[rileymcshea3Participant]

 My early 2012 mock draft

Now this mock is just for fun and something that can look at when the real 2012 draft happens .It’s kinda like a time capsule that you dig up a year later. And yes its a little to early to do this but this is my first 10 picks for the 2012 draft (assuming Andre Drummond enters this draft).Now I wanna see yall post yours and then when the real draft comes along you can look back on it

 

And this first overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft is…… Andrew Drummond

 

Drummond can not be passed up ,his athleticism and size is unbelieveable ,and may have another growth spurt( crazy right?).If he pans out to be that Dwight Howard projection he could be a great franchise player that you build your team around ,but if he doesnt have the hunger to be great he could end up being just a starter but im willing to take my chance on this amazing talent.

 

#2 Harrison Barnes, 6’8 Sf North Carolina

 

Barnes’s great work ethic will pay off this year and will be a scoring Sf ,a shorter version of Kevin Durant but not as good.He finds ways to score and shows good court vision and knows how to rebound ,and play defense. I see him leading the Tarheels to another championship and wont have as much pressure to become an all american like he did last year.

 

#3 Jared Sullinger , 6’9-6’10 Pf Ohio State

 

Great post player and very phsyical and will muscle his way into the paint and finish strong with alot of contact.Also has a nice midrange game and looking to develop a face-up game. Can pass really good out of the post and is a excelent rebounder .Who ever drafts Sullinger will draft a determined winner.

 

#4 Anthony Davis, 6’10 Pf Kentucky

 

Your probably wondering why he has gotten passed up by 3 teams when he is a great prospect at Power Forward being a great ball handler and passer for some one being 6’10 but the thing is he hasnt been a post player for a long time and doesnt have the build and his to skinny to be a franchise player on the low block.But besides that he has alot of potential and could be a Kevin Garnett type of player but until he develops a low post game and can be a go to guy I dont see him going over Drummond,Barnes and Sullinger.

 

#5 James McAdoo 6’8-6’9 Sf/Pf North Carolina

 

Derrick Williams 2.0 but what seperates McAdoo from the number 2 overall pick is McAdoo is said to be slighty taller with more comfortable passing and ball handling skills .But much like Williams he is sort of a tweener and doesnt have D-Wills phsycalness but would be a nice pick at number 5 getting a another Derrick Williams that was drafted second in this years draft.

 

#6 Perry Jones 6’11 Sf/Pf Baylor

 

Had a hard time of putting McAdoo over Jones because Jones is super athletic and very explosive . I dont see him playing Sf because he lacks the dribbling ablity to spend most of his time on the peremter .If you do play him at Sf he is a "High Riske/Reward player" that could be a taller Lebron that lacks Lebrons dribbling,passing, and shooting .But if you decide to play him at Pf he could be a Blake Griffin type of player with Marcus Camby defense. With all of these potential comparisons he is far from them and will take alot of focus and hard work which he seems to not have the fire to push him self to get better and needs to add more upper body strength.

 

#7 Austin Rivers 6’5 Sg Duke

 

Rivers was measured in at 6’5 at a basketball camp(I think Kevin Durants but not sure). With his measurement at 6’5 I think it eliminates the question if he a legit Sg of a scoring Point guard.So Rivers is a scoring shooting guard that can lite up the score board and is a cold-blooded assasin.Has a full package of scoring moves starting with his jumpshot that allready has NBA range , and his midrang game is very good also. Not only can he score from outside but he can get to the basket and finish with either a floater or finish with contact.

 

#8 Quincy Miller 6’9 Sf/Pf Baylor

 

Dont know much about him but I have heard he can score inside-out and has good size ,athleticism and basketball IQ and is a mismatch nightmare .Sounds pretty good to me .

 

#9 Michael Gilchrist 6’7 Sf Kentucky

 

Michael is a hard working grind it out defender that will rebound the ball .He has great work ethic and desire to get better.The problem is he needs work on offense, the main problem on offense is his shot but the upside to his offense is he can get to the basket and score inside.

 

#10 Patric Young 6’9 Pf/C Florida

 

Yep I put Patric Young in my top 10 because of he is a clone of Bismack Biyombo with a shoter wingspan and he is more proven.Good size and strength and defender and rebounder much like Ben Wallace. Can finish around the rim well,blocks shots ,rebound the ball, good basketball IQ and good work ethic the only problem is he doesnt have that much ways to score. But Young isnt a flashy player on offense that wont take bad shots .

 

PLAYERS THAT ALMOST MADE THE CUT

 

Pg’s-Marquis Teague ,Myck Kabango

 

Sg’s-Jeremy Lamb,Bradley Beal,

 

Sf’s-Terrence Jones,LeBryan Nash,Adonis Thomas

 

Pf”s-John Henson,Thomas Robinson,

 

C-Tyler Zeller

 

[Stojakovicfor3Participant]

Andrew Drummond?

[Stojakovicfor3Participant]

Andrew Drummond?

[rileymcshea3Participant]

 my bad that was on accident

 

[rileymcshea3Participant]

 my bad that was on accident

 

[Stojakovicfor3Participant]

It’s obviously too early but for now it seems pretty good. I wouldn’t have Patrick Young in the top ten yet. I think Jeremy Lamb and John Henson will have great seasons and I think one or both of them will crack the top ten.

[Stojakovicfor3Participant]

It’s obviously too early but for now it seems pretty good. I wouldn’t have Patrick Young in the top ten yet. I think Jeremy Lamb and John Henson will have great seasons and I think one or both of them will crack the top ten.

[rileymcshea3Participant]

 I know its to early but I just wanna see how close I get to the real draft

[rileymcshea3Participant]

 I know its to early but I just wanna see how close I get to the real draft

[JNixonParticipant]

Patric Young isn’t as good as people are making him out to be. He’s a great athlete who plays hard, and he looks the part, but he’s really raw on offense and he’s afoul prone defender. Bismack Biyombo is a great comparison, but I don’t think either guy is an ideal top 10 pick quite frankly.

[JNixonParticipant]

Patric Young isn’t as good as people are making him out to be. He’s a great athlete who plays hard, and he looks the part, but he’s really raw on offense and he’s afoul prone defender. Bismack Biyombo is a great comparison, but I don’t think either guy is an ideal top 10 pick quite frankly.

[PaulsJayhawksParticipant]

Bismack doesn’t whiff the top 10 if he was in next years draft and I don’t think Young will either. He got worked over by Jonas V  in the U19’s and there are just too many studs in this draft.

 

[PaulsJayhawksParticipant]

Bismack doesn’t whiff the top 10 if he was in next years draft and I don’t think Young will either. He got worked over by Jonas V  in the U19’s and there are just too many studs in this draft.

 

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