#24 Anfernee Simons

[DaLincolnJones]

I love the pick. I think in 4 years, people will wonder how their GM missed him.

I dont care who he plays for in four years.. (see 15 of the last 20 picks)

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

What team will he be on then?

The canton charge

 

[riverman]

I doubt he can match Biggie's championship run!

I like Biggy....got a Kurt Thomas attitude to his game

 

[BonesJones]

Like sponge Bob? pffft I have zero respect for a first round pick that has faced boys and girls club talent...top ten or what ever projected..that means squat till you up your game

So you wouldve said no to MPJ?

 

[James lamphear]

Are we done?

There still some good talent early in the 2nd but who knows with olshey.

 

[theprunetang]

Bitch bitch bitch.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

Small skinny pt guards like Steph Curry, Steve Nash, Mark Price, John Stockton, Isiah Thomas, Mugsy Bogues, Rod Strickland.... yeah...that never works out

small sample bud, look at he hundreds that could not make the jump due to lack of brains and tenacity

 

[oldfisherman]

Simons is 6-4, which is definitely above average for a PG, and wingspan matters.

Simons is 6' 1 1/2" no shoes.

 

[Scalma]

Simons is 6' 1 1/2" no shoes.

Is he gonna be playing barefoot

 

[DaLincolnJones]

So you wouldve said no to MPJ?

enough with the obvious outlier bs...play the odds and get back to me

 

[TBpup]

Is he gonna be playing barefoot

No...but is he playing in 2 1/2" heels?

 

[BonesJones]

Simons is 6' 1 1/2" no shoes.

False. 6'2.25

 

[BonesJones]

enough with the obvious outlier bs...play the odds and get back to me

Playing against college players for a year doesn't prove anything. He was playing against future college players.

 

[riverman]

Kobe Bryant...right out of high school

 

[DaLincolnJones]

Playing against college players for a year doesn't prove anything. He was playing against future college players.

yeah...you have to be right...high school is equal to a quality collage team...hey, have an idea for you. go check out the numbers of guys in HS that want to play ball versus the numbers of guys that are stand out collage players..dont make me say dumb ass

 

[riverman]

small sample bud, look at he hundreds that could not make the jump due to lack of brains and tenacity

Simons has mad skills....to beat the Warriors you have to run with them...he's got deep range from 3....we're trying to beat small ball champs, not the Grizzlies

 

[LuckyShot]

Not a good comp. He's much more athletic than Shabazz.

Doesn't appear to be blowing away the inferior competition in the videos I've seen.

 

[Propagandist]

Buncha dorks. Neil finally does something ballsy and you still shit on him.

You're kidding right?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Maybe this'll work out as well as the last PG we drafted straight from HS.

 

[Scalma]

You're kidding right?

Nope.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

"Potential 2018 NBA Draft prospect Anfernee Simons is an effortless athlete and smooth 3-level scorer who can get to his pull up at will. Tight handle, sharp footwork, soft touch on floaters."

 

[BonesJones]

yeah...you have to be right...high school is equal to a quality collage team...hey, have an idea for you. go check out the numbers of guys in HS that want to play ball versus the numbers of guys that are stand out collage players..dont make me say dumb ass

I never said they were equal though. Just that it isn't something thats going to affect or determine his career, and it's irrelevant to what he could become.

 

[riverman]

I'd take this kid shooting 3s over anybody on our team but Dame and CJ

 

[TBpup]

I'd take this kid shooting 3s over anybody on our team but Dame and CJ

Meyers will now ban you for that.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

From
https://www.sbnation.com/college-ba...-nba-draft-2018-recruiting-louisville-florida

He already has an endorsement from an NBA player
From Schmitz:

Anfernee Simons and Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell are very close. I asked Mitchell about Simons after a Lakers preseason game in October: "He's talented. He can score at all 3 levels. The main thing I talk to him about is just defense because scorers are easy to come by, scorers who play defense aren't. I've been talking to him a bunch. I wish him the best of luck. He's just a talented kid. Athletic. Knows where to be, knows the game, and I think that's rare to find in a kid that age. He has a bright future."

 

[oldfisherman]

"Potential 2018 NBA Draft prospect Anfernee Simons is an effortless athlete and smooth 3-level scorer who can get to his pull up at will. Tight handle, sharp footwork, soft touch on floaters."

Simons looked good,,,,,,playing against slow midgets.

 

[riverman]

Meyers will now ban you for that.

This kid will shoot 4 of em before Meyers gets the ball over his head

 

[BBert]

Maybe there's a CJ trade in the works. There might be one or two posters here who would be happy with that.

I don't think that's it of course. I think Simon's is a project. It's like getting a lottery pick next year. This pick doesn't get us to the finals next year, but no other player at 24 had a predictable probability of doing that either. It's like grabbing a free lottery pick a year early. How else were the Blazers going to get a lottery pick? All picks are a gamble. This one is strategically a great long term move.

 

[Propagandist]

Nope.

I think when people want him to do something "ballsy," they mean and have meant a move that makes us better before Damian Lillard is in his 40s. This pick, to me, is very Neil Olshey; a project that he can "take a chance on" and take all the credit if it goes well or blame lack of confidence or whatever he says about Meyers if it doesn't work out.

 

[Scalma]

From
https://www.sbnation.com/college-ba...-nba-draft-2018-recruiting-louisville-florida

He already has an endorsement from an NBA player
From Schmitz:

Anfernee Simons and Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell are very close. I asked Mitchell about Simons after a Lakers preseason game in October: "He's talented. He can score at all 3 levels. The main thing I talk to him about is just defense because scorers are easy to come by, scorers who play defense aren't. I've been talking to him a bunch. I wish him the best of luck. He's just a talented kid. Athletic. Knows where to be, knows the game, and I think that's rare to find in a kid that age. He has a bright future."

No he’s a bust.