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Following The Mocks #3

Jun 3, 2009 Following The Mocks 2009

Every Wednesday I will go through some of the Mock Drafts that can be found on the web and tell you who they say the Nets will be picking. Here are what the mocks say this week (If there is a mock draft I am missing, or one that you think should be taken off the list, let me know via e-mail or in the comments):

*These have not been updated since the last Following The Mock.

Thanks to the help of the commenters, we now have 12 mock drafts we are following.  You can see a big shift in the direction many people got us going:

  • DeJuan Blair – 5
  • Earl Clark – 3
  • James Johnson – 2
  • Ty Lawson – 1
  • Gerald Henderson (REALLY?) – 1

All of the mocks except two have been updated since the last following the mock, so there is some stuff we can look at.  The first thing one notices is that the PF of preference for the Nets have shifted from James Johnson to DeJuan Blair (You will notice a change in my big board too when I post the new one tomorrow).  The reason?  His measurements.  Sure he was only 6′6″ with sneaks on, but his wingspan is that of a 7′2″ person.  That is just insane, plus he lost a ton of weight and looks more in shape with his body looking more chiseled.  This is a testament to his work ethic, something that GMs are sure to like.

Now I am still a little surprised that Earl Clark didn’t get a ton of votes with the Carlos Boozer rumors spinning around
(I still don’t think it will happen).  It could be that some of these were updated after the combine, but before the Boozer rumor.

Following The Mocks #2

May 27, 2009 Following The Mocks 2009

Every Wednesday I will go through some of the Mock Drafts that can be found on the web and tell you who they say the Nets will be picking.  Here are what the mocks say this week (If there is a mock draft I am missing, or one that you think should be taken off the list, let me know via e-mail or in the comments):

*These have not been updated since the last Following The Mock.  

So that is 9 mock drafts, here are the totals:

  • Earl Clark – 3
  • Ty Lawson – 2
  • DeJuan Blair – 2
  • DeMar DeRozen – 1
  • James Johnson – 1
  • Chase Budinger (REALLY?) – 1
  • James Harden – 1

OK, so the lack of updates have really messed up my Following The Mocks.  I will update this from now on as the the mocks update.  We will see what kind of schedule they go by.

Following The Mocks

May 20, 2009 2009 Draft, Brook Lopez, Dave D'Alessandro, Following The Mocks 2009

Every Wednesday I will go through some of the Mock Drafts that can be found on the web and tell you who they say the Nets will be picking.  Here are what the mocks say this week (If there is a mock draft I am missing, or one that you think should be taken off the list, let me know via e-mail or in the comments):

So that is 9 mock drafts, here are the totals:

  • Ty Lawson – 3
  • Earl Clark – 2
  • DeMar DeRozen – 1
  • DeJuan Blair – 1
  • James Johnson – 1
  • Chase Budinger (REALLY?) – 1

I guess I am not really surprised with the wide range of players the experts say we are taking, mainly because there have been no work-outs and teams haven’t really began to show their hands in terms of who they are interested in.  The thing that does surpise me is that there are only two true PFs listed.  This surprises me because Rod Thorn has been on the record as saying he wants a “moose”.  Maybe the guys in the media haven’t seen that interview yet.

Equally surprising is seeing James Johnson’s name listed only once.  Especially since the awesome blogger Tommy Dee at TheKnicksBlog.com is reporting that the Nets are VERY interested in Johnson.  I know it’s a Knicks (blah!) blog, but this is the man who first reported that the Nets were keeping Lawrence Frank, so he has to know his stuff.  Oh and he must be on to something, especially if the New York Post is following up his report with a report of their own, saying basically the same thing.