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Sounds like Zeller will enter the draft. New Conference in a few hours. Projected top 10, this could help someone else slide to us......... the more the merrier.
 
Of the players POR may have the chance to select at\around\after #12:

I like Muhammed or Porter if they slipped to #12 or if they were around #9-10 and POR could trade up for reasonable cost to get them.

I like Dieng's defense abilities and he has a nice jumper for pick n pop

McCollum is impressive as a scorer and could be good backcourt tandem with Lillard, reminiscent of Francis\Mobley

I like Deshaun Thomas if he is there is the 2nd round as kind of a Carl Landry type bench player.
I was impressed with Siva's quickness and athleticism, as a b\u PG possibility, another pick and roll player.
 
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You can't argue with Dieng's stats and he fills a need, I just was never really impressed with him personally, I was more impressed with someone like Patric Young for example but he's returning. I can see how Dieng is the next Ibaka, just not sure about it.
Cody Zeller reminds me of Brook Lopez, also in the way they were projected to go very high then their stock dropped because they're soft.
Two players I really really like we probably wouldn't pick because they're point-guards: Burke and Siva. They could also be gone by the time we pick.
Muhammed I liked, reminded me a bit of a poor-man's Harden, then discovered that 1 APG statistic, man - that Has to hurt his stock. He could actualy be available at our pick.
I would also like to mention Withey again, if you want to go for a safe pick, someone that will give you steady inside-play, he's your guy. His BPG number also helps his stock a lot.
McGarry I wouldn't take, I don't like him underacheiving throughout the season and don't like him fumbling so many balls in the final.
Don't like Tim Hardaway jr. hope we're not going to reach for someone like him just because we need a SG. I like Glen Robinson more than Hardaway on that team and Burke is better than both.
 
Blazer4ever said:
Two players I really really like we probably wouldn't pick because they're point-guards: Burke and Siva. They could also be gone by the time we pick.
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Unless you're drafting for the NBDL, you'll have no problem getting Siva in the second round.
 
I would be surprised if he falls to us and very sad if we don't take him.
 
Would be surprised if he falls to the 2nd round. I would be happy if we take him at 12 but don't think they do it considering we have Lillard, possibly Maynor.
If he's available with our 2nd rounder, he's easily BPA.
 
Blazer4ever said:
Would be surprised if he falls to the 2nd round. I would be happy if we take him at 12 but don't think they do it considering we have Lillard, possibly Maynor.
If he's available with our 2nd rounder, he's easily BPA.
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I guess, if 5'10" SG's are your thing.
 
Is he considered a sG? I think he could be an ideal pairing with Lillard.
 


Watch Siva in the last play of the 1st half, between 1:17 and 1:33 in the video.. Also, watching the Video made me think about Luke Hancock, I can see him as a Shane Battier type.
 
dude, siva is not a lottery pick
 
Something tells me we should take at least one of them, Burke will probably be gone by #12. Siva will be gone by the time we pick in the 2nd round.
 
Blazer4ever said:
Something tells me we should take at least one of them, Burke will probably be gone by #12. Siva will be gone by the time we pick in the 2nd round.
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He's projected undrafted by pretty much every mock draft, except for nbadraft.net, which has him #51. What makes you think he'll be gone by the time you pick in the second round (#39 and #46)?

The reality is that Siva's not a good shooter, he's a shitty decision maker, a gambling defender, and he gets most of his baskets by taking his man off the dribble or through Louisville's press - two things he won't be able to do in the NBA.

He'll have a good career in Europe though.
 
I say he'll have a good career in the NBA. For a 2nd-rounder/undrafted, he'll have an exceptional career.
 
I do remember Indiana picking Paul George late in the lottery and everyone was like what? Paul who? and I saw his highlight film and immediately liked that pick.
 
Blazer4ever said:
I do remember Indiana picking Paul George late in the lottery and everyone was like what? Paul who? and I saw his highlight film and immediately liked that pick.
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He went exactly where he was projected to go for months. In hindsight, it was a great value pick, but no one was surprised.
 
NOVoodoo said:
The reality is that Siva's not a good shooter, he's a shitty decision maker, a gambling defender, and he gets most of his baskets by taking his man off the dribble or through Louisville's press - two things he won't be able to do in the NBA.
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He is actually a pretty good pick and roll player though, and uses his exceptional quickness to get to the basket....and POR is certainly now a pick n roll oriented team...so the fit could be there....Not saying that is enough to make him an NBA caliber player, and it will be interesting to see if he is able to finsih vs bigger\stronger\more athletic NBA types, but as a 2nd round flyer, I think he is intriguing....

I don't how you say he is a shitty decision maker either, when he had over a 2 to 1 Asst\to ratio this year.....

This is all moot when it comes to POR though b\c I just don't see them drafting a rookie PG as a b\u to Lillard...I think tey are going to want to go with a vet, but you never know...
 
I' a big Crabbe, Wolters and Franklin fan as well if we get a later pick.
 
Wolters certainly looks fun to watch. He's a poor man's Steve Nash. We badly need defense at the PG, though.
 
Nate Wolters w/ a lower first. Ford thinks he could go to Utah with their #21.
 
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I also thought Armon Johnson was gonna have a great career.
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He is the reason we traded Bayless. Nate said he passed Jerryd in the rotation during training camp. At start of season, we all thought he was a part of our future core. I remember MM of all people considered him to be one of the few untouchables.
 
KingSpeed said:
He is the reason we traded Bayless. Nate said he passed Jerryd in the rotation during training camp. At start of season, we all thought he was a part of our future core. I remember MM of all people considered him to be one of the few untouchables.
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Yes, but at some point the forum soured on him like he threw a towel in Sabonis' face. I couldn't see why and still thought he will prove us all wrong when he signed with New Jersey but they didn't re-sign him and now I don't think he even plays professional basketball anymore.
 
Blazer4ever said:
Yes, but at some point the forum soured on him like he threw a towel in Sabonis' face. I couldn't see why and still thought he will prove us all wrong when he signed with New Jersey but they didn't re-sign him and now I don't think he even plays professional basketball anymore.
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Huh? Rasheed Wallace threw that towel in Sabas' face.

It wasn't his only meltdown. Detroit should feel lucky they weren't Portland, because Rasheed the Whack-a-doo would have received even more techs. What a headcase that clown was.

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