2023 NBA Draft Thread

Post #1201 » by **Diop** » Wed May 17, 2023 6:57 am

fatlever wrote:

Read on Twitter

another braindead response from mitch. always bpa at #2, especially for a team with 0 playoff appearances in past 7 yrs.
zero faith in this dude
every time he speaks it enrages me
is he really trying to lay smokescreens already? lol
just say, "we will consider all factors and take the best player on our board."

now watch us trade the pick for Jordan Clarkson and 2 future 2nds

wilson115 · Post #1202 » by **wilson115** » Wed May 17, 2023 7:11 am

Maybe he's heard teams are trying to trade up for someone other than Scoot. I dunno.

Post #1203 » by **Diop** » Wed May 17, 2023 8:53 am

ugh, I dunno, im just scared its going to be a miss.

but i cant decide

James Gatz · Post #1204 » by **James Gatz** » Wed May 17, 2023 9:33 am

Huge win for us. Scoot should clearly be the pick and his fit next to LaMelo is fairly ideal when you consider how they would compliment each other.

Off topic: Nice to know so many of the same names are still posting. Even if you have bad Miller takes

Snidely FC · Post #1205 » by **Snidely FC** » Wed May 17, 2023 11:44 am

yosemiteben wrote:I have a lot of research to do, but can a knowledgeable college basketball fan explain WTF happened to Miller in the tournament?

I was planning on doing my draft research by watching the tourney and as a result I'm going to need to get talked into Miller, because he was **** awful.

He had a groin injury

Alabama coach Nate Oats revealed to reporters Miller is currently nursing a groin injury he sustained in the SEC tournament championship game,

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/brandon-miller-injury-update-groin-alabama/xth3jybzxtznjknaourl6wzd

LofJ · Post #1206 » by **LofJ** » Wed May 17, 2023 12:19 pm

After last summer with Bridges and Bouknight I really don't like the idea of adding another player that might have questionable maturity. If we draft Miller we better be damn sure he's not an idiot. All things being equal I want a guy with a good head on his shoulders (see Mark Williams).

Marino · Post #1207 » by **Marino** » Wed May 17, 2023 12:27 pm

I really want Scoot but would be okay with Miller.

LofJ · Post #1208 » by **LofJ** » Wed May 17, 2023 1:19 pm

For those of you who were mad we were winning too many games at the end of the season:

Read on Twitter

JMAC3 · Post #1209 » by **JMAC3** » Wed May 17, 2023 1:42 pm

If Scoot had played all year like he did vs Wemby then yeah he would be a lock to be #2.
Problem was he was significantly worse than that for the majority of the year.

Miller had a bad game vs SDSU, but overall he was pretty awesome in the SEC tourney.
He had some crazy highs this year too.
Dropping 41 on GG Jackson with two buzzer beaters was pretty I am HIM performance.

Post #1210 » by **yosemiteben** » Wed May 17, 2023 2:10 pm

Snidely FC wrote:
yosemiteben wrote:I have a lot of research to do, but can a knowledgeable college basketball fan explain WTF happened to Miller in the tournament?

I was planning on doing my draft research by watching the tourney and as a result I'm going to need to get talked into Miller, because he was **** awful.

He had a groin injury
Alabama coach Nate Oats revealed to reporters Miller is currently nursing a groin injury he sustained in the SEC tournament championship game,

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/brandon-miller-injury-update-groin-alabama/xth3jybzxtznjknaourl6wzd

Ah, that makes me feel better

SWedd523 · Post #1211 » by **SWedd523** » Wed May 17, 2023 2:35 pm

I don't really care about Tournament performance. We've taken a ton of guys who went above and beyond in the Tournament and they've whiffed every time (except Kemba).

Maybe they need to get a dude who bombed instead?

amcoolio · Post #1212 » by **amcoolio** » Wed May 17, 2023 2:42 pm

LofJ wrote:For those of you who were mad we were winning too many games at the end of the season:

Read on Twitter

**** em. They just had the #1 pick. No sympathy for me.

**** the Spurs fans too, “we needed this, we earned it” yeah give me a break, you won 5 titles the last 25 years

SWedd523 · Post #1213 » by **SWedd523** » Wed May 17, 2023 2:43 pm

Also, I'm calling Boston and seeing if they want #2+Miles or Gordo for Jaylen Brown as a starting point.

I'd also see if Houston wants to move up #2 and something for #4 and Eason

JMAC3 · Post #1214 » by **JMAC3** » Wed May 17, 2023 2:44 pm

SWedd523 wrote:Also, I'm calling Boston and seeing if they want #2+Miles or Gordo for Jaylen Brown as a starting point.

I'd also see if Houston wants to move up #2 and something for #4 and Eason

I don't think Eason is worth dropping from the general tier break after Miller and Scoot.

LofJ · Post #1215 » by **LofJ** » Wed May 17, 2023 2:54 pm

SWedd523 wrote:Also, I'm calling Boston and seeing if they want #2+Miles or Gordo for Jaylen Brown as a starting point.

I'd also see if Houston wants to move up #2 and something for #4 and Eason

Jaylen Brown is the only player worth considering a trade for. I'm not interested in anyone else that could be available (Towns, Siakam, Lillard, etc).

JMAC3 · Post #1216 » by **JMAC3** » Wed May 17, 2023 3:09 pm

LofJ wrote:
SWedd523 wrote:Also, I'm calling Boston and seeing if they want #2+Miles or Gordo for Jaylen Brown as a starting point.

I'd also see if Houston wants to move up #2 and something for #4 and Eason

Jaylen Brown is the only player worth considering a trade for. I'm not interested in anyone else that could be available (Towns, Siakam, Lillard, etc).

Siakam has 1 year left on his deal, no way is he worth a top 5 pick.

LofJ · Post #1217 » by **LofJ** » Wed May 17, 2023 3:25 pm

JMAC3 wrote:
LofJ wrote:
SWedd523 wrote:Also, I'm calling Boston and seeing if they want #2+Miles or Gordo for Jaylen Brown as a starting point.

I'd also see if Houston wants to move up #2 and something for #4 and Eason

Jaylen Brown is the only player worth considering a trade for. I'm not interested in anyone else that could be available (Towns, Siakam, Lillard, etc).

Siakam has 1 year left on his deal, no way is he worth a top 5 pick.

Yep, going to be funny seeing this entire board trying to get us to trade LaMelo and/or the #2 pick all summer for a bunch of garbage because we're the Hornets.

HornetJail · Post #1218 » by **HornetJail** » Wed May 17, 2023 3:46 pm

LofJ wrote:
JMAC3 wrote:
LofJ wrote:
Jaylen Brown is the only player worth considering a trade for. I'm not interested in anyone else that could be available (Towns, Siakam, Lillard, etc).

Siakam has 1 year left on his deal, no way is he worth a top 5 pick.

Yep, going to be funny seeing this entire board trying to get us to trade LaMelo and/or the #2 pick all summer for a bunch of garbage because we're the Hornets.

the trade board is unreadable today

driveandkick · Post #1219 » by **driveandkick** » Wed May 17, 2023 4:07 pm

I want Scoot but Brandon Miller screams Mitch pick to me

Hornet Mania · Post #1220 » by **Hornet Mania** » Wed May 17, 2023 4:44 pm

amcoolio wrote:
LofJ wrote:For those of you who were mad we were winning too many games at the end of the season:

Read on Twitter

**** em. They just had the #1 pick. No sympathy for me.

**** the Spurs fans too, “we needed this, we earned it” yeah give me a break, you won 5 titles the last 25 years

Yep, absolutely no sympathy for blatant tankers. Glad to see the Rockets pick 4th as well.

I don't have anything against San Antonio but the preening is totally unnecessary. If the 1997 lotto doesn't fall their way they're probably more like the Utah Jazz over the last few decades, great small-market management but no titles.