Chad Ford Mock Draft 1.0

[jekelish]

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft2012/story/_/id/7712831/nba-mock-draft-version-1

Dion #27 to the Warriors, Fab not in the first round or Ford's next five.

 

[EastCoast2]

Wonder if that is because he thinks Fab is returning to SU or because no team values him

 

[PauliePeppas]

Fab will go in the first round, i think his workouts will impress teams

 

[samspann]

Don't have insider access...could you tell me where he has Nicholson from St. Bonaventure? Thanks in advance.

 

[cytolliver]

Fab will go in the first round, i think his workouts will impress teams

give dion some workouts too and he'll be close to the lottery

 

[cytolliver]

Don't have insider access...could you tell me where he has Nicholson from St. Bonaventure? Thanks in advance.

hes going 20th to 76ers
Analysis: The Sixers still could use size. Elton Brand won't be around forever and the team's next 4 off the bench is Lavoy Allen. Nicholson has gotten dramatically better every year and has some David West to his game. He would be a good fit in Philly and could contribute right away.

 

[SU2NASA]

If Dion really is projected to go 27th when we get close to the deadline to declare, he'd be an idiot to go. But then again, it's not like we haven't seen that movie before.

 

[MyMeloMyMan]

give dion some workouts too and he'll be close to the lottery

Yeah, Dion will wow them with his boy-ish grin and "can do" attitude...

 

[EastCoast2]

What's Nicholson's story out of HS? Not highly recruited? Wanted to stay somewhat close to home? Did he ever get on SU's radar?

 

[EastCoast2]

can someone post the mock draft?

 

[jr4750]

Not that it means a thing, but NBAdraft.net has DW, Fab and KJ in the first round with Dion going 17th to the Lakers.

 

[armory]

give dion some workouts too and he'll be close to the lottery

Yeah I think Dion will pull a Flynn in the camps.

 

[44cuse]

Yeah, Dion will wow them with his boy-ish grin and "can do" attitude...

He's going to the Wolves? Kahn will likely never draft another Syracuse player again.

44cuse

 

[Francis03]

Not that it means a thing, but NBAdraft.net has DW, Fab and KJ in the first round with Dion going 17th to the Lakers.

I can't take a draft site seriously when they still have Kris Jo being picked in the 1st round.

 

[SoBeCuse]

I can't take a draft site seriously when they still have Kris Jo being picked in the 1st round.

Prepare to be mocked!

 

[MyMeloMyMan]

KJo is Wes Johnson part deux at the next level...with less athleticism and a worse jump shot.

 

[jekelish]

I love Kris. He's a great kid and a hard worker. But man, he's extremely overvalued by outside people. He's passive, and can't rebound or dribble.

Again, great kid, and an excellent role player, but he's just not a star. And that's 100% ok, except he gets billed as a star. He's just not.

 

[armory]

There's just not enough turnover in the NBA for there to be room for a K-Jo. He doesn't defend well, he doesn't rebound well, and his ball handling is suspect. He can finish around the rim and has potential to be a good shooter, but you're not going to get much more out of him without investing a lot of time and money, and there are just too many players who can do what he can (and more).

His 'let the ball bounce behind the back then spin around to pick up the dribble' move makes me cringe every time. Why the coaches haven't fixed that by now is beyond me.

 

[EastCoast2]

His 'let the ball bounce behind the back then spin around to pick up the dribble' move makes me cringe every time. Why the coaches haven't fixed that by now is beyond me.

That was my go-to move in 4th grade

 

[Melancer46]

I love Kris. He's a great kid and a hard worker. But man, he's extremely overvalued by outside people. He's passive, and can't rebound or dribble.

Again, great kid, and an excellent role player, but he's just not a star. And that's 100% ok, except he gets billed as a star. He's just not.

He's better at creating his own shot than Wes was in my opinion, but Wes was the better shooter and clearly the better all around athlete. And I don't think he's a star, but I think he's been our best player this year on a night in and night out basis.

 

[jdubs30]

KJo is Wes Johnson part deux at the next level...with less athleticism and a worse jump shot.

Their games are completely different

 

[jekelish]

That was my go-to move in 4th grade

4th grade was the first year I played in an actual youth league (4th through 6th graders). The first time I ever tried to dribble the ball, a kid two years older than me, who would go on to be the America East player of the year eventually (not Coppenrath, who was a year behind me) stole it from me and went down and got a layup. Needless to say, I was doing ball handling drills like crazy after that.

 

[mark79]

I love Kris. He's a great kid and a hard worker. But man, he's extremely overvalued by outside people. He's passive, and can't rebound or dribble.

Again, great kid, and an excellent role player, but he's just not a star. And that's 100% ok, except he gets billed as a star. He's just not.

Much as i absolutely love him, i think Kris's J would have to approach Wes's level for him to even have a chance. Also, I hate to say it but can he really guard an MBA 3?

 

[Garbs]

I can't take a draft site seriously when they still have Kris Jo being picked in the 1st round.

if it makes you feel better as of today he is the first pick in the second round

 

[EastCoast2]

Much as i absolutely love him, i think Kris's J would have to approach Wes's level for him to even have a chance. Also, I hate to say it but can he really guard an MBA 3?

He probably thinks he can play the 2 like Wes is now