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THE HCP said:
Nah, you package everything and get picks for the next TWO drafts.
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Nobody is gonna move picks in next years draft unless it's a total overpay. We'll have a top 3 of our own. I'd rather have a couple lottery picks (possibly more) this year (along with our 2 srp) than one pick next year in the 20's.
There's talent this year. You just have to know where it's at.
 
cheesehoff said:
Nobody is gonna move picks in next years draft unless it's a total overpay. We'll have a top 3 of our own. I'd rather have a couple lottery picks (possibly more) this year (along with our 2 srp) than one pick next year in the 20's.
There's talent this year. You just have to know where it's at.
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Like finding Waldo?
 
If it were to come down to a choice of Clingan at #7 or Edey at #14....with a chance to take a potential wing at #7, I'll take the Edey route. I just don't see Clingan being that much of an impact player more than Edey. I'm not a huge fan of either so if it's one, I'll take Edey with the later pick.
 
TBpup said:
If it were to come down to a choice of Clingan at #7 or Edey at #14....with a chance to take a potential wing at #7, I'll take the Edey route. I just don't see Clingan being that much of an impact player more than Edey. I'm not a huge fan of either so if it's one, I'll take Edey with the later pick.
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Why would it come down to that choice?
 
TBpup said:
If it were to come down to a choice of Clingan at #7 or Edey at #14....with a chance to take a potential wing at #7, I'll take the Edey route. I just don't see Clingan being that much of an impact player more than Edey. I'm not a huge fan of either so if it's one, I'll take Edey with the later pick.
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What are we gunna do with either? Can Ayton play PF? Are we using 7 for a backup C?
 
Natebishop3 said:
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.
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This is the ultimate "tell me you didn't watch Edey play" take.

I live in the middle of Big Ten territory and I cover college basketball. If you wanted to invalidate any good take you had on this subject, congratulations, you just did it.
 
PCmor7 said:
This is the ultimate "tell me you did watch Edey play" take.

I live in the middle of Big Ten territory and I cover college basketball. If you wanted to invalidate any good take you had on this subject, congratulations, you just did it.
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Cool.
 
andalusian said:
It would be very improbable statistically for that to be true. Trey Murphy is what, a 15 ppg, 16 PER player with 0 DBPM (basically, does not add, does not subtract on defense) in the entire draft class. That's an average started in the league. That just does not make sense. There is a reason Bill Simmons is being paid the big money for his content but does not get paid big money for his basketball acumen. If there is a draft-class vs. Trey Murphy bet out there, I would put money on the field every day of the week and twice on Tuesday?
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To be fair, Bill's a voter on all the NBA awards and literally wrote The Book of Basketball, a #1 best-seller.
 
BrianFromWA said:
To be fair, Bill's a voter on all the NBA awards and literally wrote The Book of Basketball, a #1 best-seller.
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To be also fair, it has nothing to do with statistical probabilities which means my statement from above is still true. It would be very improbable statistically for what he said to be true. I stand by that statement.
 
I’ve said it since around March that Williams will be the guy.

My opinion is we’re going to have a Cody Williams/George 1st round
 
andalusian said:
To be also fair, it has nothing to do with statistical probabilities which means my statement from above is still true. It would be very improbable statistically for what he said to be true. I stand by that statement.
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I concur, wild stuff gets said on the podcast. And I take your side on the "there will be players better than Trey Murphy in this draft" take. Even in the absolute worst drafts of all time, 3 or more players have made all-star teams.
But Bill gets paid for his basketball acumen, and while Russillo acknowledges he doesn't watch much college hoops, he's one of the more well-thought-of NBA analysts. That's all.
 
BrianFromWA said:
I concur, wild stuff gets said on the podcast. And I take your side on the "there will be players better than Trey Murphy in this draft" take. Even in the absolute worst drafts of all time, 3 or more players have made all-star teams.
But Bill gets paid for his basketball acumen, and while Russillo acknowledges he doesn't watch much college hoops, he's one of the more well-thought-of NBA analysts. That's all.
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I am going to argue that Bill gets paid for entertainment value (and that's not a bad thing, he sold his company for a very nice sum, it seems). Basketball acumen is arguable, and while he made predictions in the past that were fine, he also made predictions that seem wildly out of touch with what happened. I would argue that he is a very well informed fan that has managed to find a way to translate his fandom into a paying gig that allowed him to spend even more time to write and enjoy basketball, yet, despite that, over all that time, he was never paid to be a basketball analyst by a basketball team at a professional / college level.

So, well informed or extremely well informed fan, sure. Has relevant observations often, sure. But at the end of the day, we have seen multiple teams line up to interview JJ Redick, for example, for his basketball acumen. We have not seen this happen to Bill even before he built his own company and sold it very well (trying to say, I don't think he would seek such a job today, because his basketball interest is more from a fan's perspective, where JJ basically let go of a very lucrative media job / ownership position to get a proper basketball job).

I certainly do not think he knows nothing, I just pointed out that that specific comment was well out of touch with statistical probability and you have to remember, when he makes these kinds of claims, that he is in the entertainment business first, not the basketball analysis business, so take it with a (very big) grain of salt.
 
I think Salaun has to be the pick now if we stay at 7. Neither Cody or Avdija are PFs and Salaun projects better at the 4.
 
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