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UnFadeable21 wrote:Lamelo avg 17/7/7 though and won the rookies of the year in the NBL.
He’s a much better scorer than Ricky was at this point.
Neeva wrote:KGdaBom wrote:Malik Beasley's arrest definitely increases the chances of Anthony Edwards being our #1 pick.
I have pretty much accepted Edwards will be the pick and he is growing on me.
UnFadeable21 wrote:Baseline81 wrote:UnFadeable21 wrote:No, the deal breaker for me is low iq; low effort from Edwards.
Already went through Wiggins, trying to root for him to change after 6 years. Don’t want to go through it again.
Understandable
For me, I'd rather not go through the Rubio era again in a league that requires a scoring PG.
Lamelo avg 17/7/7 though and won the rookies of the year in the NBL.
He’s a much better scorer than Ricky was at this point.
jpatrick wrote:Most important thing from combine is measurements and interviews. I do like that Ball is going to at least go through those portions. Will Edwards and Wiseman be allowed to conduct individual interviews, workouts, and/or measurements privately with the teams at the top?
Neeva wrote:KGdaBom wrote:Malik Beasley's arrest definitely increases the chances of Anthony Edwards being our #1 pick.
I have pretty much accepted Edwards will be the pick and he is growing on me.
Slim Tubby wrote:Neeva wrote:KGdaBom wrote:Malik Beasley's arrest definitely increases the chances of Anthony Edwards being our #1 pick.
I have pretty much accepted Edwards will be the pick and he is growing on me.
They call that a wart.
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Baseline81 wrote:UnFadeable21 wrote:Lamelo avg 17/7/7 though and won the rookies of the year in the NBL.
He’s a much better scorer than Ricky was at this point.
The 7 rebounds and assists are certainly eye catching for a PG, but if you dig deeper into the 17 points, you'll see how inefficient and poor of a shooter he was. Yes, he's not as gun shy as Rubio, but with those percentages, does it matter?
During his rookie season, the defense is likely to sag off Ball until he can consistently penalize them.
tsherkin wrote:The important thing to take away here is that Klomp is wrong.
Esohny wrote:Why are you asking Klomp? "He's" actually a bot that posts random blurbs from a database.
Klomp wrote:I'm putting the tired in retired mod at the moment
theGreatRC wrote:I hope he doesn't go lotto. IDC who we take #1 if we can get Maxey at #17, but I think he goes 13 at worst.
tsherkin wrote:The important thing to take away here is that Klomp is wrong.
Esohny wrote:Why are you asking Klomp? "He's" actually a bot that posts random blurbs from a database.
Klomp wrote:I'm putting the tired in retired mod at the moment
Klomp wrote:You said you want a SCORING point guard. Ball can SCORE. Is he as efficient as you'd like him to be? No, but I'd rather have someone you need to reign in than someone you need to tune up.
The scoring comparison to Rubio is ridiculous. At 19, Rubio was terrified of taking open jumpers. That hurts your offense more than taking and missing.
Klomp wrote:Baseline81 wrote:UnFadeable21 wrote:Lamelo avg 17/7/7 though and won the rookies of the year in the NBL.
He’s a much better scorer than Ricky was at this point.
The 7 rebounds and assists are certainly eye catching for a PG, but if you dig deeper into the 17 points, you'll see how inefficient and poor of a shooter he was. Yes, he's not as gun shy as Rubio, but with those percentages, does it matter?
During his rookie season, the defense is likely to sag off Ball until he can consistently penalize them.
You said you want a SCORING point guard. Ball can SCORE. Is he as efficient as you'd like him to be? No, but I'd rather have someone you need to reign in than someone you need to tune up.
The scoring comparison to Rubio is ridiculous. At 19, Rubio was terrified of taking open jumpers. That hurts your offense more than taking and missing.
Baseline81 wrote:Klomp wrote:You said you want a SCORING point guard. Ball can SCORE. Is he as efficient as you'd like him to be? No, but I'd rather have someone you need to reign in than someone you need to tune up.
The scoring comparison to Rubio is ridiculous. At 19, Rubio was terrified of taking open jumpers. That hurts your offense more than taking and missing.
I could have worded it better instead of assuming most would understand the difference between an efficient and inefficient scoring PG.
I am not sure if being terrified of taking open jumpers hurts you more than having someone constantly shoot and miss. In the latter scenario, those shots would be better taken by other players on the floor. Again, much like what happened to Lonzo, teams are simply going to allow LaMelo to shoot, which he will. If his percentages are as poor as there were overseas...
_AIJ_ wrote:I really hope maxey falls at 17. He'll be the starting 2guard as soon as year 2
KGdaBom wrote:_AIJ_ wrote:I really hope maxey falls at 17. He'll be the starting 2guard as soon as year 2
Over Edwards and Beasley??
Time will tell.
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