The Official 2015 NBA Draft Talk Thread

[Lakerman0834]

@Brozay i cant imagine that sick feelin in your stomach knowing you guys drafted Aldridge and NUrkic

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

@labelplant Who should the Rockets target breh?

Best PG available

Grant/Wright/Jones

Unless someone they have on their big board way ahead of those guys fall to them

 

[Rich Spirit]

Best PG available

Grant/Wright/Jones

Unless someone they have on their big board way ahead of those guys fall to them

Wright is my favorite out the group followed by Jones and Grant. Jones worked out for us but he apparently "injured his back"

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

Wright is my favorite out the group followed by Jones and Grant. Jones worked out for us but he apparently "injured his back"

To me its basically Wright=Grant>Jones

Im not a big fan of Jones and dont see a big enough talent gap to choose definitively Grant or Wright. Id be equally happy with either as a Rockets fan

 

[labelplant]

@labelplant Who should the Rockets target breh?

In the draft? Hmmm considering where they're picking I like Looney but their big men rotation is pretty set. I'm a fan of Delon Wright's game but the Rockets really emphasize 3 pointers. Payne would be great but is unlikely to fall to them. So I'm gonna go with Jerian Grant

 

[Brozay]

@Brozay i cant imagine that sick feelin in your stomach knowing you guys drafted Aldridge and NUrkic

It really burns my dude, I got over LMA because of DRose

but there is no forseeable silver lining to the Nurkic fukkup

 

[jaguar paw]

It really burns my dude, I got over LMA because of DRose

but there is no forseeable silver lining to the Nurkic fukkup

 

[Rich Spirit]

 

[PTBG]

"We had a Lakers dinner and they were about 8 or 9 of us and the table was "evenly divided" between Okafor or Russell. Some people like the idea of taking a guard and not a big man, but the thing that became obvious to me is that there is no consensus on what the Lakers should do."

Seems like Mitch & Buss want to go big, but Ryan West & Jesse Buss want to go small and go more modern with the way how small the NBA is now. Only one more week.

 

[PTBG]

Here was Jay Bilas' thoughts on the draft from today:

- Russell is the best "pure" basketball player in the draft.

- Okafor is at the top of (Jay Bilas') board. Okafor's dominant trait of his low post scoring edges Towns. Not every center has to be great defensively, Dwight Howard is not a good pick and roll defender.

- Towns is a more versatile prospect, makes shots, free throws, and is a shot blocker, but no dominant trait.

- Porzingis is not a rebounder, he's not physical in the post, there's a degree of risk.

- Russell is not a good defender either but his defense won't be an issue. He's not a superior athlete but it's better than most give him credit for. He's in the mold of a Steph Curry type of player but not quite as good.

- Okafor's footwork is phenomenal, he can become a better defender in the NBA. Not a rim protector, but a better defender.

 

[Akata Man Bromo]

Towns will be in Minny tomorrow?

 

[Akata Man Bromo]

Here was Jay Bilas' thoughts on the draft from today: Towns is a more versatile prospect, makes shots, free throws, and is a shot blocker, but no dominant trait.

I've noticed that about him too. But I still want dude #1 overall. I learned my lesson, I was about Brandon Roy when we had the chance to draft him for that same reason and look at how that turned out

 

[Malta]

I've noticed that about him too. But I still want dude #1 overall. I learned my lesson, I was about Brandon Roy when we had the chance to draft him for that same reason and look at how that turned out

Towns was limited by Calipari, he will be a better pro than he was a college player. And the whole "Dominant trait" stuff is silly, Kentucky beat Notre Dame by just throwing him the ball in the post.


You don't need to be a master of anything, just be really good at several, which he is.

 

[tremonthustler1]

Towns will be in Minny tomorrow?

He's gonna see the gym, see the city, get yelled at by KG and then hopefully tell him he's going #1

 

[NatiboyB]

Towns was limited by Calipari, he will be a better pro than he was a college player. And the whole "Dominant trait" stuff is silly, Kentucky beat Notre Dame by just throwing him the ball in the post.


You don't need to be a master of anything, just be really good at several, which he is.

I don't like talking about what these dudes did in college victories because that gives guys like Kaminski/Dekker and the other historical great college players leeway but there productivity never translates to the league.

Towns and the rest of the guys at UK were on a team far too loaded to show what all they can do which is also a reason I think Lyles can be productive.

who is the first draft and stash guy you see being picked?