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SIeepwalker said:
I've seen tons of people saying they were high on him. Why did he fall all the way to #57 ?
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Lets be real, the Blazers weren't even that high on him. If they were, they would've figured out a way to get him before #57. It's looking like a great pick, but I can't imagine even Cronin thought this was a first round talent, but was equally confident he'd slide all the way to the end of the 2nd round.
 
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Tince said:
Lets be real, the Blazers weren't even that high on him. If they were, they would've figured out a way to get him before #57. It's looking like a great pick, but I can't imagine even Cronin though this was a first round talent, but was equally confident he'd slide all the way to the end of the 2nd round.
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or they knew he would fall to them later. There were a lot of draft and stashes in front of their last pick.
 
Scalma said:
or they knew he would fall to them later. There were a lot of draft and stashes in front of their last pick.
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How would they know? That would be some crazy arrogance. The cost to move up 10 spots from 57 to 47 is so low (we basically had that pick anyway), it would be malfeasance to take such a risk if you KNEW he was that good.
 
Tince said:
Lets be real, the Blazers weren't even that high on him. If they were, they would've figured out a way to get him before #57. It's looking like a great pick, but I can't imagine even Cronin though this was a first round talent, but was equally confident he'd slide all the way to the end of the 2nd round.
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They traded 46 for a future pick. I think they had always intended to use just one of the second rounders, but this seemed like a "hey why not" kind of pick more than one where they really targeted him aggressively.
 
B-Roy said:
They traded 46 for a future pick. I think they had always intended to use just one of the second rounders, but this seemed like a "hey why not" kind of pick more than one where they really targeted him aggressively.
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100%. If they thought Walker was going to be some super solid pick, they would've traded up from #46, not traded out traded out.
 
Tince said:
How would they know? That would be some crazy arrogance. The cost to move up 10 spots from 57 to 47 is so low (we basically had that pick anyway), it would be malfeasance to take such a risk if you KNEW he was that good.
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Not hard to look at other teams rosters and count how many players they have under contract.
 
SlyPokerCat said:
Easily becoming one of my favorite Blazers to root for. What a pick. I know its just summer league, but its hard not to get excited for his future.
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He not only knows how to do NBA things (score, rebound) he knows where he should be to do them.
 
Who actually gives a fuck what they did or did not expect they were the only team in the league that thought enough of him to actually select him. I know some of you have an agenda against Cronin and Billups, but it’s so transparent its just pathetic to read.
 
illmatic99 said:
And it's not necessarily a bad thing that they got lucky. Warriors took Barnes AND Ezeli ahead of Draymond in the 2012 draft if you recall.
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Cannot understate how important it is to find rotation players late in the draft or undrafted. Miami can consistently stay relevant even after losing contributors because they always find some random dude that ends up in their rotation for 3 years on a pennies contract.

We may have found two in the last two years.
 
Scalma said:
Who actually gives a fuck what they did or did not expect they were the only team in the league that thought enough of him to actually select him. I know some of you have an agenda against Cronin and Billups, but it’s so transparent its just pathetic to read.
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Btw, if we do a 4 year deal, the first three years can be guaranteed and the 4th year will be a team option. If we decline the team option, we can make him an RFA. Or if we don't decline it, we get him for that 4th year on a cheap deal, but he'll be an UFA if he doesn't sign an extension.

I'm good giving him 3 guaranteed years.
 
B-Roy said:
Btw, if we do a 4 year deal, the first three years can be guaranteed and the 4th year will be a team option. If we decline the team option, we can make him an RFA. Or if we don't decline it, we get him for that 4th year on a cheap deal, but he'll be an UFA if he doesn't sign an extension.

I'm good giving him 3 guaranteed years.
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the longer we wait, the worse the terms will be for the team. hopefully, they have some terms laid out already. he's our 10th man on day 1. don't mess around with the two-way
 
illmatic99 said:
the longer we wait, the worse the terms will be for the team. hopefully, they have some terms laid out already. he's our 10th man on day 1. don't mess around with the two-way
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If he's willing to sign a two-way that may not be a bad deal either....because we will still own his RFA rights coming off the two-way, and can theoretically start his cheaper true contract a year later.

I think he's earned a guaranteed deal though. They're definitely gonna wait till after SL to ink it. Interested to see the terms.
 
B-Roy said:
If he's willing to sign a two-way that may not be a bad deal either....because we will still own his RFA rights coming off the two-way, and can theoretically start his cheaper true contract a year later.

I think he's earned a guaranteed deal though. They're definitely gonna wait till after SL to ink it. Interested to see the terms.
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two way guys can only play in 50 games and are ineligible for the playoffs. don't wanna mess around with that this year.
 
B-Roy said:
WHEN IS DAME GONNA FOLLOW JABARI ON IG? IS DAME IMPRESSED? DOES DAME HATE JABARI?
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do you know how happy i am not to have to sleuth around social media anymore?

Speaking of which, far more compelling right now is GP2 liking posts by porn stars and following them on twitter. Wonder how he's handling the vices of Vegas this week.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
If Brown ever develops an outside shot he will be a very good player. But we can say that about a lot of players.
I do love his energy.
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What I still don’t like is that every time I catch a game and he comes in, he chucks up the ball every time he catches it. I’m still excited about his athleticism though, and I think he is the biggest project for Chauncey among Sharpe/Little/Trendon/Walker/Brown III.
 
Fez Forthright said:
Greg Brown is such a Travis Outlaw clone

Why is Jabari not starting?!
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Travis had some really solid moves. He had a shot that was damn near unguardable because of his elevation. Unfortunately he had a 10 cent head.
 
illmatic99 said:
do you know how happy i am not to have to sleuth around social media anymore?

Speaking of which, far more compelling right now is GP2 liking posts by porn stars and following them on twitter. Wonder how he's handling the vices of Vegas this week.
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...young glove
 
illmatic99 said:
do you know how happy i am not to have to sleuth around social media anymore?

Speaking of which, far more compelling right now is GP2 liking posts by porn stars and following them on twitter. Wonder how he's handling the vices of Vegas this week.
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If I was a pro athlete I would go around liking the most bizarre shit on social media just to mess with people like you :lol:

I'd go find the most random tweet from some 80 year old grandma and I'd like that shit.
 
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