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^Should be required viewing for you draft nerds!
 
nicholson does look pretty good on tape zags, but those guys he was going against werent anywhere near nba talent it didnt look like
 
which teams in the 15-30 range do you think wound be interested in dealing their pick for something along the line of cash, seconds or perhaps future heavily protected picks? Or, with the cap room, the Blazers could take a pick and a player to end up saving the team even more money.
 
Yeah it is hard to believe that Toronto would talk Rivers up if they wanted him badly, but on the other hand they probably are not too concerned if he went earlier. That would mean someone else will slip to them. I think he is going to be an excellent player, but will take a year or two to develop. He is currently at 200 lbs at 19 years old.. Another 10 lbs of muscle won't hurt.
 
im sure they want someone in the top 7 on their board, so they are hyping rivers so that someone will fall to them
 
If Rivers or Waiters are there at #11, I seriously hope POR takes one of them....Both are going to be good IMO...and both have shown ability to get thier own shot off, which is what POR really needs...
 
Blaze01 said:
If Rivers or Waiters are there at #11, I seriously hope POR takes one of them....Both are going to be good IMO...and both have shown ability to get thier own shot off, which is what POR really needs...
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Amen to that. The only reason IMO not to would be if somehow Beal falls to us at 6.
 
Will Waiters be around at #11?

Also, would a Lillard/Waiters draft make MM's head explode? :ghoti: (reminds me of the Steve Blake/Juan Dixon pairing... worst case of course!)
 
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BlazerCaravan said:
Will Waiters be around at #11?

Also, would a Lillard/Waiters draft make MM's head explode? :ghoti:
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I don't know about MM, but that would be a somewhat disappointing considering all of the quality 4s and 5s in this draft.
 
Nikolokolus said:
I don't know about MM, but that would be a somewhat disappointing considering all of the quality 4s and 5s in this draft.
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I heard centers were on their way out, and that any center available to us would be made of clay. Also, do we need 4's when we could resign Hickson as a backup to our best player who happens to be a 4? Sure there may be cheaper options than JJ but it's not like we'll be signing a backcourt FA with that imaginary cap space.

I'm intrigued by Drummond but seeing Hasheem "The Human Tank Job" Thabeet has made me seasick around "can't teach size" projects.
 
Nikolokolus said:
I don't know about MM, but that would be a somewhat disappointing considering all of the quality 4s and 5s in this draft.
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Yeah at this point I just don't think we will end up with Lillard. IMO there are 6 better players that will be available at #6. (Unfortunately two of those 6 are SF's) There may be an outside chance he slips to 11 though and in that case he may be the BPA.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
I'm intrigued by Drummond but seeing Hasheem "The Human Tank Job" Thabeet has made me seasick around "can't teach size" projects.
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Drummond looks strong and coordinated. Thabeet on th other hand looks like he is easily pushed out of the way.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
I heard centers were on their way out, and that any center available to us would be made of clay. Also, do we need 4's when we could resign Hickson as a backup to our best player who happens to be a 4? Sure there may be cheaper options than JJ but it's not like we'll be signing a backcourt FA with that imaginary cap space.

I'm intrigued by Drummond but seeing Hasheem "The Human Tank Job" Thabeet has made me seasick around "can't teach size" projects.
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Where to begin?

- I never said centers were out ... maybe they aren't as important as they once were, but it's nice to have a guy who can anchor the middle of your defense (long and agile guys who can cover ground, hedge on screens and rolls, box out, etc.)

-We might resign Hickson, but there are no guarantees and aside from just adding as much raw BPA talent we need some depth in the front-court. All we've got is LA and Thomas under contract next season (yikes!) Who will we be using our imaginary cap-space on? I have no idea, but this free agent class looks pretty tepid. So maybe we draft a big and keep Hickson?

-Thabust and Drummond have very different levels of athleticism -- Totally different players in my opinion. Drummond seems more like a Deandre Jordan, Javale McGee type whereas Thabust is more Shawn Bradley, George Muresan.
 
Every article I've read on him in the past few weeks make him sound an awful lot like the Kandi-man.
 
3RA1N1AC said:
nicholson does look pretty good on tape zags, but those guys he was going against werent anywhere near nba talent it didnt look like
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The A-10 ain't no chopped liver. His numbers against good teams outside of conference were just as impressive as in conference.
 
Does anyone know where I can get Tony Parker's combine stats? I wonder how Lillard compares to Parker at that age.
 
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