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Thabeet went higher than everyone thought he should, but in Memphis' defense Rubio apparently didn't want to play for them, the next tier of talent was filled with combo guards (which weren't in vogue at the time), and and Jordan Hill was the next best big. It was a reach at the time but one you could have talked yourself into.
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Stop 👏 saying 👏 Th*beet 👏
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# ? May 16, 2016 16:39 |
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INSPECTAH DECK posted:He was always seen as having a short shelf life because he had no ACL in either knee. I thought MourningView was using literally to mean figuratively but then I looked it up and that sounds insane.
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# ? May 16, 2016 16:46 |
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WhyteRyce posted:Thabeet went higher than everyone thought he should, but in Memphis' defense Rubio apparently didn't want to play for them, the next tier of talent was filled with combo guards (which weren't in vogue at the time), and and Jordan Hill was the next best big. It was a reach at the time but one you could have talked yourself into. Was the Rubio/Memphis thing real? I thought that whole thing was overblown because he once said "Gee, it'd be really cool to play for the Lakers or New York!". The real reason he dropped was his buyout was pretty ironclad and he'd have to lose money to come over any earlier than he did, and most GMs figured it'd hurt their ability to keep their job if they punted on a guy that early in the draft.
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# ? May 16, 2016 16:59 |
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Lottery tomorrow. If it's rigged, then the NBA better throw Philly a bone and give them #1 because ownership has done every loving thing the NBA has asked of them.
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# ? May 16, 2016 17:19 |
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Looking forward to the Wolves moving up for the first time in franchise history Am I crazy for wanting Murray if they end up third (assuming Simmons and Ingram go 1/2). I like him more than Hield and also feel like he could fit in with either Rubio (playing the 2) or LaVine (playing the 1) to give a sort of three-headed monster at guard.
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# ? May 16, 2016 17:32 |
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Nope. I have Murray well ahead of Hield to be honest.
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# ? May 16, 2016 17:34 |
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IcePhoenix posted:Looking forward to the Wolves moving up for the first time in franchise history No I think he's the clear 3rd best prospect and they badly need shooting. I don't think you want him playing much at point though
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MourningView posted:No I think he's the clear 3rd best prospect and they badly need shooting. I don't think you want him playing much at point though OTOH he cannot be worse at point than Zach LaVine
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Lockback posted:Was the Rubio/Memphis thing real? I thought that whole thing was overblown because he once said "Gee, it'd be really cool to play for the Lakers or New York!". The real reason he dropped was his buyout was pretty ironclad and he'd have to lose money to come over any earlier than he did, and most GMs figured it'd hurt their ability to keep their job if they punted on a guy that early in the draft. I don't really know. I know Sacramento was apparently one of his preferred destinations and we were like the only team that got a face-to-face interview with him (where we decided to pass on him because he had his mom cut his steak for him at some upscale restaurant). At the very least his agent locked down everything with him, so that combined with his buyout issues was probably enough to give Memphis legitimate concerns.
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# ? May 16, 2016 18:18 |
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The only team I believe would take Hield over Murray or Dunn is Milwaukee
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# ? May 16, 2016 18:22 |
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NickRoweFillea posted:Stop 👏 saying 👏 Th*beet 👏
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# ? May 16, 2016 18:24 |
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Where's my Evan Eschemeyer highlight tape at.
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# ? May 16, 2016 18:29 |
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What is interesting to me is that Poeltl just stays projected 7-10 in every mock no matter who moves up or down around him. I've been a little critical of him but he still seems like a really safe pick.
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# ? May 16, 2016 18:32 |
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Poetl is one of the more difficult prospects to evaluate in terms of Elite Name Tools. Promising but could be a huge bust
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# ? May 16, 2016 18:34 |
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Lockback posted:Was the Rubio/Memphis thing real? I thought that whole thing was overblown because he once said "Gee, it'd be really cool to play for the Lakers or New York!". The real reason he dropped was his buyout was pretty ironclad and he'd have to lose money to come over any earlier than he did, and most GMs figured it'd hurt their ability to keep their job if they punted on a guy that early in the draft.
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# ? May 16, 2016 18:40 |
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INSPECTAH DECK posted:It was common for people to say he wouldn't sign with Minnesota, too, even if it was completely inaccurate. I think a lot of it is just agent blustering. The whole pre-draft process right now is completely dominated by those guys and they try to use that leverage as much as they can but once the players get picked, their client is locked into a team friendly deal for years. Back then it was common to have top prospects work out for indiviudual teams and even *gasp* attend the Combine in some capacity, now you can't get any of that so it's more common to have teams taking a guy they haven't really seen.
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# ? May 16, 2016 18:57 |
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Rick posted:What is interesting to me is that Poeltl just stays projected 7-10 in every mock no matter who moves up or down around him. I've been a little critical of him but he still seems like a really safe pick. Kinda hoping the Pels take him if they don't land a top 3 pick in the lottery.
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The people that teams interview at this time of year is always interesting. The Lakers have met with Thom Maker and some huge guy that went to UCSD.
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Rick posted:The people that teams interview at this time of year is always interesting. The Lakers have met with Thom Maker and some huge guy that went to UCSD. Over the years, it seems like when a team interviews someone, it's because they have doubts they are trying to confirm. It feels like if a team really likes or really hates someone, they don't bother doing an interview.
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straight up brolic posted:The only team I believe would take Hield over Murray or Dunn is Milwaukee And I still think the Bucks would take Murray.
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# ? May 16, 2016 19:28 |
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2017 draft news, but Omer Faruk Yurtseven committed to NC State today. He's one of the best young bigman international prospects right now and will probably be a top 10 pick next year; he dropped 91 and 28 in a U18 game yesterday.
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Rick posted:The people that teams interview at this time of year is always interesting. The Lakers have met with Thom Maker and some huge guy that went to UCSD. Are you sure it wasn't UCI? They were the one with the comically large and slow center (several actually but one especially so)
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# ? May 16, 2016 19:55 |
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MourningView posted:Are you sure it wasn't UCI? They were the one with the comically large and slow center (several actually but one especially so) You're right! It was UCI. I was confusing my "you wouldn't believe this UC school still has a sports program" schools. Kibner posted:Over the years, it seems like when a team interviews someone, it's because they have doubts they are trying to confirm. It feels like if a team really likes or really hates someone, they don't bother doing an interview. I think you're right. It seems to be to determine cases where there's some doubt as to if the guy should be invited to their camp or not. Rick fucked around with this message at 20:20 on May 16, 2016 |
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Vlade stated that Mudiay wasn't on his radar because he didn't work out or interview for the Kings, but Vlade is super old school
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# ? May 16, 2016 20:30 |
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And of course old school guys love college seniors who had a great tournament https://twitter.com/sactownroyalty/status/732237825236701185
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# ? May 16, 2016 20:44 |
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Hield is legit. He can't do as much as Murray or Dunn, but I'd be happy with him. He's almost certainly going to be an elite NBA shooter, everything else needs a little work.
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# ? May 16, 2016 20:46 |
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I mean the great tournament was just a continuation of his spectacular season
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Rick posted:You're right! It was UCI. I was confusing my "you wouldn't believe this UC school still has a sports program" schools. The Anteaters and Mamadou N'Diaye were robbed of a first round upset of Louisville last year. Zot zot, bitch
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# ? May 16, 2016 20:51 |
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I'd be perfectly fine with Hield, just saying that the rumors around Vlade always sound predictable.
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# ? May 16, 2016 20:52 |
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I'm still cautious on Hield's shot. He has improved his percentages during his time in college and his shooting has a better chance of translating than Oladipo's, but it still has me a bit wary.
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# ? May 16, 2016 20:54 |
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Kibner posted:I'm still cautious on Hield's shot. He has improved his percentages during his time in college and his shooting has a better chance of translating than Oladipo's, but it still has me a bit wary.
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# ? May 16, 2016 21:00 |
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Nice table from DX, almost all of the players athletic enough for draft lottery translated well shooting wise
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# ? May 16, 2016 21:04 |
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What does A40 mean? Assists per 40m? My hope for Hield is Lillard, but I'm more confident in him replicating Jodie Meeks-level success.
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# ? May 16, 2016 21:14 |
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Ty1990 posted:Lottery tomorrow. If it's rigged, then the NBA better throw Philly a bone and give them #1 because ownership has done every loving thing the NBA has asked of them. I am cheering for the less than a percentage point chance of Toronto picking in the top 3, and I think you should be too because that would be hilarious.
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# ? May 16, 2016 21:16 |
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straight up brolic posted:meh, if you look at his college career, he's at 40% and he shot 37% off the dribble last season, which would make him an elite off the dribble NBA shooter from long-2 range. Player he actually reminds me most of is Lillard in terms of shooting. Really agile and deceptive. Quick release. Can get crowded out by bigger players. I think he should adjust pretty quickly, especially on a team like the Bucks that can put him against opposing PGs. His senior numbers are so out of line from his career averages in college, I just feel like he's going to crash back to Earth hard. Like, his senior numbers raised his averages so high that his senior season is the only one that's above them for most ratio stats.
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# ? May 16, 2016 21:20 |
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IcePhoenix posted:His senior numbers are so out of line from his career averages in college, I just feel like he's going to crash back to Earth hard. Like, his senior numbers raised his averages so high that his senior season is the only one that's above them for most ratio stats.
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# ? May 16, 2016 21:22 |
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Irving's numbers were crazy for an 18 year old.
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INSPECTAH DECK posted:Irving's numbers were crazy for an 18 year old. He also only played like 11 games.
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I'd never looked at Hield's advanced line before. drat, that's an amazing year of basketball even if he can't repeat it in the pros.
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# ? May 16, 2016 21:32 |