The Official 2018 NBA Draft Talk Thread 6/21

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An unathletic 19 year old will always be unathletic.

He’s not unathletic though he’s just not an amazing athlete nor was Brandon Roy, nor is Steph, nor was Dirk, nor was Bird. Plenty of great players aren’t great athletes but this

Is not unathletic sorry sir
 

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seems like the buzz for this draft died a few weeks ago. havent heard much speculation or anything about who's goin where and this shyt is in a few days. wtf is going on?

I'm gonna laugh so hard whoever takes that white kid from Villanova. classic case of Malachi Richardson type shyt. 1 good tourney and gets taken in top 15. that white boy will be out of the league in 2-3 years
 

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whats the difference between Jahlil Okafor and Bagley? both are PF/C tweeners who can't shoot
 

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seems like the buzz for this draft died a few weeks ago. havent heard much speculation or anything about who's goin where and this shyt is in a few days. wtf is going on?

I'm gonna laugh so hard whoever takes that white kid from Villanova. classic case of Malachi Richardson type shyt. 1 good tourney and gets taken in top 15. that white boy will be out of the league in 2-3 years
Malachi went in the 20s and attended Syracuse.
 

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I'm not sure why people say you can't get more athletic. You don't even hit your athletic prime until 25-28

That don't mean you're going from rim grazing to MJ dunk package or anything, but lateral movement, core strength, ability to take contact, balance, etc - all the things that really make you a professional - develop consistently.
 

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That’s cool and all but that’s me in my avi I don’t use nobody but myself and have proved I’m Black
so don’t be stupid. I just know basketball.

Oh, you must have been accused of being white before.:jbhmm:

No need to go down that rabbit hole champ.

I don't play those games on this site. I don't really care. I was just making an observation that what you said is something I've only saw white people say. It's interesting, because Doncic is obviously going to struggle athletically in the NBA. I just see white people take that so personal and they fight tooth and nail against it.
 

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I'm not sure why people say you can't get more athletic. You don't even hit your athletic prime until 25-28

That don't mean you're going from rim grazing to MJ dunk package or anything, but lateral movement, core strength, ability to take contact, balance, etc - all the things that really make you a professional - develop consistently.


I think people confuse athleticism with Vince Carter dunks. It's more to it. I don't expect that elite athleticism.. But I do expect foot speed and hip fluidity if you're going to be a primary ball handler.
 

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I think people confuse athleticism with Vince Carter dunks. It's more to it. I don't expect that elite athleticism.. But I do expect foot speed and hip fluidity if you're going to be a primary ball handler.
he's got that, his first step and footspeed in general are trash and in the nba he's not gonna be creating out of nothing - he'll need a real organized team to get the most out of his toolkit for the first year or so.

once nba defenders smell blood and start blitzing you as a ballhandler your season is gonna be in the gutter for months. it'd be nice to see him in dallas or something, but atlanta, sac, and memphis are gonna be an uphill climb for him and maybe even stunt his growth
 
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