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John Calipari just had all of his 18-and-older players declare for the draft. All of them. Even the walk-ons, for "information gathering purposes". It should be fun to see how the NCAA or the NBA reacts to this.
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Why would they be mad? They changed the rules specifically to encourage it and make it easier for guys to test the waters without losing eligibility.
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MourningView posted:Why would they be mad? They changed the rules specifically to encourage it and make it easier for guys to test the waters without losing eligibility. And never ever underestimate the general cattiness of college coaches. Crazy Ted fucked around with this message at 02:47 on Mar 24, 2016 |
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I would want to be a walkon scrub practice dunk dummy just to declare for the draft after my senior year.
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R.D. Mangles posted:I would want to be a walkon scrub practice dunk dummy just to declare for the draft after my senior year. Hahaha I was thinking the same thing. I'd write a formal letter and post a facebook update complete with a mixtape of me dunking with my fingers barely grazing over an 8' rim
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Someone should make draftexpress entries for the UK guys rating them on towel-waving ability and making ridiculous comparisons to great bench celebrators like Robert Sacre and Jack Haley.
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Jack Haley celebration?![]()
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R.D. Mangles posted:I would want to be a walkon scrub practice dunk dummy just to declare for the draft after my senior year. The tryouts at my D3 school looked scary to watch I don't think I could ever walk on as an equipment manager for a college team.
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"Buddy" Hield should go by his real first name: Chavano
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Crazy Ted posted:John Calipari just had all of his 18-and-older players declare for the draft. All of them. Even the walk-ons, for "information gathering purposes". It should be fun to see how the NCAA or the NBA reacts to this. I wouldn't be shocked if he told them to do it just so he can brag about it on the recruiting trail/get an idea of just where people think his program is depth wise. He's totally the type to obsess about image and perception like that.
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Why shouldn't he? Image and perception are a huge part of recruiting.
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How does CUSE (WOOO GO ORANGE) recruit so many great college players who will never ever succeed at an NBA level
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I remember thinking John Wallace was going to be really good l.
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EvanTH posted:How does CUSE (WOOO GO ORANGE) recruit so many great college players who will never ever succeed at an NBA level
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EvanTH posted:How does CUSE (WOOO GO ORANGE) recruit so many great college players who will never ever succeed at an NBA level This but Louisville. The best NBA player from Pitino's Louisville squads has been Gorgui Dieng.
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EvanTH posted:How does CUSE (WOOO GO ORANGE) recruit so many great college players who will never ever succeed at an NBA level He recruits a bunch of long and athletic dudes and then does absolutely nothing to actually develop them as basketball players
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ButtWolf posted:I remember thinking John Wallace was going to be really good l. NBA personnel guys can make NFL decision makers look downright level-headed when it comes to draft prospects sometimes.
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Well I mean they probably shouldn't have
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MCW could have been a star if he'd gone to a school that provides you with free bathrobes and gloves
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Which orangemen gets drafted in top 10 bc of final four and turns out terrible?
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Crazy Ted posted:The incredible thing about John Wallace's fall in the draft is that there were anonymous NBA execs who apparently red-flagged him because while he was at Syracuse he played the same position and wore the same number that Derrick Coleman had when he last played there 5-6 years earlier, and had also taken advice on being an NBA player from Coleman. This apparently meant he was 100% going to be a locker room cancer and OH MY GOD DO NOT DRAFT 95-99% of Sacramento was pissed that Sacramento passed on him to draft Peja Stojakovic. The remaining hold outs switched when we found out Peja wasn't coming over for 2 years
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LSU shooting guard Tim Quarterman entered the draft. I'm sure teams will be moving mountains to draft a junior who averaged about 11 points per game and can't shoot either threes or free throws.
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Did he hire an agent? Because otherwise he is doing what literally every player should do
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MourningView posted:Did he hire an agent? Because otherwise he is doing what literally every player should do
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MourningView posted:Did he hire an agent? Because otherwise he is doing what literally every player should do He hired an agency that has a history of sending players overseas.
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Redgrendel2001 posted:He hired an agency that has a history of sending players overseas.
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He may also have just failed out of school. Is that even possible in the SEC though?
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euphronius posted:He may also have just failed out of school.
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Cheick Diallo is entering. I could imagine someone talking him to stay in even if it's a hella bad idea.
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Probably Magic posted:Cheick Diallo is entering. I could imagine someone talking him to stay in even if it's a hella bad idea.
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Crazy Ted posted:DraftExpress has him in the 35-40 range as a best-case scenario for this year. Considering those contracts aren't guaranteed he should go back to school. On the other hand 35-40 is almost a sure thing for the D-league which is a better place to work on your game than college in most cases.
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Rick posted:On the other hand 35-40 is almost a sure thing for the D-league which is a better place to work on your game than college in most cases. Also you get paid.
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IcePhoenix posted:Also you get paid.
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IcePhoenix posted:Also you get paid. Like 20,000 a year unless you're on an NBA contract.
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MourningView posted:Like 20,000 a year unless you're on an NBA contract. There's three tiers of contracts and most players fall between 19k to 25k. The real benefit of playing in the d-league is that your housing gets paid for and you get a per diem for food, so you essentially are better off than most college graduates. You can also get those juicy ten day contracts from the NBA. Guys like McRae easily racked up 100k+ this year. Overseas guys have it better or worse depending on where they play. Generally their housing gets paid for too but I remember reading this awful story about an overseas player getting caught in the Arab Summer uprising in Libya and nearly dying in his housing quarters.
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I have talked myself into Baby Sabonis
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NickRoweFillea posted:I have talked myself into Baby Sabonis He would fit in with the current, healthy MEM players.
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Did straight up brolic say Jaylen Brown falling in the draft was just like Stanley Johnson? I've been watching his videos and his body, and the way he moves, make me think of a cross between Giannis and Stanley Johnson. You'd have to remove some of the basketball IQ, passing, and tough defense, to make that a complete comparison, but still. He's really good at slithering through 2 or 3 men to the rim, although he kills half the potential of those slithers by not passing to open shooters. I'm intrigued. I've been watching Skal Labissiere too. He can be frightening when he's given the ball after a play's developed and decisions have sort of been made by the team, giving him nothing but a single good choice to make. Then he uses his silent hill enemy esque body to do incredible things. He would probably be a good Spur.
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Doltos posted:There's three tiers of contracts and most players fall between 19k to 25k. The real benefit of playing in the d-league is that your housing gets paid for and you get a per diem for food, so you essentially are better off than most college graduates. You can also get those juicy ten day contracts from the NBA. Guys like McRae easily racked up 100k+ this year. the downside is that you aren't the coolest motherfucker on a college campus getting laid constantly
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Crazy Ted posted:DraftExpress has him in the 35-40 range as a best-case scenario for this year. Considering those contracts aren't guaranteed he should go back to school. Uh one year of nba salary is a lot more than he'd earn at school ($0). Edit I see this was addressed. Can't wait for one and done to go away. It's such a scam and mockery.
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