Washington Wizards Select Chris Singleton With No. 18 Pick In 2011 NBA Draft
by Bullet Nation in Exile on Jun 24, 2011 3:59 AM EDT
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PrintWith the No. 18 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Washington Wizards have selected Chris Singleton. Chris Singleton has been on most of our radars since Rook (my Oprah) first mentioned how a broken foot was hurting his draft stock. Even after four lottery prospects withdrew from the draft, our man fell through the cracks like pixie dust. And I say pixie dust because this man can fly. Forced to be a primary option for the Seminoles, that simply isn't his strength. Singleton looks to be the 3-and-D player made for the John Wall project, he was made for us. Shooting 36% from 3 point land won't wow anyone, but the potential is there, and his catch and shoot numbers (which is what he'll be doing) are right there. His ultimate appeal is in his elite defensive potential. Elite is a that I hate to use, and this late...in this draft? Cheers, basketball gods. Cheers. P.S. Elite
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Props from Chad Ford
@chadfordinsider I really like the Wizards draft. Two good athletes to play with John Wall. Vesely & Singleton are good.
Absolutely love this draft.
Our team is now filled with freak athletes.
And more length.
Height and large Wingspans will certainly help on D, both on the wing and inside. This is a great draft. The Wiz have turned the page from “what sells tickets short-term” to “what wins championships long-term.” We still need another star, but this is a great jump in reaching our ultimate goal.
Skins rule
by Horcasitas4 on Jun 23, 2011 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I really like Charlottes draft. Hope this works for me. Singleton is solid at 18. But two SF though…? I thought Ernie said he wanted to go big. Someone needs to introduce him to the term tall for their position lol
by les boulez bomber on Jun 23, 2011 9:30 PM EDT reply actions
Vesely 225 Singleton 230
Getting buckets since 2003.
by Icantfeelmyface on Jun 23, 2011 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I am not sure of your point
When I hear big, am thinking PF or C. Neither will play PF for years except maybe Singleton on some smaller perimeter 4.
by les boulez bomber on Jun 23, 2011 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Singleton will play the 4.
He isn’t a 3-4 tweener, if that’s what you are thinking. His D is more important than his size(which isn’t bad either).
Skins rule
by Horcasitas4 on Jun 23, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Singleton will play both
He can guard both (once he bulks up) and he’s not an offensive zero at either position.
Considering I would have been happy taking him at 6
I am thrilled to get him at 18
Alright we trade both of them and our second-round pick to Minnesota for Derrick Williams
lol jk
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What about Javale’s left arm?
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by Zachary Beard on Jun 23, 2011 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Well he doesn’t have one….so
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by Zachary Beard on Jun 23, 2011 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha
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by Zachary Beard on Jun 23, 2011 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha I thought that was a fake tweet until I checked his twitter
Its going to be interesting to see how minutes get spread
Trevor's Still got a place.
Cmon, he averaged 4 boards at 16 minutes a game as an undersized rookie. People who play hard will get minutes.
Geting it done.
only so many minutes to go around
and a #6 pick gets his share of them no matter what. Leaves only so many for Booker and Singleton to compete over
yup...but both are good defenders...Vessely isn't
Back up PG/Jeffers
Crawford
Singleton
Booker
Seraphin
D, Rebounding, Second Offensive threat…
Back up PG/Jeffers
Crawford
Singleton
Vessely
Seraphin
Or can Singleton play the 2?
Vesely could kill Book's minutes
DA said they would use him at 4…he is 7’ afterall
obviously i'm on record re:Vesely
i love Book’s defense, rebounding, and grit….we’ll see what Flip likes I guess
Awesome!
Jay Bias: Elite Defender
Chris said he is going to Lock Up against the 1, 2, 3 and 4. His potential is Ron Arrest- Awesome
by jmpalomo on Jun 23, 2011 9:32 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Yes- great pick there. Would have taken BB at 6 though
by les boulez bomber on Jun 23, 2011 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Singleton
Best we could’ve hoped to do at this spot..I’m pumped
by terp121 on Jun 23, 2011 9:33 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Rook as your Oprah
Raffle tickets for that one.
Can he go by this from now on?
Someone convince me that Vessely isn't literally the
11th man on this team. With his money, someone will sit, but if you just go by need and fit, our second team would be 34pick/Jeffers, crawford, Singleton, Booker, Seraphin. Singleton would have to play for d and a second offensive threat.
Am I wrong?
by DavidDunn on Jun 23, 2011 9:34 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
that would really be a shame
if the great OTHYUS has to take a back seat to draft position. If Vesely is worth his weight, he shouldnt have any trouble beating these guys out fair and square right?
Othyus played half his minutes at SF last season
but yeah, I guess that’s no longer a need
Im sure he could do spot SG
The memory of him backing down Jamal Crawford from 20 feet away from the basket for an easy layup makes me so happy haha
Against larger twos
Singleton can play the two. Vesley will get 15-20 minutes a night. Same with Singleton. Lewis probably won’t get much burn. Small forward is stocked next year. Will this prohibit us from drafting them? Vesley needs to bulk up and play some four. Singleton needs to be able to play at the two.
by zeke5123 on Jun 23, 2011 9:43 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Let’s see if there’s an amnesty clause before we make any assumptions regarding Rashard.
Washington got Ted Leonsis as karmic return for Dan Snyder.
Weren't you the guy complaining that a d-leaguer would lose playing time
Due to draft position? Who cares that Rashard is a 12 yr vet earning 22 million. He is garbage. While not in technical terms, Rashard is essentially a sunk cost. He is not part of the future and just clogs up space in the present.
tell that to Flip.
He is not going to have Rashard rot on the bench so a 21yr old rookie 6th pick can play. Flip is huge on vet status, pecking order, etc…like most coahces are
He's the perfect mentor for vesely.
And he takes the burden off vesely to produce right away. Even a pawn has value. I think giving vesely 1.5 yrs or so to learn, practice, and test his progress with spot minutes is the perfect way to go about it.
by jones-y on Jun 23, 2011 10:45 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I hope so...because if he can't
I really think Singleton, Booker, Seraphin is a better all around front court than replacing Vessely with any of them…
Vessely may be a better player than all three, but if he can’t play D or create his own shot, that makes his lack of rebounding an issue for a second team…I see him basically as Rashard and Blatche’s back up, I get it. But if you were just putting two teams of 5 together with this roster, it would not be out of the realm of possibility that Vessely would be the odd man out…
I like Charlotte's draft so far
But it will be interested to see how Kemba matches up against bigger defenders such as Lebron, Dirk, and Pau
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He will blow by those guys
But the Rondo’s and Wall’s of the league might really give him fits.
If we can take a pure pg to backup Wall here
I’ll consider this a success
We are...
the best YMCA basketball team ever… Ernie sucks
by Jay Evolution on Jun 23, 2011 9:40 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
This depth is good
The team will persevere after the tragic deaths of JaVale McGee and Jan Vesely in a mid-air collision.
Washington got Ted Leonsis as karmic return for Dan Snyder.
Jeremy Tyler at #34???
Tyler Honeycutt seems out of the equation.
TNT should've treated Lebron's return to Cleveland game like 2k11 and cut the game off after the Cavs were down by 30. lol
by Krobify on Jun 23, 2011 9:51 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I guess I see them as 2 combo forwards and a wing
We have a 4 and three tweener forwards that play with different styles. I see Honeycutt as a wing who is a little more comparable to Nick Young with ability to play some 2 and three. I also think he has a well rounded game that gives the flexibility to play him next to Crawford, Young, Singleton, Booker, or Vesely.
Borrowed this from Mike off twitter
Full Singleton quote: “Celebrate? I’m just going to go mark off the teams that passed me up. Probably just cuss them out in my head.”
More of this please.
Washington got Ted Leonsis as karmic return for Dan Snyder.
@DraftExpress Jonathan Givony
Who will get more minutes next season, Singleton or Vesely? My bet is on Singleton.
1 hour ago via Seesmic Desktop
This might be the best pick of the draft.
and I’m glad a lot of you think he can’t shoot or play any offense. You will be surprised. You can’t Rondo him, he’s more like an Artest on offense
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