Future PhaZe
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Didn't Dwight say he wasn't going to drag it out and would make a decision quickly this time?
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Knux-Future
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Cornbread78
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Yeah, pretty much a bust, he was lost out on the floor when they put him in the NBA game. Sullinger is a scrappy undersized PF like Boozer, so they definately need a big. The only reason I could see them takign LArkin, is if they are plannign on shipping Rondo outta town..
Uhm, what? To be a bust you actually have to play some games. Ainge said they were deliberately not playing fab int he nba to give him more time to develop. He started played basketball relatively late. Also, he suffered a concussion while walking through a door and had to sit out some games in the d-league.
Rodeo Clown
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What does Chad Ford's new mock say about the Wolves?
Cornbread78
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And with all that being said, when he did get an opportunity to play at the NBA level, he got schooled... I mean, playground style, chest-pounding schooled....Is there a glimmer of hope he can develope, yes, but it's a couple years away at best..
What part of he didn't get an opportunity to "play" in the nba is hard to understand. And no, i'm not talking about garbage minutes in a meanigless game towards the end of the season. Sullinger got actually minutes, and even started in some games. I'd like to know when he got schooled too.
EDIT: Most mintes his played in the nba 17? When? April 17th. Previously his highest minute total was 7. In a grand total of 5 out of 82 nba games. Again, Danny ainge said they were deliberately keeping him off the nba floor.
LegendofJoe
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Phoenix looking at Zeller makes me hesitant to trade back. Was hoping we could get the Pistons to remove the protection on their pick for next year to swap picks with us.
darkside31337
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Minnesota Timberwolves
Analysis: Of all the picks in this mock draft, this is the one I'm most sure of. We've had Caldwell-Pope here for over a month and we're not moving him unless Minnesota trades up to No. 2, 4 or 5 to land Oladipo.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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He destroyed people in high school! No one knew that that was solely because of an experience advantage due to lying about his age and getting professional training since he was 10.
Future PhaZe
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Knux-Future
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Accept your Bennett future bro.
261 pds of tweener goodness
261 pds of tweener goodness
Was going to post this after he was drafted but i will prob forget.
There was more but i got tired.
Who will win the real lottery tonight? Let's find out!
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There was more but i got tired.
Who will win the real lottery tonight? Let's find out!
FullMetalx117
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I don't want to get too excited since its Broussard but Howard in Dallas would be awesome! Cuban has to not blow it by gettin the cap space necessary.
Future PhaZe
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Shabazz scored 18 PPG on okay percentages with zero fucks to give playing Howland ball.
Watch him be better than anyone in this draft not named Noel.
Watch him be better than anyone in this draft not named Noel.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Why is Bill Simmons on ESPN's NBA Draft Coverage for tonight? He's admitted that he's watched full games of basically none of these guys and just looks at their DX scouting reports and YouTube highlights...
There's a chance, but three of the super hyped up guys from this year's high school class will probably turn out to be great. A tank that started because of pursuit of Wiggins could end up with Julius Randle as the #1 guy in the draft and that would still be fine. In 2009, teams were tanking for BJ Mullens and ended up with Griffin and Harden after the scouting process was finished.
There's a chance, but three of the super hyped up guys from this year's high school class will probably turn out to be great. A tank that started because of pursuit of Wiggins could end up with Julius Randle as the #1 guy in the draft and that would still be fine. In 2009, teams were tanking for BJ Mullens and ended up with Griffin and Harden after the scouting process was finished.
It feels very reminiscent of all the shitting on Barnes that happened last year.
If that's the case, I'll be replacing Bill Simmons next year.
#thanksforthehopebill
ItWasMeantToBe19
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A lot of Shabazz's points were scored off garbage cherry-picking. He's like Barnes without the explosion and with a much higher opinion of himself, but that would be a pretty terrible NBA player.
Shabazz's UCLA stats make Russell Westbrook look like John Stockton.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Ehh.
Knux-Future
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the Cavs are high
Rodeo Clown
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Cornbread78
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I think you are getting your right hand and left hand confused here.
Left Hand: Sullinger was fine. an undersized but scrappy PF that did a lot of rebounding and was a spark for the C's thsi season.
Right Hand, you're right about Melo playing limited time, but when he was out there, he was lost, even in "garbage time" against other garbage time players. Say what you will about where he is in his developement, but he is going to need a lot of work to fit into the NBA game. If Garnett and Pierce get traded, he will see a lot more time out on the floor, I just hope he is workig on his game in the off-season to make any kind of meaningful contribution.
LegendofJoe
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Yeah, they aren't getting that from anyone.
Future PhaZe
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I think he'll be a decently better scorer than Barnes though. Significantly higher free throw rate and he's just more fluid than Harrison. Barnes movement is about as bad as you can get without being a big or a flat out role playing jumpshooter.
Barnes also actually cared about college life and the Tarheels while Shabazz couldn't have been more disinterested in UCLA if he tried.
Rodeo Clown
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Who is Tony Mitchell and why does Woj say the Wolves like him?
Future PhaZe
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still sticking with ps4?
Hasphat'sAnts
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Come home, Dwight.
X1 and ps4
Psychological Intellect
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Hawks gonna go in rebuild mode.
Knux-Future
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dude is a walking Draft Day punchline.
Wingspan. Jumpouttathegymability. potential.
He got it all.
except he's not that great at basketball..
dude was average in the big sun conference.
What is the big sun conference?
exactly
Hasphat'sAnts
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Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
Oh no. I don't know what's worse, this or dealing the pick for Marshon Brooks.
Dwight's going to Houston bro.
Psychological Intellect
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Dat knicks lifestyle.
He can be a Laker. Earl Clarkish and y'all can be hyped
CreepingFear
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His quest to try to copy Shaq wouldn't be complete without going to half a dozen teams. Problem is that Shaq was actually great and won 4 rings.