NBA Draft

[Demo]

2 hours ago, BtownStrength said:

And Braden Smith comes in at a height of 5'10 1/4". The height inflation by cbb teams is quite impressive. 

Saw somewhere that his measurables were identical to DJ Augustin and that dude played for a dozen years for half the teams in the League. Smith can only hope for that outcome.

[Stuhoo]

19 minutes ago, Demo said:

Saw somewhere that his measurables were identical to DJ Augustin and that dude played for a dozen years for half the teams in the League. Smith can only hope for that outcome.

Smith could aspire to be the 'no-hops Nate Robinson.'

[Demo]

Ridiculous

[LIHoosier]

24 minutes ago, Demo said:

Ridiculous

Fraschilla and Bilas will have a fight to the death to determine who gets to propose to him.

[mike vannice]

1 hour ago, Demo said:

Ridiculous

And the Sleepers Media guys quoted him as saying if he was not a top 20 pick he would go the college route.

[Demo]

39 minutes ago, mike vannice said:

And the Sleepers Media guys quoted him as saying if he was not a top 20 pick he would go the college route.

“And with the 17th pick in the 2026 NBA Draft the world champion Oklahoma City Thunder select…..”

[Hovadipo]

I was kicking around a "everyone is overthinking Darryn Peterson and he ends up being Ant Edwards Part Deux" take and then I see Shams reporting that his people are telling everyone at the combine that he's a PG.

So...back to the drawing board for Mr. Draft Savant over here.

[Demo]

20 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

I was kicking around a "everyone is overthinking Darryn Peterson and he ends up being Ant Edwards Part Deux" take and then I see Shams reporting that his people are telling everyone at the combine that he's a PG.

So...back to the drawing board for Mr. Draft Savant over here.

I think you’re safe to continue to proudly wear the savant title. Traditional PG’s like Hali are so rare now. Ant and Donovan Mitchell play with the ball more than anyone on their teams and no one calls them PG’s while Brunson is about as ball dominant as it gets hunting his own and is considered one. Whoever drafts him can just call him whatever they want.

[Hovadipo]

18 minutes ago, Demo said:

I think you’re safe to continue to proudly wear the savant title. Traditional PG’s like Hali are so rare now. Ant and Donovan Mitchell play with the ball more than anyone on their teams and no one calls them PG’s while Brunson is about as ball dominant as it gets hunting his own and is considered one. Whoever drafts him can just call him whatever they want.

Heading back to the drawing board because the guy that almost OD’d on creatine is now causing more of a ruckus. Then again, Ant is a dawg and isn’t exactly the world’s greatest decision maker. 

[Demo]

2 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

Heading back to the drawing board because the guy that almost OD’d on creatine is now causing more of a ruckus. Then again, Ant is a dawg and isn’t exactly the world’s greatest decision maker. 

Personally, I need the draft to get here in the worst way because I can’t help taking the Twitter bait on Cam Boozer. If I see 1 more post contending he’s gonna be Jokic I will lose my mind. I need to let it go and I just can’t.

[Hovadipo]

3 minutes ago, Demo said:

Personally, I need the draft to get here in the worst way because I can’t help taking the Twitter bait on Cam Boozer. If I see 1 more post contending he’s gonna be Jokic I will lose my mind. I need to let it go and I just can’t.

I like Boozer, but that......seems unlikely.

[Demo]

18 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

I like Boozer, but that......seems unlikely.

He may be the all time example of an early maturer. Kid’s built like a 28yo man and has an incredibly refined game. But he is as good relative to his peer group as he’s ever gonna be. He’ll do nothing but lose ground to them over the next 7 or 8 years. He’ll play for a million years and be an all star caliber player but he’ll never be option 1 on a team that wins anything and Dybantsa and Peterson I believe can be. I said he had a fair chance to be Kevin Love, which I think’s a compliment and a high end outcome for him, and these online draft dudes come unglued like I’m calling him TJ Leaf.

[jermhoosierfan]

4 minutes ago, Demo said:

He may be the all time example of an early maturer. Kid’s built like a 28yo man and has an incredibly refined game. But he is as good relative to his peer group as he’s ever gonna be. He’ll do nothing but lose ground to them over the next 7 or 8 years. He’ll play for a million years and be an all star caliber player but he’ll never be option 1 on a team that wins anything and Dybantsa and Peterson I believe can be. I said he had a fair chance to be Kevin Love, which I think’s a compliment and a high end outcome for him, and these online draft dudes come unglued like I’m calling him TJ Leaf.

Love was the second best player on teams that went to 4 straight Finals and won one of them.  He has had a solid career which is still going from a quick Google search which surprised me.  He married Kate Bock, so there could be a lot worse careers he could follow.

[Hovadipo]

18 minutes ago, Demo said:

He may be the all time example of an early maturer. Kid’s built like a 28yo man and has an incredibly refined game. But he is as good relative to his peer group as he’s ever gonna be. He’ll do nothing but lose ground to them over the next 7 or 8 years. He’ll play for a million years and be an all star caliber player but he’ll never be option 1 on a team that wins anything and Dybantsa and Peterson I believe can be. I said he had a fair chance to be Kevin Love, which I think’s a compliment and a high end outcome for him, and these online draft dudes come unglued like I’m calling him TJ Leaf.

As always from you, that's a great comp and a major compliment in the eyes of anyone older than about 18. You're probably arguing with online draft dudes that were in diapers when Love was averaging 18+ pts and 10+ rebs and changing how teams got out on the break with his passing.

[Hovadipo]

 

 

Sorry, but absolutely the f*** not. I will not stand for this.

[jermhoosierfan]

29 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

 

 

Sorry, but absolutely the f*** not. I will not stand for this.

Picks from 5 to about 8 are all basically PGs, and the Pacers would probably have gone Mara with Halliburton coming back.  Personally, I would have love to seen them at 4 to get Wilson.  Sigh

[Stuhoo]

Wagler once his body fills out?

Yessir - that's a featured playoff team player.

That skinny kid has an amazing feel for the game.

[Hovadipo]

23 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Wagler once his body fills out?

Yessir - that's a featured playoff team player.

That skinny kid has an amazing feel for the game.

“Slower paced Tyrese Haliburton” = not Tyrese Haliburton in any way.

Not arguing he could be a really good pro, btw. 

[Demo]

29 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

“Slower paced Tyrese Haliburton” = not Tyrese Haliburton in any way.

Not arguing he could be a really good pro, btw. 

That dude had it right the 1st time. He’s basically a scoring lead guard with enough facilitation chops that you can’t run doubles at him. Really clever, understands angles. Great change of pace. Plus vision. He does it differently but practically he’s much closer to Shai than he is to Hali.

[Hovadipo]

3 hours ago, Demo said:

That dude had it right the 1st time. He’s basically a scoring lead guard with enough facilitation chops that you can’t run doubles at him. Really clever, understands angles. Great change of pace. Plus vision. He does it differently but practically he’s much closer to Shai than he is to Hali.

Comparing a scoring-focused college guard (and a very good one) to a God-tier facilitator is so weird. There were some other goofy comps in that article, but a Haliburton comp is a tough sell for me.