NBA Draft Combine Liveblog
by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 10:33 AM EDT
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PrintI'll be liveblogging what I see out of the NBA Draft combine. Come onboard if you want to join in. It is on ESPN U till Noon. Jeff Teague is number 15 and has a teeshirt under his jersey.
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Teague misses a midrange jumper. That is something he really needs to improve on. His passing looks relatively crisp early on.
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 10:34 AM EDT reply actions
I think Austin Daye still goes really high. NBA scouts have got to love his body type and the potential he has to put on a bunch of weight. He’s extremely long and can stretch out defenses.
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 10:35 AM EDT reply actions
I still wonder about Teague—there are just so many guards in this draft and I feel like almost all of them can go higher because many are true PGs. Flynn, Rubio, Lawson, Jennings, Maynor even Patty Mills. Plus you have guards like Harden, Derosen and Tyreke Evans too.
If Teague goes where slotted on certain draft boards (around 18 to Minnesota) he will have to take that as a godsend, but you’ve gotta believe there will be more chance to improve your stock next year. It’s still tough to pass up mid-first round money.
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 10:40 AM EDT reply actions
The comparison is there, but Austin Daye could play a bit like Rashad Lewis. He might “play” the four, but he is really just another small forward on the floor for a shooting team. Again, the kid needs more strength, but I would easily take him over a more polished player like Hansbrough or even Cunningham.
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 10:44 AM EDT reply actions
There is an absolute lid on the far left hoop. Nobody is making anything.
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 10:45 AM EDT reply actions
Timing and agility drills are coming up. This should be interesting.
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 10:45 AM EDT reply actions
Jay Williams is just so awkward. “I can’t wait to go to his first game because I want a Blake Griffin poster. He is going to posterize somebody sometime.”
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 10:50 AM EDT reply actions
Calling Blake Griffin a “gem in the rough” is a joke. He’s the most polished player in this draft and is going to go #1. How is that in the rough at all? Seems like he’s in the middle of the fairway shooting for the green in two on a par five to me, if we’re doing bad metaphors.
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 10:50 AM EDT reply actions
Teague with a nice inside-out pass. He has the ability. He just needs to focus.
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 10:52 AM EDT reply actions
Ingrid Bergman!? WHAT?
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 10:55 AM EDT reply actions
3/4 Court Sprint, Leap and the Shuttle
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 10:59 AM EDT reply actions
Johnny Flynn with nice leaping ability.
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 11:03 AM EDT reply actions
That’s absolutely true, I can never imagine seeing Larry Bird run combine drills.
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 11:06 AM EDT reply actions
How much more important is footwork and position than speed and size?
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 11:09 AM EDT reply actions
Or is it more important at all? You can teach most people those things, but some guys have a knack for it.
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 11:10 AM EDT reply actions
Jay Williams wants Blake Griffin to take him for milkshakes and pin him.
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 11:14 AM EDT reply actions
Hansbrough looks so funny running the shuttle drill.
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 11:17 AM EDT reply actions
Terrence WIlliams can jump out of the building!
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 11:22 AM EDT reply actions
“Do they want him to take the pounding or give the pounding…probably take the pounding”
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 11:24 AM EDT reply actions
Not a whole lot of facetime for Teague.
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 11:33 AM EDT reply actions
I think Terrence Williams is helping his stock in this combine. He seems like he could really put it all together in the pros.
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 11:37 AM EDT reply actions
The analysts look so uncomfortable.
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 11:42 AM EDT reply actions
There has been a surprisingly small amount of Andy Katz today.
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 11:43 AM EDT reply actions
One thing I agree with Hansbrough—would have loved to see these guys in game 5-5 situations.
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 11:44 AM EDT reply actions
Ok I’ve always understood that Hansbrough worked hard but how many hard-hat, grinding, effort, work cliches can we really fit in one 30 second segment?
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 11:45 AM EDT reply actions
Official measurements
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 11:47 AM EDT reply actions
Lawson looked like he was going to fall down on his shuttle drill. He really was not in a good position.
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 11:53 AM EDT reply actions
I am completely on-board with the new NBA Draft rule next year for declaring.
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 11:58 AM EDT reply actions
I’m glad I took the time to watch this today. I needed a fix of some college players and it only gets me more excited for the NBA Draft.
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 11:59 AM EDT reply actions
If you all have any questions about a specific player and how he performed let me know, otherwise, I’m out. Thanks!
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by Martin Rickman on May 29, 2009 11:59 AM EDT reply actions
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