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Re: FWD: 1999 N.B.A. Draft Prospects (Senior Class)
Here's Owen O'Malley's list of senior prospects.
I don't happen to agree with a lot of his
rankings. See my comments below in parentheses...
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> Subject: 1999 N.B.A. Draft Prospects (Senior Class)
> From: Owen O'Malley <Owen@library.health.ufl.edu>
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> Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro,rec.sport.basketball.college
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> 1999 N.B.A. Draft Prospects - Senior Class (2-2-99)
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>
> Top 40 Seniors
>
> Player Pos. Ht. Wt. College
> 1. Andre Miller PG 6-2 205 Utah
(No way in hell)
> 2. Wally Szczerbiak SF 6-7 230 Miami (Ohio)
(Better than Miller)
> 3. Kenny Thomas PF 6-8 260 New Mexico
> 4. Tim James SF 6-7 220 Miami (Florida)
(Too high; Lewis is a better pro prospect)
> 5. Rodney Buford OG 6-5 195 Creighton
(Apparently Owen knows something the rest of us don't)
> 6. Lee Nailon PF 6-8 235 Texas Christian
(Tweener type with poor perimeter skills - ranked
too high)
> 7. Quincy Lewis SF-OG 6-7 215 Minnesota
(Reminds me of Michael Finley - Move him up)
> 8. Evan Eschmeyer C-PF 6-11 255 Northwestern
> 9. Jason Terry PG 6-2 170 Arizona
(Terry's been the most dominant PG in the Pac 10
since Payton)
> 10.Todd MacCulloch C 7-0 280 Washington
(Had a 20/20 game recently - move him up)
> 11.Antonio Garcia PF 6-8 250 Kentucky Wesleyan
> 12.Roberto Bergerson OG 6-6 200 Boise State
(Scouts compare the 4th leading scorer in the
nation to Dale Ellis - Move him up)
> 13.Scott Padgett F 6-9 230 Kentucky
> 14.Ademola Okulaja F 6-9 235 North Carolina
> 15.Arthur Lee PG 6-0 175 Stanford
> 16.A.J. Bramlett C-PF 6-10 230 Arizona
> 17.Chris Herron G 6-3 190 Fresno State
(Now this is a joke. Herren won't go any lower
in the draft than the C's pick)
> 18.James Posey SF 6-8 210 Xavier
(Posey does everything well - Move him up)
> 19.Vonteego Cummings G 6-4 185 Pittsburgh
(Cummings reminds me of Sprewell - Move him up)
> 20.Jamel Thomas SF-OG 6-6 215 Providence
(Thomas has been the best player in the Big East
this year - Move him up)
> 21.Calvin Booth C-PF 6-11 230 Penn State
> 22.Laron Profit OG 6-5 205 Maryland
> x-Darnell Williams OG 6-5 195 Xavier
> 23.B.J. McKie PG 6-2 185 South Carolina
> 24.Keith Carter OG 6-4 195 Mississippi
> 25.Michael Ruffin PF 6-8 235 Tulsa
(Ruffin is a middle class Rodman - Move him up)
> 26.Mike Batiste F 6-8 225 Arizona State
> 27.Bobby Lazor F 6-9 230 Arizona State
> 28.Danny Moore PF-C 6-10 240 Southwest Missouri St.
> x-T.J. Lux PF 6-9 230 Northern Illinois
> 29.Robert Johnson OG 6-4 195 Rice
> 30.Tim Young C 7-1 250 Stanford
> Frederick Weis C 7-2 Limoges (France)
> 31.Venson Hamilton C-PF 6-10 240 Nebraska
> 32.Heshimu Evans SF-OG 6-6 210 Kentucky
> 33.Adrian Peterson OG 6-4 195 Oklahoma State
> 34.Trajan Langdon OG 6-3 200 Duke
> 35.Tyrone Washington C-PF 6-10 250 Mississippi State
(Washington impresses me - Move him up)
> 36.William "Bud" Eley C-PF 6-10 250 Southeast Missouri St.
> 37.Obinna Ekezie C-PF 6-9 260 Maryland
> 38.Maurice Carter OG 6-4 205 Louisiana State
> 39.Melvin Levett OG 6-3 215 Cincinnati
> 40.Terrell McIntyre PG 5-9 175 Clemson
> x - injured player
>
>
> Positional Rankings of Seniors
>
>
> Centers
>
> 1. Evan Eschmeyer* 6-11 255 Northwestern
> 2. Todd MacCulloch 7-0 280 Washington
> 3. A.J. Bramlett* 6-10 230 Arizona
> 4. Calvin Booth* 6-11 230 Penn State
> 5. Tim Young 7-1 250 Stanford
> Frederick Weis 7-2 Limoges (France)
> 6. Venson Hamilton* 6-10 240 Nebraska
> 7. Tyrone Washington* 6-10 250 Mississippi State
> 8. William "Bud" Eley* 6-10 250 Southeast Missouri State
> 9. Obinna Ekezie* 6-9 260 Maryland
> 10.Lari Ketner 6-10 270 Massachusetts
(Lari Ketner this far down is a joke - Move him
up; I predict he'll have a great pre-draft camp)
> * - can play PF
>
> Honorable Mention:
> Zoran Viskovic, 6-11 255 Valparaiso.
>
> Note:
> Weis will be 22 years old in 1999, which will make him
> eligible for the draft.
>
>
> Power Forwards
>
> 1. Kenny Thomas 6-8 260 New Mexico
> 2. Lee Nailon 6-8 235 Texas Christian
> 3. Antonio Garcia 6-8 250 Kentucky Wesleyan
> 4. Michael Ruffin 6-8 235 Tulsa
> 5. Mike Batiste* 6-8 225 Arizona State
> 6. Bobby Lazor* 6-9 230 Arizona State
> 7. Danny Moore** 6-10 240 Southwest Missouri State
> x-T.J. Lux* 6-9 230 Northern Illinois
> 8. Harold Jamison** 6-8 260 Clemson
> 9. Alex Sanders 6-7 255 Louisville
> * - can play SF
> ** - can play C
> x - injured player
>
> Honorable Mention:
> x-Tyrone Grant, 6-7 245 St. John's; Derek
> Hood, 6-8 220 Arkansas.
>
> Note:
> Lux is sidelined with a shin splint injury, and he's
> expected to miss the rest of the season.
>
>
> Small Forwards
>
> 1. Wally Szczerbiak 6-7 230 Miami (Ohio)
> 2. Tim James 6-7 220 Miami (Florida)
> 3. Quincy Lewis* 6-7 215 Minnesota
> 4. Scott Padgett** 6-9 230 Kentucky
> 5. Ademola Okulaja** 6-9 235 North Carolina
> 6. James Posey** 6-8 210 Xavier
> 7. Jamel Thomas* 6-6 215 Providence
> 8. Heshimu Evans* 6-6 210 Kentucky
> 9. Omar Sneed 6-6 240 Memphis
> * - can play OG
> ** - can play PF
>
> Honorable Mention:
> Antonio Reynolds-Dean, 6-7 220 Rhode Island;
> Antwain Smith, 6-8 220 St. Paul's (Virginia);
> Pete Sauer, 6-7 225 Stanford.
>
>
> Off Guards
>
> 1. Rodney Buford* 6-5 195 Creighton
> 2. Roberto Bergerson* 6-6 200 Boise State
> 3. Laron Profit* 6-5 205 Maryland
> x-Darnell Williams 6-5 195 Xavier
> 4. Keith Carter 6-4 195 Mississippi
> 5. Robert Johnson 6-4 195 Rice
> 6. Adrian Peterson 6-4 195 Oklahoma State
> 7. Trajan Langdon** 6-3 200 Duke
> 8. Maurice Carter 6-4 205 Louisiana State
> 9. Melvin Levett 6-3 215 Cincinnati
> 10.Terrell Baker 6-5 200 Florida State
> * - can play SF
> ** - can play PG
> x - injured player
>
>
> Honorable Mention:
> Kris Clack, 6-5 225 Texas; Donald Watts,
> 6-4 200 Washington; Elton Scott, 6-6 190
> West Virginia; Louis Bullock, 6-2 180
> Michigan; Kevin Clark, 6-2 180 Minnesota.
>
> Note:
> Darnell Williams suffered a knee injury and is expected to
> miss the season.
>
>
> Point Guards
>
> 1. Andre Miller 6-2 205 Utah
> 2. Jason Terry 6-2 170 Arizona
> 3. Arthur Lee 6-0 175 Stanford
> 4. Chris Herron* 6-3 190 Fresno State
> 5. Vonteego Cummings* 6-4 185 Pittsburgh
> 6. B.J. McKie* 6-2 185 South Carolina
> 7. Terrell McIntyre 5-9 175 Clemson
> 8. Ricky Moore 6-2 195 Connecticut
> 9. Jermaine Jackson 6-5 205 Detroit (Mercy)
> 10.Jelani Gardner 6-6 205 Pepperdine
> 11.Ryan Robertson* 6-5 185 Kansas
> 12.LaDrell Whitehead 5-9 180 Ohio
> * - can play OG
>
> Honorable Mention:
> Wayne Turner, 6-2 190 Kentucky; Geno
> Carlisle, 6-3 200 California; Lonnie
> Cooper, 6-4 185 Louisiana Tech.
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