SLAB
Hall of Famer
I’ll bring the drinks.
KINGS PICKING 4TH IN 2022 NBA DRAFT!
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I’ll bring the drinks.
kingsboi
Hall of Famer
and here I thought you were a pure soul 0_0
SLAB
Hall of Famer
Wait …. It’s possible to watch this godforsaken team without hard liquor?!
kingsboi
Hall of Famer
yes indeed. I introduce to you a poison pill called apathy
SLAB
Hall of Famer
So my problem is I CARE TOO MUCH?!
:::cries into my Kings body pillow:::
(I do not actually own a Kings body pillow)
kingsboi
Hall of Famer
less is more
steelevt
All-Star
Technically true since Demarcus Cousins isn’t a King anymore.
Leave Banchero on the board if he's there at four?!?
I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on that one. I would take any of the "big three" at four without hesitation if Ivey (or somebody unexpected) jumps top three, but Banchero is my #1 in this draft, even if he's not the best fit with Sabonis.
If any of the "big three" is on the board at four, we should take them and reject all trade offers that don't involve a 20-year-old LeBron.
I know, and yes Vlade and company were inept in every possible way, still we could have avoided 4 years of Luka vs Bagley frustration/ conversations if we had simply stayed put in that draft.
QWERTYLICIOUS
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Then you better be first in line to explain why we received a post-draft grade of a big ol' "F" for leaving Paolo Banchero on the board after the top three all passed up on the opportunity to draft him.
macadocious
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Banchero has flipped to the favorite on most of the betting sites.
OK, nothing imminent on closing this one, but we're at 80 pages here, so we should probably voluntarily move discussion over to Tetsu's Draft Dread thread, which may or may not be the draft thread itself.
The Effort Police
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Me too. That or draft him for someone else.
Although there's a high chance we'd be doing them a favor since there's an equally high chance Ivey is just this year's run-jump athlete with no skill.
Dime Dropper
All-Star
Ivey is not a run-jump athlete with no skill. God damn these hot takes are hard to read constantly.
The Effort Police
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Then how come he doesn't look good whenever he's not blowing by anyone in a straight line? No off-hand, bad defensive IQ, bad midrange, unimpressive handle, no shiftiness or creative moves, slow and wonky shot that fell off during conference play, so I'm not entirely buying his shot's improvement.
He explodes to the rim in a straight line using his athleticism and finishes with his dominant hand. That's about it, aside from occasional off-ball savviness.
Dime Dropper
All-Star
As I said, hot take. You don't know what you're watching.
KingsFanSince85
All-Star
Who cares about grades? Besides, the KINGS have passed up good players before. Nothing new there.
What’s escaping you is the overwhelming track history of Duke players.
New Orleans probably would have been ridiculed and received an ‘F’ for passing on Zion Williamson in favor of Ja Morant but it’d have been a great decision.
KingsFanSince85
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Or people are just naturally biased toward things they like and against that which they don’t like thus see what they wanna see. Pretty common, especially nowadays.
KingsFanSince85
All-Star
I wonder what has suddenly changed.
kb02
All-Star
@Telemachus must think this is fake news.
Regarding Chet, seen some rumors that he didn’t give his medical to Orl and Okc. If anyone falls to 4, I think it’s him.
kb02
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@Telemachus must think this is fake news.
Regarding Chet, seen some rumors that he didn’t give his medical to Orl and Okc. If anyone falls to 4, I think it’s him.
The air we breath in and the plants we smoke hit differently in NYC.
I actually think the value is OK on those trades. Way closer than most that have been circulating.
QWERTYLICIOUS
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What's escaping you is the simple fact that, according to your logic, we shouldn't draft a player from ANY school out there. Because, I guarantee that, when you go back in history, there are VERY few schools, if any at all, that produce more all stars than they do busts.
Entity
Hall of Famer
RJ and the 11 i will take
gives us solid SG and mid pick
QWERTYLICIOUS
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I guess, for the sake of my sanity, I will put my positive Paolo Banchero vibes to the side, until he:
- Is named ROY
- Is named league MVP
- Is named Finals MVP
- Has led his team to a championship
While I put my positive Paolo Banchero vibes to the side, I will also "enjoy" watching this board go up in flames over the fact that our 2022 1st round pick has managed to make his way to obscurity, while Banchero is leading his team to glory.
- Is named ROY
- Is named league MVP
- Is named Finals MVP
- Has led his team to a championship
While I put my positive Paolo Banchero vibes to the side, I will also "enjoy" watching this board go up in flames over the fact that our 2022 1st round pick has managed to make his way to obscurity, while Banchero is leading his team to glory.
QWERTYLICIOUS
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Also, and just to clarify...
I am not saying that we should do everything in our power to ensure that Paolo Banchero comes to Sacramento at the end of the day. Because I do not believe it is worth gutting our roster and future draft picks just to move up 1-2 spots to draft the guy.
I am saying, however, that I firmly believe that, when the smoke clears, Paolo Banchero WILL end up going down as the best player to come out of this draft class. He's a special kid. And he is going to be a special NBA player.
NOTE: I will ABSOLUTELY be here to admit my fault(s) if Paolo Banchero becomes just another statistic. I won't shy away from stuff like that. Not on this forum. If he becomes a bust, I will man up and admit being wrong.
I am not saying that we should do everything in our power to ensure that Paolo Banchero comes to Sacramento at the end of the day. Because I do not believe it is worth gutting our roster and future draft picks just to move up 1-2 spots to draft the guy.
I am saying, however, that I firmly believe that, when the smoke clears, Paolo Banchero WILL end up going down as the best player to come out of this draft class. He's a special kid. And he is going to be a special NBA player.
NOTE: I will ABSOLUTELY be here to admit my fault(s) if Paolo Banchero becomes just another statistic. I won't shy away from stuff like that. Not on this forum. If he becomes a bust, I will man up and admit being wrong.
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