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illmatic99 said:
Especially with his production off ball. Obvious fit. I dont think he makes it past 4. We gotta get to the Rockets at 3.
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But who even knows if he lasts that long. I don’t think Atlanta will take him but I have no idea what Washington will do.
 
B-Roy said:
I know nothing about Ware but damn his measurables and production are good. Worth seeing if there is something there. You can’t teach talent.
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I watched him every game as a freshman and none of the games this year. As I said before he got a bad rep at Oregon for not being aggressive enough. IMO he was just not ready but there was never a doubt in my mind that the skills and athleticism were there. He obviously played much better at Indiana this year. I would take him at 14 if our other targets are gone. He reminds me a little of Jermaine O'Neal.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
I watched him every game as a freshman and none of the games this year. As I said before he got a bad rep at Oregon for not being aggressive enough. IMO he was just not ready but there was never a doubt in my mind that the skills and athleticism were there. He obviously played much better at Indiana this year. I would take him at 14 if our other targets are gone. He reminds me a little of Jermain O'neil.
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His numbers at Indiana are good, and his measurements are very good. Can he be a stretch four? Could be a steal at 14 if he has aggression and some physicality to his game.
 
BIG Q said:
His numbers at Indiana are good, and his measurements are very good. Can he be a stretch four? Could be a steal at 14 if he has aggression and some physicality to his game.
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He's got center size through and through. Like GREAT center size.
 
Any numbers on Sheppard out of Kentucky? Not interested in him, just curious in comparison to his teammates.
 
BIG Q said:
His numbers at Indiana are good, and his measurements are very good. Can he be a stretch four? Could be a steal at 14 if he has aggression and some physicality to his game.
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I thought Sarr could because his handles are decent for his size . But Ware at the 4 would be more situational. Defensively he could do it.
 
illmatic99 said:
Especially with his production off ball. Obvious fit. I dont think he makes it past 4. We gotta get to the Rockets at 3.
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I wonder if Rockets have any use for a player like Grant or Simons.
 
blazerkor said:
I've always said keep the lotto for the top four picks but reverse the odds. The three teams finishing with the best records missing the playoffs get the best odds followed by the fourth and so on. The team with the worst record in the league then likely gets the fifth pick. I think most teams would then try to win every game that they could because it would give them a better chance at landing one of the top four picks.
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So now a team intentionally loses their playin game to get the best lottery odds?
 
Ed O said:
I don't think that a Scoot/Sheppard back court is what we'd be banking on, if we drafted Sheppard. I think we'd be hoping that Sharpe would be the 2, and that Scoot and/or Sheppard would turn out to be a perennial all-star type of guy. We currently have none of those on our roster, and as much as I like Scoot there's no guarantees there. If both of them turn out to be awesome, either they can start together or you move one for value elsewhere.

If there is a prospect on par with Sheppard but who's a bigger body, then I'd probably prefer that, but with Sheppard being such an anomaly in advanced stats and the lack of certainty with other prospects, he's currently a guy I'm most interested in if he's there at 7 in spite of the lack of fit.
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I remember a Small Curry at Davidson that moved well w/o the ball and could shoot the lights out. Not saying at Sheppard is the next Curry but he is the best shooter hands down coming out.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
If we are going big....who is better Edey or Ware? Both should be there.
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Same question. With the times and measurements, Edey is showing how badly he wants this. I am impressed. Of Course Ware is a stretch center. I personally interested at 14 in both.
 
we're drafting guards

Danny Marang was just screaming Blazers fans ... "everyone on this team is 6'8", except for 1 guy!! Get the Olshey bug out of your head!"
 
Edey was a hockey player at one point, that’s got to be a plus for his agility. He’s a hard worker who’s coachable and has improved every year. Can’t hate his work ethic.

yeah, the came is trending toward three point shooting, but I have a hard time counting Edey as basically useless like I’ve read on this board.
 
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