Boeheim: "Otto Porter Should Go #1, He's The Best SF Of All Time In Big East"

[Dwight Howard]

Jim Boeheim isn’t an NBA GM, but if he was he knows who he would pick in the upcoming draft.

Georgetown’s Otto Porter Jr.

“If I’m picking, I pick him first in the draft,” Boeheim told a small group of reporters in the hallway at Madison Square Garden “I don’t even look at anybody else. I pick him first in the draft. I think he’s the best. I think he’ll be a great pro.”

Boeheim made the comments after the Syracuse defense held Porter Jr., the Big East Player of the Year, to 12 points on 4-of-13 shooting as the No. 5 Orange upset No. 1 Georgetown, 58-55 in OT, in the Big East Tournament semifinals.

Porter entered averaging 16.4 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists, but did not have a big game in the last meeting between the teams in the Big East.

DraftExpress.com currently has Porter Jr. at No. 8 in its Mock Draft, with Nerlens Noel, Ben McLemore and Shabazz Muhammad 1-2-3.

Boeheim also said that he thought Porter was the best small forward in the history of the Big East.

“I don’t see a weakness in his game from a perimeter point of view of a guy that I’ve seen in this league over the years,” Boeheim said on the podium.

“There’s been so many great players, but centers, power forwards, point guards, two guards, but I don’t think I’ve seen a better small forward in this league. He’s just a complete player.

“If we were still in this league, I’d be saying that to get him out. But we’re not.”

Asked to elaborate on whether Porter Jr. ranks ahead of Carmelo Anthony, who led Syracuse to the 2003 NCAA championship, Boeheim said, “Yeah, I think so. Carmelo played three and four and he was the best scorer. I’m talking about a guys that’s really a multi-purpsoe guy, the best all-around, not necessarily the best player.

“That would be hard to get by Carmelo and Derrick Coleman and Chris Mullin and then the centers, Patrick [Ewing] and those guys,

“Just an all-around guy the guy does everything. I mean, really, the guy does everything.”

In my personal mock I have Cavs taking him. think it would be a dope fit, what yall think?

 

[FreedS[ohh]lave]

this nikkas only above average trait on a nba level is passer dudes ceiling is Boris Diaw

Hes not athletic or quick and hes not gonna be able to get his own shot in the pros

 

[5StarElite]

They do need a SF but another young nikka might not be the best move. They need to make the playoffs soon and a nikka like Deng could put them over the hump while providing veteran leadership

Do it, Garpax

 

[Silkk]

Think Beoheim Should Lay Off The Rocks

 

[Dwight Howard]

They do need a SF but another young nikka might not be the best move. They need to make the playoffs soon and a nikka like Deng could put them over the hump while providing veteran leadership

Do it, Garpax

If im Bulls i'd do it, but then they are taking McLemore at 1. Why not trade Deng for an established 2 like Eric Gordon

 

[5StarElite]

If im Bulls i'd do it, but then they are taking McLemore at 1. Why not trade Deng for an established 2 like Eric Gordon

Bulls ain't trading Deng unless it's hella loop sided in our favor. They get sentimental and attached over these cats like they helped win us ships or something

The only reason we traded bum ass Kirk Hinrich was for Lebron James. Think about that. And then we overpaid to bring his bum ass back

 

[Mr swag]

Porter is just a guy

People will be talking about how great he was as a 5th option on the spurs

People will be calling him a bust if he was the 1st option on the bobcats

 

[Rev]

I hope he lands in DC tho. Wall, Beal & Porter = bright

 

[LesterDiamond]

He hyped up bum ass Wes Johnson too

 

[FreedS[ohh]lave]

DraftExpress: NBA Draft Prospect of the Week: Otto Porter

:he looks weak and slow

 

[SoulController]

go home Jim, your drunk

 

[Marciano]

I hope he lands in DC tho. Wall, Beal & Porter = bright

I agree....I'm saying that cuz I'm a local cat & I'm a big Hoya fan

 

[Sly Cookin]

Porter is the truth brehs. I know boheim remembers when he single handedly destroyed that syracuse zone. He will be a great pro.

 

[god shamgod]

Otto porter is garbage and so is shabazz muhammed

Draft weak as fukk if nikkas like them are projected top 5-10 picks

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

DraftExpress: NBA Draft Prospect of the Week: Otto Porter

:he looks weak and slow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OdMAPF0rvvU#!
whats the name of the beat playing for this Otto Porter draft draft video?