Official 2015 NBA Draft Discussion Thread [ft. TyCobb]

miggs · Post #641 » by **miggs** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:45 am

Gek wrote:
aaron_gray wrote:Well have at it. The Suns have our pick, but we have Houston's pick unless they miss the playoffs plus we'll most likely get to keep our 2nd that we sent to Orlando.

Thoughts, suggestions? How can we acquire more picks this year?

so are you actually aaron gray? did you go to Pitt? did he go to your high school? I just gotta know why anyone would pick that username.

i've been wondering this for a good while now myself too, we must know!

Mirjalovic · Post #642 » by **Mirjalovic** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:52 am

miggs wrote:
Gek wrote:
aaron_gray wrote:Well have at it. The Suns have our pick, but we have Houston's pick unless they miss the playoffs plus we'll most likely get to keep our 2nd that we sent to Orlando.

Thoughts, suggestions? How can we acquire more picks this year?

so are you actually aaron gray? did you go to Pitt? did he go to your high school? I just gotta know why anyone would pick that username.

i've been wondering this for a good while now myself too, we must know!

i thought he was a Raps fans. glad someone ask about it.

Kalidogg24 · Post #643 » by **Kalidogg24** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 9:52 am

Do It Mitch!!!

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWGMq9cf9J4[/youtube]

aaron_gray · Post #644 » by **aaron_gray** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:10 am

Lol sorry guys, I have no connection with the city of Pittsburg unless I get into Carnegie mellon

If any of you have lived in Pittsburg, what's it like there? Which sectors provide the most job opportunities and how many job opportunities are there in general compared to cities like Philly?

Gek · Post #645 » by **Gek** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:53 pm

aaron_gray wrote:Lol sorry guys, I have no connection with the city of Pittsburg unless I get into Carnegie mellon

If any of you have lived in Pittsburg, what's it like there? Which sectors provide the most job opportunities and how many job opportunities are there in general compared to cities like Philly?

I refuse to answer your questions until you learn to spell. It's Pittsburgh, there's a **** h on the end. This proves you are not ready for the city.

Pittsburgh = nice midwest city
Philly = big ass-holey eastcoast city (think NY, Boston, DC). I do like Philly, but I never wanted to live in a big city. Pittsburgh is a nice middle ground for me where there is plenty to do, see and places to have fun, but I can still drive 30min away and get out of it all and slip into the wild.

Size wise, Philly is a top 5-10 sized city in the US and Pittsburgh is about 50. Carnegie's campus is right up against Pitt's. 2014 saw the most money invested in Pittsburgh Tech since 2000. Healthcare, robotics, medtech, computer/software are all really big trends in the city. There is established healthcare and education/colleges out the wazoo. Pitt and Carnegie are both research powerhouses in different fields. Randomly in the past 4 years, a big food scene has popped up with some restaurants and bars getting national attention. Carnegie is as asian as you'd expect, but not like UCLA asians.... east coast asians.

I've lived in Pittsburgh for the past 6 years now so I can answer any questions you have with a nice touch of yinzer bias.

aaron_gray · Post #646 » by **aaron_gray** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 1:01 pm

What about housing prices? And typically do people who come out of cmu get entry level jobs in Pittsburgh or elsewhere?

Gek · Post #647 » by **Gek** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 4:55 pm

aaron_gray wrote:What about housing prices? And typically do people who come out of cmu get entry level jobs in Pittsburgh or elsewhere?

college kids go everywhere, but CMU has a nice start-up and career network in the city. pittsburgh is absurdly affordable. go to town http://money.cnn.com/calculator/pf/cost-of-living/

cmu is near an area called "squirrel hill" that has some really nice places.

Post #648 » by **crazyeights** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 6:28 pm

Which games should we be watching today? Anybody notable in Georgia vs Mich State?

LApwnd · Post #649 » by **LApwnd** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:26 pm

on draftnet, they have Hollis-Jefferson falling into the 2nd (1st pick by Hou)....anyone think he's worth taking with Hou 1st pick just to make sure we secure him? Right now they have us mock to take Christian Woods from UNLV, not much of a college guy by 220 as PF seems on the light side. Other notables I see down around bottome of 1st is Norman Powell, I like athleticism and wouldn't mind him either.

moonpie · Post #650 » by **moonpie** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:27 pm

CBS triple header tomorrow:

UCLA vs. UAB at 12:10 EST
Kentucky vs. Cincinatti at 2:40 EST
OSU vs. Arizona at 5:15 EST

Post #651 » by **TyCobb** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 7:09 pm

lets go cinci

Post #652 » by **Slava** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 7:17 pm

Cincy is maniacally physical. Pretty good test for Kentucky.

Post #653 » by **Slava** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 7:19 pm

Lyles!

Ckay · Post #654 » by **Ckay** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 7:46 pm

moonpie · Post #655 » by **moonpie** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 8:03 pm

Reminder that Ohio State vs. Arizona immediately follows the Kentucky/Cincinatti game on CBS

Post #656 » by **TyCobb** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 8:03 pm

Another quiet double-double by Looney (15th on the season, tops among FR in NCAA). He makes that team work so well as he is the link between their inside and outside game, both offensively and defensively.

moonpie · Post #657 » by **moonpie** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 9:49 pm

Arizona keeping it close thanks to the senior McConnell

ALL HAIL · Post #658 » by **ALL HAIL** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 9:51 pm

Russell has always most reminded me of a more unselfish version of Jamal Crawford.

I'm not sold at all that his impact will be too much more than Crawford's.

moonpie · Post #659 » by **moonpie** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 9:58 pm

^Disagree, Russell's got a certain factor to his game that is hard to describe in words. As long as we keep our pick, we'll end up with an excellent player though.

ArC_man · Post #660 » by **ArC_man** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 9:59 pm

RHJ's been impressive despite not being able to make a shot.

Who will win the national championship?