So is this draft class a bust?

[KingSpeed]

So far, best player is some guy named McDermott? Parker and Wiggins are projects. Thoughts?

 

[Natebishop3]

Yes, after one game, the entire class is a bust.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Don't hate on McBuckets.

 

[KingSpeed]

Yes, after one game, the entire class is a bust.

Where's the superstar like David Robinson or Blake Griffin or LeBron James or Damian Lillard? Look at what they did on their first game in the NBA. Lillard had 23 points and 11 assists. Wiggins got 6 points tonight. Parker 8 points. Randle breaks his leg. I don't see it.

 

[KingSpeed]

Don't hate on McBuckets.

Great shot at rookie of the year.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Too early to say. This thread on the other hand ...

 

[BrianFromWA]

I know it's tongue-in-cheek, but I'd say that there's still some significant potential for some really good players to make it a really good race. Even with Randle down.

 

[noknobs]

*cough* Kobe

 

[Strenuus]

1 game. lol.

 

[Scalma]

This class was super overrated to begin with. Said that on here in May. No superstars. Jabari will probably be the best one. Or maybe embiid.

 

[Rhal]

How did I know this thread would be made by Kingspeed. Give them more then 1 game before declaring anything, hell one of the top 3 picks won't even play a game until the allstar break.

 

[ripcityboy]

It's too early to decide but Danny Ainge was a lone critic of this year's draft. He said that he didn't see any player who was a a sure thing. Take that for what it's worth.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Dante Exum has been disappointing. I think he was just overhyped coming in though, he wasn't playing anyone good in Australia.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

Dante Exum has been disappointing. I think he was just overhyped coming in though, he wasn't playing anyone good in Australia.

I was just looking at the numbers. 2 for Elfrid. 4 for Gordon. 8 for Wiggins followed by 8 for him this evening. Jabari Parker only had 9 last niht. May not be a bust but they are getting off to a slow start.

 

[Rhal]

I was just looking at the numbers. 2 for Elfrid. 4 for Gordon. 8 for Wiggins followed by 8 for him this evening. Jabari Parker only had 9 last niht. May not be a bust but they are getting off to a slow start.

No rookie is blowing it out of the water but the most NBA ready rookie, Parker, doesn't look NBA ready. Just looks like a really raw but extremely talented class. By the second half of the year no one will be saying this class sucked.

 

[BrianFromWA]

I don't know that I'd blame Wiggins' "slow start" on being a bust. NBA coaches are not necessarily known for their flexibility of thought, and one of the core tenets of mediocre coaching is "don't let rookies mess up the game". 14 points on 14 shots (in 2 games) isn't horrible (and he's missed 4FTs), and in the few plays of MIN I surfed on LP he didn't look Leonard-level lost or anything.

 

[KingSpeed]

How did I know this thread would be made by Kingspeed. Give them more then 1 game before declaring anything, hell one of the top 3 picks won't even play a game until the allstar break.

Well, I gave Wiggins one more game and he is still underwhelming. Not the next LeBron. Remember his first game? He was incredible.

 

[Rhal]

Well, I gave Wiggins one more game and he is still underwhelming. Not the next LeBron. Remember his first game? He was incredible.

So was his second game but his third and fourth were 8 and 7 points.
Comparing a rookie to lebron isnt fair even if doing a rookie comparison.

 

[Pinwheel1]

I may be reading between the lines incorrectly, but I think KingSpeed's point is that this so called "best draft/lottery in a decade" that the Blazers so desperately needed to be be part of, even if it meant trading LMA......... was far from the best way to help the team make the necessary step towards a championship. I don't doubt that some stars will eventually come out of it.....but which ones are no sure bet.

Trading stars for draft picks is a huge gamble.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

No rookie is blowing it out of the water but the most NBA ready rookie, Parker, doesn't look NBA ready. Just looks like a really raw but extremely talented class. By the second half of the year no one will be saying this class sucked.

I think it's a good class. Wait until Embiid comes back healthy and hopefully he stays that way. Think the Sixers might have something with him and Noel.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

NBA coaches are not necessarily known for their flexibility of thought, and one of the core tenets of mediocre coaching is "don't let rookies mess up the game"..

If you're not going anywhere any way and you know the poorer you play the better it helps your odds for next years draft...

Why not?

 

[KingSpeed]

I think it's a good class. Wait until Embiid comes back healthy and hopefully he stays that way. Think the Sixers might have something with him and Noel.

Embiid and Noel sounds like the Baby Bulls Eddy Curry and Tyson Chandler. They didn't do anything til they left the Bulls.

 

[Hobbesarable]

Well, I gave Wiggins one more game and he is still underwhelming. Not the next LeBron. Remember his first game? He was incredible.

Comparing rookies to LeBron is going to set you up for a lot of disappointment.

 

[BrianFromWA]

If you're not going anywhere any way and you know the poorer you play the better it helps your odds for next years draft...

Why not?

Dude, I'm not saying it makes sense, and it's not the way I would do things, but it's not like Wiggins went 11-26 or something. He got 5 shots and scored 8 points.

 

[KingSpeed]

Parker and Noel had decent lines tonight.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

noel is not from this draft class, but yeah

14/10/2 with 3 blocks and a steal

its gonna be hard to get a feel how noel is playing from box scores though, philly is so bad that he is going to get numbers regardless. i mean tony wroten can look like an mvp with some of his lines, but he is garbage

 

[KingSpeed]

noel is not from this draft class, but yeah

14/10/2 with 3 blocks and a steal

its gonna be hard to get a feel how noel is playing from box scores though, philly is so bad that he is going to get numbers regardless. i mean tony wroten can look like an mvp with some of his lines, but he is garbage

I was thinking rookies and confused that with the draft class. My bad.

 

[KingSpeed]

Wolves lead Bulls by 1 and Wiggins fouls Butler with 0.2 left. I've never seen a more stupid play. What a bust.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Do you not remember Roy fouling Yao on a turnaround baseline 20'-footer, up one, with .7 seconds left?

 

[BrianFromWA]

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If Wiggins doesn't foul, Jimmy Buckets gets an open 15' J ftw. Fouling gave them a shot to miss for the tie.

/antikingspeed