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Shit I just wish all of this Edey conversation was in the Edey thread or the pick 14 thread. Having all of this shit in the pick 7 thread makes me really anxious.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Marang said that Edey was in the 100th percentile in the number of post ups this year in the NCAA. That's all he does. That's all he CAN do. He doesn't pick and pop. He doesn't pick and roll. He picks and posts. Ayton is a MUCH more versatile scoring big man. The league wants bigs who can shoot the three, spread the floor, but can also attack the rim.
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I might also follow that Edey has also demonstrated proficiency in passing out of the post. If he generates any decent amount of gravity from the post, his presence collapsing a defense could absolutely improve shooting percentages for all his teammates, something people like Scoot and Camara could definitely benefit from.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Define "do well."

Are you talking about simply scoring points? Yes, I'm sure you could drop any number of HOF centers into the NBA today and they'd score points, but that style of offense just doesn't exist much anymore. Dumping the ball into the post and everyone standing around while the center backs their man down. That's what Edey does. His team dumps the ball into him and he backs his man down. Marang said that Edey was in the 100th percentile in the number of post ups this year in the NCAA. That's all he does. That's all he CAN do. He doesn't pick and pop. He doesn't pick and roll. He picks and posts. Ayton is a MUCH more versatile scoring big man. The league wants bigs who can shoot the three, spread the floor, but can also attack the rim.

The entire league is swinging towards super mobile centers who can defend the perimeter. Guys who can't do that tend to get played off the court during the playoffs. Offense is irrelevant at the 5 if they can't shoot. Just look at KAT. He went from 1 3PA per game during his rookie season up to almost 8 attempts per game in 19-20. The entire league is hedging towards three point shooting because that's what the math tells them is the most efficient way to win games. So going to get guys who can't shoot and can't defend the perimeter would be problematic. It might work during the regular season, but we have seen Gobert go from DPOY to unplayable in multiple playoffs because he can't score on the perimeter and he gets hunted on defense. So could you drop some HOF centers into this league and watch them feast in the middle? Sure. I'm sure they'd have great regular seasons. But in a playoff series against a team that plays 5 out like OKC, who shoots 30+ three pointers per game, that center is going to become a liability if they can't defend.
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IDK?
A bunch of people thought Dallas would play better vs the Celtics than the T-Wolves until the Celtics killed them on the boards and in the paint.
I think the key is a good mix of both.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
...except if you're talking about defense, in which case the correct symbol is < in both cases. And possibly <<
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And exactly how many more 3's does Ayton make at this point? Not to mention offensive rebounding. So on the offensive side is that really a huge >?
 
blazerkor said:
Shit I just wish all of this Edey conversation was in the Edey thread or the pick 14 thread. Having all of this shit in the pick 7 thread makes me really anxious.
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I actually didn't differentiate between a draft thread and another draft thread.... Sorry.
 
kjironman1 said:
I actually didn't differentiate between a draft thread and another draft thread.... Sorry.
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That was more of a joke about me just keeping my fingers crossed that we don't use pick 7 on Edey. I don't really care where people are discussing what.
 
kjironman1 said:
IDK?
A bunch of people thought Dallas would play better vs the Celtics than the T-Wolves until the Celtics killed them on the boards and in the paint.
I think the key is a good mix of both.
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Boston has a 7'3 unicorn who can shoot threes and defend the perimeter.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Boston has a 7'3 unicorn who can shoot threes and defend the perimeter.
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Boston did not play the unicorn that much in the finals. What Boston had was 2 elite perimeter defender and switchable defenders in all positions. The T-Wolves did not have that. That's what won Boston the finals. They just managed to shut down everyone other than Luka, which the T-Wolves did not.

(Don't get me wrong, KP was great for them, but he was not THE reason they won that series).
 
im not familiar with any of the players, but hopefully we draft the right ones, cause good knows we need more talent
 
With the 34th pick of the NBA Draft, the Portland trailblazers pick Bronny James from USC
 
Mr. Robot said:
find out who the spurs are targeting with the 8th pick and draft that guy
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This is SA's last 6 drafts. Other than the no-brainer from last year, I would say the Spurs drafts are pretty average. Maybe Pops is slipping.

1 1 Victor Wembanyama Metropolitans 92 (France)
2023 NBA 2 44 Sidy Cissoko G League Ignite
2022 NBA 1 9 Jeremy Sochan Baylor
2022 NBA 1 20 Malaki Branham Ohio State
2022 NBA 1 25 Blake Wesley Notre Dame
2022 NBA 2 38 Kennedy Chandler Tennessee
2021 NBA 1 12 Joshua Primo Alabama
2021 NBA 2 41 Joe Wieskamp Iowa State
2020 NBA 1 11 Devin Vassell Florida State
2020 NBA 2 41 Tre Jones Duke
2019 NBA 1 19 Luka Šamanić Olimpija Ljubljana
2019 NBA 1 29 Keldon Johnson Kentucky
2019 NBA 2 49 Quinndary Weatherspoon Mississippi State
2018 NBA 1 18 Lonnie Walker University of Miami
2018 NBA 2 49 Chimezie Metu University of Southern California
 
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