My Top 100 Players in the 2011 NBA Draft

2011 NBA MOCK DRAFT (Foreign-born players not at NBA Combine not included) TOP 100

Rank	Player	Position	Team	Height	Weight
1	Enes Kanter	PF/C	Ineligible	6'11	255
2	Derrick Williams	PF	Arizona	6'8"	240
3	Kemba Walker	PG	UCONN	6'1"	180
4	Klay Thompson	SG/SF	Washington St.	6'6"	202
5	Kyrie Irving	PG	Duke	6'2"	185
6	Marcus Morris	SF/PF	Kansas	6'9"	232
7	Alec Burks	SG	Colorado	6'6"	185
8	Marshon Brooks	SG	Providence	6'5"	190
9	JaJuan Johnson	PF/SF/C	Purdue	6'10"	216
10	Norris Cole	PG	Cleveland St.	6'2"	185
11	Kawhi Leonard	SF	San Diego St.	6'7"	225
12	Brandon Knight	PG	Kentucky	6'3"	185
13	Jordan Williams	PF	Maryland	6'10"	250
14	Tobias Harris	PF/SF	Tennessee	6'8"	220
15	Nikola Vucevic	C	USC	6'11"	260
16	Iman Shumpert	PG	Georgia Tech	6'5"	209
17	Shelvin Mack	PG	Butler	6'3"	215
18	Jordan Hamilton	SG/SF	Texas	6'7"	226
19	Kenneth Faried	F-C	Morehead St.	6'8"	228
20	Markieff Morris	SF/PF	Kansas	6'8"	235
21	Jimmy Butler	SG/SF	Marquette	6'7"	220
22	Reggie Jackson	PG	BC	6'3"	208
23	Jon Leuer	SF/PF	Wisconsin	6'11"	230
24	E'Twaun Moore	SG/PG	Purdue	6'4"	190
25	Cory Joseph	PG	Texas	6'3"	185
26	Chandler Parsons	SF	Florida	6'10"	218
27	Jacob Pullen	PG	Kansas St.	6'0"	200
28	Isaiah Thomas	PG	Washington	5'9"	185
29	Travis Leslie	SG	Georgia	6'4"	202
30	Keith Benson	PF	Oakland	6'11"	225
31	Charles Jenkins	PG/SG	Hofstra	6'3"	220
32	Tristan Thompson	PF	Texas	6'8"	230
33	Chris Singleton	SF	FSU	6'9"	225
Rank	Player	Position	Team	Height	Weight
34	Jimmer Fredette	PG	BYU	6'2"	195
35	Justin Harper	PF	Richmond	6'10"	225
36	Diante Garrett	PG	Iowa St.	6'4"	190
37	Nolan Smith	PG/SG	Duke	6'2"	185
38	Jamie Skeen	SF/PF	VCU	6'8"	240
39	Jeremy Tyler	PF/C	Tokyo	6'11"	245
40	Malcolm Lee	PG	UCLA	6'5"	190
41	Trey Thompkins	PF	Georgia	6'9"	247
42	Darius Morris	PG	Michigan	6'4"	190
43	Jeremy Hazell	SG/SF	Seton Hall	6'5"	188
44	Malcolm Thomas	SF/PF	San Diego St.	6'9"	220
45	Tyler Honeycutt	SF	UCLA	6'8"	183
46	Steven Gray	SG	Gonzaga	6'5"	208
47	Jereme Richmond	SG/SF	Illinois	6'7"	205
48	Gary Flowers	F	Southern Miss	6'8"	214
49	Ryan Rossiter	PF	Siena	6'9"	236
50	Denzel Bowles	PF/C	James Madison	6'10"	255
51	Andrew Goudelock	SG	Coll of Charleston	6'2"	200
52	Ben Hansbrough	SG/SF	ND	6'3"	203
53	Kyle Singler	SF	Duke	6'8"	230
54	Brandon Bowdry	F	Eastern Michigan	6'6"	230
55	Rick Jackson	PF	Syracuse	6'9"	240
56	Gilbert Brown	SF	Pittsburgh	6'6"	215
57	Lacedarius Dunn	SG	Baylor	6'4"	205
58	Josh Selby	SG	Kansas	6'1"	180
59	Frank Hassell	PF	Old Dominion	6'9"	255
60	Demetri McCamey	PG	Illinois	6'3"	200
61	Brad Wanamaker	PG	Pitt	6'4"	210
62	Matt Howard	F	Butler	6'8"	230
63	Mike Davis	PF	Illinois	6'9"	225
64	Vlad Moldeveanu	F	American	6'9"	215
65	Scotty Hopson	SG/SF	Tennessee	6'7"	205
Rank	Player	Position	Team	Height	Weight
66	DeAndre Liggins	G	Kentucky	6'6"	202
67	Ravern Johnson	G	Miss St	6'7"	175
68	Tracey Smith	PF	NC State	6'8"	255
69	Troy Gillenwater	SF	New Mexico St.	6'8"	234
70	Andrew Warren	G	Bradley	6'5"	208
71	Corey Fisher	PG	Villanova	6'1"	200
72	Kevin Anderson	PG	Richmond	6'0"	175
73	Demontez Stitt	PG	Clemson	6'2"	180
74	Lavoy Allen	PF	Temple	6'9"	225
75	Adrian Oliver	SG	San Jose St *	6'4"	210
76	Cameron Jones	G	Northern Arizona	6'4"	185
77	Jon Diebler	SG/SF	Ohio St	6'6"	205
78	Matthew Bryan-Amaning	PF	Washington	6'9"	240
79	Taylor Battle	PG	Penn St	6'0"	170
80	Xavier Silas	G	Northern Illinois	6'5"	198
81	Greg Smith	PF/C	Fresno St	6'10"	250
82	Malcolm Delaney	PG/SG	VT	6'3"	190
83	Andy Ogide	PF	Colorado St	6'9"	245
84	Bill Amis	F	Hawaii	6'9"	235
85	Justin Holiday	SG/SF	Washington	6'6"	185
86	Austin Freeman	SG	G'Town	6'3"	227
87	Soloman Bozeman	PG	Ark LR	6'0"	183
88	Alex Tyus	PF	Florida	6'8"	220
89	Damian Saunders	SF/PF	Duquesne	6'7"	205
90	Augustus Gilchrist	PF/C	South Florida	6'10"	245
91	DeAngelo Casto	PF	Washington St	6'8"	255
92	Joe Trapani	SF	BC	6'8"	232
93	Derwin Kitchen	PG	Florida St	6'4"	204
94	David Lighty	SG	Ohio St	6'5"	220
95	Sam Williard	PF	Pacific	6'9"	225
96	Kalin Lucas	PG	Michigan St	6'1"	190
97	Preston Knowles	PG	Louisville	6'1"	190
98	Anatoly Bose	G/F	Nicholls St	6'6"	200
Rank	Player	Position	Team	Height	Weight
99	Terrence Jennings	PF	Louisville	6'9"	220
100	Donald Sims	G	App St	6'1"	170

Back After A Long Hiatus: NBA Finals Update

After UNC let a huge opportunity to steal a National Title slip away, it took me a while to want to write another blog.  After watching the NBA playoffs up to this point, I decided to make a comeback.

The playoffs have gone just about as I expected, except for the ease with which the Mavs took out the 2-time defending champion Lakers in the conference semis.  I correctly predicted the finals matchup in my February 19th blog at the all-star break, and after taking a 2-1 lead on Sunday night, it looks like the Heat will make my championship pick correct as well.  I hope I'm wrong so Dirk and JKidd will get a title, but it just seems like the Heat have too much talent for the Mavs to deal with.

Miami has two of the best players in the league (arguably the two best) in Wade and James.  Both players are spectacular on both ends of the floor, and each one is capable of making a play for themselves or their teammates at any time.  These two guys just play at a completely different level than anyone else on the floor, and it looks like they aren't going to be denied.  Dirk Nowitzki is clearly one of the best players in the league as well, but he's not nearly as explosive and isn't as good on the defensive end. 

The only thing keeping the Mavs in this series is the Heat's propensity to relax when they jump out to a big lead.  Miami has run out to leads in each game, only to fall asleep and let Dallas back in the game time and time again.  When it comes down to the waning seconds, the Heat are often getting wide open looks, while Dallas is usually forced into a contested fadaway from Dirk Nowitzki.  While Dirk is playing unbelievably well and makes an absurd amount of those kinds of shots, it's looking like he's just not going to have enough help for Dallas to get the ring that's barely eluded them over the years.  The Mavs are being overwhelmed by younger, faster, more talented players, and it appears they are going to fall just short yet again.  I hope the wily veterans on the Mavericks can find a way to win the next two games and force the series back to Miami with a 3-2 lead, but my gut's telling me the Heat will get at least one and close this one out.  If Miami does indeed win the title this year, it will likely be just the start of a dynasty that could last for a while.