Historically, how accuate are the NBA mock draft websites?

busted123

There are three sites to check, though I only read some of one: http://www.insidehoops.com/nba-mock-draft.shmtl 59k Cached. There is also Wiki (pretty confusing as it's mainly about 'real' draft-picks) and really, the other didn't exactly hit the basket either: NBA.com. From insidehoops.com I can quote these few comments: "we've" been "running NBA mock drafts for ten years now...A mock draft early entry eligibility ends April 26, NBA draft lottery ends May 19, early entrant withdrawal ends June 15 and the NBA draft is on June 25 (for '09)...team needs aren't factored yet...(are) subject to change...Our opinions are based on what top team and league sources tell us...there are always pleasant surprises in every draft." Still, as evidenced by statistics, "one player's percentage of 'good' can change from 90% to 65%, and from 35% to 10% for another." This site also states they're emphatically "against any betting" going on regarding draft picks, though the site is set up for people to everything but, it seemed to me. Historically? Three or four years out of those ten were deemed "outstanding" and one or two were "disasters" -but the rest must have been the ole' 'lukewarm'. Accuracy on such a time-table and reliance on what others say is like betting on a horse-race. A 'Mind the Bird' could race away in Kentucky at 50-1, and the lead horse could scratch. Jun 06 09, 8:37 AM