The 2011 NBA Draft: Closer And Closer

by Brewtown Andy on Jun 21, 2011 7:00 PM CDT

It seems I understand this internet business less than I thought I did. In my previous look at Jimmy Butler's NBA Draft prospects, I found a list of 12 mock drafts on NBA.com. They trusted these lists to create a composite mock draft out of them, so I figured they were trustworthy enough to consider for information about Jimmy's future. As we stand here, the Tuesday of NBA Draft Week, and roughly 48 hours before the draft starts, only 6 of the 12 have provided updates to their mock drafts. I would have thought that you'd want a fresh new mock draft first thing Monday morning, but, alas, I was wrong.

Oh well.

What we do have from the websites that are willing to provide updates is a safe feeling that Jimmy is definitely going to get drafted on Thursday night. NBADraft.net, Draft Express, Jimmy's press agent Chad Ford on ESPN (sorry, Insider only), Hoops Report, and NBA.com's Scott Howard-Cooper all have Jimmy as a second round pick. Only Hoops Report and Howard-Cooper have him lasting past pick number 40, at 43 to the Chicago Bulls and 48 to the Atlanta Hawks respectively.

Our own benevolent SBN overlords have the most positive outlook for Jimmy, slotting him in at 26. Not only would that land him with a first round pick and a guaranteed contract, but let's be honest: landing with the defending champion Dallas Mavericks wouldn't suck.

Earlier today, the Big East's Twitter account posted a poll: Who is the best Big East prospect in the draft? Believe it or not, but as of this writing, Jimmy's got a 2 vote lead on Connecticut guard Kemba Walker. And to quiet any rumors before they start: I only voted once.

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Oh he's getting drafted alright

I believe Rubie and I will enjoy a high five and then lob a few “Told ya so’s” to all those who disagreed with our early belief that JMFB was an NBA caliber player. I look forward to all of that.

Here’s to Jimmy getting some guaranteed money!

We all have to chase one rabbit. If we try to chase two rabbits we won't catch either of 'em.

by Mr. Kensington on Jun 21, 2011 7:06 PM CDT reply actions

I'd be one of them.

I had no faith that NBA teams would appreciate a guy that fits into an NBA team as a glue guy.

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by Brewtown Andy on Jun 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions

oh please

the Chicago Bulls love players like that. its all Derrick Rose and glue guys

I'd just as soon never hear another word from that fluttering asswheel. - RWShow

by blackoutsox on Jun 22, 2011 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions

But as a draft pick?

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by Brewtown Andy on Jun 23, 2011 8:45 AM CDT up reply actions

I too would be one of them

I think it boils down to my inability to realize how watered down the NCAA player pool is as a whole.

I’m glad I was wrong. Good luck JMFB!

by Mr.McCarter on Jun 22, 2011 7:46 AM CDT up reply actions

Votes for who the Bucks should take at #10 (realistically of course)?

IMO, in dire need of a shooter/scorer

Criteria: Plays 2/3 and non-foreign “potential” guy

1. Klay Thompson
2. Alec Burks
3. Marshon Brooks
4. Jimmer!

by Mr.McCarter on Jun 22, 2011 7:58 AM CDT reply actions

i like thompson...

but not sure he’ll make it to us.

oh and a lot of mock drafts have the bucks picking Leuer in the second round. as if I needed another reason to not watch the bucks.

by Soft Pretzel with Cheese on Jun 22, 2011 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions

Ha!

Wouldn’t that just figure. They’ve passed on MU players for years, then the rare time that UW has a NBA prospect they pull the trigger. We’ll see I guess

by Mr.McCarter on Jun 22, 2011 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions

An interesting breakdown of the Bucks biggest weakness: Shooting

The Bucks had the league’s worst field goal percentage (.430) and eFG% (.467). Michael Redd played only 10 games. The problem here is obvious, right? Not really. The Bucks were ineffectual in places where Redd’s absence wouldn’t seem to have had an impact. Namely, they were the worst-shooting team in the league at the rim, converting just 57.9 percent of their shots within three feet of the basket. (League average is 64.1 percent, per HoopData.) They were merely below average in every other facet of the shooting game. Among players who averaged 20 minutes or more, Milwaukee had four of the 29 least accurate shooters in the league near the rim: Chris Douglas-Roberts, John Salmons, Carlos Delfino, and Brandon Jennings. Salmons and Douglas-Roberts have been better in the past, and Delfino’s almost exclusively an outside shooter anyway, but Jennings’s struggles are disconcerting. The scary thing is that he actually improved at the rim last year; in 2009, he shot just 42.7 percent at the rim.

Courtesy of grantland.com

We all have to chase one rabbit. If we try to chase two rabbits we won't catch either of 'em.

by Mr. Kensington on Jun 22, 2011 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Some chatter going on about teams looking to move into Bucks' slot

I can see them moving out if Thompson is grabbed just before they select.

What if Kemba is there when we pick? With all of the trade rumors high in the lottery, Katz is saying there is the potential that he may free fall down the board.

by Mr.McCarter on Jun 22, 2011 10:42 AM CDT reply actions

Looking at the results of the Big East poll I linked to

Big East fans don’t think very much of Kemba Walker’s pro prospects.

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by Brewtown Andy on Jun 22, 2011 12:06 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

I get that NCAA success doesn't directly equate to NBA success

But the man legitimately was a one man show that lead an overall young team to 11 straight W’s in March between the Big East and NCAA tournaments. 11 straight W’s in March!

Why Kyrie gets all of this hype as a can’t miss prospect (and essentially guaranteed top 2 selction) after playing a whopping 11 games in his freshman season and Kemba is this “risk” player that will likely go anywhere between #3 and #17 is beyond me. I suppose it always goes back to this “allure” for potential and/or upside……and is exactly why teams like the Bucks and Clippers can’t seem to avoid drafting in the lottery year after year.

by Mr.McCarter on Jun 22, 2011 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions