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Just based on today, Hawkins looks lazy, scrawny, uninspired, and like he only takes bad shots. I haven’t watched him much prior, but he is not looking like a lottery pick or even a first rounder even. He’s not even been one of the 5 or 6 most impressive players in this game. I know this is harsh, but he has been really bad.
 
Bawse Dawg said:
Scoot fills a huge need for us (not to say Miller doesn't) I don't think we'd pass on him. A playmaker, freak athlete, with elite scoring upside. We needs it.
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Last time we drafted for need was Trey Burke. So its not always a good Idea to draft for need. You take the best player and figure it out. Portland didn't draft Michael Jordan because they already had Clyde the Glide.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I mean hawkins has the the offense built around him and Keyonte is getting his off the dribble. Dick is assimilating into the offense in a little more reasonable way given his talents and the quality of the team he is on.
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Which is why I mentioned that his coach might not allow for it multiple times. I would really love to see him unleashed, this is not a knock on him it's an objective observation.
 
That’s two straight clunkers I’ve seen from Hawkins. Really didn’t like his lack of intensity today. I still find his quick shooting to be intriguing, but he’s definitely played himself out of the lottery for me. Maybe take a look at him in the late first round?

I like some of these other wings. Dick really looked good yesterday.
 
KqWIN said:
Which is why I mentioned that his coach might not allow for it multiple times. I would really love to see him unleashed, this is not a knock on him it's an objective observation.
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There is a difference between a coach not allowing it and a coach building his offense around it. I might prefer 5 threes over 9 if they come in the natural flow of my other actions and aren't because I ran 5 pin down screens to free him up.
 
cowhide said:
Last time we drafted for need was Trey Burke. So its not always a good Idea to draft for need. You take the best player and figure it out. Portland didn't draft Michael Jordan because they already had Clyde the Glide.
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We need to go after the best talent. There seems to be a ton of talented wings and guards in this draft. I’d love for us to go after the longest and most athletic of them.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
There is a difference between a coach not allowing it and a coach building his offense around it. I might prefer 5 threes over 9 if they come in the natural flow of my other actions and aren't because I ran 5 pin down screens to free him up.
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It's one in the same for me. If it's not a part of the gameplan, it's the coach that's the reason why he's not shooting more. The coach is trying to win a basketball game and not trying to figure out if Dick can be a super volume shooter so it's understandable (even if I think most NCAA coaches stink and are in the stone ages). For evaluation purposes, I would definitely prefer to see him in an expanded role. I mean....does anyone not want to see what he would be like at a higher volume? I saw someone here talking about him in a top 5 context. For that, I would have to see him in a higher usage role than he is.
 
KqWIN said:
It's one in the same for me. If it's not a part of the gameplan, it's the coach that's the reason why he's not shooting more. The coach is trying to win a basketball game and not trying to figure out if Dick can be a super volume shooter so it's understandable (even if I think most NCAA coaches stink and are in the stone ages). For evaluation purposes, I would definitely prefer to see him in an expanded role. I mean....does anyone not want to see what he would be like at a higher volume? I saw someone here talking about him in a top 5 context. For that, I would have to see him in a higher usage role than he is.
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I don’t really care… because the environment he functioned in is more likely the environment I would have him in. I think it’s just as fair to worry about how a guy would fair when he isn’t getting every possible rep.
 
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