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ROTY Watch

November 17, 2012 by Ed Weiland Leave a Comment

This year I’m going to start an occasional look at the top candidates for Rookie-of-the-year. While it’s kind of silly to start projecting the outcome of such awards in November, it might help me with the draft previews to keep a closer look at the rookies. Also everyone else is doing such lists so Hoopsanalyst may as well join the fray. The 2013 class so far is playing out as expected, though some individuals have surprised me. Davis is showing great promise. Behind him there are a mix of … [Read more...] about ROTY Watch

NBA Draft 2012: Top 60 (Not a mock draft)

June 27, 2012 by Ed Weiland Leave a Comment

This is not a mock draft. Mocks suggest some inside knowledge of how the draft will transpire. I have no such knowledge other than what I might read here and there. This is the order of how I would draft this group of players. This is an incredibly difficult bunch to rank after the top pick. After Davis every player has major concerns and isn’t a guy I’d want in the top 2-10 of most drafts. What this draft does have going for it is what I’ll call journeyman depth. There will be players … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2012: Top 60 (Not a mock draft)

NBA Draft 2012: Power Forwards

June 24, 2012 by Ed Weiland Leave a Comment

I like analyzing power forwards. In general they’re an easy, low maintenance bunch. Unlike the small forwards, there isn’t a lot of nuance. It’s fairly simple. If a player can score efficiently, rebound and defend at the college level, he’s a good prospect. If he can’t, he isn’t. The benchmarks are fairly simple for PFs. If a player posts a 2PP of .580, a P40 of 18.0, a R40 of 10.0 and a SB40 of 3.5, he’s a solid prospect. If he pushes the 2PP over .600, the R40 over 12.0 and the SB40 over … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2012: Power Forwards