Hal’s Draft Thread

Homerclease · Post #121 » by **Homerclease** » Tue May 11, 2021 1:25 pm

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reload141 wrote:I got Cade on my big board when we make the lottery and Silver grants us the #1 pick.

Who you guys taking at #1?

If I had the choice, Green

JediMasterRevan · Post #122 » by **JediMasterRevan** » Tue May 11, 2021 1:37 pm

Homerclease wrote:[instagram][/instagram]
reload141 wrote:I got Cade on my big board when we make the lottery and Silver grants us the #1 pick.

Who you guys taking at #1?

If I had the choice, Green

This is such a good draft.

Why couldnt we have 3 first rounders this year.

Homerclease · Post #123 » by **Homerclease** » Tue May 11, 2021 2:14 pm

JediMasterRevan wrote:
Homerclease wrote:[instagram][/instagram]
reload141 wrote:I got Cade on my big board when we make the lottery and Silver grants us the #1 pick.

Who you guys taking at #1?

If I had the choice, Green

This is such a good draft.

Why couldnt we have 3 first rounders this year.

The top 5 is basically can’t miss barring injury. Cade, Mobley, Green, Suggs and Kuminga are all worthy8& of going #1 overall in a normal draft. I think Green winds up the best of the bunch.

JediMasterRevan · Post #124 » by **JediMasterRevan** » Tue May 11, 2021 3:54 pm

Homerclease wrote:
JediMasterRevan wrote:
Homerclease wrote:[instagram][/instagram]
If I had the choice, Green

This is such a good draft.

Why couldnt we have 3 first rounders this year.

The top 5 is basically can’t miss barring injury. Cade, Mobley, Green, Suggs and Kuminga are all worthy8& of going #1 overall in a normal draft. I think Green winds up the best of the bunch.

I think the same about Suggs.

IMO even past the top 5 there are some phenomenal looking prospects.

Moody
Mitchell
Giddey
Garuba
Ayo
Todd
Kai
Day-Ron

JediMasterRevan · Post #125 » by **JediMasterRevan** » Tue May 11, 2021 4:25 pm

Another couple of guys I have been watching and reading on a bit more lately

a center with unbelievable passing and ball handling. Solid rebounder, needs to work on defense. (sound familiar?)

Watch on YouTube

Big PG who can also play off ball.

Watch on YouTube

Celts17Pride · Post #126 » by **Celts17Pride** » Tue May 11, 2021 6:33 pm

My gut feeling is somehow Ainge is going to draft Payton Pritchard's former teammate 6'6" Chris Duarte shooting guard from Oregon. Very Ainge like move.

GoGreen · Post #127 » by **GoGreen** » Tue May 11, 2021 6:38 pm

I yearn for a legit power forward on this team..

CelticsLV · Post #128 » by **CelticsLV** » Tue May 11, 2021 6:52 pm

I take back what I said about last years draft being underwhelming. This one easily blows more. There's absolutely nothing mid to late lotto. And even at the top outside of Cade it's rather meh. Not seeing what's the hype about.

JediMasterRevan · Post #129 » by **JediMasterRevan** » Tue May 11, 2021 7:01 pm

GoGreen wrote:I yearn for a legit power forward on this team..

Climb aboard the Isaiah Todd train.

CelticsPride18 · Post #130 » by **CelticsPride18** » Tue May 11, 2021 7:25 pm

CelticsLV wrote:I take back what I said about last years draft being underwhelming. This one easily blows more. There's absolutely nothing mid to late lotto. And even at the top outside of Cade it's rather meh. Not seeing what's the hype about.

Last year’s draft has been better than expected. Ball and Edwards look like studs and they are a lot players drafted from 10-30 that look like legit NBA players. It’s all about scouting.

Patsfan1081 · Post #131 » by **Patsfan1081** » Tue May 11, 2021 10:50 pm

JediMasterRevan wrote:
GoGreen wrote:I yearn for a legit power forward on this team..

Climb aboard the Isaiah Todd train.

The draft seems to be pretty deep with big men, only prob is almost all of them put up pretty underwhelming production in school/oversees. Honestly I’d rather take two flyers on say Bassey/Hukporti over drafting someone like Kai Jones or Garuba

Patsfan1081 · Post #132 » by **Patsfan1081** » Tue May 11, 2021 10:53 pm

CelticsPride18 wrote:
CelticsLV wrote:I take back what I said about last years draft being underwhelming. This one easily blows more. There's absolutely nothing mid to late lotto. And even at the top outside of Cade it's rather meh. Not seeing what's the hype about.

Last year’s draft has been better than expected. Ball and Edwards look like studs and they are a lot players drafted from 10-30 that look like legit NBA players. It’s all about scouting.

Edwards is scoring, not efficiently though and isn’t really great anywhere else. Ball looked good but it was a small sample size and he never hit the wall. I think it’s too early to tell with either, but for top three picks they’re still somewhat underwhelming.

Post #133 » by **Bleeding Green** » Tue May 11, 2021 11:09 pm

Patsfan1081 wrote:
CelticsPride18 wrote:
CelticsLV wrote:I take back what I said about last years draft being underwhelming. This one easily blows more. There's absolutely nothing mid to late lotto. And even at the top outside of Cade it's rather meh. Not seeing what's the hype about.

Last year’s draft has been better than expected. Ball and Edwards look like studs and they are a lot players drafted from 10-30 that look like legit NBA players. It’s all about scouting.

Edwards is scoring, not efficiently though and isn’t really great anywhere else. Ball looked good but it was a small sample size and he never hit the wall. I think it’s too early to tell with either, but for top three picks they’re still somewhat underwhelming.

You're underwhelmed by Lamelo Ball? Holy **** he's blown me away. He's 19 averaging 16/6/6 on good rookie PG efficiency and playing very good defense. He's so good. TO be this good this early with the last year messing up the NBA development of young players? Crazy good rookie season.

Edwards is gonna be absolutely unguardable shortly too. Unreal athleticism, body control, super aggressive, can get his shot anywhere and anytime he wants it. But yeah, for now he's just an inefficient chucker. He's also on the worst team in the league and with a very heavy offensive load, so not really sure why anyone would expect differently. STill, he's got multiple 42 pt games in the last 20 games. He's looked so much betterrecently.

Wiseman will just be some useless big, though.

Post #134 » by **Feed Your Head** » Tue May 11, 2021 11:16 pm

I wish I could love as deeply as Bleeding Green hates traditional centers.

Post #135 » by **Bleeding Green** » Tue May 11, 2021 11:18 pm

Just watch the NBA finals every year and count the useful traditional bigs on the floor in the final 8 minutes of the games.

Post #136 » by **Feed Your Head** » Tue May 11, 2021 11:26 pm

Bleeding Green wrote:Just watch the NBA finals every year and count the useful traditional bigs on the floor in the final 8 minutes of the games.

Don’t need to tell me, people need to adjust with the times.

GoGreen · Post #137 » by **GoGreen** » Tue May 11, 2021 11:43 pm

Yea, center ain't it, chief. Give me a versatile 4 that can switch and play tough all day everyday.

playa-hater · Post #138 » by **playa-hater** » Wed May 12, 2021 2:40 am

Mathematically speaking, what is the best draft spot we can get based on potential record? NOT INCLUDING getting lucky in the top 3. Are we locked into the 14 pick regardless??

I really need something to hope for.

31to6 · Post #139 » by **31to6** » Wed May 12, 2021 2:43 am

playa-hater wrote:Mathematically speaking, what is the best draft spot we can get based on potential record? NOT INCLUDING getting lucky in the top 3. Are we locked into the 14 pick regardless??

I really need something to hope for.

Let’s just pick #14 each year from here on out and see how many SGs we can acquire.

greenroom31 · Post #140 » by **greenroom31** » Wed May 12, 2021 2:51 am

31to6 wrote:
playa-hater wrote:Mathematically speaking, what is the best draft spot we can get based on potential record? NOT INCLUDING getting lucky in the top 3. Are we locked into the 14 pick regardless??

I really need something to hope for.

Let’s just pick #14 each year from here on out and see how many SGs we can acquire.

Maybe there are no SGs...

Seriously though I think it’s a decent strategy to just pick a SG from Kentucky every year if you’re outside the top 10.