2011 Draft

That Jones/Randolph/ Darko lineup would be scary good in 2k11. And if you’re trading Love I would sure hope you get a C better than Darko back.

Jajuan Johnson, Alec Burks, Jimmer, Demetri McCamey, Scotty Hopson (trade down). I don’t watch enough college ball to give a good scouting report about any of them, except that Scotty Hopson has sweet hair.

Rubio or not, right now our best point guard is Ridnour who is a decent backup but Flynn and Bassy just don’t do it. Irving and Rubio might be just the ticket. Go with the best player. I like Burks and think Barnes might just be getting there too. If perry jones can play center than yeah.

Id also be willing to add Jimmer in mid round… But what about possibly offering a sign and trade of Memphis pick and filler for Greg Oden? Adding Irving, Rubio(?) and Oden would be game changing.. and Oden’s minutes could be limited to keep him healthy and would move Darko to a backup slot, where his defense would be much more valued.

Id take a roster of:
Pg Irving, Rubio/Ridnour
Sg Wes, Webster, Ellington
Sf Beas, Webster
Pf Love, Beas, Randolf, Tolliver
C Oden, Darko, Tolliver/Randolf

with some filler, this could be a LARGE step forward. And Flynn, Tolliver/Randolf and/or Memphis pick would be tempting for Portland to take in an Oden sign and trade.

I’m not even going to consider drafting lower than #2. I wanted Irving as our top pick, but the more I learn about Jones, the more excited I get. His size, athleticism and potential are off the charts. Jones at PF would be perfect next to an under size Love at center and Beasley (SF)..
As far as Irving, he sounds like a pg with Chris Paul potential……

He represents that potentially high-end SG that is so tough to find. His production sure looks pretty average at NC, but I’d be willing to take a risk on that much athleticism, naturally ability, and strong work ethic.

We need resolution to the Rubio situation. If he will legitimately play here, my top 3 are Barnes, P Jones, Irving. I would also be up for prioritizing Irving #1 if Rubio can be moved for equal value.

No interest in Sullinger, seems kind of Love-redundant.

I’m not too excited in this draft. Irving is nice, Jones(s) are ok. Barnes is ok. I think Burkes might be the real deal though. Given our history, we should be picking 5-7, so this will probably happen. In the later part of the first, I hope we get Jajuan Johnson, and Demitri McCamey. With a weak draft, and redundancy all over compared to our current lineup, I think Kahn keeps cycling draft picks to later years. Our roster is set anyway, and other than Rubio, don’t expect to see anything huge as far as roster moves.

Kevin Love had 37 and 23 last night. He is leading the NBA in rebounding by 2.5 per game. He is averaging 20.5 and 15.5 per game. He is top 15 in the league in 3% and FT%. He is only 22.

If Joe Johnson and Rudy Gay get a max contract Kevin Love is worth 2 x Max.

We should draft the Best Player Available that plays either Guard position or Center.

1. Irving
2. Barnes
3. Trade out or Jones
4. Who cares?
5. Who cares?
6. Who cares?

There is no way we can pass on Irving if we get the #1 pick. I just read someone in another thread complaining that we need one PG that combines the best skills of all our current PGs. Irving would do that, only he’d probably start out (at 19 years old) being more advanced at each of these skills than our current PGs combined.

As much as I want to see Rubio in a Wolves jersey, I have no problem flipping him for some help at SG or C if we know we have Irving. And if we got the #1 pick, I’d even suggest looking to move Rubio/Flynn/Webster/Pek for the #2 or #3 spot this year if it meant getting Barnes (not that this is particularly realistic, just an interesting thought).

Barnes is going to figure it out. He’s got the skills, the size, the athleticism, and from what I’ve read, the desire. Obviously, all the “next Kobe” hype was a little much. But even if he turns out to be more like Paul Pierce or Joe Johnson, how is that not a great guy to have? (this is where all the advanced stats guys tell me that his floor is McCants and his ceiling is Allan Houston)

To me, the rest of the field looks like a bunch of the same, Jones included. They all look like guys who may or may not someday crack a rotation…some of them will, some of them won’t but none of these guys screams, “You’re gonna regret not taking me.” If we get the #3, we see if we can trade out. Someone will want the guy left at #3. If we can’t get help at SG or C, we take Jones. If we get the #4 pick, we forfiet it and demand an investigation into the lotto procedures!

Like everyone else I’d take Jimmer with the Memphis pick, especially if we land Irving. Jimmer looks like an instant offense 6th man and would be a great compliment to Irving as a backup PG.

I know a lot of people on the board don’t want any more “youth” and want to win now with a vet, but that attitude is not in the best interest of the team long-term. I know another “rebuild” would be a lot to stomach, but imagine a scenario where next year we trot out:

Irving/Ridnour/Jimmer
Barnes/WesJ/Jimmer
Beas/WesJ/Randolph
Love/Randolph/Tolliver
Darko/Randolph/Tolliver

Throw a ton of money at DeAndre Jordan and that lineup looks like an actual NBA roster and a legitimate playoff team in 2 years.

Memphis is not winning enough to crack the playoff teams and Utah has sunk like a rock. With Sloan a playoff berth was basically a given.

Kyrie Irving and Harrison Barnes are without question the two best prospects in the draft. Harrison Barnes had a rough 6 game stretch to start his career at UNC but has been unbelievable and been the main reason the team has bounced back into the tournament. He has all the skills you want in a franchise player, is an excellent human being, and is from freaking AMES IOWA!!! If we ever have a shot in hell at getting a player who could be top 5 in the NBA one day and actually want to stay here long term, it’s him.

And Kyrie Irving is just an excellent point guard. Duke was murdering teams till he went down, and now they are just good.

Terrence and Perry Jones are both nice, but how are they any different than Michael Beasley? They might be better than him long-term, but how much and when? and why we would want to just add to the Wolves legacy of log-jamming the 3-4 position is beyond me.

BPA and FIT are both Irving and Barnes, gotta go with them