Which was more surprising in the NBA draft?

Subject: Which was more surprising in the NBA draft? Sat Aug 08, 2009 5:53 am

A) Dejaun Blaire dropping down all the way to 37 (by the Spurs), and being drafted right after teammate Sam Young.

B) Kings draft Tyreke Evans in the draft, while all hype from Sac-town in getting Rubio.

I know they are stupid, but...

B)i think Kings did the right call even tough i haven't see Evans play.I think Rubio is overhypeped and little bit overrated so it's safer with Tyreke

A for sure....

I mean this kid probably won't be a star in the NBA but he's almost guaranteed to be a good role player.

A

DeJuan Blaur was DEFINITELY a Top 15ish pick, and he dropped all the way to 37. My question is why didn't the Nuggets draft him? They had like the 34th pick. Instead they picked Sergio Llull, who I have never even heard of.

A for sure. That guy went so far down it wasn't even funny. Spurs got lucky again. He won't be a star but will be a solid player. I started checking on the draft from the 18 pick. I thought Blair was already drafted earlier. Then I see the Spurs take him all of a sudden with a 30 something pick and I'm like WTH?

Balir will help the Spurs who have excellent expiernce from the drafts

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For me, Hansborough going 13th to Indiana was crazy. Then I thought that he's at least consistently hard working so I chilled a bit.

Hansborough lost a lot of spots. He was being called the best player in college, but he got bumped down because people said he couldn't be physical enough. I think 13 was pretty good for him

Tyler Hansborough (Sorry me spell it wrong) dropping to number 12 (I think)
I really thought Tyler was going to be 5 or 6. But why is he number 12?

YK(YahooKing) wrote:: Tyler Hansborough (Sorry me spell it wrong) dropping to number 12 (I think)
I really thought Tyler was going to be 5 or 6. But why is he number 12?

Because people thought he couldn't be physical enough or strong enough to play with the NBA bigs

The biggest surprise is the Dallas MAvericks taking Rodrigue Beabuois at what 23?

Yall will see in a couple of years. This guy will probably be the second best point to come out of this draft to Tyreke Evans.

Yes, better than Lawson, and I'm a UNC fan.

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YK(YahooKing) wrote:: Tyler Hansborough (Sorry me spell it wrong) dropping to number 12 (I think)
I really thought Tyler was going to be 5 or 6. But why is he number 12?

Because people thought he couldn't be physical enough or strong enough to play with the NBA bigs

true but I really think UNC won because of him. w/o him, UNC wouldn't have won.
He should be in 8-10

No all Hans is gonna be is a hustle man. An Anderson Varejao or Luke Walton and nothing else. He went too high. Should of went early second round or very late first round.

I agree with CBI. He went a little high. Not to mention that UNC had Ty Lawson (IMO the best point guard in the league) and Wayne Ellington (a top 5 offensive player in the league), along with Danny Green who is a deadly shooter and has tough defense, while Deon Thompson is a monster on the boards and is a good shot blocker. And, they have a great coach with Roy Williams, who is like the Doc Rivers of the NCAA.

Why are we saying he's going too high? Wasn't he like, the best player in the NCAA??? Lol

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Probably the Kings not taking Rubio. I was all set to start crying my eyes out when they took the over-hyped Ricky Rubio and everyone at the draft party was waiting for it to happen. Then out of the blue we took the most NBA ready player in the draft besides Blake Griffin.

Thank you Maloof Brothers for that small blessing, now we should go for a center next year.

bra i was most suprised by when timberwolves took 2 guards LOL
i was like wth are they up to....but it was real smart

Which was more surprising in the NBA draft? Kb2410

Which was more surprising in the NBA draft? Kb2410

KB24 is right, drafting two point guards, even if one takes two years to get here, is a surprise.

I couldn't believe DeJuan Blair slipped to 37. The Spurs had another great draft because of that alone.

A. DeJuan Blair Dropping

It was shocking!

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Justin wrote:: A. DeJuan Blair Dropping

It was shocking!

I agree, He was suppose to go at like 16. He dropped to the second round to the Spurs. I'm happy about it, so I'm not going to complain.

Other one, I was surprised that the Timberwolves took two guards. They could've taken anyone and they took Rubio instead of some other picks...

I stil can't believe my Nuggets didn't take Blair with the 34th pick.

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Raza wrote:: I stil can't believe my Nuggets didn't take Blair with the 34th pick.

One reason the Spurs are smarter, they take the smartest pick possible.

The Nuggets drafted Sergio Llull, and then traded him immedietely for cash.

Maybe to re-sign key players? Sign other players? I just hope it went for something

Rubio going as early as he did when there were much better picks.

Also the T-Wolves getting like 4 PGs with their picks