Official Speculation Thread (Pt. LVI - NBA Draft Edition)

cedric76 · Post #21 » by **cedric76** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 8:03 am

rcklsscognition wrote:I really like the afflalo bledsoe trade. They may want Moore too, doc coached him in Boston, and he could replace bledsoe.

Would combo Bledsoe+Ben better than trey+AA?

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cedric76 · Post #22 » by **cedric76** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 9:56 am

Ledo didn't work out with magic

http://www.hoopsworld.com/nba-draft-not ... arkin-ledo

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MellowRose · Post #23 » by **MellowRose** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 10:46 am

rcklsscognition wrote:I really like the afflalo bledsoe trade. They may want Moore too, doc coached him in Boston, and he could replace bledsoe.

I don't understand why anyone would want Moore. Dude is straight trash.

Blue_and_Whte · Post #24 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 11:30 am

MellowRose wrote:
rcklsscognition wrote:I really like the afflalo bledsoe trade. They may want Moore too, doc coached him in Boston, and he could replace bledsoe.

I don't understand why anyone would want Moore. Dude is straight trash.

Not sure what "straight trash" means but he actually isn't a bad PG to have in your back pocket because I'm pretty sure as a starter he responded well. 11ppg 3.4rpg 4.9apg 39%fg those aren't advanced stats but I thought he played ok when given minutes.

cedric76 · Post #25 » by **cedric76** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 11:39 am

Blue_and_Whte wrote:
MellowRose wrote:
rcklsscognition wrote:I really like the afflalo bledsoe trade. They may want Moore too, doc coached him in Boston, and he could replace bledsoe.

I don't understand why anyone would want Moore. Dude is straight trash.

Not sure what "straight trash" means but he actually isn't a bad PG to have in your back pocket because I'm pretty sure as a starter he responded well. 11ppg 3.4rpg 4.9apg 39%fg those aren't advanced stats but I thought he played ok when given minutes.

Moore isn't bad

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MellowRose · Post #26 » by **MellowRose** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:05 pm

Blue_and_Whte wrote:
MellowRose wrote:
rcklsscognition wrote:I really like the afflalo bledsoe trade. They may want Moore too, doc coached him in Boston, and he could replace bledsoe.

I don't understand why anyone would want Moore. Dude is straight trash.

Not sure what "straight trash" means but he actually isn't a bad PG to have in your back pocket because I'm pretty sure as a starter he responded well. 11ppg 3.4rpg 4.9apg 39%fg those aren't advanced stats but I thought he played ok when given minutes.

He just seems too unsure of what he wants to do and looks as if he has no control over the ball whatsoever.

Optimus_Steel · Post #27 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:28 pm

Greenraida wrote:Worst possible situation for me, NBA draft is on my gfs birthday :*(

Tried explaining yesterday how important it was but she couldn't wrap her head around it.

Don't you be looking at your phone if you take her out to dinner man or you will never hear the end of it. Man up and forget the Magic for a night.

cedric76 · Post #28 » by **cedric76** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:48 pm

Optimus_Steel wrote:
Greenraida wrote:Worst possible situation for me, NBA draft is on my gfs birthday :*(

Tried explaining yesterday how important it was but she couldn't wrap her head around it.

Don't you be looking at your phone if you take her out to dinner man or you will never hear the end of it. Man up and forget the Magic for a night.

Man up and tell her that u ll take her to a better restaurant the following day ;-)

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Nyce_1 · Post #29 » by **Nyce_1** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 1:04 pm

Greenraida wrote:Worst possible situation for me, NBA draft is on my gfs birthday :*(

Tried explaining yesterday how important it was but she couldn't wrap her head around it.

That's tough man. How serious is this girlfriend? LOL - but you gotta do what you gotta do.

DVR?

Post #30 » by **UCFJayBird** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 1:20 pm

Saw someone posting on another forum that Noel has been blowing off meetings and doesn't have an agent yet? Does anyone know if there are reports out there about this?

JrDrex · Post #31 » by **JrDrex** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 1:20 pm

Earlybird dinner at Kobe. In and out before 7. A little snuggling before 8.
Boom! You have met your boyfriend commitments!

Nyce_1 · Post #32 » by **Nyce_1** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 1:45 pm

UCFJayBird wrote:Saw someone posting on another forum that Noel has been blowing off meetings and doesn't have an agent yet? Does anyone know if there are reports out there about this?

he says he has an agent and has only interviewed/worked out for the top 3 teams, and not planning to meet any other teams.

orlando1214 · Post #33 » by **orlando1214** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 1:46 pm

UCFJayBird wrote:Saw someone posting on another forum that Noel has been blowing off meetings and doesn't have an agent yet? Does anyone know if there are reports out there about this?

He does have an agent now, it just took him a while to sign with someone. There were also some people saying he was blowing off meetings and that he had a bad group of people around him. Here's an article about it and what he says in response to it.

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130623/SPORTS03/306230073/Kentucky-basketball-s-Nerlens-Noel-faces-%20criticism-ahead-Thursday-s-NBA-draft

He basically says that he was focused on his rehab and didn't really care about talking to agents for a while. Who knows what the whole story is but I figure it's probably just something that got blew out of proportion. I mean I could definitely see him wanting to focus as much as he could on his rehab since he wants to prove to the top teams that's he's making quick improvement, and I'm sure he had a ton of agents calling wanting to represent him since he will be a top pick. So it wouldn't surprise me if the agents got frustrated that he wouldn't take meetings with them and simply started talking bad about him. The only thing that worries me is if he really did have a meeting set up and he blew it off, because that would throw up some red flags. But who knows how much of that is really true.

Optimus_Steel · Post #34 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 1:58 pm

I am listening to 740 the game and Marc Daniels is saying that Alex Len is on a walking boot because of a stress fracture at the end of the season and that his agent says that its going to be 4 months before he can play. I am wondering how come no one in the media is talking about this and how this affect Cle possibly selecting him #1 since those are the rumors.

So they are making fun because they 2 guys that can go top 4 can't even walk right at the moment lol. I am feeling queasy lol.

j-ragg · Post #35 » by **j-ragg** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:03 pm

Oladipo or bust for me.

Well, not bust, but I prefer him. If we could somehow land him and a point guard later, I'd have a boner for a week.

Blue_and_Whte · Post #36 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:05 pm

Optimus_Steel wrote:I am listening to 740 the game and Marc Daniels is saying that Alex Len is on a walking boot because of a stress fracture at the end of the season and that his agent says that its going to be 4 months before he can play. I am wondering how come no one in the media is talking about this and how this affect Cle possibly selecting him #1 since those are the rumors.

So they are making fun because they 2 guys that can go top 4 can't even walk right at the moment lol. I am feeling queasy lol.

I'm really hoping they go Noel or Dipo if thats the case.

magicman112 · Post #37 » by **magicman112** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:16 pm

Blue_and_Whte wrote:
Optimus_Steel wrote:I am listening to 740 the game and Marc Daniels is saying that Alex Len is on a walking boot because of a stress fracture at the end of the season and that his agent says that its going to be 4 months before he can play. I am wondering how come no one in the media is talking about this and how this affect Cle possibly selecting him #1 since those are the rumors.

So they are making fun because they 2 guys that can go top 4 can't even walk right at the moment lol. I am feeling queasy lol.

I'm really hoping they go Noel or Dipo if thats the case.

The Len and Cleveland thing was likely a smokescreen.

Post #38 » by **Bensational** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:20 pm

orlando1214 wrote:
UCFJayBird wrote:Saw someone posting on another forum that Noel has been blowing off meetings and doesn't have an agent yet? Does anyone know if there are reports out there about this?

He does have an agent now, it just took him a while to sign with someone. There were also some people saying he was blowing off meetings and that he had a bad group of people around him. Here's an article about it and what he says in response to it.

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130623/SPORTS03/306230073/Kentucky-basketball-s-Nerlens-Noel-faces-%20criticism-ahead-Thursday-s-NBA-draft

He basically says that he was focused on his rehab and didn't really care about talking to agents for a while. Who knows what the whole story is but I figure it's probably just something that got blew out of proportion. I mean I could definitely see him wanting to focus as much as he could on his rehab since he wants to prove to the top teams that's he's making quick improvement, and I'm sure he had a ton of agents calling wanting to represent him since he will be a top pick. So it wouldn't surprise me if the agents got frustrated that he wouldn't take meetings with them and simply started talking bad about him. The only thing that worries me is if he really did have a meeting set up and he blew it off, because that would throw up some red flags. But who knows how much of that is really true.

did he withhold from getting an agent to maintain his eligibility, so that if his injury meant he was going to slide then he'd just go back to college? i don't understand why it would take him so long to find one. "i was focused on my rehab". pfffft, GTFO, you're not doing leg raises 24/7. and anyone who says "my advisor" as much as he does, sets off alarm bells in my mind.

Hotshot Hower · Post #39 » by **Hotshot Hower** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:24 pm

j-ragg wrote:Oladipo or bust for me.

Well, not bust, but I prefer him. If we could somehow land him and a point guard later, I'd have a boner for a week.

BadMofoPimp · Post #40 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:28 pm

Bensational wrote:did he withhold from getting an agent to maintain his eligibility, so that if his injury meant he was going to slide then he'd just go back to college? i don't understand why it would take him so long to find one. "i was focused on my rehab". pfffft, GTFO, you're not doing leg raises 24/7. and anyone who says "my advisor" as much as he does, sets off alarm bells in my mind.

Imagine the atrophy in that rebuilt already super skinny leg after not playing for almost a year. I am sure he just wants to get paid in case he never gets back.