tremonthustler1
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FreedS[ohh]lave;4685502 said:
Kyrie Irving is the only safe pick they've really made post-LeBron.
Nothing was sure about the other players they've chosen.
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Kyrie Irving is the only safe pick they've really made post-LeBron.
Nothing was sure about the other players they've chosen.
FreedS[ohh]lave
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Maybe safe isnt the right word but they dotn alwasy pick the guy with the most upside
Thompson might not have been "safe" but everyone knew he had limitations as a tweener and offensively that he never was never gonna have star potential
The Cavs could have traded down, the issue is that they were asking for a lot in return for the top pick.Grant wanted the world in return for the pick. You're acting as though Bennett is some can't miss future hall of famer, if he's not there then so be it. The Cavs don't have a center, they don't have a SF, and they took yet another forward despite you telling me Thompson is highly valued by them.
I'm not putting value based on their mocks, if I did then I wouldn't have kept saying Drummond should go no later than 2nd. I form my own opinion, and the Cavs taking Bennett isn't really the issue I have, it's that they took a PF when they already have a PF. They still do not have a center, and even at his best Bennett will not be a franchise player, and Thompson has almost no shot of being an all-star. I'm criticizing the Cavs draft choices as a whole, you seem to think the core they have put together is great and outside of Kyrie I don't see it. They've had two number 4 picks and the number 1 pick after him, yet all we can really say about them is what?
Actually, the Cavs and the Bobcats were really the only teams that should have taken Drummond without question. The other teams either had a young center, or drafted for need. The Cavs especially should have taken him since they passed on Jonas, a pick they should have made without question. Had they taken Jonas the year before, passing on Drummond wouldn't have been so bad, they still could have ended up with Waiters and taking Bennett would have made more sense since there wouldn't be someone in front of him. You don't get very many chances to draft quality centers, and the Cavs passed twice. There's a 6"8-6"9 rebounding PF in the draft every year, there's very few 6"10 - 7"0 guys that can actually play.
Tell me what other team was going to draft him had the Cavs not taken him 4th. The earliest he could have gone would have been 7, after that no other PF was taken until 14.
And they got shot the fukk down
They offered up 2 former lottery picks and the top pick in this years draft and both teams were like "Nah, chill". Outside of Kyrie, the Cavs have players they rate highly that the rest of the league doesn't view the same. You think if they had Drummond/Jonas frontcourt and offered it for Aldridge they'd get shot down? fukk no. Jonas is better than Thompson, only thing that will stop him will be injuries, he's already a better defender & finisher than him. He was a reach, and the fact they drafted another PF tells you that much. If they have as much faith in him being a good player long term, why did they take a scoring PF? You keep going around that question, if Thompson was such a valued player why exactly will he have another dude at his neck for his position.
tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
In the Cavs' fans' defense, the offer they made to get Love or Aldridge wasn't terrible. The offer to New Orleans isn't terrible. It's just that the teams they're looking at are philosophically in a different place. You make that offer to a team trying to rebuild, not a team trying to avoid it.
The way it looks now, Philly woulda been the team to call, though that woulda meant no Bennett. At the end of the day, Chris Grant gotta live with his decisions and pray it works.
The way it looks now, Philly woulda been the team to call, though that woulda meant no Bennett. At the end of the day, Chris Grant gotta live with his decisions and pray it works.
@tremonthustler1 @Malta
Wanted to ask you guys: I really wanted Jamaal Franklin for the Knicks, and would have been alright with Mitchell. The Hardaway pick doesn't break my heart, but I'm not in love with his game.
Was wondering your thoughts, on who you liked for them in that spot.
Wanted to ask you guys: I really wanted Jamaal Franklin for the Knicks, and would have been alright with Mitchell. The Hardaway pick doesn't break my heart, but I'm not in love with his game.
Was wondering your thoughts, on who you liked for them in that spot.
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tremonthustler1
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I thought the Knicks would draft a big to take the pressure off Chandler, Melo, STAT, but apparently had another way of getting that big as we now know.
Still think a big was necessary. Hardaway's there for depth, but I think his ceiling is J.R. Smith in all honesty. Shot selection's his biggest issue.
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Gobert on the Thunder
Nerlens and Olynyk
Magic should hire yall as GMs
C.J. McCollum,Now I'm sure the first page will have several variations of
"this draft is weak as fukk"
get it out of your system.
Now, the reason why I'm starting the thread now and not when the lotto starts is because foolishly, the combine is NEXT WEEK, before the lottery, not after. I'll post the list of 60 players that got invited to the combine. Euroleague Final Four is ongoing. Lots of prospects to sift through. Maybe you'll like some of them. I doubt it, but they can't cancel the draft, so deal with it. For all my NY heads, it's in Brooklyn this year.
Mock draft, teams will be available. Lay claim to em when the time comes because we'll be doing our annual mock draft again. As soon as the lotto is over it shall commence. Order will be here and updated.
Any other questions, debates, inquiries, you know what to do.
1. Cleveland Cavaliers- Nerlens Noel, F/C, Kentucky @jaguar paw
2. Orlando Magic- Trey Burke, G, Michigan @Richboi804
3. Washington Wizards- Otto Porter, F, Georgetown @FAH1223
4. Charlotte Bobcats- Shabazz Muhammad, F, UCLA @CarolinaKing
5. Phoenix Suns- Ben McLemore, G, Kansas @GoddamnyamanProf
6. New Orleans Pelicans- Alex Len, C, Maryland @HiphopRelated
7. Sacramento Kings- Cody Zeller, F, Indiana @LezJepzin
8. Detroit Pistons- Victor Oladipo, G, Indiana @FukkAPaidEmail /Pistons consensus
9. Minnesota Timberwolves- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, G, Georgia @tremonthustler1
10. Portland Trail Blazers- C.J. McCollum, G, Lehigh @Skooby
11. Philadelphia 76ers- Anthony Bennett, F, UNLV @Kliq_Souf
12. Oklahoma City Thunder- Rudy Gobert, C, France @Loose
13. Dallas Mavericks- Dennis Schröder, G, Germany @dtownreppin214
14. Utah Jazz- Michael Carter-Williams, G, Syracuse @trick
15. Milwaukee Bucks- Mason Plumlee, F, Duke @TRob0
16. Boston Celtics- Steven Adams, C, Pittsburgh @King Diesel
17. Atlanta Hawks- Gorgui Dieng, C, Louisville @Sly Cookin
18. Atlanta Hawks- Shane Larkin, G, Miami @Sly Cookin
19. Cleveland Cavaliers- Kelly Olynyk, C, Gonzaga @jaguar paw
20. Chicago Bulls- Tim Hardaway, Jr. , G, Michigan @cornercommission2k12 Bulls consensus
21. Utah Jazz- Sergei Karasev, F, Russia @trick
22. Brooklyn Nets- Lucas Nogueira, C, Brazil @No Homo
23. Indiana Pacers- Nate Wolters, G, South Dakota State @O RLY
24. New York Knicks- Jeff Withey, C, Kansas Knicks consensus
25. Los Angeles Clippers- Allen Crabbe, G, California @pete clemenza
26. Minnesota Timberwolves- Giannis Antetokoumpo, F, Greece @tremonthustler1
27. Denver Nuggets- Reggie Bullock, F, North Carolina @Ritzy Sharon
28. San Antonio Spurs- Marko Todorovic, C, Montenegro @Public Enemies
29. Oklahoma City Thunder- Archie Goodwin, G, Kentucky @Loose /Thunder consensus
30. Phoenix Suns- Jamaal Franklin, G, San Diego State @GoddamnyamanProf
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