The Official Washington Wizards Thread

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

Lol, yeah right. Nobody is learning English in 7 months. Still at the top of my overall board.

Anyway, back to Leonard. I like Honeycutt much more at 18 than Leonard at 6. Leonard is a good prospect, just not at 6. And Bismack is much stronger and more of a monster than Leonard. Leonard, to me, is a longer Booker. That's it.

[StillUnknown]

first player in a while to state he wants to come to DC


get it done Ernie

[Fight4RGIII]

6 + 18 for Utah's Number 3? Utah should be in favor of that

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

first player in a while to state he wants to come to DC


get it done Ernie

The John Wall factor.

[Samuels]

Here is a workout video of Leonard at attack.

http://www.draftexpress.com/article/...sketball-3703/


And guys lets not forget this is a 19 year old kid still and he will get better he has averaged 10 boards a game both years in college. He is a protypical 3 that is big, strong and will play defense, block shots and rebound but still shoots at a good fg %. He is being very underrated I'm willing to bet he will continue to climb the board because he is gonna abuse guys in workouts.

Give me him and Faried at #18. This team needs guys that defend, rebound like crazy, hustle and block shots more then anything else.

[skinfan2k]

Leonard seems like another DeJuan Blair but with more of a post game. The wizards do need hardworkers but dont expect Leonard to be a above average starter. You saw how Blair got abused in the playoffs by Big 4s and throughout the season since he is a liability on offense

[MonkFan8]

Dejaun Blair....really? I don't see that comparison at all. Blair was like 50-60 pounds heavier and never projected as a SF before his draft.

He's far more in the vain of a Wilson Chandler as a tweener SF/PF with questionable shooting ability.

*Edit* That Kanter tweet has me excited. We CERTAINLY have the ammo to move up and take Utah's pick, even without trying to dump Blatche on them. Just depends on if EG thinks it's worth it.

[Gator Bait]

wouldn't it be great if Kanter's agent demanded his player come to Washington or else he would just stay in Europe and play in the Euro league! Then either everyone passes on him, or someone makes an Ernie Grunfeld just raped me trade.

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

Lol, I think Leonard is being overrated. He's a role player. And we're talking about him at 6. His age means nothing to me. This is the draft, everyone is young. He's not a prototypical wing, he has no offensive game. Who is going to score on this team? He does the same things as Booker. We're talking about him at 6.

Again, I like him as a prospect. Just not at 6. Gerald Wallace was taken 28. Dejuan Blair was a 2nd rounder (mid to late 1st minus the knee issues.) That's where prospects like Leonard--niche players--deserve to be taken.

[Samuels]

Leonard seems like another DeJuan Blair but with more of a post game. The wizards do need hardworkers but dont expect Leonard to be a above average starter. You saw how Blair got abused in the playoffs by Big 4s and throughout the season since he is a liability on offense

comments like these really make me wonder if some people have even watched some of these kids play.

Leonard can ball period if you've watched him play you would know that, the kid can do it all and his jumper will improve just like Walls. You put him up againest the non rebounding, weak bodied, 6-11 Euro's like Vessely and he will murder them and he is younger.

---------- Post added May-19th-2011 at 11:19 PM ----------

Lol, I think Leonard is being overrated. He's a role player. And we're talking about him at 6. His age means nothing to me. This is the draft, everyone is young. He's not a prototypical wing, he has no offensive game. Who is going to score on this team? He does the same things as Booker. We're talking about him at 6.

Again, I like him as a prospect. Just not at 6. Gerald Wallace was taken 28. Dejuan Blair was a 2nd rounder (mid to late 1st minus the knee issues.) That's where prospects like Leonard--niche players--deserve to be taken.

He will be a starter for 10+ years the kid is 19 and been very productive 2 straight years. He has no offensive game how the hell did he average a double double basically both years in college?

[skinfan2k]

comments like these really make me wonder if some people have even watched some of these kids play.

Leonard can ball period if you've watched him play you would know that, the kid can do it all and his jumper will improve just like Walls. You put him up againest the non rebounding, weak bodied, 6-11 Euro's like Vessely and he will murder them and he is younger.

---------- Post added May-19th-2011 at 11:19 PM ----------



He will be a starter for 10+ years the kid is 19 and been very productive 2 straight years. He has no offensive game how the hell did he average a double double basically both years in college?

what the heck was I thinking? I am thinking of someone else who is black and undersized lol?

[Destino]

Why is everyone talking about Leonard as being big? He's 6-7 225 and fairly large already in terms of muscle mass. Let's compare to the starting SF in our division:

Rashard Lewis: 6'10 230
Stephen Jackson: 6'8 215
Josh Smith: 6'9 240
Hedo Turkoglu: 6'10 220
LeBron James: 6'8 250

He's a good college player but let's not pretend he's a physical freak. He's not.

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

How did he average a double double? The same way Trevor Booker did? Except Booker did it in the ACC, not the MWC.

[Gator Bait]

He's far more in the vain of a Wilson Chandler as a tweener SF/PF with questionable shooting ability.

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great comparison...unlike the Blair comparison...which might be the worst I've ever seen....besides GACOLB's favorite....I can't feel my face to MJ!

---------- Post added May-19th-2011 at 07:36 PM ----------

How did he average a double double? The same way Trevor Booker did? Except Booker did it in the ACC, not the MWC.

but booker was a senior PF....Leonard was a sophmore SF....big difference....quite hatin'!

---------- Post added May-19th-2011 at 07:40 PM ----------

Why is everyone talking about Leonard as being big? He's 6-7 225 and fairly large already in terms of muscle mass. Let's compare to the starting SF in our division:

Rashard Lewis: 6'10 230
Stephen Jackson: 6'8 215
Josh Smith: 6'9 240
Hedo Turkoglu: 6'10 220
LeBron James: 6'8 250

He's a good college player but let's not pretend he's a physical freak. He's not.

If you watched basketball...you'd know that he is a physical freak....he might not measure up in hight and weight to the guys you've listed...but he definitely plays more physical than everyone you listed besides Josh Smith (who is really a PF)

[Samuels]

How did he average a double double? The same way Trevor Booker did? Except Booker did it in the ACC, not the MWC.

They are totally different players offensively and Booker did'nt rebound ever not even as a 23 year old senior year like Leonard did. Booker never averaged a double double in his 4 years either.

Booker is a high energy hustle player that is a tweener he is'nt big enough for the 4 and is'nt skilled or quick enough for the 3. Booker scored most of his points on dunks.

Leonard has a very good postup game and pullup jumper already and a much better man to man defender then Booker ever was. He is much more fluid in space and quicker. He is a NBA 3 and throughout workouts he will continue to impress.

---------- Post added May-19th-2011 at 11:46 PM ----------

Why is everyone talking about Leonard as being big? He's 6-7 225 and fairly large already in terms of muscle mass. Let's compare to the starting SF in our division:

Rashard Lewis: 6'10 230
Stephen Jackson: 6'8 215
Josh Smith: 6'9 240
Hedo Turkoglu: 6'10 220
LeBron James: 6'8 250

He's a good college player but let's not pretend he's a physical freak. He's not.

Those are very big 3's and Shard, Hedo play and start alot of times at 4 and can't stay in front of athletic small forwards. Josh Smith is a 4 and plays PF most of the time.