2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[Elizah Huge]

It’s a bit odd to talk about other people making things personal but then making several posts like this.

I don’t see how this is personal. Calling someone a dumbass is.

 

[KqWIN]

Definitely jarring seeing people be so insistent on their opinions when we haven't seen any of these dudes play for a second in the NBA. And so many of these players that people and teams really like will flame out spectacularly.

I know we are getting close, and people are very entrenched in their opinions, but this is plain weird to me. Anyone talking with knowledge about the draft should also be aware of what a crapshoot it is and not be so positive that one player will be better than another, and that liking a certain prospect is so idiotic.

Yeah, the mystery box is part of the appeal. There will (likely) be two even bigger mystery boxes taken ahead of Hendricks and Bilal. Draft is a total crapshoot even for the players who are not mystery boxes.

The more confident people feel about something (and this includes myself) the more I start to question that opinion lol.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Ummm they have the same standing reach and vertical basically... if Bilal is elite there then Taylor is what?

Taylor shot the **** out of it for a pf... got a **** ton of dunks (so he's probably pretty functionally athletic). Why can't he learn to do a little stuff off the dribble or grow his game? But for some reason we assume Bilal can?

If you think Bilal and Taylor are the same level of athlete that's your opinion, but I'm not seeing that at all. Bilal has a different level of explosiveness and speed off the floor while being able to get low in a stance and guard any perimeter player.

Hendricks is very good athlete though, not saying he's a scrub of an athlete. And he can shoot the **** out of it and it's clearly his best skill and the thing that will leverage him a long career.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Sorry for derailing the thread guys. I’m done.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I'm watching this NBA.com interview series and Keyonte George is the cockiest ************ there is.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

I don’t see how this is personal. Calling someone a dumbass is.

That’s a very specific definition of when it becomes personal, no? Name calling is name calling what’s the difference between three stooges and dumbass? You are implying, if not outright saying, their takes and opinions are idiotic. And specifically calling people out.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I will see you hype up guys like GG Jackson and JHS while arguing with me why Black being 15 on a big board isn’t a joke.

If Anthony Black goes the way of Dyson Daniels and doesn't make it as a lead guard, then he's a defensive 2/3 who can't shoot and comes off the bench. Hence, he's no longer a lottery pick. It's also why he's the biggest risk to bust among the projected top 8 prospects.

If a team wants to hand him the ball and tell him to go play like Jason Kidd, that's his path to being an impact player, but he doesn't have much to fall back on if it doesn't work. No team in the playoffs has a starting point guard who can't create and make shots for himself.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

If you think Bilal and Taylor are the same level of athlete that's your opinion, but I'm not seeing that at all. Bilal has a different level of explosiveness and speed off the floor while being able to get low in a stance and guard any perimeter player.

Hendricks is very good athlete though, not saying he's a scrub of an athlete. And he can shoot the **** out of it and it's clearly his best skill and the thing that will leverage him a long career.

I think they might be really close but different as athletes.

 

[Coach Ellis]

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again (and again. . . and again. . .)

You guys fight over some dumb stuff. I clearly have guys that I like more than others, but as a fan I want the Jazz to accumulate as much talent as possible. Don’t really care where it comes from.

Every draft pick is theoretically a great or terrible pick, but there’s way too many variables that go into picking guys to know how successful they’ll be until they’re in the building and either living up to the hype or failing miserably.

I tend to want the best athletes with the type of length I like, who are pesky on defense and have a good looking shot. I believe in the coaches to maximize our player’s potential - as long as they stay healthy and motivated.

As such, I tend to overvalue athletic wings/forwards and tall guards. I don’t buy too much into numbers, and go more with what my eyes tell me. If the Jazz draft a guy I don’t like (Trey Burks and Dante Exum) I’m going to hope like hell that the Jazz saw something I didn’t and they prove me 100% wrong.

 

[Goodluckchuck]

You'll get excited if it happens. He's awesome.

I don’t get the hate on him. Can shoot and plays pretty good defense.

 

[fishonjazz]

My favs right now: cam, Hendricks, Bufkin and Wallace.

Hoping to get one of the first two with the first pick and one of the other two with the second pick.

 

[NUMBERICA]

The most obtuse comp of the draft season happened when you said Anthony Black was like Scottie Barnes. Maybe have some humility.

Archie "Michael Jordan" Goodwin says hello again. You might also want to look up what obtuse means because you seem to like it more than you know what it means.