Can you believe the 2010 NBA Draft is less than 5 days away? The Warriors have a new logo and if the draft rumors and projections are indicating what they're supposed to indicate, they'll also have a new skilled big man to add to their collection of raw, soft, and lost (read: not good) big men "building blocks".
Big, I tell you. BIG!
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Chad Ford writes in his Mock Draft 5.0 [ESPN Insider]:
The Warriors are among the most difficult teams in the draft to predict right now. Over the course of the past week, I've heard a number of players were atop their list, including DeMarcus Cousins, Greg Monroe, Al-Farouq Aminu, Xavier Henry, Ekpe Udoh, Patrick Patterson ... I could go on...
For weeks, the word I've been getting is Cousins is the guy. If he's off the board, the next closest consensus among sources (and I use the word consensus loosely) is Monroe. The Warriors need more size, and Monroe's high basketball IQ and skill level should be a nice fit in Golden State.
Personally, I'd be happy with either Cousins or Monroe. Both got some flava.
But didn't this dance go out of style in the 60's?
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Crazy shots while being double-teamed? CHECK.
Blanket D? CHECK.
This guy will really fit in here!
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Draft Profiles
- DeMarcus Cousins: NBADraft.net | DraftExpress
- Greg Monroe: NBADraft.net | DraftExpress
Mo Monroe and Mo
- Warriors draft: The case for Greg Monroe [Talking Points]
- Larry Riley pre-draft chat: On Greg Monroe, less Don Nelson, and building around Curry [Talking Points]
Community Draft Education
- Like it or not, Greg Monroe is our guy (Balance)
- Greg Monroe from Hoya Fans (cuse7284)
- Case for drafting Demarcus Cousins (bojangles408)