[NBA] Comments that don't warrant their own thread (OCT/NOV)
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I wanted:
Kawhi Leonard
Andre Drummond
CJ McCollum (when I thought Tyreke would re-sign)
Elfrid Payton
Willie Cauley-Stein
This year I hoped for Dunn to drop but based on who was available at #8 think you have to take Chriss. And if you're going with youth & potential I think you take DeJounte Murray at #22.
That said I liked the Phoenix trade but I would've taken Baldwin at 13. Skal impressed in summer league but he and Richardson were literally two of my least favorite prospects in this last draft.
Sigh.
Kawhi Leonard
Andre Drummond
CJ McCollum (when I thought Tyreke would re-sign)
Elfrid Payton
Willie Cauley-Stein
This year I hoped for Dunn to drop but based on who was available at #8 think you have to take Chriss. And if you're going with youth & potential I think you take DeJounte Murray at #22.
That said I liked the Phoenix trade but I would've taken Baldwin at 13. Skal impressed in summer league but he and Richardson were literally two of my least favorite prospects in this last draft.
Sigh.
I really think the Kings will regret passing on Baldwin. He's having a good rookie debut so far, already played 10mins in the 1st half.
Papagiannis on the other hand, will be lucky to play 10 games this season. I don't even have to exaggerate when I say that...which is sad.
Still don't understand the justification on that pick at all. I really don't.
Watching Papagiannis struggle through preseason was cringe worthy. I really don't understand what Vlade saw in Papagiannis. The guy doesn't even look better than Jeff Whitey. He didn't show a single positive, let along a single strength. Looked pathetic on the boards for a guy as big as him. Not really a rim protector. Slow footed on defense. Lateral quickness extremely questionable. Plays extremely soft for a 7ft 240lb player.
Oh well. Nothing we can do now, but root for him. Really hard to have confidence in someone like Papagiannis who showed us very very little promise.
Papagiannis on the other hand, will be lucky to play 10 games this season. I don't even have to exaggerate when I say that...which is sad.
Still don't understand the justification on that pick at all. I really don't.
Watching Papagiannis struggle through preseason was cringe worthy. I really don't understand what Vlade saw in Papagiannis. The guy doesn't even look better than Jeff Whitey. He didn't show a single positive, let along a single strength. Looked pathetic on the boards for a guy as big as him. Not really a rim protector. Slow footed on defense. Lateral quickness extremely questionable. Plays extremely soft for a 7ft 240lb player.
Oh well. Nothing we can do now, but root for him. Really hard to have confidence in someone like Papagiannis who showed us very very little promise.
I have to stop watching Washington highlights from last year. Chriss and Murray may or may not turn out to be good players (Murray will get every opportunity with the Spurs system, shooting coach and record of player development) but I know they'd at least be a lot more fun to watch than Papagiannis and Richardson.
I'm bullish on Baldwin. I don't think he'll be a star and may not ever be a starter for a good team but he offers a lot as a potential bench combo guard.
I'm bullish on Baldwin. I don't think he'll be a star and may not ever be a starter for a good team but he offers a lot as a potential bench combo guard.
Embiid is yelling HE CAN'T GUARD ME at Steven Adams and the crowd is chanting TRUST THE PROCESS and I am maniacally laughing
We can't keep kicking ourselves every time someone we didn't pick winds up being good. (Do you think the Wizards stay up at night wondering what'd happen if they picked Boogoe instead of John Wall?)
What's really important is whether or not the guys we pick wind up helping the team or not. Turner had a monster game last night but it's not like Willie was out there stinking it up for us either.
What's really important is whether or not the guys we pick wind up helping the team or not. Turner had a monster game last night but it's not like Willie was out there stinking it up for us either.
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I agree with you but I would add that it depends on whether you wanted us to pick said player or not before the draft. For example, I didn't even consider Myles Turner or Booker at #6 in the 2015 so I'm not mad that Vlade didn't too. I did however really like Baldwin for us in last years draft. To Vlades credit though, Baldwin did have red flags regarding his character and a lot of teams passed him up as well.
How can we not kick ourselves? why is it the players that the Kings draft don't amount to anything special while you watch talent across the board that could of been drafted produce for their respective teams in their first or second year, while Kings fans and the organization are watching paint dry. My Turner comment wasn't a knock on Willie by any means by the way, I wanted Willie in the draft, I said so on numerous times....it's just aggravating to see players always play better just because they weren't drafted by this team.
Not sure where this would belong but saw this on Greg Oden. He is done done with basketball and going back to Ohio State right now. But the crazy part is that he is 28 years old. His career feels like a lifetime ago to me, I think he was drafted the year after I moved to Portland, but maybe it was the second year.
http://www.indystar.com/story/sport...n-m-still-trying-figure-out-my-life/92845362/
http://www.indystar.com/story/sport...n-m-still-trying-figure-out-my-life/92845362/
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