2009 Celticsblog Draft: Draft Thread

[celticinorlando]

lopez cold step up big this year

[StartOrien]

Picking for KC and Memphis, the Grizz select Brook Lopez

Absolute steal. In my opinion, no brainer, best pick of the round.

[JSD]

Picking for KC and Memphis, the Grizz select Brook Lopez

I like Lopez on a young team aiming toward the future.

[wdleehi]

The CrotoNats select Manu Ginoboli.

You do have a thing for injury filled guys in these drafts.

Eh...  his injury problems are overblown.  He's by far the most complete player left, he's got championship experience, and he's a good leader.

Overblown? The guy hasn't done the past two seasons due to injury. I don't like this pick.

We'll see.  He played in 74 games two seasons ago; it's not like he's chronically injured.

But he was injured during the playoffs.  His play level was down, and it effected their chance to beat the Lakers.

[celticinorlando]

looking to trade back into the second.

[jgod213]

Picking for KC and Memphis, the Grizz select Brook Lopez

I like Lopez on a young team aiming toward the future.

agreed.  i dunno about steal of the round tho, there are still a handfull of quality big men searching for a home out there.

[Roy Hobbs]

The CrotoNats select Manu Ginoboli.

You do have a thing for injury filled guys in these drafts.

Eh...  his injury problems are overblown.  He's by far the most complete player left, he's got championship experience, and he's a good leader.

Overblown? The guy hasn't done the past two seasons due to injury. I don't like this pick.

We'll see.  He played in 74 games two seasons ago; it's not like he's chronically injured.

But he was injured during the playoffs.  His play level was down, and it effected their chance to beat the Lakers.

He'll be healthy.  Wait and see.  If he didn't have the injury concerns, you guys aren't letting us take a star player in the later half of the second round.

I think Joe Johnson, Elton Brand, and Manu are going to be the best three "value" picks in this round when we look back at it in six months to a year.

[Rondo2287]

The CrotoNats select Manu Ginoboli.

You do have a thing for injury filled guys in these drafts.

Eh...  his injury problems are overblown.  He's by far the most complete player left, he's got championship experience, and he's a good leader.

Overblown? The guy hasn't done the past two seasons due to injury. I don't like this pick.

We'll see.  He played in 74 games two seasons ago; it's not like he's chronically injured.

But he was injured during the playoffs.  His play level was down, and it effected their chance to beat the Lakers.

He'll be healthy.  Wait and see.  If he didn't have the injury concerns, you guys aren't letting us take a star player in the later half of the second round.

I think Joe Johnson, Elton Brand, and Manu are going to be the best three "value" picks in this round when we look back at it in six months to a year.

And Gilbert

[indeedproceed]

GOmesfan will be picking in a bit. In the meantime talk amongst yourselves. Topic: A Driveway, neither a drive nor a way, discuss.

[StartOrien]

Picking for KC and Memphis, the Grizz select Brook Lopez

I like Lopez on a young team aiming toward the future.

agreed.  i dunno about steal of the round tho, there are still a handfull of quality big men searching for a home out there.

While there are quire a few good big men options, I think he's one of the few win now/ win in the future players left. And the only one I'd feel confident enough to pick.

[indeedproceed]

The Atlanta Hawks select Jose Calderon

[Kwhit10]

The Atlanta Hawks select Jose Calderon

GRRR

[Gainesville Celtic]

The CrotoNats select Manu Ginoboli.

You do have a thing for injury filled guys in these drafts.

Eh...  his injury problems are overblown.  He's by far the most complete player left, he's got championship experience, and he's a good leader.

Overblown? The guy hasn't done the past two seasons due to injury. I don't like this pick.

We'll see.  He played in 74 games two seasons ago; it's not like he's chronically injured.

But he was injured during the playoffs.  His play level was down, and it effected their chance to beat the Lakers.

He'll be healthy.  Wait and see.  If he didn't have the injury concerns, you guys aren't letting us take a star player in the later half of the second round.

I think Joe Johnson, Elton Brand, and Manu are going to be the best three "value" picks in this round when we look back at it in six months to a year.

I'll give it to you Roy, you're always among the first to be pumping up their picks 

that said, Ginobili was a good gamble pick. some of the ones you said last year were locks didn't turn out to be so .... locked? lock-y? 

[Donoghus]

Boxers send 2nd rounder(29), 4th rounder(29), 7th rounder(22)

Pistons send 2nd rounder(24), 5th rounder(3), 10th rounder(24)

[johnnyrondo]

Boxers send 2nd rounder(29), 4th rounder(29), 7th rounder(22)

Pistons send 2nd rounder(24), 5th rounder(3), 10th rounder(24)

fair trade