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2023 NBA Draft Megathread

OTOH, Luka is one of the most disappointing players to tune into from an entertainment standpoint. He obviously has moments of brilliance and it would feel different if he was on the Jazz, but his style is not aesthetically pleasing and he is a constant complainer. I'm not really a fan of his battering ram+make the ref make a call style.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
No ceilings did a mock draft... if you aren't familiar with them they are the nerdiest of draft nerds that ever nerded, but I like their stuff and the site looks really nice.

https://www.noceilingsnba.com/p/2023-nba-mock-draft-v5

They had their team do the mock... we ended with Wallace, Dick, Strawther... they had Hendricks at 10...

There may be some group think with them... but I think it would be fun to guess where a group of people who follow the draft all year ended up selecting Kyle Filipowski... like take a guess before you actually click the link. Again... not the end all be all.
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tbf, he's only ranked there bc they don't think he will declare (I kid)

I think Howard is the biggest surprise for me.
 
KqWIN said:
OTOH, Luka is one of the most disappointing players to tune into from an entertainment standpoint. He obviously has moments of brilliance and it would feel different if he was on the Jazz, but his style is not aesthetically pleasing and he is a constant complainer. I'm not really a fan of his battering ram+make the ref make a call style.
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I'm telling yall... we have seen the limitations of this style with Harden. Luka will need to change his game up to win a title unless he has an amazing supporting cast. Its also not fun to watch. Its even less fun to play with unless you are a guy that needs Luka to be successful. I know NY put the full court press on Brunson but its a little shocking they couldn't work things out since they were a conference finalist last year right?
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
No ceilings did a mock draft... if you aren't familiar with them they are the nerdiest of draft nerds that ever nerded, but I like their stuff and the site looks really nice.

https://www.noceilingsnba.com/p/2023-nba-mock-draft-v5

They had their team do the mock... we ended with Wallace, Dick, Strawther... they had Hendricks at 10...

There may be some group think with them... but I think it would be fun to guess where a group of people who follow the draft all year ended up selecting Kyle Filipowski... like take a guess before you actually click the link. Again... not the end all be all.
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Jarace Walker at 4 and Jett Howard at 7 lmao
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
No ceilings did a mock draft... if you aren't familiar with them they are the nerdiest of draft nerds that ever nerded, but I like their stuff and the site looks really nice.

https://www.noceilingsnba.com/p/2023-nba-mock-draft-v5

They had their team do the mock... we ended with Wallace, Dick, Strawther... they had Hendricks at 10...

There may be some group think with them... but I think it would be fun to guess where a group of people who follow the draft all year ended up selecting Kyle Filipowski... like take a guess before you actually click the link. Again... not the end all be all.
Click to expand...
Nice.

Walker would absolutely waste away on Charlotte. Maybe any prospect would. But Walker would completely disappear for the better part of a decade. Maybe becomes a reclamation project down the line.
 
KqWIN said:
tbf, he's only ranked there bc they don't think he will declare (I kid)

I think Howard is the biggest surprise for me.
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They are super nerds... so a guy going too high is not surprising... only takes one person right... a guy falling with a group is a little different... but again it could be group think and if you listen to their pods they have too little disagreement imo... so that may be taking hold. With the way the board unfolded I probably would have taken Filipowski for the Jazz at #28... and I'm not a huge fan obvi.
 
HH being insecure about Flip is hilarious. It’s ok if you didn’t watch him and just made some general comments that you regret making. Not going to age well at all.
 
Bawse Dawg said:
Nice.

Walker would absolutely waste away on Charlotte. Maybe any prospect would. But Walker would completely disappear for the better part of a decade. Maybe becomes a reclamation project down the line.
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I actually kinda like the fit with Ball. Charlotte is a dumpster fire though... I wouldn't want to go there for sure.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I'm telling yall... we have seen the limitations of this style with Harden. Luka will need to change his game up to win a title unless he has an amazing supporting cast. Its also not fun to watch. Its even less fun to play with unless you are a guy that needs Luka to be successful. I know NY put the full court press on Brunson but its a little shocking they couldn't work things out since they were a conference finalist last year right?
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I don't think it limits him, it's just awful to watch. Luka has been big time in the playoffs several times over. He's been worn down, there's definitely truth to that, but he's not had great teams and you can easily point to other massive superstars having tough series/moments. I try not to have massive swings on opinions due to playoffs because almost every guy who we consider "that dude" was grilled until he wasn't.

My gripe with Luka is that half the time he's playing it feels like a disgrace to basketball. It's so ugly.
 
Elizah Huge said:
HH being insecure about Flip is hilarious. It’s ok if you didn’t watch him and just made some general comments that you regret making. Not going to age well at all.
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Ain't insecure at all... this is a group of nerds that watch everybody... and they waited on him until the second round. I have said a bunch that the draft is more luck than many want to admit and I don't consider myself great at it. So if he is awesome it won't bother me at all. Jokic might be a three time mvp and he was taken in the second round.

The things I value and look for in draft prospects relate to nba role and bigs that don't protect the rim and don't shoot and also don't project as switchy defenders are guys I will pass on. I will likely miss the next Sabonis... I'm okay with that.
 
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