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The Complete TrueHoop Network 2011 1st Round Mock Draft — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:53:52 +0000

[...] Tuesday, Jared selected Markieff Morris with the 15th pick. Yesterday, I selected Marshon Brooks on the DDL Mock Draft, despite the fact that both Markieff [...]

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[...] 15. Indiana Pacers – Markieff Morris [...]

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[...] 15. Indiana Pacers – Markieff Morris [...]

By: JV

JV — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:15:44 +0000

I like Marshon Brooks. He can score and most likely coming off the bench, his defensive liabilities aren’t as big of a concern. You aren’t going to get a penciled-in starter at 15 in this draft. Brooks has been compared to Kobe for the tools he has. That’s never a bad comparison. This isn’t a very exciting draft anyway. Whoever we pick will likely be nothing more than a rotation player.

By: Kevin Kroeger

Kevin Kroeger — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:53:02 +0000

YES! I’ve been on the Markieff train for the past week now. Thank you 8 point 9 seconds for laying out the reasons for selecting this guy. If we stay at 15, he is definitly the guy!

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:50:06 +0000

Danny Granger and the #15 pick to the Wizards for their #6 and #18 picks….

Pick #6 Klay Thompson SG Wazzu
Pick #18 Kenneth Faried PF Morehead St.

I know that #6 is a reach for Thompson, but A LOT of team like him. He has a proven skill, shooting. Yeah Jimmer can shoot, but Jimmer is not 6’7″.

Faried is a rebounding machine! He has the same, if not more active, motor that Hansborough or McRoberts have, and is probably much more athletic than either. I’m not saying replacing those guys, but Hansborough/Faried could be our NEW AGE Davis Brothers.

If we still feel the need to get help for Ol’ Roy, then we could probably swing a trade involving Brandon Rush, or even sign Tyson Chandler or somebody in that mold to pick up the minutes and be a defensive stopper.

If we keep the 15th pick, I think we should go with Marshon Brooks. If nothing else it would be exciting to have an aggressive offensive player on the team again.

By: mileszs

mileszs — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:45:29 +0000

I wish we’d figure out a way to trade the pick + someone to fill a bench need (or pick + several someones for a starter need). The 15th pick in a weak draft means that no matter who is chosen, people will blame Larry when the kid doesn’t turn in to a starter. The pick is poison. Either trade up or trade out.

By: Reggie4God

Reggie4God — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:24:45 +0000

All our starters are reasonably solid. Not franchise players by any stretch, but they are better than anything we are going to wind up with in this fairly weak draft. I mean, it’s unlikely we are going to get a rookie into the starting line-up, in 2011-12 anyway.

Paul George could be a future defensive POTY, and Hansbrough is a beast. I like to think of last season beginning from when Vogel took over, and from that point on these guys were fine. Hibbert is taking some time, but centers do take time. Patience is a virtue and Vogel instills plenty of confidence in him.

It’s all about boosting the reserves, and with our roster as it _currently_ stands – we clearly have ample support on the wings (DJ/Micky D/Rush/Posey), the point is fine (DC/AJ/Lance), but the bigs need help. Hansbrough/McBob is passable and Hibbert/Foster works fine too, but we have no depth beyond that at all. None.

We have Granger and four guys still on rookie contracts as our starting five about to play their first full season (lockout depending) under a coach they like (hire Vogel already). This draft is a bit of a non-event pick-wise, but the free agency dealings and the whole new agreement could amount to anything.

Go Pacers

By: pa pa patrick

pa pa patrick — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:58:42 +0000

i thought hansbrough was one of our best players, why isn’t he considered one of our starters? he had a ton of big games in the 2nd half of the season. i feel like the pacers need 1) scoring and 2) a center to help out hibbert and the zombie foster.

long story short the pacers should draft jimmer just because i would love to cheer for him.

By: Tad

Tad — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:39:01 +0000

I wouldn’t write Paul George’s name in ink as a starter just yet. I love his athleticism, but I don’t think he’s ready to start. As poorly as Tyler Hansbrough shot in the Chicago series, George shot even worse. I think a scoring two guard is just as big a priority as a solid power forward. Come to think of it, how about a consistent center? Roy Hibbert certainly wasn’t that this year. There are lots of ways the Pacers could go with this pick, but who is really going help the most?