Looking Ahead to 2015 Lottery
- Thread starter Avery
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Sixers could end up with 4 first rounders then?! Thiers, LA's, Miami's and OKC's. All top 20. 2 top 6 picks, 2 just outside the lottery. With that many first round picks, they are bound to eventually be good, right?
framer
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Honestly, it is kind of a crappy Draft to have 4 picks in. There aren't that many franchise players available, and even some of the "just solid" guys aren't free of risks. We will be OK because we aren't really looking for a franchise guy, just somebody who can shoot.
karl malone
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Russell
Towns
Mudiay
Okafor
Hezonja
Winslow
Johnson
WCS
I really hope we are able to get one of these guys, which would be much more likely were we to slip to #9. Hopefully someone jumps one of them & we are able to draft whoever is left. Kaminsky or Porzingis wouldn't be a bad consolation prize, but we really need this pick to become that missing member of our starting 5, as it will likely be the highest we will be drafting in the foreseeable future.
Getting one of Hezonja, Winslow, or Johnson would be huge for us, preferably in that order. Hezonja has the potential to be a go-to-scorer, which we desperately need. Winslow should become a great 2 way player, who would fit well alongside Hayward on the wing. Johnson looks like he will be a lockdown perimeter defender at minimum, although I really think we will need more offense at that spot than he will be able to provide. Winslow may be the best fit because he will likely be able to contribute on both sides of the ball from day 1, but I don't see us truly competing next year anyway or him ever becoming a #1 option on offense. Hezonja certainly won't be that from day 1 either, but he could eventually become that, & due to Exum still being a few years away, he shouldn't prevent us from being competitive due to the fact that our timeline is directly linked to the development of Exum.
We are at a bit of a conundrum in the sense that 3/4 of our core appear ready to contribute to a playoff caliber team now, while the other member still needs a significant amount of time to develop into that type of player. Unless we don't intend on starting Exum next year (which I think is a foregone conclusion that he will start), adding a 4th player ready to contribute to a playoff caliber team (Winslow/Johnson- along with Burks returning) would only propel us to playoff contender status were we to sign a veteran backup PG to split time with Exum (which would likely delay his overall development). This year has shown that we can still be competitive, even with an incomplete team, so unless Exum isn't in our long-term plans (which he clearly is), I think we should do what we did last year by drafting Exum in the first place, & draft the player that best fits our long-term plan, regardless of developmental timeline. The only other argument I can see is if we were to go with someone more NBA-ready such as Winslow or Johnson & attempt to either trade Exum for a PG who is able to contribute now or sign a starting caliber PG & bring Exum off the bench. Otherwise, I say we draft a potential #1 scorer (Hezonja), allow him to develop alongside Exum, & fill in the gaps with veterans who will contribute (hopefully enough to allow the team to develop & compete at the same time).
Towns
Mudiay
Okafor
Hezonja
Winslow
Johnson
WCS
I really hope we are able to get one of these guys, which would be much more likely were we to slip to #9. Hopefully someone jumps one of them & we are able to draft whoever is left. Kaminsky or Porzingis wouldn't be a bad consolation prize, but we really need this pick to become that missing member of our starting 5, as it will likely be the highest we will be drafting in the foreseeable future.
Getting one of Hezonja, Winslow, or Johnson would be huge for us, preferably in that order. Hezonja has the potential to be a go-to-scorer, which we desperately need. Winslow should become a great 2 way player, who would fit well alongside Hayward on the wing. Johnson looks like he will be a lockdown perimeter defender at minimum, although I really think we will need more offense at that spot than he will be able to provide. Winslow may be the best fit because he will likely be able to contribute on both sides of the ball from day 1, but I don't see us truly competing next year anyway or him ever becoming a #1 option on offense. Hezonja certainly won't be that from day 1 either, but he could eventually become that, & due to Exum still being a few years away, he shouldn't prevent us from being competitive due to the fact that our timeline is directly linked to the development of Exum.
We are at a bit of a conundrum in the sense that 3/4 of our core appear ready to contribute to a playoff caliber team now, while the other member still needs a significant amount of time to develop into that type of player. Unless we don't intend on starting Exum next year (which I think is a foregone conclusion that he will start), adding a 4th player ready to contribute to a playoff caliber team (Winslow/Johnson- along with Burks returning) would only propel us to playoff contender status were we to sign a veteran backup PG to split time with Exum (which would likely delay his overall development). This year has shown that we can still be competitive, even with an incomplete team, so unless Exum isn't in our long-term plans (which he clearly is), I think we should do what we did last year by drafting Exum in the first place, & draft the player that best fits our long-term plan, regardless of developmental timeline. The only other argument I can see is if we were to go with someone more NBA-ready such as Winslow or Johnson & attempt to either trade Exum for a PG who is able to contribute now or sign a starting caliber PG & bring Exum off the bench. Otherwise, I say we draft a potential #1 scorer (Hezonja), allow him to develop alongside Exum, & fill in the gaps with veterans who will contribute (hopefully enough to allow the team to develop & compete at the same time).
Depends where your picks are though. I would say this draft is "strong" to "quite strong" in the #1 - #9 range. (free Rep for anyone who can guess what movie I'm trying to reference)
If you have 2-3 picks in that range you're set. But beyond that it's pretty average.
Litany
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Haha.. well done!!! That's my favourite part... very funny!!
Litany
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That movie is a classic. Should be owned in every household. Those guys performance was perfect. The different moments of awkwardness are just incredible.
-"It's okay if you hate cats Greg, just be honest about it..."
-The awkward moment when hes standing by the car as his fiance is being swirled around by her dad like a five year old and then he comes close to awkwardly hug them lol
"They say geniuses pick green...but you didn't pick it..."
"Greg are you a pothead?"
Greg trying to be interested in Jacks business "oh great, whats the new venture..."
"I gotta pay a visit to the shower fairy (awkward silence...)"
The whole movie is just gold.
Stifle Tower
Punch Bowl Re-Filler
Phoenix is hurting. They could POSSIBLY finish in 12th, with Utah finishing 13th. Unlikely, but possible.
One of my favourite bit was...
"Jack can't talk Thai...... " then Greg: "OH Jack can talk THAI. Jack talk THAI VERY WELL". (my brother and I like to re-enact this bit when we see a white person speaking Asian languages like Chinese or Japanese).
"Jinxie cat, Jinxie cat, where are youUuuuUuuUUuu??? I LOVE YOUUUUUuuUUUUUU."