NBA Draft

[whiteathlete33]

If I counted right it was 16 whites drafted, Right about 27% (as WA33 said a little better than average). The biggest snub of the draft was Ben Hansbrough- who probably would have gone around the time Nolan Smith went or the top of the 2nd at latest- if black. Matt Howard would have been a great mid 2nd round pick for some team, (Brian Cardinal- with more athletic upside maybe?) but alas he went undrafted.



Last year Chris Kramer (ELITE athlete, defensive specialist along the lines of Raja Bell, but as a solid and consistent role player "PG" instead) and Jon Scheyer (Production, Production, clutch performer, nice shot, solid passer/ballhandler and NCAA champ) were the snubs I remember. The previous year it was Lee Cummard (athletic swingman with a nice stroke and leaping ability) and Ben Woodside (similar to J.J Barea). Notice a trent here? 5 out of the 6 are white guards!

White guards are slowly being phased out of the game. Some Europeans are still being drafted at the position but American guards are few and far in recent years.

 

[pistol pete]

I counted 15 whites including Enes Kanter.
The guys at the back of the draft were basically made fun of.
I wish Hansbrough had gotten drafted. I think Matt Howard was better than some of those guys too.
But Diebler was a borderline pick and he got drafted. Good for him.
I didn't see Harrellson on anyone's draft board so I am glad he got picked. He is going to the Knicks and they need some rebounding and toughness. I thought he was the best rebounder at a big name school. He is also developing some range on his shot.

Not a bad draft with Kanter, Vesely, and Valenciunas going in the top five, Jimmer going 10, some other
good white Europeans getting drafted as well as some white Americans later in the draft like Singler, Leuer, and Parsons. Exciting, well-played, hard-nosed basketball sells tickets. Hype, increasingly does not, as witnessed by
the Miami Heat not being able to sell out Game 6 leading to a ton of Mavs fans buying up the tickets.

Vesely should have some great dunks next year and could contend for the dunk title.

Oh, and Rubio is finally coming over and should be the best pass-first rookie point guard next year.

 

[ToughJ.Riggins]

It probably was 15 whites- as I have made the mistake of counting Klay Thompson before- when looking at the pictures. He is mullato, but I may have made that mistake again while quickly clicking on the draft picks profiles on draftexpress last night.

 

[ToughJ.Riggins]

I agree with you Pistol Pete that Diebler went about where he would have- whether he'd be white or black. I would have much rather seen Ben Hansbrough drafted than him, if I could only pick one. It's still good for us that Diebler was selected though.

 

[j41181]

Vesely and his girl are quite an item...

[TUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVs0mASSFyk[/TUBE]

 

[j41181]

T'Wolves 2nd round pick Tanguy Ngombo lies on his age, he's 26, not 21. Now that's a wasted draft.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Wolves-second-round-pick-lied-about-age-should-?urn=nba-wp5562

 

[white is right]

What is the deal with this negro or mullatto Adam Hanga from Hungary?  I saw the name on NBAdraft.net and figured it must be a white player. Nope! http://www.nbadraft.net/players/adam-hanga  In a country of almost 10 million whites the only NBA player they could muster up is a negro?  Give me a break.  I'm pretty sure this is the only player ever drafted out of Hungary.

I was watching when he was picked and I thought the same thing. The last few picks of the draft were a joke. A bunch of useless Africans who are so bad they might develop into average players after many, many years of tutelage. Even the espn guys were at a loss for words, including Fran Frashilla who was the "expert" on overseas guys. My guess would be that those teams picking simply did not want to shell out any cash for draft picks, but why not take some Euro guys who actually can ball?

Odd enough as it is, the influx of African picks at the end might be a good thing. Personally I think every white drafted will have a good career. Because of the flamboyant racism of the GMs, they're only choosing the really, really good whites as opposed to the moderately good blacks they choose. This means, that out of this draft, the Africans picked are more likely to fail then the whites picked. Out of the whites chosen, I only think that Harrellson and Diebler will become role players. The rest will have careers has starters or sixth men.

Late second round picks are really throw away picks. They are similar to 6th and 7th round NFL picks. These teams take fliers on "raw talents". Most late 2nd round picks never play a minute in the NBA. I was marginally disappointed that Howard wasn't picked, but I never saw him being drafted unless it was one of these picks. Hansbrough is more of snub IMO, also I thought Klay Thompson was White too. The only hint I had he is partially Black was his kinky hair for somebody with Anglo-Saxon ancestry. I didn't know Michael Thompson was his father. Edited by: white is right

 

[GiovaniMarcon]

Well, at least "27%" is better than 1 out of every four picks this year being White. That's something, at least.

And it's also a good thing this year that the NBA champions were unquestionably led by a White superstar.

This is something that every White person on the planet who saw the games noticed, and even the DWF's innermost thoughts on the subject might not always match their outward derision of White players.

Despite Nowitzki's success, I think the NBA of late has been a lame product and it's no wonder it's tanking, since the media tries so hard to build up Black losers as the next big superhero and inevitably they Charles O'Bannon their way out of the NBA in bust-grace.

 

[white is right]

T'Wolves 2nd round pick Tanguy Ngombo lies on his age, he's 26, not 21. Now that's a wasted draft.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Wolves-second-round-pick-lied-about-age-should-?urn=nba-wp5562

Half of the "great" African prospects in track and field, boxing and soccer probably lie about their age. Samuel Peter is probably closer to 35 than 30. By the way is Greg Olden from Sudan......

 

[Vanilla_Sky]

Well, at least "27%" is better than 1 out of every four picks this year being White. That's something, at least.



And it's also a good thing this year that the NBA champions were unquestionably led by a White superstar.



This is something that every White person on the planet who saw the games noticed, and even the DWF's innermost thoughts on the subject might not always match their outward derision of White players.



Despite Nowitzki's success, I think the NBA of late has been a lame product and it's no wonder it's tanking, since the media tries so hard to build up Black losers as the next big superhero and inevitably they Charles O'Bannon their way out of the NBA in bust-grace.

Well I think it will end up being more the 27%, as I said earlier, the last 10 black draft picks are almost destined to fail. As someone just mentioned, Tanguy Ngombo is already gone within one day of the draft.

 

[mattharper]

I dont want to be rude but I find it funny how some of these European guys have better English skills then some of out " alledged " American affeletes.

 

[Deadlift]

..If Klay Thompson was a "white boy," he wouldn't have been the 11th Overall pick which was TOTALLY undeserved BTW. Jimmer went #10, but we figured that someone was going to take him. Because Jimmer was selected in the lottery, someone had to get snubbed and that person was Ben Hansbrough, Christopher Walken-lookalike...

It looks like Golden State really wants to deal overrated (and ridiculously overpaid) Monta Ellis, but Klay isn't much of an upgrade. Cheaper, yes, and he might try to play as more of a team in the NBA than Ellis, probably only by a small margin. Defensively, though, he looks rather weak to me and GS really does need "D" from their guards. He doesn't appear to be a "pure shooter" either, and his "streakyness" trends more towards worse than good. In every game, you can count on several moments of him looking very awkward and lost.. same with "new Matt Barnes" (some posters will know what I mean..) Tyler Honeycutt. They inherited the "bumblin, rumblin, stumblin" White genes!!

There is so much hate for AK-47 on youtube, but, in no way, is he as awkward as the above "magical mulatto affletes." They just want to attack him because he is a thin White.. while at the same time worshipping KG, Durant, B-Jennings, TayShaun Prince, Chris Bosh, LaMarcus Aldridge, Grant Hill, Juwan Howard....

 

[white is right]

I always assumed Matt Barnes was a Puerto Rican. Now that I look at Klay Thompson closely his nose really isn't a White nose. Also with his weak upper body the soft label would apply for him. Plus every pundit kept on talking about his blood lines, you would have thought you were at the race track watching Secretariat's kid...

 

[pistol pete]

Ben Hansbrough should have been drafted but now he can go to a team that needs him and will have a better chance of making the cut.

Why did they say this was a weak draft? Probably because 4 of the first ten picks weren't black (Kanter, Valenciunas, Vesely, and Fredette) with the best two true big men, the best shooter, and the best dunked either being white or Turkish. They will now join another white rookie (Ricky Rubio) who figures to be the best passer. In the late first/early second rounds two of the better all-around players taken were Kyle Singler and Chandler Parsons, two white Americans. A few white Euros were taken too. In the late second round the best 3 point shooter was white (Diebler) as was the best rebounder (Harrellson).

Next year's draft is supposed to be "better" but it just looks full of overrated "affletes" like Perry Jones who had a decent freshman year. Harrison Barnes is supposed to be a top pick I don't see him being a superstar.

 

[Deadlift]

"In the late second round the best 3 point shooter was white (Diebler) as was the best rebounder (Harrellson)."


The MSM would say that Jordan Williams and Kenneth Faried are better rebounders than Harrellson. However, there's no doubt in my mind, that just like Harrellson smashed Sullinger in a critical Tourny game, he would out-duel (the extremely RAW) Jordan Williams. I'm confident of this, and Harrellson should have been drafted before Williams.

Harrellson would smash Markieff Morris and Vernon Macklin, too. At Center, it's good that Gary McGhee didn't get drafted, but it's surprising that Rick Jackson got snubbed. Jackson could still find his way onto a roster though. He's much more aggressive than softie Vernon Macklin..

 

[Vanilla_Sky]

Rick Jackson didn't get drafted because he decided to play overseas for one year, prior to joining the NBA.

 

[northwinds]

Rudy Fernandez has been traded from the JailBlazers to the Mavs......I'm liking the look of the Mavs even better next year! Fernandez was never happy in Portland....maybe he can flourish in a more white friendly environment.

 

[jacknyc]

I watched Rudy on the Trailblazers 2 yrs ago, and I thought he was great.
I think he can flourish in Dallas.