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31to6 · Post #1621 » by **31to6** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 12:31 pm

doesn’t even include them trading us Tatum
or getting knocked out of the playoffs by us ERYTIME
Sixers must have EMOTIONAL DAMAGE

ddb · Post #1622 » by **ddb** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 2:32 pm

I could see the Raptors taking a chance on Harden. Trent JR, Boucher, 1st rd pick for Harden. Roll out Harden-OG-Barnes-Siakam-Poeltl 5. Try to make things interesting in the East. If it doesn't work out they can look at retooling/rebuilding next offseason.

Hal14 · Post #1623 » by **Hal14** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 5:02 pm

Damn, Ayton looks like he dropped at least 20-25 lbs. In great shape.

That big 4 for Phoenix could be really tough if they gel together and stay healthy.

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Bill Lumbergh · Post #1624 » by **Bill Lumbergh** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 5:23 pm

Celts17Pride wrote:
NuckyPowell wrote:
Celts17Pride wrote:

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Classic Philly

Normally I hate their team, but I actually feel sorry for them.

Not me, just a horribly managed organization

I should have been more specific. I mean I feel sorry for their fan base.

threrf23 · Post #1625 » by **threrf23** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 6:22 pm

ddb wrote:I could see the Raptors taking a chance on Harden. Trent JR, Boucher, 1st rd pick for Harden. Roll out Harden-OG-Barnes-Siakam-Poeltl 5. Try to make things interesting in the East. If it doesn't work out they can look at retooling/rebuilding next offseason.

I feel like Philly would laugh at that offer and I also feel like Harden would rather stay in Philly than end up in Toronto

ddb · Post #1626 » by **ddb** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:51 pm

threrf23 wrote:
ddb wrote:I could see the Raptors taking a chance on Harden. Trent JR, Boucher, 1st rd pick for Harden. Roll out Harden-OG-Barnes-Siakam-Poeltl 5. Try to make things interesting in the East. If it doesn't work out they can look at retooling/rebuilding next offseason.

I feel like Philly would laugh at that offer and I also feel like Harden would rather stay in Philly than end up in Toronto

You could be right. Also, I'm not sure why I wasted 2 minutes of my life typing about James Harden. He's such a loser.

Fencer reregistered · Post #1627 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Wed Aug 16, 2023 7:06 am

Hal14 wrote:Damn, Ayton looks like he dropped at least 20-25 lbs. In great shape.

That big 4 for Phoenix could be really tough if they gel together and stay healthy.

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Yes, but did he have any defensive highlights? Or rebounding?

Post #1628 » by **shackles10** » Wed Aug 16, 2023 4:57 pm

Hal, when you're ready to start discussing Flory Bidunga let me know lol. He goes to my old high school and has been an amazing kid from the jump. Not sure what his NBA future holds unless he expands his game or grows a few more inches, but maybe he's a Rob-lite kind of guy. It's just so hard to tell when he's clearly a man amongst boys out there. Just announced his decisions to Kansas early too because he didn't want to be a distraction to his teammates during the year. I did a closing with his coach last year around this time and in the 20 minutes or so we talked after business was done I don't think we talked one thing about Flory's game, it was just all about great of a kid he is.

Fencer reregistered · Post #1629 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:23 pm

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Hal14 · Post #1630 » by **Hal14** » Wed Aug 16, 2023 9:23 pm

shackles10 wrote:Hal, when you're ready to start discussing Flory Bidunga let me know lol. He goes to my old high school and has been an amazing kid from the jump. Not sure what his NBA future holds unless he expands his game or grows a few more inches, but maybe he's a Rob-lite kind of guy. It's just so hard to tell when he's clearly a man amongst boys out there. Just announced his decisions to Kansas early too because he didn't want to be a distraction to his teammates during the year. I did a closing with his coach last year around this time and in the 20 minutes or so we talked after business was done I don't think we talked one thing about Flory's game, it was just all about great of a kid he is.

lol I was literally watching this vid last night when doing some initial evaluations of guys for next year's draft - was checking out some Xavier Booker film:

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Bidunga like you said is a little bit limited to just a rim runner, lob threat type of big. But jeez, he had like 6 plays in this game where he dunked on Booker, either on lobs or put-backs.

I pretty much just research the guys in the upcoming draft class (so the 2024 draft and then after the 2024 draft happens I'll start doing some initial evals on guys for the 2025 draft) and Bidunga is a 2025 guy. But definitely a guy to watch down the road for sure.

Bidunga is so young - I'm sure he'll try expanding his game more over the next year or 2 to help his draft stock..if not, he can still try to be a rob, capela, duren, mitchell robinson type of guy.

Post #1631 » by **shackles10** » Wed Aug 16, 2023 10:41 pm

Hal14 wrote:
shackles10 wrote:Hal, when you're ready to start discussing Flory Bidunga let me know lol. He goes to my old high school and has been an amazing kid from the jump. Not sure what his NBA future holds unless he expands his game or grows a few more inches, but maybe he's a Rob-lite kind of guy. It's just so hard to tell when he's clearly a man amongst boys out there. Just announced his decisions to Kansas early too because he didn't want to be a distraction to his teammates during the year. I did a closing with his coach last year around this time and in the 20 minutes or so we talked after business was done I don't think we talked one thing about Flory's game, it was just all about great of a kid he is.

lol I was literally watching this vid last night when doing some initial evaluations of guys for next year's draft - was checking out some Xavier Booker film:

Watch on YouTube

Bidunga like you said is a little bit limited to just a rim runner, lob threat type of big. But jeez, he had like 6 plays in this game where he dunked on Booker, either on lobs or put-backs.

I pretty much just research the guys in the upcoming draft class (so the 2024 draft and then after the 2024 draft happens I'll start doing some initial evals on guys for the 2025 draft) and Bidunga is a 2025 guy. But definitely a guy to watch down the road for sure.

Bidunga is so young - I'm sure he'll try expanding his game more over the next year or 2 to help his draft stock..if not, he can still try to be a rob, capela, duren, mitchell robinson type of guy.

He’s only played organized ball for a few years so definitely a chance he expands. I’ve seen him play live probably 15 times and as a sophomore he was all size and athleticism. Junior year he was better keeping the ball in bounds on blocks, not falling for pumpfakes as much and just general better defensive IQ. He was also running the break himself so big improvement on his ball handling, and helped lead the team to runner-up in the State Finals. Ready to see what he adds for his senior year.

He’s definitely a guy who many times dominated the game and box score early then when the game was comfortably ahead would manage it so his final box score wasn’t too impressive overall. During close games he’d take over down the stretch and nobody could stop him obviously.