2009 NBA Draft

^Steph Curry

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Originally Posted by Zekyl

The PG in that scenario just has to be a catch and shoot guy, really. LeBron would have the ball in his hands most of the time. Jackson would be the hard-nosed defender that can shoot 3s, Nate is the energy off the bench, and whatever PF they get would need to be a solid post player that can defend the rim. I don't think JO or Memo are what they'd be looking for.

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They could also just resign Lee for their PF spot.

Very true. He'd be a young developing big that could fit the role.

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Originally Posted by Gl'enn

^Steph Curry

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Exactly.

Hansbrough's measurables (height,weight, reach, etc) were almost identical to Blake Griffin in Chicago.

Interesting.

draftexpress has a lot of good stuff posted today, fyi

Austin Daye (DX has him going to us @ 15)

Height without shoes: 6' 9.75"
Height with shoes: 6' 10.75"
Weight: 192
Wingspan: 7' 2.75"
Standing Reach: 9' 2"

Earl Clark (DX has him @ 14)

Height without shoes: 6' 8.5"
Height with shoes: 6' 10.25"
Weight: 228
Wingspan: 7' 2.5"
Standing Reach: 9' 1.5"

Terrence Williams (DX has him @ 16)

Height without shoes: 6' 5"
Height with shoes: 6' 6.25"
Weight: 213
Wingspan: 6' 9"
Standing Reach: 8' 7.5"

Ty Lawson (DX = #17)

Height without shoes: 5' 11.25"
Height with shoes: 6' 0.5"
Weight: 197
Wingspan: 6' 0.75" (poor Ty)
Standing Reach: 7' 10.5"

James Johnson (DX = #18)

Height without shoes: 6' 7"
Height with shoes: 6' 7.75" (didn't gain much)
Weight: 257
Wingspan: 7' 0.75"
Standing Reach: 8' 9.5"

Since GD mentioned them:

Blake Griffin (#1)

Height without shoes: 6' 8.5"
Height with shoes: 6' 10"
Weight: 248
Wingspan: 6' 11.25"
Standing Reach: 8' 9"

Tyler Hansbrough (#22)

Height without shoes: 6' 8.25" (.25 shorter than Griffin)
Height with shoes: 6' 9.5" (.5 shorter than Griffin)
Weight: 234 (14lbs lighter)
Wingspan: 6' 11.5" (.25 longer wingspan)
Standing Reach: 8' 10" (1 inch longer)

Other Guys Mentioned Here By People:

Jonny Flynn (#10)

Height without shoes: 5' 11.25"
Height with shoes: 6' 0.75"
Weight: 196
Wingspan: 6' 4" (now compare that with Lawson...)
Standing Reach: 7' 11.5"

Dejuan Blair (#11)

Height without shoes: 6' 5.25"
Height with shoes: 6' 6.5"
Weight: 277
Wingspan: 7' 2"
Standing Reach: 8' 10.5"

James Harden (#3) (I mentioned him in a plan and drafted him @5)

Height without shoes: 6' 4"
Height with shoes: 6' 5.25"
Weight: 222
Wingspan: 6' 10.75"
Standing Reach: 8' 7.5"

Tyreke Evans (#6 - nice size for a combo guard)

Height without shoes: 6' 4"
Height with shoes: 6' 5.25"
Weight: 221
Wingspan: 6' 11.25"
Standing Reach: 8' 8"

And for Knick fans:

Stephen Curry (#8 obviously)

Height without shoes: 6' 2"
Height with shoes: 6' 3.25"
Weight: 181
Wingspan: 6' 3.5"
Standing Reach: 8' 1"

LOL @ 6' 10" 192lbs.

And BTW, Jordan Hill has it over Blake Griffin in every measurement (except weight) by the smallest of margins.

Also stats aren't everything. These measurements can't tell you anything about a player's desire to be the best, improve, adjust to the NBA. They can't tell you if a guy has heart or if he's a fucking lazy prick.

But, some people love to crunch numbers so here are the averages by position (cause you never want to Draft a dude that's below average):

PG Sample:150 Without shoes: 6' 0.48" Weight: 184 Wings: 6' 4.6" Reach: 8' 0.5"

SG Sample: 144 Without shoes: 6' 3.59" Weight: 202 Wings: 6' 8.1" Reach: 8' 4.9"

SF Sample: 121 Without Shoes: 6' 6.18" Weight: 213 Wings: 6' 10.5" Reach: 8' 8.1"

PF Sample: 235 Without Shoes: 6' 7.70" Weight: 235 Wings: 7' 0.7" Reach: 8' 10.5"

C Sample: 118 Without Shoes: 6' 10" Weight: 251 Wings: 7' 2.8" Reach: 9' 1.7"

Somebody with some free time should start some new threads for each of the potential picks at #15.

I'm too lazy.

Maybe I'll start the "Joe should trade or sell #15" thread.

Would anybody here consider Hansbrough at #15?