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MourningView posted:I assume he meant pre-LeBron. Having the best player in basketball decide he wants to come play for your crappy team because he's from there and feels guilty is probably not a plan you can hope to recreate. Maybe, but "maximize assets and get good returns for anyone who isn't a superstar" is basically the Sixer's plan and I don't think that's a bad idea add long as you can stomach the ticket sales.
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C. Everett Koop posted:Stupid question I'm probably getting basic facts wrong about : 2015 has a solid draft class, 2016 looks weak, god knows about 2017.
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This next lockout is going to be amazing and I am quite excited about it.
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LARGE THE HEAD posted:This next lockout is going to be amazing and I am quite excited about it. I'm holding out hope that the TV deal will mean a lost season would be too much revenue to throw away and the owners will be sensible but who am I kidding? The bright side is the condensed 66 game schedule was actually a superior regular schedule, I thought. Get rid of some of the super ugly back-to-back-to-backs and I think its pretty close to my ideal. Depth became a lot more important and the games mattered a lot more.
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LARGE THE HEAD posted:This next lockout is going to be amazing and I am quite excited about it. i too am a sports fan who hates watching sports
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Feb 27, 2015 16:46
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Redgrendel2001 posted:2015 has a solid draft class, 2016 looks weak, god knows about 2017. 2016 will get stronger when Thon Maker re-classifies. Also that Australian 7-footer Isaac Humphries will boost the class. edit: I'm confused. Thon Maker will re-classify out of the 2016 class into 2015. Isaac Humphries is the following year. kiimo fucked around with this message at 17:44 on Feb 27, 2015 |
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Feb 27, 2015 17:38
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Yeah, at this point in my life I'm a bit to dependent on the NBA to root for the chaos caused by a lost season, but i wouldn't be shocked if it happened. I mean the players held out till December last time, and that was with the NBAPA in shambles
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Feb 27, 2015 17:42
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kiimo posted:2016 will get stronger when Thon Maker re-classifies. Also that Australian 7-footer Isaac Humphries will boost the class. The Aussie and Canadian basketball contingents are going to be so good in 5 years from now.
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kiimo posted:2016 will get stronger when Thon Maker re-classifies. Also that Australian 7-footer Isaac Humphries will boost the class. No I think you got it, 'class' was his high school, he'll be HS class of 2015 and he should be in the 2016 NBA draft along with a name favorite of mine for several years now, Diamond Stone Y'all are right about upcoming Australians and Canadians. Here's some Ben Simmons game footage instead of an all-dunking mixtape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNsLZ4bT4vo
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Feb 27, 2015 18:12
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Right now Patty Mills is still like the third best austrailian ever so I'm pretty sure they will continue to be garbage. Also I will be goddamned if the United States of A-loving-Merica is ever losing in basketball to a Canadian team that will probably start Anthony Bennett and Kelly Olynyk's Stupid Girl Hair. Oh no, not the fearsome Tyler Ennis to Andrew Nicholson pick and roll, anything but that! gently caress off, Canada. Go do some curling or whatever dumb ice sport you play. Leave the dunking to us. MourningView fucked around with this message at 18:48 on Feb 27, 2015 |
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Feb 27, 2015 18:18
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MourningView posted:Right now Patty Mills is still like the third best austrailian ever so I'm pretty sure they will continue to be garbage.
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Feb 28, 2015 05:52
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Haha 1) andrew bogut 2) luc longley 3) patty mills nice squad you stupid fuckin country
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Feb 28, 2015 05:55
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Hey, Kyrie is sorta kinda austrailian.
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Halfling Wizard Bear posted:Hey, Kyrie is sorta kinda austrailian. If he was not good enough to be on American squads he would certainly be playing for the Australian team.
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EvanTH posted:Haha When all is said and done it will be Matthew Dellavedova at the top.
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The Guangdong Tigers are down in their playoff series and have decided to play Mudiay in tonight's game. edit:  edit: and he leads them to a win with 24 points, 8 rbs, 4 assists, and 4 steals. Redgrendel2001 fucked around with this message at 17:26 on Mar 1, 2015 |
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@DraftExpress: Says something about Emmanuel Mudiay's professionalism that he didn't sulk and just steal money for the past 2 1/2 months. Stayed ready. The way this is phrased makes it seem like it required intense effort on his part to not rob banks or something
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Can/Will he play anywhere else after the CBA season finishes?
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I don't see why he would, at this point I don't think there's really anything he can do to increase his stock.
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chunkles posted:I don't see why he would, at this point I don't think there's really anything he can do to increase his stock. Yeah, I guess he would be trying to push up from the 3/4 spot to the 2/3 spot; marginal gains in my opinion.
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Redgrendel2001 posted:Yeah, I guess he would be trying to push up from the 3/4 spot to the 2/3 spot; marginal gains in my opinion. Mudiay won't move up anymore than he has. It's just whether or not the other dudes fall. He's kind of in a position similar to Exum last year.
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What do you guys think the best possible version of Karl Towns will be? And what do you think the best possible Myles Turner would be?
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I feel like Turner probably believes his best version of himself is Lamarcus Aldridge.
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I don't really see the Aldridge thing with Turner, other than being a tall skinny guy who plays for UT. His post and mid-range games are as good but he has more range on his jumper (although he's slumping hard from 3 right now so maybe not) and is a better rim protector. Best case he's probably like Ibaka or Bosh or something, I guess? He's super raw though so the odds of him hitting either aren't great. Towns best case I think is like a taller Al Horford. A dude who does a little bit of everything. Range out to the elbows, good passer for a post, great pick and roll finisher, great rebounder, mobile defender who can range all over the floor and also block shots. Again though this is like absolute best case for both though. The odds that either hit it are pretty low. They're both super raw right now, especially on offense.
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I hope Hollis-Jefferson is around for the Lakers via Houston's pick because I want to watch that shimmy three times a week .
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I hope he is around for the Lakers pick because he's going to be really bad in the NBA.
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Who is the best guy who could play the SF in the NBA in this draft? This draft seems really light on real wing players.
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Lockback posted:Who is the best guy who could play the SF in the NBA in this draft? This draft seems really light on real wing players. Stanley Johnson for D and Mario Hezonja for O. Both really nice prospects.
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MourningView posted:I hope he is around for the Lakers pick because he's going to be really bad in the NBA. N..n...no.....yeah.
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Lockback posted:Who is the best guy who could play the SF in the NBA in this draft? This draft seems really light on real wing players. Depending on who you talk to either Stanley Johnson, Kelly Oubre, Justice Winslow, or Mario Hezonja. I know nothing about Hezonja but among the college guys I'd rank them in the order I just listed them. Draft express has it 1)Johnson, 2)Hezonja, 3)Winslow, and 4)Oubre. Redgrendel2001 posted:Stanley Johnson for D and Mario Hezonja for O. Both really nice prospects. I think Winslow will be a better defensive player than Johnson just because he's a better athlete, but he's a lot worse offensively. He's shooting surprisingly well from three this year but he's a below average free throw shooter and absolutely godawful from mid-range, and he can't do anything with the ball in his hands (though to be fair Johnson is a pretty crappy ball handler too). The highest ceiling is probably Oubre, but he's been really up and down and needs to add a lot of strength. Winslow and Johnson will come in pretty much NBA ready from a physical standpoint. MourningView fucked around with this message at 03:08 on Mar 4, 2015 |
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2016 is supposed to have some top pick wings, and also maybe GARY PAYTON II as a second rounder. He is Gary Payton II instead of Gary Payton Jr. because Gary Payton Jr is a different and earlier one of Gary Payton Sr.'s sons. It must be awful to be so disappointed in your son Gary Jr that you try again with Gary 2
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MourningView posted:Depending on who you talk to either Stanley Johnson, Kelly Oubre, Justice Winslow, and Mario Hezonja. I know nothing about Hezonja but among the college guys I'd rank them in the order I just listed them. Draft express has it 1)Johnson, 2)Hezonja, 3)Winslow, and 4)Oubre. Thanks; I haven't gotten to see much of Winslow yet. Hezonja is a lot more athletic than I expected. He can really get up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUcrZ4y_Ccg Redgrendel2001 fucked around with this message at 16:48 on Mar 3, 2015 |
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Yeah it's looking like this will be a pretty good draft. Not as top heavy as last year obviously though.
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Gary Payton II is really good, he's got a lot of Rondo to his game without being a team-fracturing headcase. That said, Rondo is and may forever be a better shooter than GP2.
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LARGE THE HEAD posted:
As long as he doesn't enter Rubio arena of bad shooting
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Did Rubio's shooting actually get worse this year? e: I guess its a pretty small sample Politicalrancor fucked around with this message at 04:29 on Mar 4, 2015 |
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Redgrendel2001 posted:Thanks; I haven't gotten to see much of Winslow yet. I really like Hezonja and DX tends to underrate athleticism (but I tend to overrate it). His biggest problems are tunnel-vision and inconsistent defense.
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EvanTH posted:Haha Excuse me you forgot Andrew Gaze, and Charles Barkley still has nightmares about Shane Heal http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/oct/31/the-forgotten-story-of-shane-heal-v-the-dream-team
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I said this last year and still feel this way, that while he almost surely isn't going to be a star in the NBA, Kaleb Tarczewski might end up being the Arizona player that has the longest career. And maybe with the right coach who knows, because he's gotten quite a bit better on the offensive side of the glass.
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So Cliff Alexander will definitely be in this year's draft?
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