Moe and the 2012 Draft

Seth Davis talked to an NBA scout about 52 different draft prospects including Moe:

Moe Harkless, 6-9 forward, St. John's: "We interviewed him. Talk about a sharp kid. He was raised well. He still has to develop his skill set, but I think he goes in the middle of the first round. He doesn't dribble, but he has a soft touch and shoots it decently. Two years from now, we might be saying, 'Wow, that guy was picked 20th?'"

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/seth_davis/06/25/NBA-draft/index.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_t12_a0

This means absolutely zero but ESPN had a mock draft conducted by one player from each team.  Moe wasn't picked in Rd 1.

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft2012/story/_/id/8093492/nba-draft-espn-magazine-holds-fourth-players-only-mock-draft

Quote from: redmen4life on June 26, 2012, 10:05:16 AM

Quote from: Mike on June 25, 2012, 11:03:55 PM

Looks like he isn't invited

http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2012/06/nba-invites-14-players-to-draft-green-room.html

http://www.zagsblog.com/2012/06/25/st-johns-harkless-may-be-headed-out-west/


When he arrives back in New York, Harkless plans to attend the Draft in Newark, regardless of whether’s he’s invited among the Green Room participants.
“Oh, yeah, I think so,” he said.

He definitely should. If I were him I'd sit up in the nosebleeds and high-five everyone on the way down to the stage.

He and Machado

Harkless should definitely go.  And watch everyone in the green room green with envy when he's picked in the lottery and some of them are still waiting...I know the NBA does this to avoid the guy who drops to late first round and has been alone in the green room for an hour which is just plain sad, but hey, since when did the NBA do anything to REDUCE drama out of concern for a young player's well-being.  Only instance I can think of.

“@STJCoachLavin: Number 4 for Johnnies picked No 15 in 2012 NBA Draft! Pleased for Mo Harkless and his family! Johnnie Nation buzzin! Momentum! Hammer2Rock.”

Love this guy!

Congrats Moe!

Maurice (Moe) Harkless is leaving New York – pretty much a given – but he won’t be far away. He was chosed 15th in the NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers Thursday night at Prudential Center.

After commissioner David Stern called his name – and, yes, he called him Maurice – he rose to his feet from his seat in the stands and was embraced by his brother Tyler, 7. His mother Rosa stood and clapped, as did Red Storm coach Steve Lavin.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/maurice-moe-harkless-selected-15th-2012-nba-draft-philadelphia-76ers-article-1.1104331#ixzz1z8wTkSWf

After more than three months of waiting and debating, Moe Harkless is in the NBA.

The 6-foot-8 small forward who spent only one year playing at St. John’s was selected 15th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers – becoming the first Red Storm player in 12 years to be a first-round pick.

The Jamaica, Queens native joins other Red Storm alumni like Erick Barkley and Ron Artest to go in the first round. The highest draft pick in St. John’s history was Sonny Dove, who in 1967 was selected fourth-overall by the Detroit Pistons. The most recent draft pick produced by the school was Omar Cook, who went in the second round of the 2001 draft and now plays for the Montenegrin National Basketball Team.

http://queenscourier.com/2012/moe-harkless-drafted-by-philadelphia-76ers/

Luv the glen plaid suit.

Classic stylin.

The 76ers picked St. John's forward Maurice "Moe" Harkless with the 15th pick in the NBA draft Thursday night.

The Sixers said they like Harkless' athleticism. At 6-foot-8, they have drafted a player who is a good scorer (15.3 points) and rebounder (8.6).



Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/20120628_76ers_take_Moe_Harkless_with_15th_pick.html?cmpid=137039688#ixzz1z8xoYuLz

Luv the glen plaid suit.

Classic stylin.

Choz,I called your boss and he said you can take off tomorrow. LOL! Enjoyed your commentary man!

“@AdamZagoria: A Lifetime Knicks Fan, Harkless Now a Sixer http://t.co/idcolR6p #stjbb”

Oh man. Serious. One of the Plums?

Lemme tell y'all sumtin.

Joe Klein and Jon Koncak was selected over:

Chris Mullin
Detlef
Oak
The Mailman
Joe Dumars
A.C. Virg
Terry Porter
Hot Rod Williams
Gerald Wilkins
Manute
Bill Wennington

All in '85.

Size is most def overrated.

Can't get a direct link but video of Maurice getting picked is on nba.com

http://www.nba.com/draft/2012/

Rod Thorn on Maurice-

http://origin.nba.com/sixers/video/120628-thorn-harkless

mentions a number of times they expect him to grow more.

Rod Thorn on Maurice-

http://origin.nba.com/sixers/video/120628-thorn-harkless

mentions a number of times they expect him to grow more.

I mentioned a while back that the word around town was moe could reach  6'10 and that was part of the incentive that made him declare.

Nice job moe. You can play along side with evan turner......a true buckeyestorm combo!

http://m.espn.go.com/general/chat/chat?eventId=44393&page=12

Maurice chatting it up on Espn

Those numbers didn't scare off Philadelphia. Harkless impressed the Sixers staff when he worked out at the team's practice facility.

"He made 37 of 50 3-pointers,'' Thorn said. "He's obviously working on his shot. His shot is fine. He just needs repetition with it. We feel he'll be a good shooter.''


Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/basketball/nba/wires/06/28/2030.ap.bkn.draft.76ers.2nd.ld.writethru.0762/index.html#ixzz1z984vtwi