

6. Minnesota - Rudy Gay

7. Boston - Shelden Williams

8. Houston - Rodney Carney

9. Golden St. - JJ Redick

10. Seattle - Randy Foye

11. Atlanta (from Draft Day trade with Orl.) - dr zach on the clock

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.. just kidding. I haven't decided yet. Choices, choices, choices...

[drzachary]

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.. just kidding. I haven't decided yet. Choices, choices, choices...

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Rondo.

Here, it comes down to Marcus Williams or Rondo. Rondo is going to be an All-Defensive player at PG, and I have more confidence in tweaking Rondo's shot (and getting him 1000 shots a day in practice with NBA-quality trainers) than improving Marcus's athleticism. Plus, Rondo is simply more exciting. I probably would have taken Foye here if Seattle hadn't. In any case, Rondo comes in and starts from day 1. Lue can be on the floor at the end of games for free throws and perimeter specialization if Rondo never improves those areas of his game.

The Hawks depth chart at this time:

PG: Rondo / Lue / Ivey / Salim / Diener

SG: Joe Johnson / Childress / Salim / Lue / Donta

SF: Josh Smith / Childress / Donta

PF: Tyrus Thomas / Zaza Pachulia / Batista

C: Darko Milicic / Zaza Pachulia / Sloop John E

That's 14 players ... and we still have a possible S&T with Al, or re-signing him to start at PF if Ty isn't ready. Al could possibly go in an S&T for a big?

I didn't address interior defense much yet, but Rondo's D will be great at PG, and Darko is, in my mind, as much of a potential at C as Marvin was at F.

Am I doing better than Burger King yet?

Yours always,

S-Belk

[shug94]

So far:

1. Toronto - Andrea Barganani

2. Chicago - LaMarcus Aldridge

3. Charlotte - Adam Morrison

4. Portland - Brandon Roy

5. Atlanta - Tyrus Thomas

6. Minnesota - Rudy Gay

7. Boston - Shelden Williams

8. Houston - Rodney Carney

9. Golden St. - JJ Redick

10. Seattle - Randy Foye

11. Atlanta (from Draft Day trade with Orl.) - Rajon Rondo

12. NO/OK - spartansftw is on the clock.

[Seano]

Done.

[spartansFTW]

we pick patrick o'bryant with the twelfth pick in the draft ... we need a center to develop with CP3, and we think this is the guy.

[Lascar78]

If we are able to ship AI, we will have Marcus Williams as our young star to run the show. We feel like he is a steal at this spot. If we are forced to keep AI, we will phase out the farce of AI as a PG, put him back at the 2, where he scored less but won more. Marcus will help the young talent like Iguodala get more involved

[AHF]

1. Toronto - Andrea Barganani

2. Chicago - LaMarcus Aldridge

3. Phoenix (from Draft Day trade with Cha) - Adam Morrison

4. Portland - Brandon Roy

5. Atlanta - Tyrus Thomas

6. Minnesota - Rudy Gay

7. Boston - Shelden Williams

8. Houston - Rodney Carney

9. Golden St. - JJ Redick

10. Seattle - Randy Foye

11. Atlanta (from Draft Day trade with Orl.) - Rajon Rondo

12. NO/OK - Patrick OBryant

13. Philadelphia - Marcus Williams

[drzachary]

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If we are able to ship AI, we will have Marcus Williams as our young star to run the show. We feel like he is a steal at this spot. If we are forced to keep AI, we will phase out the farce of AI as a PG, put him back at the 2, where he scored less but won more. Marcus will help the young talent like Iguodala get more involved

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My choices with #5 and #11 were the conservative picks (Shelden and Marcus) and the gamble picks (Tyrus and Rondo).

Since I'm moving the team to Vegas anyways, why not gamble?

-Belkin

[DJlaysitup]

Seriously AHF...why would we take TT? Especially after he measured out at about 6'8". He couldn't play the 5 and we already have similar talent in JS. Actually JS (though still raw) isn't as raw as TT.

[AHF]

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Seriously AHF...why would we take TT? Especially after he measured out at about 6'8". He couldn't play the 5 and we already have similar talent in JS. Actually JS (though still raw) isn't as raw as TT.

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I didn't take him, Dr. Z did! I would not want TT after reading his comments about thinking of himself as a SF.

[drzachary]

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Seriously AHF...why would we take TT? Especially after he measured out at about 6'8". He couldn't play the 5 and we already have similar talent in JS. Actually JS (though still raw) isn't as raw as TT.

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I didn't take him, Dr. Z did! I would not want TT after reading his comments about thinking of himself as a SF.

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So he talks up his skills. Big deal. He'll be a 4 in the pros. He's also probably not done growing yet.

[DJlaysitup]

Oooops...sorry AHF, not paying close enough attention.

[AHF]

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So he talks up his skills. Big deal. He'll be a 4 in the pros. He's also probably not done growing yet.

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What kind of a parent are you, taking a growing boy to live in Sin City?

[shug94]

I got a PM from Joannes telling me to post the following if he couldn't get to a computer in time: "With the 14th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft the Utah Jazz select Rodney Carney, Memphis. With Deron Williams in place at one guard slot we were quick to solidify the off guard slot with our selection. This gives us a solid guard tandem that will get a chance to play together for years to come."

[joannes3000]

Thanks!

[joannes3000]

Morning bump.

With the lottery wrapped up, here's a review of the picks thus far:

1. Toronto - Andrea Barganani

2. Chicago - LaMarcus Aldridge

3. Phoenix (from Draft Day trade with Cha) - Adam Morrison

4. Portland - Brandon Roy

5. Atlanta - Tyrus Thomas

6. Minnesota - Rudy Gay

7. Boston - Shelden Williams

8. Houston - Rodney Carney

9. Golden St. - JJ Redick

10. Seattle - Randy Foye

11. Atlanta (from Draft Day trade with Orl.) - Rajon Rondo

12. NO/OK - Patrick OBryant

13. Philadelphia - Marcus Williams

[shug94]

woops, Carney was already selected? So I think that the pick isn't really gonna work out. Utah and houston don't both wanna select him I assume.

So you said you were interested in Ronnie Brewer as well?

[shug94]

So here it is now:

1. Toronto - Andrea Barganani

2. Chicago - LaMarcus Aldridge

3. Phoenix (from Draft Day trade with Cha) - Adam Morrison

4. Portland - Brandon Roy

5. Atlanta - Tyrus Thomas

6. Minnesota - Rudy Gay

7. Boston - Shelden Williams

8. Houston - Rodney Carney

9. Golden St. - JJ Redick

10. Seattle - Randy Foye

11. Atlanta (from Draft Day trade with Orl.) - Rajon Rondo

12. NO/OK - Patrick OBryant

13. Philadelphia - Marcus Williams

14. Utah Jazz - Ronnie Brewer

15. New Orleans - spartansFTW, you are on the clock.

[joannes3000]

Yeah, I totally overlooked the fact that HOU picked up Carney at the 8 slot. Brewer it is. We get a do-it-all guard with size that compliments Deron Williams very well.