About a dozen NBA scouts, including Sacramento Kings president Geoff Petrie and Los Angeles...

About a dozen NBA scouts, including Sacramento Kings president Geoff Petrie and Los Angeles Clippers assistant general manager Neil Olshey, scouted the Iowa State-Cal game last Saturday to watch Cyclones forward Craig Brackins. The 6-foot-10, 230-pounder scored 42 against Kansas last season and is on the Wooden Award Watch list. But several of the NBA scouts left disappointed. Brackins scored 21 points, but didn’t show much improvement from last season. "He needs to improve his rebounding and improve his range," one NBA scout said. "He has a nice midrange game and he’s a good passer, but he needs to get more physical."

Marc Spears, Yahoo! Sports

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A soft big man?

Right up the Kings alley. Draft him now.

by amonk81 on Dec 12, 2009 9:17 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

hater

by betweentheeyes on Dec 12, 2009 9:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Not Hating....Just tellin' it like it is.

Seriously though, I love JT, and Hawes to a lesser degree, but they both need to be more aggressive. Hit the boards hard, every night. Defend the paint, every night.

by amonk81 on Dec 12, 2009 7:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Can he shoot 3's?

by kingme on Dec 12, 2009 9:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

More importantly -

Can he make 3’s?

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by section214 on Dec 12, 2009 9:56 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Brackens agnet to be named later not pleased

So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii

by lietothegirls on Dec 12, 2009 10:20 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

(agent)

So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii

by lietothegirls on Dec 12, 2009 10:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I thought the dude from Seattle U sounded interesting as well

And with as many talented big men in the upcoming draft, I see less and less reason to worry about getting a high draft pick. I would rather see an improved team with 30 wins and a #6-10 pick than a 20 win team and the #2 or 3 (because Stern would never let the Kings have #1)

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance. Vonnegut

by Ice_9ine on Dec 12, 2009 11:10 AM PST via mobile reply actions 0 recs

if the Kings are looking for a defensive big man, then Larry Sanders should be the guy

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance. Vonnegut

by Ice_9ine on Dec 12, 2009 11:42 AM PST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

2010 bigs

Sanders is a very interesting player.

I’m hearing good things about Ekpe Udoh, 6’10 240 out of Baylor.

DraftExpress currently has the Kings taking Jan Vesely in their mock, a skinny but long, 6’11" big who plays for Vlade’s alma mater, Partizan Belgrade. S’posed to be very skilled.

Me, I’m hoping Solomon Alabi, the 7 footer at Florida State, is there when we draft. I love that name!!

And yeah, Charles Garcia at Seattle is opening up a lot of eyes

"When the going gets Weird, the Weird turn professional."
(Hunter Thompson)

by Mucho Moss on Dec 12, 2009 1:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

The only thing I wonder is Garcia the right fit for the Kings

He’s not really a shot blocker or a great interior defender. DX has an interesting writeup on him for those that are interested.

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Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea

by pookeyguru on Dec 12, 2009 7:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs