Raptors Select Paskal Siakam 27th

BogizMo · Post #261 » by **BogizMo** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 3:58 am

0 - 100 wrote:Did we work this guy out? Surprised if we didnt and we worked out Stone twice.

I think this guy was the pick at 27 no matter what.

I saw a video where derrick murray or is it martin? was working him out .. dont know if derrick is still with raptors

TheGoodDoctor · Post #262 » by **TheGoodDoctor** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:00 am

Masai has made it clear he is now an analytics/PER.

All his choices are now telegraphed.

TheGoodDoctor · Post #263 » by **TheGoodDoctor** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:03 am

0 - 100 wrote:
NBA48mins wrote:If anyone has been paying attention, we have drafted the 2 highest PER players in the draft. We also did it with Delon Wright as well.

IBM Watson putting in work!!

He literally lives by the code...#NODAYSOFF

b1ade · Post #264 » by **b1ade** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:05 am

You guys will love him once you see him play. He's going to be a solid, high energy, defensive minded bench player in this league for years to come. NBA comp: Thaddeus Young.

Risk101 · Post #265 » by **Risk101** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:05 am

All these Biz comparisons got me like........

lolwut · Post #266 » by **lolwut** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:05 am

BogizMo wrote:
0 - 100 wrote:Did we work this guy out? Surprised if we didnt and we worked out Stone twice.

I think this guy was the pick at 27 no matter what.

I saw a video where derrick murray or is it martin? was working him out .. dont know if derrick is still with raptors

It's Darrick Murray.

raptor jesus · Post #267 » by **raptor jesus** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:07 am

dalton749 wrote:There's a video saying he's open to a year overseas.
But how bout summer league though

Wright
Powell
Caboclo
Siakam
Poetl/Bebe

That's the kind of club summer league fans dream of tbh.

lolwut · Post #268 » by **lolwut** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:08 am

How many people here would have been upset if Masai drafted Norman Powell with the 20th pick last year? He would have turned out to be a steal even at #20, and yet people would have cried bloody murder because mock drafts had him as a 2nd rounder.

How many Raptors fans back in 1999 would have drafted Manu Ginobili with our 5th overall pick? We came out of that draft with Jonathan Bender while the Spurs got Ginobili with the 58th pick.

There's a reason why teams invest resources in scouting.

biblast · Post #269 » by **biblast** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:10 am

I honestly don't know anything about this guy so I trust Masai did his homework...looks like he's a great athlete who can rebound, block and has a decent shot...perhaps a better and bigger version of Run DMC ???

DreamTeam09 · Post #270 » by **DreamTeam09** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:12 am

This guy really projects better than Davis or Skal, Honestly?

ruckus · Post #271 » by **ruckus** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:13 am

lolwut wrote:How many people here would have been upset if Masai drafted Norman Powell with the 20th pick last year? He would have turned out to be a steal even at #20, and yet people would have cried bloody murder because mock drafts had him as a 2nd rounder. How many Raptors fans back in 1999 would have drafted Manu Ginobili with our 5th overall pick? We came out of that draft with Jonathan Bender while the Spurs got Ginobili with the 58th pick.

There's a reason why teams pay for scouting.

Are you saying that I can't make multi-million dollar decisions based on YouTube clips, Tweets and a few websites?

Jonn · Post #272 » by **Jonn** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:13 am

Treadmill_Team wrote:If he wasn't from Africa would MU pick him?

Damn you went there. I liked how you went there.

Kevin Willis · Post #273 » by **Kevin Willis** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:13 am

RaptorsLife wrote:watching highlights dude doesnt remind of bismack. he has a better touch he reminds of jonas jerkobo with more confidence

Or Ibaka with less range.

CoachJReturns · Post #274 » by **CoachJReturns** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:13 am

He looks like he can shoot put to about 10-15 feet. He's pretty similar to Davis really but significantly older of course.

Kevin Willis · Post #275 » by **Kevin Willis** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:15 am

DreamTeam09 wrote:This guy really projects better than Davis or Skal, Honestly?

He has a higher floor than those two. he also has a lower ceiling but Masai has been drafting like this in the last two drafts.

Psubs · Post #276 » by **Psubs** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:19 am

SuigintouEV wrote:
theSkinny wrote:I trust Masai, just wonder why we couldn't have bought a 2nd to nab him... I'm sure we will hear about how the Spurs were targeting them and he had to move now like he did with Bruno or risk losing him.

Does it really matter?

The team spends about eight months building a list. As players get drafted, they cross players off that list. When the pick came, the Raps took the next player down on their list.

Mock drafts, intel... none of that means much. You take the next player down the list. You order that list based on the criteria you believe makes the best NBAers.

They used WATSON!

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/toronto-raptors-nba-draft-day-ibm-watson

jeffya2 · Post #277 » by **jeffya2** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:19 am

raptor jesus wrote:
dalton749 wrote:There's a video saying he's open to a year overseas.
But how bout summer league though

Wright
Powell
Caboclo
Siakam
Poetl/Bebe

That's the kind of club summer league fans dream of tbh.

The one video above says he's 2 years away from making an NBA roster

Psubs · Post #278 » by **Psubs** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:21 am

lolwut wrote:How many people here would have been upset if Masai drafted Norman Powell with the 20th pick last year? He would have turned out to be a steal even at #20, and yet people would have cried bloody murder because mock drafts had him as a 2nd rounder.

How many Raptors fans back in 1999 would have drafted Manu Ginobili with our 5th overall pick? We came out of that draft with Jonathan Bender while the Spurs got Ginobili with the 58th pick.

There's a reason why teams invest resources in scouting.

Indiana wanted Bender. Toronto wanted Antonio Davis and drafted for Indy. :devil:

GP2 · Post #279 » by **GP2** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:22 am

After minimal Youtube scouting, I am perfectly fine with this pick. He isn't a flat-footed lumbering big like Alabi. He can also take guys off the bounce which was very pleasant to see. Good pick.

2pat · Post #280 » by **2pat** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:35 am

Psubs wrote:
SuigintouEV wrote:
theSkinny wrote:I trust Masai, just wonder why we couldn't have bought a 2nd to nab him... I'm sure we will hear about how the Spurs were targeting them and he had to move now like he did with Bruno or risk losing him.

Does it really matter?

The team spends about eight months building a list. As players get drafted, they cross players off that list. When the pick came, the Raps took the next player down on their list.

Mock drafts, intel... none of that means much. You take the next player down the list. You order that list based on the criteria you believe makes the best NBAers.

They used WATSON!

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/toronto-raptors-nba-draft-day-ibm-watson

Holy ****! That's straight outta Star Trek.