Absurdly early 2018 NBA Draft Thread

Post #3921 » by **Jamaaliver** » Fri Jun 15, 2018 4:43 pm

azuresou1 wrote:That's a logical fallacy though. The Celtics owning their pick is a sunk cost. It doesn't matter whether the Grizz make the playoffs or if they're really bad, they're not picking either way. They need to be looking out for their own best interests, which is having a young premier building block for their rebuild.

A fair point. And in a vacuum...you are 100% correct.

But if they suffer a 60 loss season, accrue the #1 pick and see it bestowed upon a Boston team overflowing with young talent...that's a PR fiasco they may not survive. Especially with their ownership situation already in flux.

jayu70 · Post #3922 » by **jayu70** » Fri Jun 15, 2018 4:51 pm

Jamaaliver wrote:
azuresou1 wrote:That's a logical fallacy though. The Celtics owning their pick is a sunk cost. It doesn't matter whether the Grizz make the playoffs or if they're really bad, they're not picking either way. They need to be looking out for their own best interests, which is having a young premier building block for their rebuild.

A fair point. And in a vacuum...you are 100% correct.

But if they suffer a 60 loss season, accrue the #1 pick and see it bestowed upon a Boston team overflowing with young talent...that's a PR fiasco they may not survive. Especially with their ownership situation already in flux.

How is it sunk when if they have as bad a season as this year they keep their pick.
Memphis has already said they are not interested in rebuilding, yet. They are trying to make the playoffs next season.
The pick is protected 1-8 in 2019, 1-6 in 2020 and unprotected in 2020.

Post #3923 » by **Jamaaliver** » Fri Jun 15, 2018 5:09 pm

^Great counter argument by the lady from Turks and Caicos!!!

Post #3924 » by **Jamaaliver** » Fri Jun 15, 2018 5:23 pm

https://www.ajc.com/sports/basketball/watch-hawks-travis-schlenk-previews-the-nba-draft/xGGH7pUFrweXlfaSnQLArL/

Travis Schlenk wrote:I've maintained all along that we're gonna take the best player. We're gonna looking to add the most talent we can.

We're going through all the scenarios that might happen.

We're not terrified of adding 4 rookies to our roster next year. We have the roster spots for that.

At the end of the day, if you're not scoring 100 points, you're probably not winning. So, we're gonna look for guys that are two-way players. Guys that can compete defensively but also guys that can score the ball on the other end. (5:00 minute mark)

Brad Rowland holding it down at 3:49 mark.

Spud2nique · Post #3925 » by **Spud2nique** » Fri Jun 15, 2018 5:30 pm

Jamaaliver wrote:
Spud2nique wrote:Bagley and young

If we were to miraculously find a way to get #3 and #4 in this draft...is this the pairing you'd go with?

I think I'd prefer Young and JJJ as they would pretty perfectly complement each other. Trae would feed Jaren for so many easy buckets...it'd be the new ager Stockton/Malone.

And JJJ would cover up so many of Trae's offensive defensive mistakes...that'd be a fun duo to watch grow together.

I would absolutely go Bagley and Trae for a new age Amare Nash combo. We would be pretty fun to watch. If this is our identity, it’s fits the new nba of no D.

Spud2nique · Post #3926 » by **Spud2nique** » Fri Jun 15, 2018 5:34 pm

jayu70 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Young has IT. I’m not mad at all. Still prefer Bagley slightly.

kg01 · Post #3927 » by **kg01** » Fri Jun 15, 2018 5:57 pm

Spud2nique wrote:
jayu70 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Young has IT. I’m not mad at all. Still prefer Bagley slightly.

Hope Julius Randle 2.0 lands in SAC.

jayu70 · Post #3928 » by **jayu70** » Fri Jun 15, 2018 6:07 pm

Jamaaliver wrote:^Great counter argument by the lady from Turks and Caicos!!!

Bzzzzzzzzz...try again.

Post #3929 » by **Jamaaliver** » Fri Jun 15, 2018 6:15 pm

Read on Twitter

MaceCase · Post #3930 » by **MaceCase** » Fri Jun 15, 2018 7:48 pm

kg01 wrote:
Spud2nique wrote:
jayu70 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Young has IT. I’m not mad at all. Still prefer Bagley slightly.

Hope Julius Randle 2.0 lands in SAC.

"One star post"-Kung Fu KenSupes

Spud2nique · Post #3931 » by **Spud2nique** » Fri Jun 15, 2018 10:05 pm

kg01 wrote:
Spud2nique wrote:
jayu70 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Young has IT. I’m not mad at all. Still prefer Bagley slightly.

Hope Julius Randle 2.0 lands in SAC.

F U..-MacD

Spud2nique · Post #3932 » by **Spud2nique** » Fri Jun 15, 2018 10:06 pm

Jamaaliver wrote:

Read on Twitter

Read on Twitter

Bates Diop as a 3 and D looks good to me...I’m not a big Mo Wag fan.

Spud2nique · Post #3933 » by **Spud2nique** » Fri Jun 15, 2018 10:09 pm

MaceCase wrote:
kg01 wrote:
Spud2nique wrote:

Young has IT. I’m not mad at all. Still prefer Bagley slightly.

Hope Julius Randle 2.0 lands in SAC.

"One star post"-Kung Fu KenSupes

Lmao how goes it one liner Mace? Got the mansion stocked up with Cheetos for the weekend?

Gooooooooooot eeeemmmmm (last time I use this Dennis is dealt soon).

Spud2nique · Post #3934 » by **Spud2nique** » Fri Jun 15, 2018 10:11 pm

jayu70 wrote:
Jamaaliver wrote:^Great counter argument by the lady from Turks and Caicos!!!

Bzzzzzzzzz...try again.

Bahamas

kg01 · Post #3935 » by **kg01** » Sat Jun 16, 2018 3:12 am

Spud2nique wrote:
jayu70 wrote:
Jamaaliver wrote:^Great counter argument by the lady from Turks and Caicos!!!

Bzzzzzzzzz...try again.

Bahamas

Isla De Las Muecas

Spud2nique · Post #3936 » by **Spud2nique** » Sat Jun 16, 2018 3:34 am

kg01 wrote:
Spud2nique wrote:
jayu70 wrote:Bzzzzzzzzz...try again.

Bahamas

Isla De Las Muecas

In before the lock and the barrage...

And a 3...and a 2

tbhawksfan1 · Post #3937 » by **tbhawksfan1** » Sat Jun 16, 2018 8:08 am

Ayton

Bagley / JJJ / Bamba / Doncic

Young / Porter

After Ayton as a near 100% chance of first pick, 4 guys are all bunched up making the choice for #2 and #3 quite difficult.

Post #3938 » by **ATL Boy** » Sat Jun 16, 2018 12:21 pm

Michael Cunningham guesses that we prefer JJJ over Bagley because of Marvin's positional concerns.

If we cite that as the reason for passing on Bagley then I'll have no issue with it. He looks like he'll be a tweener at the next level. Also, him saying he felt that he's a "great" defensive player rubbed me the wrong way. He's not a great defensive player and I'm worried that he doesn't have the self awareness to realize it.

Spud2nique · Post #3939 » by **Spud2nique** » Sat Jun 16, 2018 3:04 pm

Grizz want Porter??

http://bleacherreport.com/post/nba-draft/65e1378d-8b20-48af-88bb-02d3c6804abe

Spud2nique · Post #3940 » by **Spud2nique** » Sat Jun 16, 2018 3:09 pm

Please no jjj...he reminds me of Marvin more than Brad reminds me of..

Are you happy with the draft?