spycam1
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Yeah, I wouldn't take McLemore #1, either.
Oh, wait, we're talking about Oladipo?
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Yeah, I wouldn't take McLemore #1, either.
Oh, wait, we're talking about Oladipo?
spycam1
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Nope. You all have to deal with me till April.
spycam1
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I haven't even heard of it.
Shabazz is at least going to give you a Paul Pierce-caliber scorer. That's worth a lot. I wonder if his draft stock would be higher if he were playing in a more hyped conference on the east coast.
spycam1
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He should definitely go top 2, imo. He's quite the steal if he slips out of the top 3.
spycam1
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I'm not sure I understand Noel falling from the #1 spot. Scouts have had enough time to see what he can do, and most seemed to think he was the top prize in this draft. When I saw the injury report, it said he was expected to be out 6-8 months. Doesn't that mean he'll be back by the time next season starts? Players seem to recover pretty well from these things in time, even an injury as severe as his, especially someone as young as Noel. So, shouldn't he still be considered the best long term prospect?
Greg Oden?
spycam1
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This seems like a slippery slope fallacy.
"Player A suffered a knee injury like player B, therefore he will inevitably have as bad a career as player B."
Guys recover from these injuries all the time. I believe someone on Jazzfanz recently posted an article that showed nowadays guys recover from ACL tears in the 95 percentile range.
But there's still the 5% chance right? With how close prospects are in the draft - that 5% could be the difference between the 1st pick and the 3rd pick, right?
No. Every scout and NBA GM in the league has known 'Bazz since he was a sophomore in HS. His conference has zero bearing whatsoever.
I agree with the first part but I still have a few lingering questions to totally back the second part.
I still don't see him going anywhere but #1. I've had 2 scouts tell me they've never seen a more dominant shot blocking guy at his age.. including Davis. There are no statements like that surrounding anyone else in the draft. I think Noel's intangibles, length, athleticism, motor, and defensive instincts will get him picked #1. The fact that his offense is still a work in progress is what leaves the door open to the discussion.
I'm usually nice to you, but that was just dumb.
Haha .. I just called you dumb and look at your rebuttal. LOL
I knew that comment re injury was gonna trigger that response. That's fine, I'm used to it now.
Lindsey on the radio now commenting on the 18th and 19th draft we might be getting. Seems like that played a role in not going ahead with the trade for Bledsoe. I think getting a PG with those picks must be in the discussion somewhere.
Lindsey on the radio now commenting on the 18th and 19th draft we might be getting. Seems like that played a role in not going ahead with the trade for Bledsoe. I think getting a PG with those picks must be in the discussion somewhere.