Official Combine Thread

 Does anyone know why they are not at Attack Athletics?

Anyone remember when this guy was supposed to be a lottery pick coming into this year haha. Now he probably won’t even get drafted. Unreal 

 @JoeWolf

I think that is Tomas Satoransky

@dlipto11

I don’t remember him being in the lottery. All I remember him being was in the second round.

Satoransky is my dude… He should be for real.

Last year as a junior he was averaging like 18 a game shooting 43% from 3 and had like 39 on Indiana and 22 on Butler in the Sweet 16 people were talking about him moving up a lot in mocks. But all I know is that he had a REALLY dissapointing season this year. 

35 is Satoransky. 6-7 combo guard.

LOL Wroten can’t shoot a lick

Teague has a weird shot and kind of kicks his legs out, kind of like he’s stopping himself from jumping higher, and has a slow release. Not a fan of his game, but he has a great frame for a PG.

Marshall’s shot didn’t look good at all in the spot-up 3 drill. Has a low release that comes from his chin, and doesn’t get much lift on his shot.

is a live stream available?

espn.go.com/watchespn/player/_/source/espn3/id/480436/size/condensed/ 

 http://www.firstrowsports.eu/watch/125879/1/watch-2012-nba-draft-combine.html

Really worried about Lillard’s long, slow release and how he’ll be able to get them off against contest at the next level. It starts all the way down from his waist.

4-15 for 3 from the corner just now haha 

wow tony wroten missed like 10 shots in a row

Wroten’s jumper is totally broken. Making Tyreke Evans blush.

Really worried about Lillard’s long, slow release and how he’ll be able to get them off against contest at the next level. It starts all the way down from his waist.

J’Covan Brown looked totally outmatched physically in the full-court sprints. Needs to improve conditioning.

I’m about 15 minutes behind on my TV, but up to where I am Tony Wroten has looked terrible. Nearly air-balled a wide-open mid-range jumper in the first drill, followed by a missed layup in the next drill, then he struggled in the two shootig drills. Then he looses the dribble and throws up a wild shot in the defense drill. I was hopin for a lot more than this for Wroten.

 is Jeremy Lamb stoned? lol

that Jeremy Lamb interview left much to be desired, he has a questionable motor already and now hes not even playing today

I think he’s gambling/scared right now. He might know that guys like Terrence Ross, Austin Rivers, and Dion Waiters are better than he is and he doesn’t want to be compared with them. Right now he’s ranked ahead of those guys on most big boards and doesn’t want to slip down further so he’s keeping his potential and college body of work as his selling point. I agree with JoeWolf though, these drills should be perfect for Lamb. For the record I think all players should have to do these drills as a draft requirement but I understand why some don’t.

Lamb looks like he has down syndrome.

 beals interview was much better than Lambs he seemed far more compossed

 am i the only person who likes daron lamb more then john jenkins. Combine people seem to think jenkins is better.

^^I like Lamb better because he’s more versatile w/ the ball.

 Bradley Beal looks like a man. I can’t believe he is still only 18 years old. He looked like he was already in his early 20’s during that interview with Andy Katz.

I like Doron Lamb better than Jenkins.  Better defensively, superior mid range game, better athleticism, better ball handling ability.  Jenkins may be the more dynamic college scorer, but I think Lamb’s game tranlates well to the NBA.  He seems like an excellent NBA role player.  Players who are elite spot-up shooters who can defend and competently fill other offenseive needs can find homes in the NBA.

 terrence ross is lighting it ^

 So far I have been impressed by Doron Lamb, who looks quite quick.  Darius Johnson-Odom, on the other hand, looks a little bit slow.  Just doesn’t look as athletic as the other guys in there.  Couldn’t get to the rim well in the 1 on 1 drills.  Don’t want to read to much into the combine, though, as it really doesn’t give a great read of the prospects just watching it.  I’d guess the interviews are at least as important as the drills.

 Anyone think Jay Crowder can work his way into a 3/2 player?  They said he was under 6’4 without shoes…  

Yeah, I agree that DJO seems pretty cool.  I always root for Marquette players to make it in the NBA, as they all seem to play hard and just know how to play basketball.

Moe Harkless is looking good.  Shooting well in the pull-up drills and in the spot up shooting drill.  If he can develop a consistent outside shot, he could really help himself.  

After watching the 2 guards, Doron Lamb was the best player on the court in my opinion

I love Marquette players, they play with toughness

Quincy Miller has a bit of a broke jumper, and Jay Williams said he finds him to be more of a power forward, which I dont agree with but I am a firm believer that he should have returned to school

^^I don’t think Miller has the lateral quickness to guard 3’s. He’s going to be a turnstile on the perimeter.

 will barton is uber slime is he a 2 or are 3 fran and jay say hes a two where my memphis fans at im curious

My boy is working out! Perry Jones III!!!

At least Fran Fraschilla has some sense. There’s no way PJIII wil be a 3 in the NBA. His handle and center of gravity are way too high on the perimeter.

 there about to talk about terrence jones weather coming back helped or hurt his stock is tough but now hes a national champ cant wait to her how they evaulate him 

 there about to talk about terrence jones weather coming back helped or hurt his stock is tough but now hes a national champ cant wait to her how they evaulate him 

 watching toyce white and terrence jones battle  each other is  a joy white is a skilled bully both have impressed me today. power forward is the strongest postion in this draft

I didnt see Barnes in the Drills 

He lost some weight. Good for him. I like his intagibles. He’s a mature player and brings some much versatility to his game

 From my observation he’s a physical specimen.

I liked the work of Royce White, I found very strong physically

Terrence Jones reminds me of Thad Young but stronger. I think he could be a steal anywhere outside of the lottery.

I think Terrence Jones is a poor man’s Lebron at best, and he could be a Jamal Mashburn / Larry Johnson type too, he’s got some great tools and he can get a lot better with NBA coaching, he’s one of the most NBA ready from a physical stand point and I see no reason why a lottery team wouldn’t pick him

Its funny both T Jones and R White are considered 4/3 or 3/4s but they are the most physical of the 4s working out at the combine. I havent been high on either but just seeming there size compared to P3, D Green and Nicholson has me changing my mind a bit. Both will definet 4s not 3s in the nba.

 I have addressed this before, but I just hate how all these guys sit out the first day of drills and come on the 2nd day.  The problem I have with it is I know the guys want to play, its the fricken agents that sit them out, but then they are still on deck for interviews…and they are NEVER prepared to give a solid answer as to why they arent out there!  I mean come on!  If the agent is so smart to make you sit out at least he can have a solid statement pre-written for you when you know thats the first question they will ask.  Instead, they are making excuses as to why their agents put them into that position.  Jeremy Lamb didnt even know what to say.   I remember John Wall was the same way.

 well, it is their agents.  these guys really want to play.  when I was younger and played in high school, I just couldnt wait to get on the floor and play…during try-outs, practice, etc…  I just wanted to play because I loved to play but also, I wanted to show what I could do, especially if it was prove people wrong.  I dont believe that any of these guys didnt want to be out there.  I really have a problem with showing up for half of the combine.  Brad Beal said he didnt participate because he didnt want to risk anything but will be ready tomorrow.  If you dont want to risk anything, why show up at all?  I say either you do both days or dont do any if you feel it is any sort of risk.

 also, I saw some old faces in the crowd.  David Henderson, former co-captain on Duke’s team that reached the championship game (Lost to Louisville).  Ed Pinckney, one of the stars of Villanova’s championship team that upset Georgetown and Patrick Ewing.

obviously Joe Wolf is a favorite of yours….he was a very good player at UNC….when I was a little boy, I remember when his brother Jeff played at UNC.

 you can say what you want but these commentators have been reading on this site and others like it.  this is the only place I have heard of the Barnes/Sean Elliott comparison until Fraschilla said it today.  there were other comparisons as well.  I think we were the first to bring up a lot of these comparisons.

NBADRAFT.NET, where comparisons happen.

Wow. Drummond really compares his game to Kevin Durant’s? So on top of all the other red flags, he’s delusional?

 Is it me or is Barnes looking pretty athletic in all the testing

@JoeWolf

I was going to say that about Leonrd. He looks great next to all the other Cs entering the draft.

Glad to see others like tomas satoransky too coming after in at close to 6’8" with shoes while having combo guard skills  should make him a 2nd round lock but I have no idea what his contract situation is but I have heard he loves the NBA style of play and wants to play as soon as possible.

Celtics and Spurs interviewed Drummond??? Could they try to make a play for him?

I heard someone on ESPN compare Barnes to Elliot a couple weeks ago, and I hope you were joking about commentators reading the nbadraft.net forum.

An announcer compared Robinson to David West?? They get paid to do this… Wow..

Man I cringe when I see MKG’s interviews. Just so awkward.

I feel bad for him just I do for Royce White.. Once has anxiety while on air plains and the other has anxiety when in front of cameras..

Both situations make life hard for an NBA player.

 Apparently MKG had a bad stuttering problem when he was younger. He is a great kid, and great example for other kids suffering through the same problem

"Celtics and Spurs interviewed Drummond??? Could they try to make a play for him?"

Could you imagine how good he would be after sitting behind Garnett or Duncan for a few years? I hate both of those teams, but those would probably be the 2 best places for him to reach his potential.

@Y2G

I agree that he would be much better if he went to one of those teams.  I wonder if either team has enough pieces to move up to get him??

Celtics could send someone both of their first round picks this year, Avery Bradly, and maybe cash or something??? 

No clue what the Spurs could do unless they are willing to give up Dejuan Blair or Leonard and next years pick or something..

According to calculation from pic Barnes vertical was like 43 inches(24+19). Thats pretty impressive for a guy the big claim he wasn’t athletic enough to get to basket. The standing vertical is a measurement of explosivness is it not?

http://ow.ly/i/Go4T/original

I’m sure that Barnes didn’t put up a 43 inch STANDING vertical. Nobody jumps that high from a standing position. If Barnes did that with running jump it would be amazing but at least not unheard of.

So humble and well spoken.

http://youtu.be/A5PtgmG6MgM

 ok lets say it was max vert 43"(running) is still impressive. I was sent that link by a friend that who says math is correct either way I think after the combine watching the testing Barnes athletic ability has been shown to be completlely overblown.

 that Sean Elliott comparison has been on this board for MONTHS! not just a couple of weeks ago.  People were saying that here in Feb or March.

I absolutely was not joking.  Why is it unfathomable to think that they dont use all sources, resources, and pay attention to other assessments and opinions?  They get paid the big bucks to do this, trust me….they read this site and others like it.

note:  there was a boxing website that was in its infancy at the time, but came on the scene breaking a lot of stories.  there was also several other websites that have very credible, source info.   I know this from boxing….Dan Rafael and ESPN dont know chit.  They just have the brand and the viewers/readers.  Anyway, duing HBO boxing programming, Jim Lampley for one used to "break" stories or provide info without citing the source…as if they were the source.  Well, that one website repeatedly blasted HBO about using their info and not citing them as a source.  Shortly after it became a big deal on the web, HBO started citing their website and others as sources.

Not the same as the Sean Elliott comparison, but believe me…..more people read this site and obtain information from it that we realize.   A lot of pertinent information comes from little guys like us and little sites like this.

It’s a nice notion to think that NBA draft analysts are reading the forum, but I find it much more likely that they talk to scouts and GMs across the league. I doubt they’re spending time wading through all the check out my mock threads to find the occassional useful piece of information.

 not really saying they spend all their time here, but they have sons, friends, etc…that I guarantee read this forum.  also you have friends of Barnes and other prospects that read this forum, when in their circles….chatter like this comes out.

trust me, Sean Elliott isnt a comparison that you pull out, even if you watched Elliott and Barnes play, which I did, and I see the similarities.  I can say with confidence, that comparison made its way from the posts of this forum onto Chad Ford or whoever’s scouting report, be it directly or indirectly.

Speaking of scouts, I know they have this site bookmarked.  Part of scouting isnt just how good a player plays, but how it is perceived their reception from the fans will be.  In the technology and social media age now, one would be a fool not to reach out to other mediums and still expect to be ahead of the pack in terms of information.

 "I’m sure that Barnes didn’t put up a 43 inch STANDING vertical. Nobody jumps that high from a standing position. If Barnes did that with running jump it would be amazing but at least not unheard of."

Nick Young jumped out the gym

Some scouts compared Barnes to Sean before anyone on here posted it. I’m pretty sure they didn’t get the idea from here. They are close in height and their games are not exact but similar in some ways so the comparisons were bound to come just like people who compare Perry Jones to Randolph,Odom etc

 Anyone know when the run and jump tests are going to be done and the stats released?

does anyone know :

– sprint : what is the distance (cookie belcher 2.91 the best historical measurement since 2000) ?

– body fat : how do they calculate it (chris marcus 23.1% the worst, dahntay jones 2.6% the best one) ?

Thanks

I’m impressed with his court vision, too. Unfortunately, his anxiety disorder might keep him from being a phenomenal player in the league.