Menu
What's new
By:
Filters
AllBuffs | Unofficial fan site for the University of Colorado at Boulder Athletics programs

This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!

  • Prime Time. Prime Time. Its a new era for Colorado football. Consider signing up for a club membership! For $20/year, you can get access to all the special features at Allbuffs, including club member only forums, dark mode, avatars and best of all no ads ! But seriously, please sign up so that we can pay the bills. No one earns money here, and we can use your $20 to keep this hellhole running. You can sign up for a club membership by navigating to your account in the upper right and clicking on "Account Upgrades". Make it happen!

ESPN's NBA Mock Draft (v1.0 - 3/20)

Buffnik

Buffnik

Real name isn't Nik
Club Member
Junta Member
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft2012/story/_/id/7712831/nba-mock-draft-version-1

Pac-12:

#19 Tony Wroten, Washington
#23 Terrence Ross, Washington

Josh Smith, UCLA listed among the "Next 5" but outside the 1st round Top 30.

Not a lot of love for the Pac-12 this year, as expected. We're not even sure any of those guys will declare. Someone will take a flyer on ex-UCLA PF Reeves Nelson, but I'm not sure it's going to happen in the 1st round even though he's a Lottery talent.
 
There's more than double your starting contract money if you go from Top 20 to Top 5.

For selfish reasons and conference pride I'd love to see them both (Wroten/Ross) return...
 
I am convinced every year scouts will tell Josh Smith to loss some weight and get into shape and he will be a lottery pick. Every year he will eat a cheeseburger instead.
 
Uh, Josh Smith? Really? Did they see his fat ass? I mean it's huge, like my size huge. How that can be considered an NBA ready body baffles me. Until he slims down he cannot be considered even a D-league prospect. 15 min per night, impactful as they may be, isn't going to cut it.

Step away from the In-n-out, dude.
 
Last edited:
Josh Smith already said he is returning to UCLA next year. (I don't know who in their right mind drafts him).

My guess is Wroten is gone, somebody will promise to take him in the lottery (probably David Kahn) and he will bolt. Not so sure about Ross staying either, I think he is more likely to stay if Wroten leaves.
 
jgisland said:
Josh Smith already said he is returning to UCLA next year. (I don't know who in their right mind drafts him).

My guess is Wroten is gone, somebody will promise to take him in the lottery (probably David Kahn) and he will bolt. Not so sure about Ross staying either, I think he is more likely to stay if Wroten leaves.
Click to expand...

If I could wave a magic wand and put either Wroten or Ross on next year's Buff team, I'd choose Ross and it wouldn't be that hard of a choice.

But if I was drafting for an NBA team, I'd have Wroten rated much higher than Ross. Not even close.

Does that make sense without me taking time to write out my thought process/rationale on this one?
 
Buffnik said:
If I could wave a magic wand and put either Wroten or Ross on next year's Buff team, I'd choose Ross and it wouldn't be that hard of a choice.

But if I was drafting for an NBA team, I'd have Wroten rated much higher than Ross. Not even close.

Does that make sense without me taking time to write out my thought process/rationale on this one?
Click to expand...

Yes make sense, Wroten has the build and play making ability NBA GM's drool over.

And does anybody else see the Spurs drafting Jorge Guiterez late (seems like their type of guy) and angering me as a Nuggets fan for the next 15 years?
 
I think Jorge could be a great "glue guy" for a contender to have available in the backcourt. The Spurs could definitely see him as a Bowen Part Duex. He'd be a good fit there. I could also see him in Chicago. Jorge and Noah on the court together would bring a lot of nasty that would drive teams crazy.
 
jgisland said:
Josh Smith already said he is returning to UCLA next year. (I don't know who in their right mind drafts him).
Click to expand...

I would draft Josh Smith in an instant... as a second round pick without a guaranteed contract.
 
These draft projections, from various sources, should get interesing here in a couple of weeks. iirc, the "mocks" pick up steam after the tourney finishes.
 
torerobuff said:
I would draft Josh Smith in an instant... as a second round pick without a guaranteed contract.
Click to expand...

Really? For what exactly? He can't stay on the court (foul trouble and out of shape) or contribute at the college level and never really shows flashes of greatness. I guess I don't see the appeal to even warrent wasting a draft pick.
 
torerobuff said:
I would draft Josh Smith in an instant... as a second round pick without a guaranteed contract.
Click to expand...

jgisland said:
Really? For what exactly? He can't stay on the court (foul trouble and out of shape) or contribute at the college level and never really shows flashes of greatness. I guess I don't see the appeal to even warrent wasting a draft pick.
Click to expand...

For the second part of torero's statement. You take him with little risk (2nd rounders rarely do much anyway) and you have a big guy who you try to motivate with tangible money to get his ****ing act together. He is very skilled and could be a good contributor if he dropped some lbs.
 
Rugged said:
For the second part of torero's statement. You take him with little risk (2nd rounders rarely do much anyway) and you have a big guy who you try to motivate with tangible money to get his ****ing act together. He is very skilled and could be a good contributor if he dropped some lbs.
Click to expand...

:nod:
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top