You have the #1 pick in 2013

[Fez Hammersticks]

You have to decide between:

*Shabazz Muhammad
*Cody Zeller

Go!

 

[ebott]

Shabazz no question.

 

[dviss1]

Shabazz no question.

I concur.

 

[Pinwheel1]

No question you go Shabazz. More upside AND fills a need.

 

[Nikolokolus]

No question ... I haven't seen Shabaaz play a single minute, so answering for one or the other would be incredibly stupid.

 

[THE HCP]

Well I'm assuming the kid with the name Shabazz is a brother, so no question, him!

 

[Mediocre Man]

Shabazz Muhammad

This is the easiest question we have had in a while. Electrifying SG or American white center.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Like all these young kids coming out of HS, Shabazz needs to improve to play in the NBA but he has the body for it. Quite the power dunker with a nice soft left handed J. Not sure if he has the "handles" yet for a guard though. I assume he will be eligible at UCLA but as of yet the NCAA is still looking into a few recruiting benefits.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

nerlens noel please

 

[illmatic99]

Zeller is like a god to people here in Indy, but Shabazz is still my pick. Thing is though, people were saying the same shit about Harrison Barnes when he was in HS as they are about Shabazz, and Barnes' stock fell pretty far after his stint at UNC. Hopefully, Shabazz improves his game in college.

 

[Wheels]

Zeller is like a god to people here in Indy, but Shabazz is still my pick. Thing is though, people were saying the same shit about Harrison Barnes when he was in HS as they are about Shabazz, and Barnes' stock fell pretty far after his stint at UNC. Hopefully, Shabazz improves his game in college.

ot... but holy crap you arent in Philly now?! Had no idea you moved again lol. Hope all is well for you in your new area.

 

[RR7]

shabazz easily for me right now

 

[illmatic99]

ot... but holy crap you arent in Philly now?! Had no idea you moved again lol. Hope all is well for you in your new area.

Ya got a job right out of grad school two months ago. Can't really complain about Indy 'cause I at least have a job.

 

[dviss1]

Like all these young kids coming out of HS, Shabazz needs to improve to play in the NBA but he has the body for it. Quite the power dunker with a nice soft left handed J. Not sure if he has the "handles" yet for a guard though. I assume he will be eligible at UCLA but as of yet the NCAA is still looking into a few recruiting benefits.

From the highlights I've seen, he doesn't have worse handles than Batum (that isn't saying much) so I think he can handle the SG position. Supposedly, his work ethic is unquestioned so I can't see him not improving his weaknesses. He's a big strong kid!

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[Wheels]

Ya got a job right out of grad school two months ago. Can't really complain about Indy 'cause I at least have a job.

haha yeah better than some. Congrats on the job!

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Next year's FA market looks pretty light on SGs (that would possibly come to PDX).

 

[Mediocre Man]

Next year's FA market looks pretty light on SGs (that would possibly come to PDX).

No difference making NBA player will come to PDX as a FA......most likely ever

 

[Wizard Mentor]

No difference making NBA player will come to PDX as a FA......most likely ever

I don't know what your definition is, but I think Roy Hibbert would have been a "difference maker". If you're talking
about a player that puts us over the top making us win a championship, then LeBron James might not even be a
difference maker for us, and the term becomes meaningless.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I don't know what your definition is, but I think Roy Hibbert would have been a "difference maker". If you're talking
about a player that puts us over the top making us win a championship, then LeBron James might not even be a
difference maker for us, and the term becomes meaningless.

Hibbert didn't come here, he used us for leverage.

 

[Pinwheel1]

No difference making NBA player will come to PDX as a FA......most likely ever

Define difference maker. If you are talking MVP caliber then I agree.
If it was between us and several other high profile cities and we were all paying the same, then I also agree.

But we can land a very good player, even an all-star, if we pay more, or if the competition isn't a New York, Chicago, Miami, or LA. (and about 5 other teams depending on the season.) But we are as desirable as half the teams in this league for FA's.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

I don't know if it's just his shot but he looks like James Harden 2.0

 

[Mediocre Man]

Define difference maker. If you are talking MVP caliber then I agree.
If it was between us and several other high profile cities and we were all paying the same, then I also agree.

But we can land a very good player, even an all-star, if we pay more, or if the competition isn't a New York, Chicago, Miami, or LA. (and about 5 other teams depending on the season.) But we are as desirable as half the teams in this league for FA's.

Can we? The last one was Brian Grant?

 

[Pinwheel1]

Can we? The last one was Brian Grant?

Yeah I agree we should not count on it happening, but I don't think it is all about PDX.

Difference makers rarely become free agents, and the ones that do want to go to a team with championship potential, that has a big need at their position, and that has the money that particular year. So the odds in general are never good.

But I think if there is a SG available next year we will have a decent chance of getting him if we over pay for him.

 

[KingSpeed]

Can we? The last one was Brian Grant?

Andre Miller and Wesley Matthews were difference making starters on a playoff team that almost beat Dallas, that year's champions.

 

[santeesioux]

Andre Miller and Wesley Matthews were difference making starters on a playoff team that almost beat Dallas, that year's champions.

 

[DeanMoriarty]

I gotta go with Shabazz.

I see Shabazz as a Vince Carter kind of guy. He's the next flashy, high-dunking SG. But unlike Carter, his willpower and work ethic is without question. He seriously could be a better Clyde Drexler or a Kobe. The only question mark I have about him is his passing game, as I don't see him passing the ball that much. That said, it's not like young Kobe or young MJ did either.

On the hand, I feel that Zeller is a better Brook Lopez. Maybe that makes him Kevin McHale or LaMarcus Aldridge caliber. Very fluid, versatile, and unstoppable in the post. Not a brand-name superstar but a great player, nonetheless.

 

[BoomChakaLaka]

I don't know if it's just his shot but he looks like James Harden 2.0

Looks like Elliott Williams ll

?

 

[BrianFromWA]

Not that I think Zeller or Shabazz is either (b/c I haven't seen much of either), but I'd much rather have the next Kevin McHale than the next Vince Carter with work ethic. But that's just me, and I could listen to the other side.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Not that I think Zeller or Shabazz is either (b/c I haven't seen much of either), but I'd much rather have the next Kevin McHale than the next Vince Carter with work ethic. But that's just me, and I could listen to the other side.

This.

Zeller has the skillset and intangibles to be a go-to-guy.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

When was the last time there was a player like McHale in the league? I've never even seen clips of him play, so I have no idea.