Following potential 2014 draftees
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Hantlers
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Hantlers Big Board 2.0
1) Joel Embiid
2) Andrew Wiggins
3) Dante Exum
4) Jabari Parker
5) Aaron Gordon
6) Marcus Smart
7) Dario Saric
8) Jusuf Nurkic
9) Noah Vonleh
10) Julius Randle
11) Doug McDermott
12) Nik Stauskas
13) Tyler Ennis
14) Gary Harris
15) Kyle Anderson
16) KJ McDaniels
17) Elfrid Payton
18) James Young
19) Clint Capela
20) TJ Warren
A few minor changes. Spacing indicates tiers.
1) Joel Embiid
2) Andrew Wiggins
3) Dante Exum
4) Jabari Parker
5) Aaron Gordon
6) Marcus Smart
7) Dario Saric
8) Jusuf Nurkic
9) Noah Vonleh
10) Julius Randle
11) Doug McDermott
12) Nik Stauskas
13) Tyler Ennis
14) Gary Harris
15) Kyle Anderson
16) KJ McDaniels
17) Elfrid Payton
18) James Young
19) Clint Capela
20) TJ Warren
A few minor changes. Spacing indicates tiers.
b_line
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Saw an interesting, if trivial article about best case scenarios for this years prospects can't remember the link, but it was something like this:
Embiid- the dream
Wiggins- Scottie pippen
Parker- Carmelo Anthony
Exum- penny hardaway
Randle- mailman
Vonleh- Chris bosh
Smart- d wade
Gordon- matrix
Embiid- the dream
Wiggins- Scottie pippen
Parker- Carmelo Anthony
Exum- penny hardaway
Randle- mailman
Vonleh- Chris bosh
Smart- d wade
Gordon- matrix
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Gonna try and drop a Dala-bigboard here:
1) Embiid (with the knowledge that injury problems aren't serious, or career-impacting)
2) Wiggins
3) Parker
4) Vonleh
5) Exum
6) Smart
7) Gordon
8) Saric
9) McDermott
10) Randle
A few comments explaining the reasoning behind some of my picks:
- Vonleh, to me, is probably the only potentially-elite two-way draftees that can be had at 5, with Marcus Smart to a lesser extent (IMO).
- Exum at five is a very hard pick for me to make, as I hate judging players that I really have minimal intel on. I'm going off of what some posters here, along with international analysts have said. Personally, I find the Smart vs. Exum debate fascinating. The reason I slot Exum ahead of Smart, is because I think Exum's potential as an elite 1st option on offense > that of Smart's. His defense and athleticism are definitely not up to par with Smart's, but personally I'm looking for an elite offensive weapon with our 5th pick-- as priority number one.
- I won't be that devastated if we end up with Smart at the 5. I just don't find him as much of a franchise-changer offensively, or defensively. I think he has one of the lowest bust-potentials of any player in this draft, and I'm confident that he'll probably have a long, successful career. However, the fact of the matter is that we have a chance to really snag a franchise player here, and I have my doubts that Marcus Smart will be a top 3 player from this draft moving forward. Smart is maybe the safest pick we could make at 5, but probably not the best.
- I like Gordon a little, mostly because I have always loved Marion, and I'd love to have a player like him on this team. I think Gordon as the 5th pick is a complete and total reach, and I'd be extremely shocked with us drafting him, mostly because he could be had at a lower pick, and it would make much more sense for us to trade down to snag him. Still, my priority with pick number 5 is offense, but I think Gordon at the 7 spot provides some skills in elite quantities that the subsequent draftees do not have.
- In any other draft, I'd be way bigger on Saric. As it stands, the Jazz are in shambles, and we really need to hit a home-run here. Saric has among the higher bust-potentials, and unfortunately we are not in the position to take a huge risk in terms of who we pick. With that said, it would not shock me if Saric became a top 5 player from this draft 5 years from now.
- I like McBuckets, and the meltdown that would ensue would make me giggle
I think he's gonna be a pretty solid player
- I really really don't like Julius Randle.
1) Embiid (with the knowledge that injury problems aren't serious, or career-impacting)
2) Wiggins
3) Parker
4) Vonleh
5) Exum
6) Smart
7) Gordon
8) Saric
9) McDermott
10) Randle
A few comments explaining the reasoning behind some of my picks:
- Vonleh, to me, is probably the only potentially-elite two-way draftees that can be had at 5, with Marcus Smart to a lesser extent (IMO).
- Exum at five is a very hard pick for me to make, as I hate judging players that I really have minimal intel on. I'm going off of what some posters here, along with international analysts have said. Personally, I find the Smart vs. Exum debate fascinating. The reason I slot Exum ahead of Smart, is because I think Exum's potential as an elite 1st option on offense > that of Smart's. His defense and athleticism are definitely not up to par with Smart's, but personally I'm looking for an elite offensive weapon with our 5th pick-- as priority number one.
- I won't be that devastated if we end up with Smart at the 5. I just don't find him as much of a franchise-changer offensively, or defensively. I think he has one of the lowest bust-potentials of any player in this draft, and I'm confident that he'll probably have a long, successful career. However, the fact of the matter is that we have a chance to really snag a franchise player here, and I have my doubts that Marcus Smart will be a top 3 player from this draft moving forward. Smart is maybe the safest pick we could make at 5, but probably not the best.
- I like Gordon a little, mostly because I have always loved Marion, and I'd love to have a player like him on this team. I think Gordon as the 5th pick is a complete and total reach, and I'd be extremely shocked with us drafting him, mostly because he could be had at a lower pick, and it would make much more sense for us to trade down to snag him. Still, my priority with pick number 5 is offense, but I think Gordon at the 7 spot provides some skills in elite quantities that the subsequent draftees do not have.
- In any other draft, I'd be way bigger on Saric. As it stands, the Jazz are in shambles, and we really need to hit a home-run here. Saric has among the higher bust-potentials, and unfortunately we are not in the position to take a huge risk in terms of who we pick. With that said, it would not shock me if Saric became a top 5 player from this draft 5 years from now.
- I like McBuckets, and the meltdown that would ensue would make me giggle
I think he's gonna be a pretty solid player- I really really don't like Julius Randle.
spycam1
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No way in hell does Randle have top 2 upside in this draft.
b_line
Well-Known Member
For sure. Imagine if all that happened though. It would be the best draft ever. The article also said saric could be like Lamar odom.
Gonna try and drop a Dala-bigboard here:
1) Embiid (with the knowledge that injury problems aren't serious, or career-impacting)
2) Wiggins
3) Parker
4) Vonleh
5) Exum
6) Smart
7) Gordon
8) Saric
9) McDermott
10) Randle
A few comments explaining the reasoning behind some of my picks:
- Vonleh, to me, is probably the only potentially-elite two-way draftees that can be had at 5, with Marcus Smart to a lesser extent (IMO).
- Exum at five is a very hard pick for me to make, as I hate judging players that I really have minimal intel on. I'm going off of what some posters here, along with international analysts have said. Personally, I find the Smart vs. Exum debate fascinating. The reason I slot Exum ahead of Smart, is because I think Exum's potential as an elite 1st option on offense > that of Smart's. His defense and athleticism are definitely not up to par with Smart's, but personally I'm looking for an elite offensive weapon with our 5th pick-- as priority number one.
- I won't be that devastated if we end up with Smart at the 5. I just don't find him as much of a franchise-changer offensively, or defensively. I think he has one of the lowest bust-potentials of any player in this draft, and I'm confident that he'll probably have a long, successful career. However, the fact of the matter is that we have a chance to really snag a franchise player here, and I have my doubts that Marcus Smart will be a top 3 player from this draft moving forward. Smart is maybe the safest pick we could make at 5, but probably not the best.
- I like Gordon a little, mostly because I have always loved Marion, and I'd love to have a player like him on this team. I think Gordon as the 5th pick is a complete and total reach, and I'd be extremely shocked with us drafting him, mostly because he could be had at a lower pick, and it would make much more sense for us to trade down to snag him. Still, my priority with pick number 5 is offense, but I think Gordon at the 7 spot provides some skills in elite quantities that the subsequent draftees do not have.
- In any other draft, I'd be way bigger on Saric. As it stands, the Jazz are in shambles, and we really need to hit a home-run here. Saric has among the higher bust-potentials, and unfortunately we are not in the position to take a huge risk in terms of who we pick. With that said, it would not shock me if Saric became a top 5 player from this draft 5 years from now.
- I like McBuckets, and the meltdown that would ensue would make me giggle
- I really really don't like Julius Randle.
We have similar boards and thoughts on most of the playerz.
Thee Jazz Fan
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My big board.
1. Wiggins
2. Embiid
3. Vonleh
4. Parker
5. Smart
6. Saric
7. Randle
8. McDermott
9. Stauskas
10. Gordon
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1. Wiggins
2. Embiid
3. Vonleh
4. Parker
5. Smart
6. Saric
7. Randle
8. McDermott
9. Stauskas
10. Gordon
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Gonna try and drop a Dala-bigboard here:
1) Embiid (with the knowledge that injury problems aren't serious, or career-impacting)
2) Wiggins
3) Parker
4) Vonleh
5) Exum
6) Smart
7) Gordon
8) Saric
9) McDermott
10) Randle
A few comments explaining the reasoning behind some of my picks:
- Vonleh, to me, is probably the only potentially-elite two-way draftees that can be had at 5, with Marcus Smart to a lesser extent (IMO).
- Exum at five is a very hard pick for me to make, as I hate judging players that I really have minimal intel on. I'm going off of what some posters here, along with international analysts have said. Personally, I find the Smart vs. Exum debate fascinating. The reason I slot Exum ahead of Smart, is because I think Exum's potential as an elite 1st option on offense > that of Smart's. His defense and athleticism are definitely not up to par with Smart's, but personally I'm looking for an elite offensive weapon with our 5th pick-- as priority number one.
- I won't be that devastated if we end up with Smart at the 5. I just don't find him as much of a franchise-changer offensively, or defensively. I think he has one of the lowest bust-potentials of any player in this draft, and I'm confident that he'll probably have a long, successful career. However, the fact of the matter is that we have a chance to really snag a franchise player here, and I have my doubts that Marcus Smart will be a top 3 player from this draft moving forward. Smart is maybe the safest pick we could make at 5, but probably not the best.
- I like Gordon a little, mostly because I have always loved Marion, and I'd love to have a player like him on this team. I think Gordon as the 5th pick is a complete and total reach, and I'd be extremely shocked with us drafting him, mostly because he could be had at a lower pick, and it would make much more sense for us to trade down to snag him. Still, my priority with pick number 5 is offense, but I think Gordon at the 7 spot provides some skills in elite quantities that the subsequent draftees do not have.
- In any other draft, I'd be way bigger on Saric. As it stands, the Jazz are in shambles, and we really need to hit a home-run here. Saric has among the higher bust-potentials, and unfortunately we are not in the position to take a huge risk in terms of who we pick. With that said, it would not shock me if Saric became a top 5 player from this draft 5 years from now.
- I like McBuckets, and the meltdown that would ensue would make me giggle
- I really really don't like Julius Randle.
Players move up and down on the draft board. At the beginning of the season, Randle was being talked about as the number 1 pick or at least in the top 3. Jabari was as low as 7th on some mocks and Embiid wasn't even in the discussion to be number one at the beginning of the year. It was Randle, Parker and Wiggins. Then Exum started getting hyped and moved into the top 4 category. Gordon was at the back of the lottery but moved up as the season went on. He was and has been projected between 6-13 since. So taking him at 5 is not that big of a reach especially if the Boston rumor is true that they will grab him at 6.
Did anyone notice that he missed three shots right after his Dad said there was only 30 seconds left. He started rushing it momentarily but the kid can shoot. I wish the Jazz had a way of getting him or McDermott too.
Litany
Well-Known Member
Boston could also be leaking that info hoping we take Gordon so the player they want falls to them. I like AG, but I don't trust these leaks unless it's the team at #1 leaking.
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