CBS Sports’ Jeff Goodman and Gary Parrish had their own 2012 Mock NBA Draft as they alternated drafting players.
[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] Parrish picked first and went away from what everyone has thought for some time, and that is Anthony Davis being the 1st pick.
Parrish went with Harrison Barnes.
Goodman picked Davis.
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[B]2. Anthony Davis[/B] ([URL=”http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/page/KY/kentucky-wildcats”][COLOR=#3b5998]Kentucky[/COLOR][/URL])
[B]Goodman:[/B] Obviously, Parrish must have been sleeping while Davis was blowing up last summer at Peach Jam. No disrespect to Barnes, whom I love as a player, but Davis’ ceiling is ridiculous. There’s not much he can’t do — and he’s just begun to scratch the surface. He is a big man with perimeter skills — but he can also get work done in the post — on both ends of the floor. You just can’t pass on a kid like this. But that’s exactly what you did, and now I’m headed out to celebrate because I’ve got the next NBA star.
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The next Kentucky player picked was by Parrish.
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[B]7. Mike Gilchrist[/B] (Kentucky)
[B]Parrish:[/B] I first met Gilchrist when he was 13, became fascinated with his talent and he’s never disappointed. Solid kid on and off the court who plays hard all the time despite the fact that he’s more physically gifted than almost everybody he plays against. Davis is the UK freshman with the most upside, no doubt. But Gilchrist should be great, too
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The third Kentucky player in the top 10 is Terrence Jones.
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[B]10. Terrence Jones[/B] (Kentucky)
[B]Goodman:[/B] This means Kentucky will have three guys go in the Top 10, which also means the Wildcats will be pretty darn good. Jones will benefit from another year of college even though his numbers almost certainly will drop. I’d be shocked if he doesn’t go in the Top 10 next year.
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The next Cat to get drafted is Marquis Teague.
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[B]18. Marquis Teague[/B] (Kentucky)
[B]Goodman:[/B] Another Kentucky player coming off the board. I’m thinking of taking Jon Hood with the final pick of the first round, also. In all seriousness, Teague will quickly become one of the elite point guards in the country.
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[URL=”http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/15271706/no-1-pick-in-12-draft-parrish-goodman-agree-to-disagree?ttag=gen10_on_all_fb_na_txt_0001″]Complete Mock Draft[/URL]
In this mock, Goodman picked 3 Kentucky players and Parrish picked 1…
There were 5 UNC players in the first round, UK had 4.
Going to be a heckuva year!!
