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 Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:43 pm Post subject: Draft Gabe Pruitt |
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Give him a guarantee that he'll be picked if he's there when the Lakers draft. He is an amazing athlete and incredible on-th-ball defender. Some will say "we drafted Farmar last year", but with Nash and Barbosa and the other speedsters in the Western Conference (Iverson, Parker, Devin Harris, Monta Ellis.. etc..) you can't have too much athleticism and speed in the backcourt.
He's also a hell of a three point shooter and solid ball handler. Not the most creative "true" point in the draft, but that doesn't hurt him with the Lakers and the Triangle. He takes care of the ball and puts it in the right place. If he has an open three, he'll hit it.
Please, please, please..... draft Gabe Pruitt.
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I like the line of thinking behind drafting someone like him. I dig the combination of skill, size, and ability to shut-down a 5-11 speedster like Lawson.
Would make an excellent combo guard off the bench because he doesn't have that game management ability that Farmar does...yet. He could even be a situational starter especially if the initiator role is covered at one of the other positions. |
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| He would be an absolute steal at our pick. I'm so hoping he stays in and is available. |
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Sounds like he would really help us now against Pho and Barbosa.
IMO, right now if we had someone who could slow Barbosa, we would beat Phoenix. A great on the ball defensive guard, who can also hit three's and is quick is exactly what we need. |
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If he is still around in the second round which I think he will be... id take him there. Not a first rounder though.
We need to draft someone who can really fill it up. Someone real athletic and about 6'6'' with our first round pick. |
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| Gabe Pruitt will not last into the second round. His tournament performance put him solidly in the first round, especially when combined with his pure athleticism. The direction the league is moving in screams for a guy like Gabe Pruitt to go at least mid first-round. |
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Gabe Pruitt in the 2nd round would be a steal!
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According to ESPN/Jim Gray, Pruitt will hire an agent and stay in the draft.
I hope we take him if we keep the 19. |
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| golden armor wrote: | According to ESPN/Jim Gray, Pruitt will hire an agent and stay in the draft.
I hope we take him if we keep the 19. |
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No way Gabe falls to the 2nd round. I really like his game. He's got a very smooth outside jumper and has excellent quickness for his size at guard.
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i like pruitt also. big gaurds are really doing damage in the playoffs. B diddy, Deron Williams, Billups, Kidd...
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| I think Pruitt is a good player, but if Nick Young is still on the board at 19, there is no way the Lakers can pass him up. (How weird, two USC players and no UCLA players will be drafted in the first round) |
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| mike_dee23 wrote: | | I think Pruitt is a good player, but if Nick Young is still on the board at 19, there is no way the Lakers can pass him up. (How weird, two USC players and no UCLA players will be drafted in the first round) |
LA had a ton of ballers in 2004 (similar to 2008 if you follow recruiting). Farmar, Afflalo, Young, Pruitt and Bryce Taylor (up in Oregon) were all out of that class. The first four will be in the NBA in the coming seasona nd the last guy could make it as well. Henry Bibby certainly left some talent on the roster for Floyd.
We'll see if Afflalo can impress GMs in his workouts to move up. But more importantly, UCLA brings back a flat out ridiculous roster next year with Kevin Love (going to dazzle the city with his outlet passes), Collison (another 1st rounder, decided to return), Shipp, Mbah a Moute, Westbrook, Mata, etc,. Next year could be a mass exodus from UCLA (but Howland has already restocked the lineup with a flat out ridiclous 2008 recruiting class, with Jrue Holiday from Hollywood near committing as well).
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| I'd rather gamble on Critenden. Shoot for a home run. Don't see Pruit or Young as more than role players. |
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| jbjb wrote: | | I'd rather gamble on Critenden. Shoot for a home run. Don't see Pruit or Young as more than role players. |
Funny, considering Pruitt is the more proven playmaker and defender.
Just because a team shoots for a home run doesn't mean there isn't a potential All-Star in Pruitt.
Javaris Crittenton is far from a home run. Project.
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| Mike@LG wrote: | | jbjb wrote: | | I'd rather gamble on Critenden. Shoot for a home run. Don't see Pruit or Young as more than role players. |
Javaris Crittenton is far from a home run. Project. |
Of course he is a project. Hence the "shoot for the home run" referrence.
You get a lot more strikeouts than homeruns when you swing for homeruns.
Javaris size and athleticism gives him "homerun potential."
And he is not a super longshot like a certain 7'3" dude from Africa.
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| NestT wrote: | | Mike@LG wrote: | | jbjb wrote: | | I'd rather gamble on Critenden. Shoot for a home run. Don't see Pruit or Young as more than role players. |
Javaris Crittenton is far from a home run. Project. |
Of course he is a project. Hence the "shoot for the home run" referrence.
You get a lot more strikeouts than homeruns when you swing for homeruns.
Javaris size and athleticism gives him "homerun potential."
And he is not a super longshot like a certain 7'3" dude from Africa. |
Exactly. |
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| Enough projects. |
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| mike_dee23 wrote: | | Enough projects. |
Yup. Kwame, Bynum, Parker, Sasha... enough.
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| Mike@LG wrote: | | mike_dee23 wrote: | | Enough projects. |
Yup. Kwame, Bynum, Parker, Sasha... enough. |
I want an NBA-ready player. Seriously, when was the last time the Lakers drafted one? D-Fish in 1996? Eddie Jones in 1994? |
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| mike_dee23 wrote: | | Mike@LG wrote: | | mike_dee23 wrote: | | Enough projects. |
Yup. Kwame, Bynum, Parker, Sasha... enough. |
I want an NBA-ready player. Seriously, when was the last time the Lakers drafted one? D-Fish in 1996? Eddie Jones in 1994? |
The NBA draft has become a development draft like baseball. There are few seniors that are NBA ready players. Acie Law is the only in the first rounder I would take.
Draft is for the future and FAs and trades for the now.So you have to take the best player available even if it's a trading chip.
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| Lakersfield wrote: | | mike_dee23 wrote: | | Mike@LG wrote: | | mike_dee23 wrote: | | Enough projects. |
Yup. Kwame, Bynum, Parker, Sasha... enough. |
I want an NBA-ready player. Seriously, when was the last time the Lakers drafted one? D-Fish in 1996? Eddie Jones in 1994? |
The NBA draft has become a development draft like baseball. There are few seniors that are NBA ready players. Acie Law is the only in the first rounder I would take.
Draft is for the future and FAs and trades for the now.So you have to take the best player available even if it's a trading chip. |
but teams usually try to pick some rookies whom they believe can help immediately. The Lakers haven't done that in years. They pick a player who will help one or two years down the road. I blame this on Phil Jackson. |
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| mike_dee23 wrote: | | Lakersfield wrote: | | mike_dee23 wrote: | | Mike@LG wrote: | | mike_dee23 wrote: | | Enough projects. |
Yup. Kwame, Bynum, Parker, Sasha... enough. |
I want an NBA-ready player. Seriously, when was the last time the Lakers drafted one? D-Fish in 1996? Eddie Jones in 1994? |
The NBA draft has become a development draft like baseball. There are few seniors that are NBA ready players. Acie Law is the only in the first rounder I would take.
Draft is for the future and FAs and trades for the now.So you have to take the best player available even if it's a trading chip. |
but teams usually try to pick some rookies whom they believe can help immediately. The Lakers haven't done that in years. They pick a player who will help one or two years down the road. I blame this on Phil Jackson. |
Phil's pickiness on personnel needs to be utterly ignored. The Lakers need to draft the most athletic baller--one who can elevate and dunk over people--and let the learning of the triangle something the coaches teach. That's what they get paid for.
Guys like Walton, Cook and Sasha can't perform because they know that they can't outclass their opponents athletically, but, hey, they fit the triangle just fine. Fantastic!
Get the fans a Thornton, or one of the Youngs, or Rush, or Pruitt, and please pass on trading the pick for Kyle Korver, or Mike Dunleavey. Ish!!! |
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| Mark Hurlbarf, Esq. wrote: | | mike_dee23 wrote: | | Lakersfield wrote: | | mike_dee23 wrote: | | Mike@LG wrote: | | mike_dee23 wrote: | | Enough projects. |
Yup. Kwame, Bynum, Parker, Sasha... enough. |
I want an NBA-ready player. Seriously, when was the last time the Lakers drafted one? D-Fish in 1996? Eddie Jones in 1994? |
The NBA draft has become a development draft like baseball. There are few seniors that are NBA ready players. Acie Law is the only in the first rounder I would take.
Draft is for the future and FAs and trades for the now.So you have to take the best player available even if it's a trading chip. |
but teams usually try to pick some rookies whom they believe can help immediately. The Lakers haven't done that in years. They pick a player who will help one or two years down the road. I blame this on Phil Jackson. |
Phil's pickiness on personnel needs to be utterly ignored. The Lakers need to draft the most athletic baller--one who can elevate and dunk over people--and let the learning of the triangle something the coaches teach. That's what they get paid for.
Guys like Walton, Cook and Sasha can't perform because they know that they can't outclass their opponents athletically, but, hey, they fit the triangle just fine. Fantastic!
Get the fans a Thornton, or one of the Youngs, or Rush, or Pruitt, and please pass on trading the pick for Kyle Korver, or Mike Dunleavey. Ish!!! |
I prefer Nick Young, but I think a tough, veteran euro (a 23-24 year old) guard who can come in and give the Laker 12-15 ppg and some good defense can be an awful big help and excellent pick. |
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