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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2015 20:35:56 GMT
ESPN has an interesting article up called "Who is this years Shabazz?" In reference to Napier putting the huskies on his back and winning the NCAA championship. Who do you think is this years Shabazz, or do you think Kentucky walks away with it? D'Angelo Russell? I think the closest thing to this year's Shabazz could be Russell. He is a do it all guard but I don't think the rest of the team is as good as what UConn's was. But I think Russell is better than Napier. I also think Kentucky runs it and finishes undefeated. They are 10 deep and are all McDonalds' All-Americans, or close to it. Willie Cauley Stein can literally guard the perimeter guys and then recover quick enough to get a block from behind in the paint, he's pretty athletic. What do you think about Virginia's Justin Anderson, he seems like the 2nd most likely 2015 Napier.
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Post by Ian Noble on Mar 25, 2015 13:05:55 GMT
...I also think UK goes undefeated. Most of the wings and guards who will be drafted will be from UK. UK could seriously have 7 first round draft picks, maybe more. You are a sage and a mystic Charles Barkley!
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Post by Charles Barkley on Mar 25, 2015 20:51:13 GMT
...I also think UK goes undefeated. Most of the wings and guards who will be drafted will be from UK. UK could seriously have 7 first round draft picks, maybe more. You are a sage and a mystic Charles Barkley! Lol I wasn't saying anything there that anyone else wasn't saying at that time. Their team is stacked. It is a major advantage when your bigs get into foul trouble and you can just bring on 2 more McDonald's All-Americans and top 10 recruits. Another thing to think about is, Alex Poythress, or however you spell his name. He was a 1st round pick last year in a wing heavy draft, where will he be in a wing deprived draft but with a torn ACL? James Young was a lotto with a torn ACL and that draft was wing dominant. Kentucky has Jakari Johnson and Trey Lyles, who are in the "White Platoon" and beat up on the other team when their subs are in. But Johnson was a projected 1st last year. One of their guards, not the Harrison twins, is a 5'9 dude and he is crazy good. Like, if he was 4 inches taller he'd be in the discussion with guys like Russell. I think its Yuelis. Then they have Booker the smooth as butter shooter. I think the PG Harrison has fucked up, they both should have went last year, but the PG Harrison seems like he will stay because his draft stock has taken a huge hit, and the reason they came back was to improve on it. But, don't fear Kentucky fans, with all these guys leaving, you'll have 5-7 more guys coming in next season. But the main piece in all of Kentucky greatness, I think, is WCS. Dude can switch on the pick and roll and doesn't have to just dig over, and there's no need for him to recover because he can just man up on a 6'4 guard and lock them up and he's a 7 footer. Can he do this at the next level? Probably not, but he has the smarts to be great defensively and the foot speed to recover on the pick and roll. And that is what a lot of young bigs struggle with. Look at Alex Len, the Suns have basically just sat him to the baseline and he is not coming out on the high screens anymore. And the Morris twins have a tough time knowing when to stop guarding the ball handler and recovering to the big. Which is why the Suns are a poor team defensively, that and they hang around so much on the offensive end after a miss. I went really indepth on some of that shit, probably not the thread for it, but oh well.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2015 20:54:56 GMT
Kentucky bluh bluh they lose tomorrow anyway
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Post by Ian Noble on Mar 25, 2015 20:58:42 GMT
Tyler Ulis is awesome, and I love the Harrison twins. WCS, Towns, Lyles and Johnson are all beasts too. Booker spreads the defence. You're 100% right Charles Barkley. I didn't know Poythress tore his ACL, I had almost forgotten about him.
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Post by Charles Barkley on Mar 25, 2015 21:03:57 GMT
Tyler Ulis is awesome, and I love the Harrison twins. WCS, Towns, Lyles and Johnson are all beasts too. Booker spreads the defence. You're 100% right Charles Barkley. I didn't know Poythress tore his ACL, I had almost forgotten about him. He did it really early in the season, and he has good measurables. He is James Young but with a little better shot selection and 3pt shooting this far in his career. Think he goes like 15-20 in the NBA draft.
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Post by Charles Barkley on Mar 25, 2015 21:09:51 GMT
Kentucky bluh bluh they lose tomorrow anyway they actually could lose tomorrow, that is going to be their biggest test in a long time. Early in the season, before conference play began, they played some really good teams. If they beat WVU, and Zona makes it to the Final Four, that will be a really good game. Zona has the size inside and the length outside. I don't know about their depth though. If they face Gonzaga in the final four, that will be another big test. Gonzaga has a lot of size inside and they play really fast which will limit Kentucky's strength in the half court defense. Also, Bob Huggins is a great coach, went to a basketball camp he did once. The way WVU plays is a bigger problem for Kentucky than the players WVU has. So, like, Kentucky could be down 4-10 at half, make adjustments and comeback. Thats what I think will happen.
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Post by Ian Noble on Jun 13, 2015 8:41:46 GMT
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Post by Jeremiah Hill on Jun 13, 2015 17:34:41 GMT
I don't know why in the hell anyone would prefer to play for the Knicks. Sam Hinkie will pick him anyways.
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Post by Ian Noble on Jun 13, 2015 17:38:42 GMT
I've since read that he was genuinely ill and will go back to Philly for another workout anyway.
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Post by Sam Bowie on Jun 14, 2015 2:53:40 GMT
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Post by Brian Scalabrine on Jun 14, 2015 4:15:20 GMT
Ah the twin of darko milicic
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Post by Hanamichi Sakuragi on Jun 14, 2015 4:24:45 GMT
Ah the twin of darko milicic nope. the better version of Dirk.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2015 14:49:03 GMT
Ah the twin of darko milicic nope. the better version of Dirk. That's EXACTLY what they said about Darko!
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Post by Danny Longley on Jun 14, 2015 15:33:05 GMT
nope. the better version of Dirk. That's EXACTLY what they said about Darko! Or any Euro big that has a jumper
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2015 16:35:57 GMT
That's EXACTLY what they said about Darko! Or any Euro big that has a jumper Yeah, but Detroit made the WORSE draft decision in NBA history to take him over Melo, Wade, and Bosh.
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Post by Sam Bowie on Jun 14, 2015 17:00:34 GMT
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Post by Alex English on Jun 14, 2015 17:56:12 GMT
The athleticism is the biggest difference between Europe and the NBA. There are freak athletes in the NBA everywhere. So you get a scrawny 7 footer coming over and it takes them a while to adjust athletically. They have to bulk up, and learn how to play against one of the many mutants in the league that can close a five foot gap in a split second to block your shot or get in your face. Some guys like Dirk figure it out and do great, but Dirk is a legend. There are way more Darkos than Dirks.
Porzingis is interesting with his ability to shoot and dribble at 7'1", but he looks like a bunch of twigs glued together. He'll need to live in the weight room for 2 or 3 years before being a formidable post presence. I sure as hell wouldn't draft him ahead of Okafor or Towns, and probably not ahead of a few other NCAA guys with much higher floors.
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Post by Sam Bowie on Jun 14, 2015 20:15:29 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2015 21:51:35 GMT
I might be wrong about this, but I think AK47 put up solid numbers his rookie year.
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Post by Hanamichi Sakuragi on Jun 14, 2015 23:07:46 GMT
Or any Euro big that has a jumper Yeah, but Detroit made the WORSE draft decision in NBA history to take him over Melo, Wade, and Bosh. nope. The Worse decision that they have made is when they hire Larry Brown.
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Post by Hanamichi Sakuragi on Jun 14, 2015 23:09:16 GMT
The athleticism is the biggest difference between Europe and the NBA. There are freak athletes in the NBA everywhere. So you get a scrawny 7 footer coming over and it takes them a while to adjust athletically. They have to bulk up, and learn how to play against one of the many mutants in the league that can close a five foot gap in a split second to block your shot or get in your face. Some guys like Dirk figure it out and do great, but Dirk is a legend. There are way more Darkos than Dirks. Porzingis is interesting with his ability to shoot and dribble at 7'1", but he looks like a bunch of twigs glued together. He'll need to live in the weight room for 2 or 3 years before being a formidable post presence. I sure as hell wouldn't draft him ahead of Okafor or Towns, and probably not ahead of a few other NCAA guys with much higher floors. Then a guy named Giannis Antetekoumpo came.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2015 23:16:55 GMT
Yeah, but Detroit made the WORSE draft decision in NBA history to take him over Melo, Wade, and Bosh. nope. The Worse decision that they have made is when they hire Larry Brown. I am not a Larry Brown fan but it's not his fault Darko sucked.
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Post by Sam Bowie on Jun 15, 2015 0:04:50 GMT
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Post by Hanamichi Sakuragi on Jun 15, 2015 0:16:08 GMT
nope. The Worse decision that they have made is when they hire Larry Brown. I am not a Larry Brown fan but it's not his fault Darko sucked. Just want to add to that, coz they actually won the title with him. haha The Worse decision that they have made in the development of Darko is when they hire Larry Brown. Of course, Darko also contributes to what happen to him.. They have a lot of difference though between him and Kristaps. From the height, and the way they play. But the biggest difference that I see is their mentality.
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Post by Alex English on Jun 15, 2015 18:11:32 GMT
Then a guy named Giannis Antetekoumpo came. Giannis isn't a post player so it's a little different, he doesn't get pushed around as much. But even still, Giannis didn't do shit his rookie season, and he showed flashes this season, but still only put up 12.7 ppg and 6.7 rpg. He'll get there though.
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Post by Ian Noble on Jun 15, 2015 18:16:51 GMT
Myles Turner's workout is impressive.
There's so many good guys this year. I feel like there's a huge second-tier of guys, some of whom could be real stars.
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Post by Hanamichi Sakuragi on Jun 16, 2015 1:08:46 GMT
Myles Turner's workout is impressive. There's so many good guys this year. I feel like there's a huge second-tier of guys, some of whom could be real stars. It feels like this is a better lottery batch than 2014. Or maybe the value of 2014 in my eyes have been affected by the fact that half of their lottery draftees ends up watching at home earlier than expected.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2015 1:30:42 GMT
Myles Turner's workout is impressive. There's so many good guys this year. I feel like there's a huge second-tier of guys, some of whom could be real stars. It feels like this is a better lottery batch than 2014. Or maybe the value of 2014 in my eyes have been affected by the fact that half of their lottery draftees ends up watching at home earlier than expected. It's just hindsight. They have to find 15 players to hype up. There will be more disappointments from this class, I can almost guarantee you.
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Post by Hanamichi Sakuragi on Jun 16, 2015 1:43:11 GMT
It feels like this is a better lottery batch than 2014. Or maybe the value of 2014 in my eyes have been affected by the fact that half of their lottery draftees ends up watching at home earlier than expected. It's just hindsight. They have to find 15 players to hype up. There will be more disappointments from this class, I can almost guarantee you. Kinda agree. It is just human thing to be easily move by the hype.
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