NBA Draft - Where/which Gophers will get Drafted?

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Not surprised the wolves screwed up as popular as Flip is here, he's part of the old guard over on 1st avenue.
 

Parski1 said:
What a poor draft. They even take a guy from Spain over Mbakwe...way to represent Flip! Burke is going to be a stud, and that is just another pick that they will regret losing.
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Were they supposed to trade Rubio then?
 


Goldy Gopher said:
Suprised Deshaun Thomas lasted as long as he did
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I wasn't. He was the slowest player at the combine in some agility drills and his relative lack of athleticism resulted in some mediocre defense. If you struggle regularly on defense in college, you will be a total liability on D in the NBA.
 


Taking foreigners is what NBA teams will do now to take a gamble. Why not make a pick where you can let a guy develop in a Euro league for years without taking up a roster spot?
 


GophersOnTheRise said:
So you would play them together? Who would play off the ball? Doesn't sound like an ideal situation at all. One had to go.
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I hear you...I was just so impressed with Burke at Michigan and didn't think the Wolves had a chance at him due to draft position. He just hits that big shot in the end which is something the Wolves don't have. It's one of those gut feelings that one day we will be saying he was in our hands and we let him go.
 

Parski1 said:
I hear you...I was just so impressed with Burke at Michigan and didn't think the Wolves had a chance at him due to draft position. He just hits that big shot in the end which is something the Wolves don't have. It's one of those gut feelings that one day we will be saying he was in our hands and we let him go.
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I like Burke a lot too. Had to be done though. If Rubio has a better or equal career we won't have much to regret. I think we're in more of a position to regret not taking McCollum since he actually could have contributed here. We'll see.
 



I like Burke and was psyched when the Wolves picked him. I think there's a fair chance he'll be an all star. Very good shooter, ball handler, defender, and played his best when he was up against the best.

That said, if we weren't going to keep Burke I like the Muhammed pick a lot. True he didn't live up to expectations at UCLA, but he was ranked #1 or #2 (along with Noel) in every service's ranking coming out of high school, and I just get the sense that he's the kind of guy that wasn't all that motivated to be in college and was just kind of biding his time. If he could've gone pro right out of HS might have been a top 3 pick. In this draft you weren't going to get a sure fire stud, and I think Muhammed has as good a chance as any of the top guys to be a stud player in the NBA if he's a motivated pro, and I think he will be.

I'm disappointed Mbakwe didn't get drafted. Lack of size for a 4, age, and injury history all were stacked against him. Hope he can prove the GM's wrong and carve out a role somewhere.
 


"@WojYahooNBA: Undrafted Univ. of Minnesota forward Rodney Williams has agreed to a free agent deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, league source tells Y!"
 

Gopher Warrior said:
I'd guess Iverson is the only former Gopher drafted.
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Turned out as expected for former Gophers.

Didn't turn out as expected for the Wolves. I think the first round went incredibly well for Minnesota. Excellent job by the front office. I understand why some fans aren't into it, but I believe they'll come around and respect last night's first round within a couple/few years.

Like trying to compile entire brackets, it's amazing how much time is spent on mock drafts relative to how little accuracy there is. Sure, there is great value in looking at projected bubble teams - i.e., who's in and who's out - and considering players who might be available for certain teams, team needs, likely first round/second cusp players, etc... this is all worthwhile.

But.. full brackets, mock draft specifics, etc... just a strange thing for some people to be so into.
 



Gopher Warrior said:
Turned out as expected for former Gophers.

Didn't turn out as expected for the Wolves. I think the first round went incredibly well for Minnesota. Excellent job by the front office. I understand why some fans aren't into it, but I believe they'll come around and respect last night's first round within a couple/few years.

Like trying to compile entire brackets, it's amazing how much time is spent on mock drafts relative to how little accuracy there is. Sure, there is great value in looking at projected bubble teams - i.e., who's in and who's out - and considering players who might be available for certain teams, team needs, likely first round/second cusp players, etc... this is all worthwhile.

But.. full brackets, mock draft specifics, etc... just a strange thing for some people to be so into.
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Shabazz might end up being the leading scorer in the NBA someday, he's that talented. I'm guessing there's a lot of fans like me. Didn't watch a ton of UCLA basketball, and the one game I watched from start to finish was the Gophers game. He looked so disinterested and aloof. Maybe he'd checked out a long time ago. We'll just have to see how it goes.
 

Breakin' The Plane said:
Shabazz might end up being the leading scorer in the NBA someday, he's that talented. I'm guessing there's a lot of fans like me. Didn't watch a ton of UCLA basketball, and the one game I watched from start to finish was the Gophers game. He looked so disinterested and aloof. Maybe he'd checked out a long time ago. We'll just have to see how it goes.
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Oh, so many Gopher fans only saw him play that game. He was definitely out of it there, but let's face it, the entire team was jacked up at that point. Is he a kid you may want to make your leader of your franchise? Probably not. But for this team, and what we need, he still fills a void. If he can just simply hit open looks when Rubio dishes to him, he's already an improvement over most of the roster right now.

Good to see Rodney find a place to try out, maybe he can surprise and get through training camp as well. I'm interested to see where Mbakwe winds up, seems like a few teams could use a big like him, who just brings effort and rebounding.
 

Breakin' The Plane said:
Shabazz might end up being the leading scorer in the NBA someday, he's that talented. I'm guessing there's a lot of fans like me. Didn't watch a ton of UCLA basketball, and the one game I watched from start to finish was the Gophers game. He looked so disinterested and aloof. Maybe he'd checked out a long time ago. We'll just have to see how it goes.
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Also in his defense, lets remember he had one of the most hated coaches in college basketball attempting to motivate him.

He may play harder / better for Adleman.
 

Gopher Warrior said:
Turned out as expected for former Gophers.

Didn't turn out as expected for the Wolves. I think the first round went incredibly well for Minnesota. Excellent job by the front office. I understand why some fans aren't into it, but I believe they'll come around and respect last night's first round within a couple/few years.

Like trying to compile entire brackets, it's amazing how much time is spent on mock drafts relative to how little accuracy there is. Sure, there is great value in looking at projected bubble teams - i.e., who's in and who's out - and considering players who might be available for certain teams, team needs, likely first round/second cusp players, etc... this is all worthwhile.

But.. full brackets, mock draft specifics, etc... just a strange thing for some people to be so into.
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You could have redeemed yourself by giving Mbakwe a 2% chance to be drafted.

I followed mock drafts this year to gauge interest in Mbakwe and Colt, I learned my lesson, they are a waste of time.
 

Parski1 said:
What a poor draft. They even take a guy from Spain over Mbakwe...way to represent Flip! Burke is going to be a stud, and that is just another pick that they will regret losing.
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I agree with you on Burke... he was my favorite prospect in this draft and I really think he is going to become an all-star type player.

I understand that Rubio's the guy at point, but I don't see why we couldn't have unloaded Ridnour and JJ and done a 33/15 min per game split at pg or something along those lines. That way we could give Burke a chance to prove himself and trade him for a much better player that f***ing Shabazz, and we also maybe wouldn't be one injury away from another disaster of a season like we are now if Rubio goes down again. When we "drafted" K-Love in '08 he didn't fill a need as Al Jefferson was the only decent player on our team, but that has worked out okay.

Alright I'm done with my rant. Sad to see that Trevor didn't get drafted. Hope Shabazz gets his head on straight and becomes a decent pro.
 

Not to cherry pick stats, but in 32 games last year Shabazz had 26 assists total. That's hard to do. Yikes

Long Beach State 1
Minnesota 0
 

@WojYahooNBA: Univ. of Minnesota forward Rodney Williams has agreed to a free agent deal with the Philadelphia 76ers"

Anyone know the terms of the deal (if it has been announced) or have an idea of what it might be?
 

golfing18now said:
Long Beach State 1
Minnesota 0
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Not to mention,

South Dakota State 1
Minnesota 0

Bucknell 1
Minnesota 0

To be clear, I never criticized Tubby for not recruiting Wolters or Muscala, who both turned out to be fantastic & then draftable college players. Not sure a lotta' people saw that coming. Nevertheless, it's difficult not to notice a pair of Minnesota kids from smaller schools heard their names called on NBA Draft Night while a pair of more highly regarded/recruited Gophers went undrafted.
 

So, is not getting drafted at all sometimes better than going in the second round?

Rather than having your rights owned by a team that might not be a great fit, you can go straight to a team where you might have a chance?

It was also interesting when they talked about Alex Abrines and how him going in the second round rather than the first was better for his situation.
 

Parski1 said:
What a poor draft. They even take a guy from Spain over Mbakwe...way to represent Flip! Burke is going to be a stud, and that is just another pick that they will regret losing.
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What does that mean?
 

brucekaupa said:
So, is not getting drafted at all sometimes better than going in the second round?

Rather than having your rights owned by a team that might not be a great fit, you can go straight to a team where you might have a chance?

It was also interesting when they talked about Alex Abrines and how him going in the second round rather than the first was better for his situation.
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First round picks get guaranteed money. Second rounders get nothing guaranteed.
 

It is nights like yesterday where I am thankful that we have Pitino and didn't settle for Flip. Trading 9 for 14 and 21 in this year's draft is asinine. I cringe to think what he would have done on the court.
 

I think Burke and McLemore will be the 2 best players from this draft and have a chance to be stars. Not a fan of Shabazz at all and would have rather had Hardaway or Bullock. Now the wolves still need a shooting guard, the same position they've needed forever going into free agency, Flip better hope he can land Mayo but either way I'm not a fan of his 1st draft at all and Burke will haunt them at Utah. I still see Mbakwe finding somewhere this summer and contributing off the bench for whichever team takes the chance on him.
 

station19 said:
First round picks get guaranteed money. Second rounders get nothing guaranteed.
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The point with Abrines wasn't "first round picks get guaranteed money". It was more, "first round picks get a predetermined contract". By going in the 2nd round, they can actually structure a deal that is more enticing to him.
 


Goldy Gopher said:
I think Burke and McLemore will be the 2 best players from this draft and have a chance to be stars. Not a fan of Shabazz at all and would have rather had Hardaway or Bullock. Now the wolves still need a shooting guard, the same position they've needed forever going into free agency, Flip better hope he can land Mayo but either way I'm not a fan of his 1st draft at all and Burke will haunt them at Utah. I still see Mbakwe finding somewhere this summer and contributing off the bench for whichever team takes the chance on him.
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Time will tell and I hope Mbakwe makes it but I doubt it. Guys like Trevor are a dime a dozen at the next level. Not quite big enough for the type of game he has. If he were a bit more polished offensively it would help.
 

brucekaupa said:
So, is not getting drafted at all sometimes better than going in the second round?

Rather than having your rights owned by a team that might not be a great fit, you can go straight to a team where you might have a chance?
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Why would a team draft you and own your rights if they didn't think you were a great fit? Makes no sense.
 

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