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The "Way too Early' Draft prognostication

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Samuel said:
I would be shocked if they didn’t follow through on their tank intentions:

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I don't think they were ever tanking. It just took Pops awhile to get them to play the way he wants. And I think that was more important to him than how many wins they got. Now they are playing a lot better, beating good teams and winning 13 of their laast 29.
 
I don't think we will, but there is nothing wrong with drafting another guard this year if the player is the BPA. I mean if the goal is to accumulate enough young talent to make a trade, then it makes sense. Overload at one position. Isn't that what Sacramento did before trading for Sabonis?
 
scoot has not showed enough to warrant handing him the keys to our future (although we apparently saw enough to trade away Dame, but that's beside the matter).

if Topic is BPA, then positional fit has to be irrelevant. we are too shitty to care otherwise.
 
illmatic99 said:
scoot has not showed enough to warrant handing him the keys to our future (although we apparently saw enough to trade away Dame, but that's beside the matter).

if Topic is BPA, then positional fit has to be irrelevant. we are too shitty to care otherwise.
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The thing about drafting Topic or even Castle with our first pick if they're who we have at the top of our board is that they're both really big guards that can facilitate offense but also have the size to be something different than any of the other guys we currently have on the roster.

Sheppard or Dillingham would be hard to swallow unless we moved off of Scoot and Ant for understandable returns.

Should be a really interesting off season. May 12th can't come soon enough.
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
I don't think they were ever tanking. It just took Pops awhile to get them to play the way he wants. And I think that was more important to him than how many wins they got. Now they are playing a lot better, beating good teams and winning 13 of their laast 29.
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Point Sochan and keeping their best passer out of Wemby lineups is as egregious as it gets.

in the same spirit, the blazers 5man starting unit last night had yet to play a single minute together.
 
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TYDame said:
Just want to know, we are tanking for who?
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We are not tanking for a who we are tanking for a few. Look I don't like tanking either for multiple years, but this draft is about the same as the last 2 years minus a clear #1 pick. The rest of the top 10 looks about the same to me. Of course, we won't know for sure for a few years.

2023
1. Spurs draft Victor Wembanyama (Metropolitans 92) 2. Hornets draft Brandon Miller (Alabama) 3. Blazers draft Scoot Henderson (G League Ignite)
4. Rockets draft Amen Thompson (Overtime Elite)5. Pistons draft Ausar Thompson (Overtime Elite)6. Magic draft Anthony Black (Arkansas) 7. Pacers draft Bilal Coulibaly (Metropolitans 92) – 8. Wizards draft Jarace Walker (Houston) – 9. Jazz draft Taylor Hendricks (UCF)
10. Mavericks draft Cason Wallace (Kentucky) – Traded to Thunder

2022
Magic draft Paolo Banchero (Duke) 2. Thunder draft Chet Holmgren (Gonzaga)3. Rockets draft Jabari Smith (Auburn) 4. Kings draft Keegan Murray (Iowa)5. Pistons draft Jaden Ivey (Purdue)6. Pacers draft Bennedict Mathurin (Arizona) 7. Blazers draft Shaedon Sharpe (Kentucky) 8. Pelicans draft Dyson Daniels (G League Ignite) 9. Spurs draft Jeremy Sochan (Baylor)
10. Wizards draft Johnny Davis (Wisconsin)
 
MickZagger said:
He hasn’t really knocked me off my feet thus far, to be honest.
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I'm a huge believer in Shaedon. I think Ant has really gummed up the works for both of our young guards development. I think Jerami on top of how great Tou and Jabari had been has really limited what we've been able to see from Kris.

So the jury is out on a bunch of these guys and it's not just because of injuries. Injuries have hurt but holding onto Jerami and Ant who just dominate the ball whenever they touch it has killed our ability to see how this rebuild is truly going. I think given his skill set that if we were going to keep a vet it would be Malcolm but even his value should be higher for a team trying to win in the playoffs than it should be for us.

Long story short I don't think the guys that we've drafted since Schmitz came on board have been complete misses, I just don't think we've had the time or accessibility to evaluate how good the picks have been. We're having to do a lot more waiting and a lot less seeing because Joe isn't really committing to this rebuild.
 
Today...

Warriors v Spurs
Mavs v Rockets
Clippers v Hornets
Lakers v Nets
 
blazerkor said:
I'm a huge believer in Shaedon. I think Ant has really gummed up the works for both of our young guards development. I think Jerami on top of how great Tou and Jabari had been has really limited what we've been able to see from Kris.

So the jury is out on a bunch of these guys and it's not just because of injuries. Injuries have hurt but holding onto Jerami and Ant who just dominate the ball whenever they touch it has killed our ability to see how this rebuild is truly going. I think given his skill set that if we were going to keep a vet it would be Malcolm but even his value should be higher for a team trying to win in the playoffs than it should be for us.

Long story short I don't think the guys that we've drafted since Schmitz came on board have been complete misses, I just don't think we've had the time or accessibility to evaluate how good the picks have been. We're having to do a lot more waiting and a lot less seeing because Joe isn't really committing to this rebuild.
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Taking this in a slightly different direction …
The Blazers need to have some good-ish players to give inexperienced-and-not-ready players (1) role models on how to prepare and play, (2) better players on the floor to play up to instead of a Summer League team with crappy players who are out of sync.

Where we agree is the need to trade players this summer or soon after. Not ALL the vets, necessarily, but Simons, Matisse, and Time Lord (in-season when healthy and looking good to others). Grant? I’m on both sides of the fence too much … so TRADE if a good-ish deal.
 
blazerkor said:
I'm a huge believer in Shaedon. I think Ant has really gummed up the works for both of our young guards development. I think Jerami on top of how great Tou and Jabari had been has really limited what we've been able to see from Kris.
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So you think it was Ant that held back Shaedon and Scoot...... and not their injuries? I don't see it. The injury to Shaedon totally set him back a year.

As far as Kris.....the guy has been starting even though he does not deserve to. I am one of the few who actually like his game, but even I don't think he deserved more minutes. I will say I think he will excel playing alongside better players. he just needs another summer shooting the NBA 3. He is a decent defender and passer.
 
Clingan really showcased his mobility yesterday

He also shutdown the paint.

He’s becoming my favorite for our pick - his play is raising his stock into the top 5
 
do people think knecht's scoring will translate to the league?

i really like his combo of skill and footwork.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
Clingan really showcased his mobility yesterday

He also shutdown the paint.

He’s becoming my favorite for our pick - his play is raising his stock into the top 5
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As somebody who doesn't watch a lot of college hoops anymore.....why have I not seen his name in a single mock draft that high. I looked at like 20 that have been updated very recently. You think we should pick him in the TOP 5?
 
THE HCP said:
As somebody who doesn't watch a lot of college hoops anymore.....why have I not seen his name in a single mock draft that high. I looked at like 20 that have been updated very recently. You think we should pick him in the TOP 5?
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He’s not there yet but he’s helped his stock more
than just about anyone not named Zach Edey

Also, the best in the biz:

https://nbadraftroom.com/p/2024-nba-mock-draft/
 
Zach Edey just had one of the most dominant performances in tournament history.

Yes, he's faster in lane agility drills than a good majority of NBA centers during their draft combine and he's on par with their shuttle run time.....and that was before he dropped 20 lbs.

That he's a big man who can run sub-6 minute miles? That level of speed means he has the cardiovascular capability to run up and down the court for days on end.

Honestly, don't overthink it with that Warriors pick.

He'll make for a good sixth man, at worst, and if he blossoms, who knows what the Blazers might have on our hands.
 
THE HCP said:
As somebody who doesn't watch a lot of college hoops anymore.....why have I not seen his name in a single mock draft that high. I looked at like 20 that have been updated very recently. You think we should pick him in the TOP 5?
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Coming back from injury, Clingan looked really slow. People worried about his health going forward. Centers with foot problems haven't got the best history.

Lately though, he's really turned it around and looks healthy (for now). At his peak, Clingan is one of the best drop coverage defenders of the last few drafts. Someone is going to risk a top 5-10 pick on him.
 
I’m at the point in this draft process where I could be convinced pretty much anyone outside of Walter/Dillingham/Collier are the best pick and it’d take me about one sentence of rationale to buy in. That’s how all-over-the-place this draft is…
 
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