Dr Z Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 No report yet on how Zeke's workout with the Cavs went today. But the PD just posted a Terry Pluto piece entitled Akron Zips' Zeke Marshall out to end Mid-American Conference drought in NBA Draft 2013. Nice article. The Mac used to be fun back when players were getting drafted. Hopefully the league can get back to that level. Quote seems to reflect a lot of opinions in this very thread. "You'd like him to be a better rebounder," said Dambrot. "But I think that will improve. I know he's on the bubble to be drafted. I just hope he goes to the right team where they can work with him -- because he can play in the league if he's coached and given time to develop." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 '71 will now, two days from the draft, make his bold prediction: Not only will Zeke be drafted, He will go a lot sooner than some of you folks think. He can do 23 pullups? That is ASTOUNDING. Remember, he is pulling around 240 pounds each time. He is going to surprise a lot of people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 No report yet on how Zeke's workout with the Cavs went today.Zeke went one on one with Randall Holt of Ken+. Source. "It went very well," Holt, who went to Glenville High School, said in a release issued by Can't State. "They had us competing against each other in one-on-one situations and then three-on-three situations. We did some stationary shooting, as well as shooting on the move. I shot the ball well from 3 (point range) and feel good about how I performed." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Canton Rep story about yesterdays workout with the Cavs. Canton Rep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted June 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Sam Amico's latest mock draft has Zeke falling from the 54th to the 58th selection, but to a great destination -- San Antonio Spurs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted June 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 Awesome George Thomas story on Zeke: Former University of Akron center Zeke Marshall can point to the moment when he realized he’d made progress in his trek to land in the NBA. “When I saw everyone on their knees in Phoenix and I wasn’t,” he said without hesitation. Phoenix might feel like eons ago — actually it was just three weeks — but Marshall blew through a tour of NBA teams who wanted to see what services he could offer them if he were drafted in Thursday night’s NBA Draft. ... Link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Zip Posted June 26, 2013 Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 This may have been posted already, but here is a write up on Probasketballdraft.com about Zeke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted June 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 @Sergeant Zip, it's funny that I've visited that website before without seeing that reasonably positive evaluation of Zeke. It seems to be a little at odds with the rest of the rankings on that site. They rank Zeke only #16 among all centers in the draft and #76 among all players. Zeke's name does not appear among the 60 players they have in their mock draft. We'll see what happens in a little over 24 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendofzippy Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Interesting post on Zips FB page today... All of Akron's NBA draft picks.... Marcel Boyce, 1987 6th Round, 8th pick, Phoenix Joe Jakubick, 1984, 7th Round, 3rd Pick, Cleveland Nate Barnett, 1975, 7th Round, 11th Pick, Houston Len Paul, 1973, 11th Round, 6th Pick, Detroit Bill Turner , 1967, 3rd Round, 8th Pick, San Francisco Lou Arko, 1950, 7th Round, Syracuse Joe Wahl, 1948, Philadelphia Fritz Nagy, 1947, Pittsburgh Obviously the draft being only 2 rounds now makes comparisons difficult. Anyone know of a list of all MAC picks ever taken in the first 2 rounds of the draft? I wonder what company Zeke could join tonight if drafted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 As posted previously in this thread. To this day, the greatest dunk I have seen at the JAR...Antonio Daniels. J Ball is second, but it's not a close second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted June 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 NBA Draft day, and final mock drafts are still appearing. Hoops Analyst ranks Zeke #47 in his final Top 60 list with the following comments: Zeke Marshall, Akron: Marshall was the highest ranked prospect ever to attend Akron and finally lived up to the promise in his senior year. His .651 on 2-pointers and 5.1 B40 are the type of dominant numbers I like to see in a prospect. His weak rebounding and the fact that it took him until now to arrive as a prospect are negatives. I still see him being worthy of a round 2 pick, simply because inside defense is so important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted June 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Ed Isaacson's (@nbadraftblog) final mock draft now has Zeke going #48 to the Los Angeles Lakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 What time does the broadcast start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 What time does the broadcast start? Google "nba draft tv time" first link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted June 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Two hours before the draft, The Big Man Blog divides the centers in the draft into five tiers: Tier 1 – Potential franchise big men Tier 2 – Probable starters with star potential Tier 3 – Role-playing starters and solid backups Tier 4 – Third stringers and bench fodder Tier 5 – Not NBA caliber Zeke is ranked in Tier 4 along with Colton Iverson, Marko Todorovic and DeWayne Dedmon -- not a glowing endorsement but better than not NBA caliber. As long as Zeke gets a fair chance to prove himself, the amateur talent evaluators can say anything they want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 WOW. So much for the pundits. Anthony Bennett for the #1 pick. The way these guys were talking, Zeke sounds better than most of the people in Tier 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted June 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Seven centers in the first 22 selections. There are only a few centers left ranked ahead of Zeke, and 38 draft picks to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Seven centers in the first 22 selections. There are only a few centers left ranked ahead of Zeke, and 38 draft picks to go. I am surprised Jeff Withy is still available. But on the other hand the guy from France is 7'2" and 7'9" wingspan. Amazing. I still don't understand why Zeke was not invited to the combine. His stats were better than a number of guys who went in the first round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted June 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 San Antonio passed on Withey at #28 and picked a small forward. That improves the odds that the Spurs may be holding out to go after Zeke at #58, as they definitely have a need for a big rim protector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted June 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 So, 8 of the first 30 are centers, and some team is going to be called extremely smart and fortunate to draft Jeff Withey early in the second round. Zeke is going to start looking better and better to a lot of teams the closer they get to #60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 So, 8 of the first 30 are centers, and some team is going to be called extremely smart and fortunate to draft Jeff Withey early in the second round. Zeke is going to start looking better and better to a lot of teams the closer they get to #60. I can not believe Withey is still there, and teams are grabbing foreign players who never even played a year of college. They must now something we don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Every year you see a ton of Euro players taken that everybody knows will never actually play in the NBA. They'll stay in the Euroleague their entire careers. It's a waste of picks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandzip Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Chad Ford has Spurs needs as a Center and PG. He has Zeke and DJ Cooper in the top three remaining for their respective positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Chad Ford has Spurs needs as a Center and PG. He has Zeke and DJ Cooper in the top three remaining for their respective positions. Cooper is on the board as one of the top 10 remaining players. Not looking good. GO ZEKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandzip Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Two picks left. Hard to believe a legit 7 foot shot blocker would get passed up. Still a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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