Draft thoughts

I would like to see us pick up Brandon Rush from KU.  He is a 6-6, 210 guard that can play quality perimiter defense and hit the 3.  He should be around at the end of the 1st round.  In a year or two, he may be able to D-up on Deron and Kobe and other big guards that give us matchup trouble.

Did anyone see that 69 underclassmen declared for the draft.  The agents strike again.  Can't these players do math?  Only about 40 draftees actually make pro sqauds.  The rest go to Europe of the NBADL.  Can you say, "Welcome to Sioux ".

I kinda agree with you HitEmHard, I think we will trade the pick but I think Rockets fans are going to be mad when we do because not only will Luther Head be going with the pick so will either Carl Landry or Luis Scola.  For some reason I just think we will keep Chuck Hayes and one of those two.  We have to many PFs.  If I am right in my guess I hope we keep Landry, he is more athletic and he is younger but I will be happy with Scola to.

On another note it so sad that we played so hard to get into the playoffs with a Yao Ming 'less team and were one of the poorest playoff performers and we get stuck with the 25th pick, hopefully Yao will be at 100% next year because that would be like having a #1 pick over again to go with T-Mac.  I don't really think that we will have anyone on our roster next year picked up in this draft.  Round 1 will be traded and the round 2 pick will be in the D-league.

What is everybodys thoughts on Bill Walker from Kansas State. He is about 6'6, 220 pounds or so, and is just an athletic monster. Last season, he didn't play 100% because of the ACL injury he suffered the year before, but he was a guy that was highly touted for his abilities coming out of High School.

He is country strong, and can provide many highlight reel dunks. Another plus for him is that he plays the game with a lot of passion and intensity, sometimes too much. One area of concern is his jump shooting. He can be deadly at times, but can also miss just about every shot he takes (had a 1-14 night against UT).

Overall, I think that he is a good prospect, especially for teams that pick in the later rounds. He was once viewed as a top ten prospect, but knee injuries curtailed his progress. As long as a team brings him along slowly, then he will be a good player for many years. When he is focused he can be a great player (as evidenced by his play against USC in the NCAA tournament).

Thoughts?