NBA Draft 2009 Talk

[aykiman]

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kinsa jud kaha mu pick ni tyler hansbrough noh??

or asa kaha na team na murag bagay para niya??

kanang efective ghapon siya ba bahala dili jud pareho pag college niya..

[cainez]

^^ gamit siya sa cavs bro for hustle..hehe ang iya range late first round gyud..

[chronicle876]

kinsa mna mga bago na mga maau run na idraft??

[amamangloy]

look out for Jrue Holiday of UCLA and Jeff Teague of Wake Forest!

[cainez]

rumor swirling around: clippers and thunder trading picks.. that is if the thunder are willing to take baron davis' contract.. naningkamot gyud ang thunder kay hometown manang griffin..

[amamangloy]

nindot pud ma Oklahoma si Griffin aron naa silay physical presence

[amamangloy]

2009 NBA Combine Measurements Analysis
source: NBADraft.net

The measurements came out positive for all but a handful of draft hopefuls. There really weren't any huge surprises on the negative side with players measuring far smaller than expected. Here are the notables:

Tyler Hansbrough was a big surprise measuring almost identically with Blake Griffin. Many felt Hansbrough was closer to 6'8 but he's actually a big 6'9, measuring 6'8.25 without shoes and a huge wingspan at 6'11.5. His standing reach of 8'10 tops Griffin's by a full inch.

Patty Mills, Jonny Flynn, Ty Lawson -- All three came in at 5'11 barefoot which puts them at the magical number for point guards as legit 6' footers in shoes. None of them have great length but they're all speed merchants who benefit from the new hand check rules allowing them to use space to get shots off. Flynn and Lawson each outweigh Mills by 20 lbs.

Gerald Henderson was another big surprise as he measured a legit 6'5 in shoes (6'4 barefoot) but his 6'10.25 wingspan and 8'6.5 standing reach are surprising and really help his cause.

DeJuan Blair measured just 6'5.25 without shoes making him just 6'6 (exactly what we had him listed at all season), but an amazing 7'2 wingspan and a standing reach of 8'10.5 gives him legitimate power forward size. His 1.5 inch standing reach advantage over Griffin almost doesn't seem possible.

Blake Griffin's standing reach being just 8'9 is disappointing. But measuring a legit 6'10 (which is what we had him listed at) 6'8.5 barefoot, answered a lot of critics about his height.

Many had James Harden listed at 6'4 but he is in fact 6'5 measuring 6'4 barefoot. His huge wingspan of 6'10.75 and standing reach of 8'7.5 are actually very strong. So much for him being undersized.

Jrue Holiday had a solid measurement coming out 6'4 in shoes with good length (6' 7" wingspan) and standing reach 8' 4.5"

Tyreke Evans was conspicuously absent from the shooting drills but came up huge in the measurements. Although just 6'4.25 without shoes, he's got a whopping 6'11 wingspan and a 8'8 standing reach which is close to power forward size.

DaJuan Summers height and length discrepancy over fellow small forward Sam Young is big considering he's younger and has better fundamentals. Summers measured a legit 6' 8" with a 7' 0.25" wingspan to Young's 6' 6" and 6' 10.75" wingspan.

Austin Daye's measurements weren't surprising considering how long he looks, but they were impressive. His standing reach of 9'2 is center worthy, explaining why he gets so many blocked shots despite his lack of explosiveness. At 6'9.75 barefoot and with a 7'2.5 wingspan, his length is impressive to say the least.

Earl Clark's length is downright scary. At 6'10 in shoes, Clark has a 7'2.5 wingspan and a 9'1.5 standing reach. Unlike Daye, Clark actually has strength and explosiveness to accompany his tremendous length. Clark appears to have the ability to put weight on without losing any of his mobility as well.

Another standing reach surprise was Luke Harangody who measured just 6'6.25 barefoot but had a 8' 10.5 standing reach. He's also obviously worked very hard on his body checking in at just 240 lbs.

Jeff Teague measured out an inch shorter than he'd been listed at (6'0.25 barefoot - 6'1 with shoes) but his huge wingspan (6'7.5) makes up for it.

Taj Gibson's 7' 4" wingspan was second only to Hasheem Thabeet's 7' 6.25" wingspan. Other condor team members include Derrick Brown 7' 2.5", Daye 7' 2.25", Clark, 7' 2.25", Jeff Adrien 7' 2", Blair 7' 2", Jordan Hill 7' 1.5", BJ Mullens 7' 1.25", James Johnson 7' 0.75", Josh Heytvelt 7' 1.5" Jeff Pendergraph 7' 1".

[icon_king]

para nako si tyler Hansborough ang maayo gyud na player

[Motownkid]

^lols tig tan-awan kag NCAA?..

[cainez]

first pick para niya si tyler tyler hansbrough..hehe dili ko masurprise nga makuha siya sa 15-20 range human nakita nga taas pud diay siya sa ilang measurements..