People just like to make fun of other places to make them feel better about their own. They think other places are bad because that's all they've been told their whole life.
Absolutely! With all the accolades and MVP on a Championship team to be picked at #40 is just incomprehensible! I was just thinking that if Conley or Mitchell go down for an extended stretch like last season, this kid could be a ROY candidate. I would imagine that would be some kind of record for a ROY to be picked so low in the draft.
That's awesome. So close to home.
Waterville or The Track?
I remember when Trump referred to some non-white third world countries with that nomenclature and the backlash he received for it.
Agreed, I love Clarkson and he’s a big reason the jazz got off to a big start last year. Plushness top of that, he’s one hell of a locker room guy as in good, and has maybe the best most team friendly contract in the nba that isn’t on a rookie deal.
Completely agree. He’ll probably be disappointed that he wasn’t drafted higher, but I think he comes into a very good situation here. A winning team with a clear system, where Conley’s games need to be managed throughout the season. He should get plenty of chances to show what he can do. And his skills fit in well too. He can play on ball or off, is a great catch & shoot scorer and can create for himself. Most impressive to me, like you said, he always seems in control. He’s also very good at creating space for his shot in P&R situations. Very excited about this pick and luckily we can see him in action soon in summer league.
Really interesting observation for somebody that hasn't spent much time down south. Been to Florida though it was years ago - seemed pretty cosmopolitan. Visited North Carolina for the first time back in March of this year (my son moved back there two years ago), and really fell in love with all the natural beauty. We stayed in Fayetteville and were impressed with the Southern Hospitality amid great diversity. Fort Bragg was named after a Confederate General and we visited a Civil War site which featured some Confederate perspectives but though not PC by some standards, revisionist history had not taken hold yet. Probably way ahead of places like Arkansas and Georgia (mayor overreacted in my mind). But as I say, NC was beautiful with friendly people and good race relations, I'd live there in a heartbeat, and if my wife has her way, I will yet.
That catch and shoot stat really stood out to me as well with our current long ball scheme! Good points, and I couldn't agree more about Summer League
Can't wait!
I'm going to guess that that was rhetorical. All I can add is that GMs seem like a pretty conservative group, and above all else are afraid of making a mistake. That arrhythmia concern, real or not, was a red flag that prohibited Butler's selection much earlier.
Can you link me to the arrhythmia issue or specifically what the arrhythmia is?
Perhaps arrhythmia was not the right term, I don’t have any more information than anybody else.
There is no shortage of hubris anywhere on this board
