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David Griffin had a nice long visit with Gambo and Ash discussing the draft for three segments of the show.
go to suns.com and the audio link is on the left hand side.
Here are a few highlights in my opinion:
-He thinks it is a very deep draft in terms of being able to find quality throughout, but thinks its not very top heavy at all.
-Said they will take the BPA available unless that person presents too much risk and they feel there is another guy who can be a very solid player for ten years.
-Said Chicago is probably the only the only team not looking at the pg's in this years draft.
-Says you are always looking to move up into the draft if there is someone there who you feel like is a higher value at that pick then you will get at yours.
-Talked about how different players thrive in the Suns system that wouldn't in others and vice versa.
-Mentioned how they drafted Goran Dragic to play fast. The way they rate pg's he turned out to be the 11th best pg in the league the last month of the season and talked about how under Porters offense playing slower he was probably the worst player in the league. Said Goran can simply not play slow.
-Said they draft guys who specifically fit their system.
-Said it isn't very likely they move up.
-They like Earl Clark a lot. Says he fits the system very well. Is a dynamic play maker with some Boris attributes. Very sound defensive player.
-Likes Terrance Williams. Great defensive player. More of an offensive playmaker than a shooter. Has a chance to be very good.
-James Johnson is a very talented kid. His issue has been his willingness to apply that to both sides of the court and he hasn't done that consistently. They talked to him about showing more effort on both sides of the floor and he showed flashes of that at their workout.
-Gerald Henderson had a good workout with us.
-Talked about how Flynn is moving up in the draft because he is a leader. A guy who has been at Syracuse has said that Flynn is the best athlete he has seen in 32 years.
-Said Ricky Rubio looks like one of the Jonas Brothers.
-Compared Jonas Jerebko to Andrew Nocioni. Tough kid who can knock down some shots and defend multiple positions.
-Some worry that Jennings is more of a 6'1" 2 guard rather a PG. Said regardless of who says that, he is the quickest player in any draft and can get anywhere he wants to at any time.
-Says the Suns will not draft Dejuan Blair because he does not fit our system.
-Says he isn't sure what kind of player Curry is. Has a great feel for the game. Great shooter. Has some Nash qualities.
-Tyreke Evans. He is Usain Bolt on a basketball court (sorry I know I spelled that wrong). He can overwhelm you with his speed.
-Says the depth of the draft makes the 48th pick very intriguing and 2nd round picks make the actual league minimum and that its great if a 2nd round pick can make the team especially for a tax paying team like the Suns.
-Suns have the highest payroll in the league right now.
-They may take a European with one of the 2nd round picks and stash him away for a few years.
-Thinks Taj Gibson will be a good defender and decent offensive playmaker. He is 24 years old.
-Feels like its a great 2nd round this year.
I apologize for the poor punctuation, spelling, and overall organization of this post. I was typing while listening and didn't want to go back and fix all my errors.
Anyways, I really like Griffin and feel like he has the right approach to this draft. It should be exciting to see what we do and who we end up with on Thursday.
go to suns.com and the audio link is on the left hand side.
Here are a few highlights in my opinion:
-He thinks it is a very deep draft in terms of being able to find quality throughout, but thinks its not very top heavy at all.
-Said they will take the BPA available unless that person presents too much risk and they feel there is another guy who can be a very solid player for ten years.
-Said Chicago is probably the only the only team not looking at the pg's in this years draft.
-Says you are always looking to move up into the draft if there is someone there who you feel like is a higher value at that pick then you will get at yours.
-Talked about how different players thrive in the Suns system that wouldn't in others and vice versa.
-Mentioned how they drafted Goran Dragic to play fast. The way they rate pg's he turned out to be the 11th best pg in the league the last month of the season and talked about how under Porters offense playing slower he was probably the worst player in the league. Said Goran can simply not play slow.
-Said they draft guys who specifically fit their system.
-Said it isn't very likely they move up.
-They like Earl Clark a lot. Says he fits the system very well. Is a dynamic play maker with some Boris attributes. Very sound defensive player.
-Likes Terrance Williams. Great defensive player. More of an offensive playmaker than a shooter. Has a chance to be very good.
-James Johnson is a very talented kid. His issue has been his willingness to apply that to both sides of the court and he hasn't done that consistently. They talked to him about showing more effort on both sides of the floor and he showed flashes of that at their workout.
-Gerald Henderson had a good workout with us.
-Talked about how Flynn is moving up in the draft because he is a leader. A guy who has been at Syracuse has said that Flynn is the best athlete he has seen in 32 years.
-Said Ricky Rubio looks like one of the Jonas Brothers.
-Compared Jonas Jerebko to Andrew Nocioni. Tough kid who can knock down some shots and defend multiple positions.
-Some worry that Jennings is more of a 6'1" 2 guard rather a PG. Said regardless of who says that, he is the quickest player in any draft and can get anywhere he wants to at any time.
-Says the Suns will not draft Dejuan Blair because he does not fit our system.
-Says he isn't sure what kind of player Curry is. Has a great feel for the game. Great shooter. Has some Nash qualities.
-Tyreke Evans. He is Usain Bolt on a basketball court (sorry I know I spelled that wrong). He can overwhelm you with his speed.
-Says the depth of the draft makes the 48th pick very intriguing and 2nd round picks make the actual league minimum and that its great if a 2nd round pick can make the team especially for a tax paying team like the Suns.
-Suns have the highest payroll in the league right now.
-They may take a European with one of the 2nd round picks and stash him away for a few years.
-Thinks Taj Gibson will be a good defender and decent offensive playmaker. He is 24 years old.
-Feels like its a great 2nd round this year.
I apologize for the poor punctuation, spelling, and overall organization of this post. I was typing while listening and didn't want to go back and fix all my errors.
Anyways, I really like Griffin and feel like he has the right approach to this draft. It should be exciting to see what we do and who we end up with on Thursday.
