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Catchall said:
Listening to David Locke, he seems to suggest that Sabonis is rated higher than Poeltl by Toronto at #9. Locke seems to suggest that Dejounte Murray is a serious possibility at #10 with Milwaukee, that they would take Murray over Poeltl.

The players he mentions in play at #12 are Korkmaz, Richardson, Poeltl, Baldwin, Davis and Zizic. No mention of Skal, though maybe he thinks Skal will go #11 to Orlando.
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Give me Davis out of that group.

I'm starting to like Beasley....
 
All these guys have questions. I would take Poeltl since I see him as a good rotational big and probably the least amount of bust factor at this spot.

Overall, this just isn't a strong draft especially once you get past the eight pick.
 
spycam1 said:
Your handle is definitely one of the harder skills to significantly improve.

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I know, and I've even said so. But it is possible. He's still young (6 months older than DMurray), and has a higher bball IQ, is a significantly better shooter and defender, but it's not like he doesn't have tons of room to improve. My biggest point is that even if he doesn't improve his handle, he still has legitimate starter skills in the NBA. Now let's say DMurray doesn't improve, which is unlikely (just like with Baldwin)...does he do anything that says he could be a starter or useful role player? I think Baldwin is both safer and has a higher ceiling.
 
Baldwin has a diva attitude? I love this place.

I can't really think of any player in this draft that has a diva attitude tbh. I'm also not a behavior anyalyst, and I don't know these guys. Quit reaching.
 
One last Baldwin thing, then I'm done. One key stat that shows me improvement in ball handling from him was that in roughly the same minutes per game (2 more his sophomore year), he doubled his FTA per game. Some of it was role, but he wouldn't be able to do that without a better handle...so why should we assume he won't continue to improve it when he's only 20?
 
#bern said:
One last Baldwin thing, then I'm done. One key stat that shows me improvement in ball handling from him was that in roughly the same minutes per game (2 more his sophomore year), he doubled his FTA per game. Some of it was role, but he wouldn't be able to do that without a better handle...so why should we assume he won't continue to improve it when he's only 20?
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His handle isnt good.

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spycam1 said:
Your handle is definitely one of the harder skills to significantly improve.

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I'd enjoy a list of players with significant improvement to their handles from their college days.


All I can think of is Paul Millsap, really. There's a long history of everyone else falling short.
 
fishonjazz said:
Upcoming cap crunch? Nah, we should have signed matthews, carroll, or Danny green to a huge contract last summer and next summer we should give Hayward the 5 year super max.
Then we will just max favors, gobert, exum, hood, and lyles when their contracts are up.

Cap crunch? No such thing under the new salary cap that is coming. Hell, we need to worry more about just getting to the salary floor.

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In 2 or 3 years we have a cap crunch if we give mega extensions to favs and Hayward and extend Hood Exum and Gobert smartass... :)
 
I think none of these prospects @ the 12th pick are going to happen...

I think DL is going to trade down. For some reason I seem to get the idea that we like multiple players that can be had lower in the draft.
 
spycam1 said:
Well, if all that's true, then I guess Poeltl could fall to us.

Would anyone NOT be okay with picking Poeltl at 12?

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I think Poetl has more value to us as an asset rather than a player. Plenty of guys above us that would give up something to get at him. I think if he is there, we get him but maybe don't keep him.
 
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