[QUOTE="Colt45fool"]I just want the best passer in the draft on the Kings. I don't care who he is, or what his name is. If it's Rubio, then I want Rubio. If someone's better, than I want that person. The Kings have pretty much 3 first round picks (#4, #23, #31), and these picks are crucial for the success of our team in the next few years. We need a PG who can pass, and play some defense. idc if he can't score. who do you think goes number 2/3, if Rubio is going to be available at 4? Thabeet at 2, and Jennings at 3?
 lol, you guys should just keep Hedo, and let Bosh become a FA, so he can sign with the kings 8) [in my dreams of course]
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I've seen Jennings stock fall recently too. I can see James Harden going #3 to play alongside Durant and Green.
There's a huge selection of lottery PG's: Rubio, Jennings, Jrue Holiday, Tyreke Evans, Johnny Flynn. You guys are gonna get one of them. Their positions are gonna be going up and down until draft day but I have a hard time seeing the Kings not picking one of them.
If you want a PG who can play defense you want Jrue Holiday. However as I said earlier, I was not impressed with him at UCLA. His playmaking/offensive skills were non existant whenever I watched him... maybe that's simply because he was a freshmen being thrown right into UCLA's system, but who knows until after the fact. Jrue Holiday video
Rubio is probably the biggest risk since people haven't seen him play as much and he's refusing to work out with teams. But if he's really as good as everyone says he is then look out. Rubio video
Flynn is probably the safest pick of the group and last year I think he proved he'll be the best leader out of the bunch and that he has the most heart. He kinda reminds me of Rondo the way he plays. His biggest knock is his size. Flynn dunk
Tyreke Evans' stock has gone up the most since we've talking about the draft. A lot of sites had him listed in the teens but now draftexpress has him going at #6 which is more of how I viewed him. Evans played SG to start off his freshmen year, then got moved to PG and Memphis went undefeated until the tourney. He's 6'5 220 with great playmaking skills, vision, slashing/driving ability. His biggest weakness is his outside shot. He can improve it its just his form is pretty bad Tyreke Evans tourney highlights
Jennings has the most potential imo. Amazing quickness, amazing athleticism, amazing vision. But he also is a huge risk because he plays out of control sometimes and will jack up some bad shots. He's either going to be great or be the next Sebastian Telfair. The package is there, his biggest problem is the mental aspect.Brandon Jennings in video
draftexpress profiles on all of them:
Ricky Rubio
Tyreke Evans
Jrue Holiday
Brandon Jennings
Johnny Flynn
Kings workout videos:
Kings workout: Tyreke Evans
Kings workout: Jrue Holiday
Kings workout: James Harden- best SG in the draft... lol at the jab step on Shareef at 3:20
Johnny Flynn interview
Brandon Jennings interview
Wow, Rubio sounds more perfect than imaginable. He's exactly what this team needs based on the draft express profile. Plays defense, does a great job creating...hell, they raved about his ability on the pick and roll [which would be pretty deadly with Hawes on the high pick and roll.]Â
ive seen a lot of mocks give the kings jrue holiday. looking at him closer, idk if id want him. he's good defensively, but he's relatively unproductive on the offensive end, at least that's what it seems like. he looks more like a nice role player, maybe a solid backup PG/SG than anything. no thanks.
 youre right, flynn seems like the safest pick...still, id rather have the more controlled rubio, than flynn based on what im reading. overall though, i trust in one thing about the kings, and that is that they'll draft well. Hedo in '00, Gerald Wallace in '01, Dan Dickau in '02...we had no picks in '03, but kevin martin in 2004, Francisco Garcia/Darrius Songolia in '05, Hawes in '07, Thompson in 08...mind you, outside of Hawes/Thompson most of these picks have been in the 20's or the 2nd round, and all have held starting roles on a team at some point in their careers. Geoff Petrie knows how to draft, it's just a matter of keeping them that he has a problem with. we'd be a much better team with guys like Hedo, and Wallace still on the team. We'd still need a PG, but this draft is filled with potential at the PG position.
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