2006 NBA Draft

Theater at Madison Square Garden New York, NY

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

Coverage starts at 7:00 PM, First Pick at 7:30 PM.

ESPN has the draft order listed here (http://www.nba.com/draft2006/board.html).

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Who should we draft? Should we draft the best person available, or a point gaurd, or a center. I'm leaning towards getting a center thats big.

I'm interested in chat for the draft

The players we mostly need is a PG, and a C. Should we go for a PG in the draft and a center in the offseason, or should we get a C in the draft and a PG in the offseason?

Chat is a great idea for the draft. :)

I would be interested in Draft chat. Maybe some of you guys can fill me in on some of these cats. Last year was the first year in a while I didn't follow a couple of college teams, so I'm kinda outta the loop.

Definitely into chatting during the draft.

Well, I dont look for Spurs to do anything. According to Mike Monroe SA Exp News:

Don't expect the Spurs to present a package deal. They don't even have a first-round pick to include in such a package. It went to the New York Knicks, part of the 2005 trade that brought Nazr Mohammed to San Antonio in exchange for Malik Rose.
The Spurs have the 59th selection in the two-round draft, the next-to-last pick in the second round.

I think Spurs choice for Toronto's Matt Bonner and Eric Williams was to make a matchup for the West Conference where perimeter oriented power forwards (like Dirk, Diaw and Lamar Odom)have become the norm. I bet a lot of West teams will be shopping for perimeter power.

Pick a number one.

I am going with Aldridge.

My interest will be in Adam Morrison. Hope he goes 3rd.

I think Morrison will be first pick. They just got Rasho so if they get Morrison there lineup would be:

PG: Mike James
SG: Morris Peterson
SF: Adam Morrison
PF: Chris Bosh
C: Rasho Nesterovic

I think they could compete for the playoffs next year!:eyebrows:

I'm interested in these particular players from watching the NCAA tournament. None of them are first rounders, but I really hope someone drafts them. I like to watch them play their game.

Dee Brown:fingerscr (for us, please)

Craig Smith (Boston College)
Kevin Pittsnoggle (West Virginia)
Pops Mensah-Bonsu (George Washington)
James Augustine (Illinois)
Gerry McNamara (Syracuse)

I've been reading up on all these draft candidates from the resources Roscoe listed and there doesn't seem to be much agreement in these mock drafts. Alot of people have done alot of research and seem to agree on very little. :confused: Beauty must be in the eye of the beholder.

I have some questions about the draft that I will be putting in the Inquiring Pistons Fan Wants to Know thread in the Green Room. Last year I loved watching the draft, but now I'm hungry to understand the draft.

Who should we draft? Should we draft the best person available, or a point gaurd, or a center. I'm leaning towards getting a center thats big.

Maybe we can get a point guard or a center in this draft, but it doesn't seem like either one would be able to help us right away next season with our glaring needs. So I think we should go for the best player available at #60 and use free agency or trades for our back up point and/or post player. We need someone who can hit the ground running next season for those two needs. Especially we need a solid back up for Chauncey who can help give a different look to "Flip's system." I think that means that person needs to have experience.

That said, if Dee Brown is still there at #60 we must take him. :) :fingerscr

The next Dirk or the next Darko? That was the Yahoo! headline for their Bargnani story.


http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AqtjvVY3wwpa96Prlw43KB45nYcB?slug=mr-bargnani062706&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Who should we draft? Should we draft the best person available, or a point gaurd, or a center. I'm leaning towards getting a center thats big.

I know I'll get beat up over this, but how about MSU's Paul Davis? :)

It's hard to pull off a steal since there are no highschool players, but maybe someone good falls for some reason:noidea:.

I know I'll get beat up over this, but how about MSU's Paul Davis? :)

Maybe. If he can do what he did in college off the bench to back up the Wallaces that would be very nice. Usually though college players don't do what they did in college at the pros since the competition is so strong. He's a center though.

I know I'll get beat up over this, but how about MSU's Paul Davis? :)

he won't drop to #60

Are you sure? Guys like Dee Brown are prospected to get picked at the 50th pick. I think he could be available at the 60th pick.

he's a decently-skilled 7-footer with decent range. someone will take him. i can see why dee brown would drop to 50 though since he's small and can't shoot except twice a year against MSU ;D

If either one of these guys can fall in our lap that would be great though:nod::fingerscr

It's hard to believe a pick at No. 60 will possibly make our roster. All the gabbing we'll be doing tonight on chat will be about other teams unless Detroit trades up. :ohwell:

Who knows? Michael Redd was picked very very late. Who knows maybe we get that Ukranian center we've supposedly been trying to hide.:noidea:

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I know I'll get beat up over this, but how about MSU's Paul Davis? :)

Maybe we can trade up for Davis. I'm a homer, but I think he'd actually fit in. The other guys on MSU always seemed to play well when he showed up.

Anyhow, a 60th pick to me, is like NO pick. I mean, you could sign #60 anyhow since nobody else did. I guess it assures you that somebody else can't "require" him to visit with them first, but I suppoose that is rarely a problem.

Maybe I'm cynical, well...ok, I know I am, but who cares about who we get, anyhow? It sure was great having J-Max, Acker, and Johnson on the team..err, bench...err...NBDL.

I suppose our attention should be directed instead to guys who are already on rosters and can REALLY help us. Like Davis...err, Mole Evans...:frusty:

Anyhow, a 60th pick to me, is like NO pick.

I guess this counts as a fact finding mission. Know thine enemy.

he's a decently-skilled 7-footer with decent range. someone will take him. i can see why dee brown would drop to 50 though since he's small and can't shoot except twice a year against MSU ;D

He's got a nice shooting touch, good rebounder, good work ethic, and can play D. Yeah...no way he falls to 60 :(

I think he'd be worth trading up for...but I'm a homer!...and don't anyone consider bringing up Mateen Cleaves!:nono:

Is Dee Brown really a possibility for us? I always thought he was a great player and that he'd go somewhere in the first round

Is Dee Brown really a possibility for us? I always thought he was a great player and that he'd go somewhere in the first round

I don't think he'll drop all the way to #60, but in the mock drafts he is not higher than #33 and draftexpress.com has him at #52. So I guess it's possible. I looked in the draft workout histories and he did not workout for the Pistons when they invited guards. Significant? :noidea:

The negatives on Dee: too small to be a shooting guard and that his best year was when Deron Williams was playing the point at Illinois. The positives: he is very fast and explosive, a turnover-forcing machine, and the reason his shooting may have been down last year was because he changed positions from 2 to 1 after Deron Williams left.

His draft stock was higher last year for these reasons, but he withdrew from the draft after breaking his foot in NBA draft camp.

I went to college at Illinois so I'm not too objective about Dee Brown! :) I just want him to get his shot at the NBA somewhere.:fingerscr

I don't think he'll drop all the way to #60, but in the mock drafts he is not higher than #33 and draftexpress.com has him at #52. So I guess it's possible. I looked in the draft workout histories and he did not workout for the Pistons when they invited guards. Significant? :noidea:

The negatives on Dee: too small to be a shooting guard and that his best year was when Deron Williams was playing the point at Illinois. The positives: he is very fast and explosive, a turnover-forcing machine, and the reason his shooting may have been down last year was because he changed positions from 2 to 1 after Deron Williams left.

His draft stock was higher last year for these reasons, but he withdrew from the draft after breaking his foot in NBA draft camp.

I went to college at Illinois so I'm not too objective about Dee Brown! :) I just want him to get his shot at the NBA somewhere.:fingerscr

If Dee Brown doesn`t go in the early 1st round he will make somebody pay, dearly.

He reminds me of a Speedy Claxton type, only more explosive offensively. Very quick feet on defense. Will have to learn NBA defense, however, on a team with good help defense he could be avery good perimiter defender against guards, his size anyway.

I think he could play point and the 2 at times, if the right team takes him he could be ROY.

New Jersey just picked Marcus Williams. You've got him backing up Kidd, VC, and RJ:eyebrows:.

Boston traded for Telfair, and now they have 3 young Pg's. Come on Delonte West get shipped to Detroit:fingerscr.

NJ made some good picks. They have 3 great perimetr players, and now they added a young PG in Williams and a big man in Josh Boone:faint:.

If Dee Brown doesn`t go in the early 1st round he will make somebody pay, dearly.

He reminds me of a Speedy Claxton type, only more explosive offensively. Very quick feet on defense. Will have to learn NBA defense, however, on a team with good help defense he could be avery good perimiter defender against guards, his size anyway.

I think he could play point and the 2 at times, if the right team takes him he could be ROY.

He hasn't been picked yet and its the 24th pick. God I wish Pistons had that first round pick right now:ohwell:.

Orland o looks very nice on paper right now. Redick as a kick out guy for Dwight and Drako. If Darko improves and Jammer does as well they could be good. I hope it all blows up though and they cough up a very high pick to the Pistons though:heh:.

Ooooh! Kobe and Jordan Farmar in the Lakers backcourt:eyebrows:.

Hell we coulda given Phoenix cash for a 1st round pick... WTF, I believe the NBA limit is 3 Mil. cash.

:mad: Shoot Mavs got Maurice Ager:ohwell:.

Portland has made a lot of moves. I think they've drafted 5 players, and most of them are very good.

The Aldridge vs. Thomas choice is a classic case of size vs motor... I'll take Thomas.

Damn Clippers picked Paul Davis, but don't they already have Kaman?

Hell we coulda given Phoenix cash for a 1st round pick... WTF, I believe the NBA limit is 3 Mil. cash.
:doh: Bill Davidson, I hate you. You get a chance to add talent without affecting your exceptions and you don't do it?

Give up some money, we can't always be cheap:ohwell:.

Wait...Damnit Dee Brown was picked by Utah:mad:.

Next years draft will be huge here. All we have is the 60th pick this year. Next year we have a pick or 2 based on the draft lottery and the regular season a long with Minnesota second round pick and Orlando Magic firstround pick.

S. Anderson to the Cavs makes them better. He's tough, and they need some tough players. Dammit, Cleveland...

is Bargnani the next Darko? I didn't expect him to be drafted at #1, he wasn't dominant in Europe and we all know how their big men fare most times...

S. Anderson to the Cavs makes them better. He's tough, and they need some tough players. Dammit, Cleveland...

:ohwell:The Cavs don't have much money to spend this summer though:).

I'm almost ashamed that I find this funny... but...:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAB5lOIl-2U&feature=Views&page=1&t=t&f=b

I don't know whats worse, the fact that I find it funny, or the fact that I sat through all 7 minutes and 51 seconds of it.

I don't know whats worse, the fact that I find it funny, or the fact that I sat through all 7 minutes and 51 seconds of it.

:laugh: I BELIEVE THESE ARE THE BEST CHEESEDOODLES I'VE EVER HAD!

Excellent reality tv.:laugh: :thumb:

I'd like to see a heckler video shot at the time of the Knicks pick!:eyebrows:

S. Anderson to the Cavs makes them better. He's tough, and they need some tough players. Dammit, Cleveland...

Not S. Anderson, stupid... Shannon Brown!

I stand by the rest, though.