2020 Draft Thread

Quazza · Post #141 » by **Quazza** » Sat Nov 30, 2019 2:14 pm

Lamelo with another triple double here in Australia

B2B triple doubles. First to do it here since 2005

Mylie10 · Post #142 » by **Mylie10** » Sat Nov 30, 2019 7:36 pm

How's that push shot of his looking?

wco81 · Post #143 » by **wco81** » Sat Nov 30, 2019 11:54 pm

Lonzo seems to have plateaued.

Maybe NO isn't the best spot for his career development but he's going to have to fix that busted shot, unless he can average over 12 assists or something.

Lavar should have hired a shooting coach for his sons years ago.

Mylie10 · Post #144 » by **Mylie10** » Sun Dec 1, 2019 2:39 am

I can't believe the horrible shooting mechanics of the Ball kids, and yet their dad is a lunatic about practice and playing. Is he blind? I would never allow my kid to shoot like that.

For those who haven't seen LaMelo take a 3, check it out. It's lol

ChuckDurn · Post #145 » by **ChuckDurn** » Sun Dec 1, 2019 6:01 am

Mylie10 wrote:I can't believe the horrible shooting mechanics of the Ball kids, and yet their dad is a lunatic about practice and playing. Is he blind? I would never allow my kid to shoot like that.

For those who haven't seen LaMelo take a 3, check it out. It's lol

Lonzo and LaMelo’s terrible form is exactly because of Lavar. He pushed them to be shooting NBA 3-pointers from a very young age, when the only way they could get enough force to throw it that far was to push it from their midsection. They got that motion ingrained into them at a young age, and now it’s stuck.

Interesting that the Pelicans had Lonzo work on his motion, and it looks more fluid...... but it’s a work in process.

clyde21 · Post #146 » by **clyde21** » Sun Dec 1, 2019 10:34 am

LaMelo's decision making is a bigger problem than his mechanics, he takes bad shots and has been taking bad shots for years, he needs to be wayyyy more efficient offensively to make up for the lack of defense

anyways, I want nothing to do with him on the Dubs, i'm not buying that he's a winning player, let alone that he's a bad fit here on top of it...

if you want a Lamelo type of player on this team we already have that in Dlo.

BballIntellect · Post #147 » by **BballIntellect** » Sun Dec 1, 2019 12:15 pm

clyde21 wrote:LaMelo's decision making is a bigger problem than his mechanics, he takes bad shots and has been taking bad shots for years, he needs to be wayyyy more efficient offensively to make up for the lack of defense

anyways, I want nothing to do with him on the Dubs, i'm not buying that he's a winning player, let alone that he's a bad fit here on top of it...

if you want a Lamelo type of player on this team we already have that in Dlo.

My thoughts exactly.

And from what I read, while he possesses undeniable talent, NBA scouts seem to have a lot of question marks and concerns regarding Lamelo too. His lack of efficiency, his subpar defense (subpar being nice) and some of the off court stuff with his dad being the main ones.

The-Power · Post #148 » by **The-Power** » Sun Dec 1, 2019 3:12 pm

I would be excited about Haliburton. He's like the smart version LaMelo Ball, or LaMelo Ball if he cared about winning more than personal glory.

wco81 · Post #149 » by **wco81** » Sun Dec 1, 2019 5:00 pm

There was a Chronicle article that the team will use the pick, not trade it away, if it's in the top 5.

Only way they wouldn't use a top 5 pick would be to trade it for someone like Giannis.

Quazza · Post #150 » by **Quazza** » Mon Dec 2, 2019 5:57 am

Just out of curiousity, everyone **** canning lamelo ...... How many of you have actually watched say, even one Illawarra Hawks game ?

(Illawarra being a coastal town in New South Wales, Australia .... FYI )

Jester_ · Post #151 » by **Jester_** » Mon Dec 2, 2019 5:21 pm

Getting into this thread (and draft) late, but am I wrong in thinking this draft seems underwhelming? Wiseman and Edwards as consensus top 2 picks scare me - seem like classic MKG-style lukewarm "could be great, could be ass, but there's no can't-miss alternatives, so here you go" type prospects

cdubbz · Post #152 » by **cdubbz** » Mon Dec 2, 2019 6:18 pm

wco81 wrote:Lonzo seems to have plateaued.

Maybe NO isn't the best spot for his career development but he's going to have to fix that busted shot, unless he can average over 12 assists or something.

Lavar should have hired a shooting coach for his sons years ago.

I still believe Lonzo can have a long NBA career if he locks down on defense more and gets his assists up. He has all the tools to be a great pass first point guard with good defense. Unless his ankle is holding him back

clyde21 · Post #153 » by **clyde21** » Mon Dec 2, 2019 6:20 pm

Jester_ wrote:Getting into this thread (and draft) late, but am I wrong in thinking this draft seems underwhelming? Wiseman and Edwards as consensus top 2 picks scare me - seem like classic MKG-style lukewarm "could be great, could be ass, but there's no can't-miss alternatives, so here you go" type prospects

it's pretty underwhelming, especially at the top, but has some decent depth at the guard position

problem for us is that this draft sucks at our biggest positions of need, I wish we were tanking next year instead of this year, next year's draft is gonna be a heavy hitter on the wings and at combo forward, while this draft is strong at guard but pretty weak everywhere else.

KevinMcreynolds · Post #154 » by **KevinMcreynolds** » Mon Dec 2, 2019 8:08 pm

Edwards is big enough to play the 3 along side Steph and Klay imo. Even if he isn't who cares since you're not allowed to play defense anymore anyways :noway:

Post #155 » by **Marcus** » Mon Dec 2, 2019 8:16 pm

Quazza wrote:Just out of curiousity, everyone **** canning lamelo ...... How many of you have actually watched say, even one Illawarra Hawks game ?

(Illawarra being a coastal town in New South Wales, Australia .... FYI )

how well do you see LaMelo fitting on a healthy Warriors team?

Quazza · Post #156 » by **Quazza** » Mon Dec 2, 2019 10:47 pm

Marcus wrote:
Quazza wrote:Just out of curiousity, everyone **** canning lamelo ...... How many of you have actually watched say, even one Illawarra Hawks game ?

(Illawarra being a coastal town in New South Wales, Australia .... FYI )

how well do you see LaMelo fitting on a healthy Warriors team?

That's the thing I guess....I don't. And at no stage in this thread have I said I hope we take him.

But he gets a lot of hate just because of his name from a bunch of people that I'm pretty sure haven't watched a single Pro game of his.

Post #157 » by **Marcus** » Mon Dec 2, 2019 10:57 pm

Quazza wrote:
Marcus wrote:
Quazza wrote:Just out of curiousity, everyone **** canning lamelo ...... How many of you have actually watched say, even one Illawarra Hawks game ?

(Illawarra being a coastal town in New South Wales, Australia .... FYI )

how well do you see LaMelo fitting on a healthy Warriors team?

That's the thing I guess....I don't. And at no stage in this thread have I said I hope we take him.

But he gets a lot of hate just because of his name from a bunch of people that I'm pretty sure haven't watched a single Pro game of his.

I feel what you're saying i see it all over as well and some of it is unfair but i get it from the perspective of those who just don't see him making sense on their teams. I'm with you though in believing there needs to be a separation of what the kid can actually do and him being guilty by association.

xdrta+ · Post #158 » by **xdrta+** » Mon Dec 2, 2019 11:20 pm

More on LaMelo:

While ESPN's Jonathan Givony and Mike Schmitz moved Ball to No. 1 overall (from No. 3 in late September) in their latest mock draft, they also said, "[We] have just received a significant amount of blowback from NBA teams who say that they simply don't trust Ball enough to hand him the keys to their franchise. They worry about what all the attention around him will do to their team culture, how strong his work ethic is and whether his father, LaVar, could become a distraction."

Post #159 » by **Marcus** » Mon Dec 2, 2019 11:30 pm

xdrta+ wrote:More on LaMelo:

While ESPN's Jonathan Givony and Mike Schmitz moved Ball to No. 1 overall (from No. 3 in late September) in their latest mock draft, they also said, "[We] have just received a significant amount of blowback from NBA teams who say that they simply don't trust Ball enough to hand him the keys to their franchise. They worry about what all the attention around him will do to their team culture, how strong his work ethic is and whether his father, LaVar, could become a distraction."

i think that part is fair and should be taken into consideration from a front office perspective, doesn't speak to the kids talent though.

xdrta+ · Post #160 » by **xdrta+** » Mon Dec 2, 2019 11:57 pm

Marcus wrote:
xdrta+ wrote:More on LaMelo:

While ESPN's Jonathan Givony and Mike Schmitz moved Ball to No. 1 overall (from No. 3 in late September) in their latest mock draft, they also said, "[We] have just received a significant amount of blowback from NBA teams who say that they simply don't trust Ball enough to hand him the keys to their franchise. They worry about what all the attention around him will do to their team culture, how strong his work ethic is and whether his father, LaVar, could become a distraction."

i think that part is fair and should be taken into consideration from a front office perspective, doesn't speak to the kids talent though.

I think the fact that they have him pegged as #1 overall pick speaks to his talent. Kind of remarkable that he won't even be 19 until next August.