Following potential 2013 draftees

[A-Train (old)]

This is good news.

Any word as to why the Bledsoe trade didn't go down? You can just hint at it if it's too risky. Like one wink, we needed to give up Burks/Hayward. Two winks, we needed to give up x2 picks. Three winks, Clippers just got cold feet, not wanting to risk Chris Paul injury/not re-signing.

Unless the Clippers are 100% that Chris Paul would re-sign why would they trade Bledsoe?

 

[The Midnight]

Got nothing on the Bledsoe stuff. One person said there was "nothing to it." (but that's all I got)

'Bazz will be better in the pro system than what you're seeing at UCLA. Book it.

But if he's a "me first" type player - is he ever going to fit in any system? There are multiple incidents now confirming this contention.

 

[A-Train (old)]

But if he's a "me first" type player - is he ever going to fit in any system? There are multiple incidents now confirming this contention.

Shabazz wants to be a scorer, nothing wrong with that. I understand why he got mad with not getting the ball when Drew II hit that game winner but not celebrating that was too far.

 

[Dr. Jones]

UCLA players just seem to perform at the next level Westbrook, Collison, Love etc. Muhammad seems to go hard on every play though and he was wide open I was wondering why Drew II didn't throw him an alley-oop. Muhammad is the type of player who should touch the ball on every possession and sometimes he goes 3-4 possessions without touching the ball. Nonetheless he is only averaging 1 assist a game and does look a little out of shape but the dude is leading all freshman in PPG with 18.7 and that is impressive considering the talented freshman this year.

I disagree and agree with a lot in this post. (which I applaud)

Going to sleep, no energy for detail (east coast livin)

 

[The Midnight]

Shabazz wants to be a scorer, nothing wrong with that. I understand why he got mad with not getting the ball when Drew II hit that game winner but not celebrating that was too far.

Nothing wrong with wanting to be a scorer, but it's the not celebrating bit and jumping out of his skin to get the last shot that gets me.

Even Kobe doesn't do that (well, not publicly anyway).

 

[Dr. Jones]

But if he's a "me first" type player - is he ever going to fit in any system? There are multiple incidents now confirming this contention.

I said it here first while he was still in HS .. so I get the concern. He's showing the right stuff lately (according to scouts).. no idea whether that's true, first hand..

Shabazz wants to be a scorer, nothing wrong with that. I understand why he got mad with not getting the ball when Drew II hit that game winner but not celebrating that was too far.

He does do this too often though .. 'Bazz is 'me first.' No doubt. I think it's fixable.

 

[A-Train (old)]

Nothing wrong with wanting to be a scorer, but it's the not celebrating bit and jumping out of his skin to get the last shot that gets me.

Even Kobe doesn't do that (well, not publicly anyway).

Shabazz will not be a dominant NBA scorer because he didn't celebrate with his teammates after one of them didn't want to pass him the ball and made the game winner.

 

[The Midnight]

Shabazz will not be a dominant NBA scorer because he didn't celebrate with his teammates after one of them didn't want to pass him the ball and made the game winner.

LOL.. well basketball is a team sport.. if you look at all the great ones, they realized this fact...

We'll just have to revisit this in 3-4 years time and see how he ends up. I usually have faith that people are good/can change, but this guy is on a whole 'nother level.

 

[Park Bites]

11) Bongo

dude you need to pull you kabongo out of myck he just isn't that good.

 

[Hotdog]

My big board currently

1. Mclemore
2. Oladipo
3. Bennett
4. Noel
5. Shabazz
6. Smart
7. Zeller
8. Porter
9. Burke
10. McCollum


Not how I think it will go though.


Im not sure what to think of Shabazz. I don't like his attitude, he hasnt impressed me all that much, and I don't like lefties. I kind of want to put him even lower.

Kabungo doesn't even make my top 20. Thats going to be a big biff by ugli.

 

[Dr. Jones]

I haven't done a big board for probably 6 months. Here's mine;

1) Noel
2) Shabazz
3) McLemore
4) Isaiah Austin (3 years needed to be good, though)
5) Zeller
6) Otto Porter
7) Len
8) Willie Cauley-Stein
9) Oladipo
10) Marcus Smart

* I know nothing about Gobert
** This draft class totally sucks, bad. (I've never found it so hard to come up with a top 10 .. and not because there are so many to choose from..)

 

[orangello]

So this probably belongs somewhere else but, if Portland stats where they are then their pick goes to the Bobcats! Suck that Portland!