Draft notes re Duncan

[Mr. Neutral]

This guy has Josh going to Seattle at the #43 spot. http://thepeoplessportsblog.blogspot.co ... ft-40.html



This blogger puts JD #68 amongst potential draftees.
http://thefdhlounge.blogspot.com/2008/0 ... erall.html

[muskieman]

I am surprised to see #53 is PatCalathes on your blogger's list and Daniels is below Duncan.

[MarvAlbert]

take the first mock with a grain of salt considering he has new orleans taking a JJ Hickson with their first round pick to give them size (he's the same size as west) and to run the floor with paul...

[Mr. Neutral]

On the Hornets official blog, each of the guys they brought in to work out was asked about himself, and other players in the draft. Here's what Frank Elegar (Drexel) had to say about Josh:


[url]Q: Who is your draft sleeper, a guy who is not getting much publicity right now but has a chance to be a very solid player in the NBA?
A: Josh Duncan out of Xavier, he really kind of came out of nowhere. He worked hard down in Portsmouth (Invitational Tournament) and really got a lot of teams noticing him and showing interest in him.
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[muskieman]

Came out of nowhere? I guess none of them watched the NCAA tourney this year or last against OSU. I hope Josh gets a good chance with a team needing a player like him.

[XU Rocks!]

I think Josh will be drafted. He has much more in the way of rebounding and shooting skills than James Posey. He may not have the smothering defensive athleticism of Posey, but he is no slouch on defense. So I predict when it is all said and done, Josh will have a better NBA career than Posey, whose he's survived for a pretty long time in the NBA, with two World Championship rings to boot.

[muskieman]

how do you classify "BETTER" NBA career?

[Mr. Neutral]

<<He has much more in the way of rebounding and shooting skills than James Posey. >>

I would hope that JD, a power forward, would be a better rebounder than Posey, a small forward who was guarding Bryant, a SG, during the Finals.
But if you look at draftexpress.com's ratings for PF's in a number of categories, JD came up towards the bottom in rebounds per 40 minutes. Moses Malone, he ain't.