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jmr07019 wrote:ViperGTS wrote:jmr07019 wrote:
Another poster who refuses to acknowledge the draft is a crap shoot
Not when you have a roster like the Cs have and the talent that they will add to it. No the draft isn't a crap shoot for this Celtics team. Sorry to burst your bubble.
Talented teams can't draft busts? Darko says hi
London2Boston wrote:Huge test for Ball tonight. Obviously can't take too much from it, but will be interesting to see how he does against their guards.
threrf23 wrote:I feel like sort of like he is a wing version of John Wall, who was also a year old for his class. It's either him or Fultz to me. I think he is a sure thing. Fultz has more upside but may be less of a sure thing.
Writebloc wrote:Homerclease wrote:truth18 wrote:
Agree with all of this. Lavar is a **** LA homer clown who pisses me off more and more daily, but the Jackson stuff worries me way more, and neither issue would stop me from taking either player at BPA.
Until he starts ripping half the Celtics organization if things don't go his way. I agree that the Jackson stuff is cause for concern and Lonzo himself appears to be clean as a whistle but man. His dad is toxic with a capital T and with a team and locker room like ours I want no part of that ass clown. I had him behind Fultz and Jackson to begin with but I don't touch him in the top 10 now if at all
I know this is just your personal opinion, but it is still such a crazy train of thought. Ball is a transformational talent, one of four players in this draft with super star potential, to say that you wouldn't take him in your top ten is just irrational. Ainge can't think this way, these GM's need to be able to cut through the noise, that's what they are paid to do. It would be worse if Ball had a crazy posse (sorry, if this term is racially charged,) of hangers on that was dragging him down. No, he just has an over the top father. Once Ball gets drafted, and if the organization he goes to is professional enough, than all of this will slide into the past and Lavar will move on to pumping up his next two sons.
Lonzo would probably be best served by not going to the Lakers due to all the pressures and the proximity to his father, and frankly I don't know the organizational strength of the Lakers at this point. For the most part this is much to do about nothing. The media really plays it all up and I doubt it will be a big factor. Ainge has a way of minimizing distractions, as does Brad, I doubt they would let Lavar become a distraction for his son; and if Lavar is a good father, which aside from all of the histrionics, he likely is, he would do nothing that interferes with his son being a star in this league. I worry more about Lonzo's weird shot than anything having to do with his overenthusiastic father.
Homerclease wrote:What does Markkanen do that Leaf can't?
SmartWentCrazy wrote:The majority of Ball's passes are perfect. Not great. Perfect.
It's crazy to watch.
robdog_5 wrote:I love Ball but this is my main concern with him. He can't stay in front of Fox.
Now granted Fox is a lightning in the bottle quick type G, but Fox is dominating the battle at this moment.
peachbucket wrote:SmartWentCrazy wrote:The majority of Ball's passes are perfect. Not great. Perfect.
It's crazy to watch.
Yup, and they lead to wide open looks and ridiculous true shooting percentage...he could probably even make Marcus Smart shoot above 40%.
Generational vision and passing...I have never seen better.
SmartWentCrazy wrote:robdog_5 wrote:I love Ball but this is my main concern with him. He can't stay in front of Fox.
Now granted Fox is a lightning in the bottle quick type G, but Fox is dominating the battle at this moment.
To be fair, Fox will be one of the 3 quickest guards in the game next year.
