and now pushing 240, Davis would be a HUGE small forward

Davis has the frame to put on a lot of muscle mass. He’s already put on about 20 pounds in his freshman season at Kentucky. There’s no reason to think that an NBA training staff couldn’t get him in the 250-260 range.

If we get the #1 pick we take Davis, no matter what.

If we end up with anything in the 2-5 department, we maybe wait to see who is taken number one (many mock drafts have the wizards taking drummond whether they pick 1 or 2), and then go from there. If davis is off the board, we look at drummond.

We could also look at getting two lottery picks for a top 5 pick (2-5, not number one) and work out a trade with Houston. If we end up with something like Terrence Jones and Fab Melo, I’m not gonna cry too much.

I’m not sure if we have anyone worth a lottery pick to trade except Kemba, who we’re certainly not trading. Maybe Hendo? I would be willing to get rid of Hendo or Kemba if we got the #1 or #2 pick, got Davis/Drummond, and then had our pick of MKG, Lamb, Barnes and Rivers.

Could you imagine a draft where we got Anthony Davis/Andre Drummon and MKB/Barnes? LOL then we could reach for a European with our early second round pick like Satoransky or Lima.

While i was watching the game last night i was messing around and rolled across a draft projection for this year and while i dont know how old it was it had us taking Davis at the number 2 and Kris Joseph out of Syracuse with our pick in the 2nd. I like that draft a lot.

And i dont care what anyone says we as Bobcats fans want our team to do the best they can each and every night but we all knew what this season was for us before the first tip-off so us already looking towards the draft isnt wrong. Its seeing what could on the horizon for our future and sanity.

if ever, was the last time a player won the defensive player of the year and national player of the year NCAAB awards in the same season?

If it has been done, by whom, and how many times?

Not trivia, I’m genuinely curious.

Just crossing fingers hard for a top 3 pick – we’ll get a good player for sure.

Davis – I actually see him in the mold of a KG but his shot blocking ability is through the roof. I’ve caught a few UK games and of course he’s gotta work on some post moves but he’s got some nice touch on some jumpers he’s shown.

Drummond – love this kid, athletic C’s like him don’t come along very often. I actually will say Drummond’s ceiling is higher than Davis but I think Davis is safer with plenty of upside. Like Davis he’s raw but he’s young and just depends on how hard he’s willing to work.

Barnes – said it before in a diff thread, I’m a UNC grad so bias is there BUT I have no clue where people are getting he has no heart or he hasn’t improved this season. The guy could’ve left for the NBA last season when his stock got pretty high but he had some unfinished business and came back. The dude is a competitor and he’s got that fire to be a great player – that’s from talking to people that are closer to the program. As for improvement – he’s a much much more efficient scorer…. he’s not going to light it up and score 20+ a game simply b/c of the team he’s on and the fact that the ball goes into the paint first on offense. If he was the focal point of a team’s offense – yeah 20+ ppg is happening but what he’s doing this year is getting to the hoop more, getting more FT attempts, and just taking better shots period and that’s personally the type of improvement I wanted to see from him this season.

Now there are some legit concerns about his handles which can be better and if he can get to the hoop consistently in the NBA but the kid has what I call “sneaky” athleticism (check his put back dunk vs NC State last week). He’s an efficient player – if we can’t get Davis or Drummond, I would be thrilled to get Barnes.

With MKG – I honestly haven’t watched him enough to get a good gauge but ironically would Gerald Wallace with more upside be a decent comparison? Is pretty long and does seem to do most of his damage going to the hoop and in the paint.

inb4 tl:dr

Got carried away there :p