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Post by umassgrad2005 on Jun 27, 2024 16:32:17 GMT -5
I wouldn't have taken him at 30 because he weighs 212 pounds and he's a PF/C, but 2nd round you roll the tice.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on Jun 27, 2024 16:35:05 GMT -5
McCullar Jr. One of the best defenders in draft
Edwards, Chomche and Flowers as young bet on upside guys
Reeves is another great shooter and Quinten Post is a big shooter
Just not a Bridges fan.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Jun 27, 2024 16:37:08 GMT -5
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Post by ematz1423 on Jun 27, 2024 16:42:15 GMT -5
I don't think it's tampering necessarily but it's scummy. I'm with you I would love to see some team pick him just as an F U to lebron. I don't think the Lakers would care that much since the dude wouldn't be in the conversation to be drafted if his last name wasn't James.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on Jun 27, 2024 17:00:14 GMT -5
You basically have to take Kevin McCullar Jr at this point, great value.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jun 27, 2024 17:02:49 GMT -5
Jesus Golden State took my guy
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Post by tizzle on Jun 27, 2024 17:03:00 GMT -5
Like I said before Scheierman speed and agility tests are equal to Whites. No need to bring race into it.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jun 27, 2024 17:07:17 GMT -5
Blah
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Jun 27, 2024 17:11:05 GMT -5
Scouting report doesn't really excite me, not that late 2nd rounders amount to much to begin with.
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Jun 27, 2024 17:11:27 GMT -5
The Athletic NBA Draft analyst Sam Vecenie on Watson:
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Post by tizzle on Jun 27, 2024 17:12:27 GMT -5
Pretty embarrassing for the league, imo.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Jun 27, 2024 17:13:43 GMT -5
I really hope Bronny James has no career in the NBA. I don't care that he's LeBron's kid. A terrible NBA prospect getting to dictate where he goes is just gross. I hated Lonzo Ball because of his dad, but a fringe 2nd round prospect? Awful for the NBA.
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Jun 27, 2024 17:14:23 GMT -5
Hollinger on Watson:
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Post by umassgrad2005 on Jun 27, 2024 17:15:08 GMT -5
Take best player available or best upside guy, this is basically just a fill a need pick. Like replace Brissett with a cheaper guy. Likely a guy you could have signed to a two way contract after the draft. Wasted pick in my book. It's NBA draft you don't draft for need over talent.
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Post by mobaz on Jun 27, 2024 17:16:03 GMT -5
I was somehow hoping for better at 54.
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Post by philarhody on Jun 27, 2024 17:16:40 GMT -5
Vecenie saying Watson was one of the few players in college basketball that was switchable from 1-5. If he figures out the shot, he probably plays with a 7 foot wingspan.
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Post by manfred on Jun 27, 2024 17:17:40 GMT -5
Watson could surprise. He improved every year at Gonzaga, and he does so many good things in game that won’t necessarily show in the line. Incredible worker and winner.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on Jun 27, 2024 17:18:02 GMT -5
Steal of draft, Suns getting McCullar at 56. They got two of the best defenders in the draft.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on Jun 27, 2024 17:19:38 GMT -5
Watson wasn't invited to the top two combines, he ended up at the lowest one the G-League and didn't impress enough to get called up to the others.
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Jun 27, 2024 17:22:18 GMT -5
I was somehow hoping for better at 54. I'd imagine expecting anything more than a rotational flyer at #54 -- which it seems they got -- is unreasonable. But to each his own, eh?
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Post by ematz1423 on Jun 27, 2024 17:23:07 GMT -5
I really hope Bronny James has no career in the NBA. I don't care that he's LeBron's kid. A terrible NBA prospect getting to dictate where he goes is just gross. I hated Lonzo Ball because of his dad, but a fringe 2nd round prospect? Awful for the NBA. LA is going to be a clown show this year. No wonder hurley wanted no part of it. Good luck to Reddick dealing with that crap.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on Jun 27, 2024 17:23:38 GMT -5
I was somehow hoping for better at 54. I'd imagine expecting anything more than a rotational flyer at #54 -- which it seems they got -- is unreasonable. But to each his own, eh? Yet Kevin McCullar Jr was there!
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Post by umassgrad2005 on Jun 27, 2024 17:28:20 GMT -5
Stevens can still hit a grand slam by signing Edwards or Flowers to 2 way contracts, but that's unlikely.
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Post by Don Caballero on Jun 27, 2024 18:17:27 GMT -5
I really hope Bronny James has no career in the NBA. I don't care that he's LeBron's kid. A terrible NBA prospect getting to dictate where he goes is just gross. I hated Lonzo Ball because of his dad, but a fringe 2nd round prospect? Awful for the NBA. LA is going to be a clown show this year. No wonder hurley wanted no part of it. Good luck to Reddick dealing with that crap. Make no mistake here friend, JJ Redick IS absolutely part of the clown show. He has zero coaching experience, this is the NBA equivalent of Jeff Saturday coaching the Colts that one year.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Jun 27, 2024 18:23:57 GMT -5
Couple scattered thoughts: - Aesthetically, I love a sweet lefty jump shot. I also think there's some basketball benefit, too - most defenders' muscle memory is to close out to the right hand, so a lefty shot might give you a millisecond more time to get a shot off (sort of like Belichick's preference for left-footed punters). - Scheierman's game is more Pritchard than Hauser - he made a living on pull-up/step-back threes (though he did great on catch and shoots, too). He's a better ballhandler and passer than Hauser, and is more able to score inside the arc, which gives him a higher ceiling (can be more than a role player). With that said, Hauser's real superpower is his ability to hold up on defense (and bait teams into trying to iso him up) - Scheierman will need to be able to at least do the same. - There was a lot of discussion about how, given how good their rotation is, it'd be tough for a rookie to get real playing time and how they might want to punt the pick into the future. I think that is kind of backwards. Their championship window is open right now, and I love the idea of taking an older, NBA-ready player who is ready for real minutes immediately. Rotations can get real thin real fast, and having a guy who can fill in in case of injury or just play real regular season minutes to give their front-end rotation guys more opportunities for rest is huge, especially given the way that the second apron is going to limit their other team-building tools starting this year and going forward. - Filipowski would have been a nice pick too, but it's easier to find a rotation big man than a rotation wing as a minimum salary free agent, so I like the direction they went in. I've been so busy lately that somehow I missed the draft completely. Being a lefty myself I'm already biased to liking the guy and I do like the video's I've watched. He to me seems like he's a cross between PP and Hauser. I'm so in time he can become a valuable rotation member and a Hauser replacement not that I'm in any rush to push Sam out. I do hope we can add a good veteran big chasing a ring who will at worst get alot of minutes without Porzingas the first few months and add some insurance at the one spot that certainly has some concerns.
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