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Re: 2023 Draft Discussion - who we gonna get? 

Post#321 » by MrMiyagi » Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:45 am

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Re: 2023 Draft Discussion - who we gonna get? 

Post#322 » by bwgood77 » Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:46 am

kennydorglas wrote:Give us Emoni Bates and end this misery, please.


No thanks...with his Raptor wingspan and pluses/minuses..40% shooting. I'll take Jordan Miller..

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Re: 2023 Draft Discussion - who we gonna get? 

Post#323 » by MrMiyagi » Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:47 am

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kennydorglas wrote:Give us Emoni Bates and end this misery, please.


No thanks...with his Raptor wingspan and pluses/minuses..40% shooting. I'll take Jordan Miller..

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Re: 2023 Draft Discussion - who we gonna get? 

Post#324 » by Ghost of Kleine » Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:57 am

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Ghost of Kleine wrote:It feels awesome to be a suns fan getting to watch all the other franchises enjoying their successes and these special moments while we watch from the sidelines......lol.


Enjoying their successes getting high picks?


More from the perspective of enjoying watching other teams add exciting young and talented core pieces while we've sold off our future for the better part of the next decade as all these other teams young talents are entering their primes and ours are in rapid decline. And then not having any picks to support a rebuild that may last around 8-10 yrs without them. But hey! At least other teams will benefit even more once we begin downgrading because they'll have all of our picks for the better part of the next decade.

If we win, this huge gamble will be worth it! Even though you of all people know and have spoken yourself to the odds. And if we don't in the next two years, we may be headed for a really ugly long extended rebuild due to having no assets aside from trading An aging Durant or a no trade clause Beal and or Booker to rush back to the very bottom of the league again while these other young players begin to dominate.

Our core is patch worked very precariously and without any remaining assets to sustain our competitive future.
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Re: 2023 Draft Discussion - who we gonna get? 

Post#325 » by Ghost of Kleine » Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:58 am

bwgood77 wrote:
kennydorglas wrote:Give us Emoni Bates and end this misery, please.


No thanks...with his Raptor wingspan and pluses/minuses..40% shooting. I'll take Jordan Miller..

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And I'll take Hunter Tyson or Jaylen Clark. For specific role compliment!
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Re: 2023 Draft Discussion - who we gonna get? 

Post#326 » by Mulhollanddrive » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:01 am

Oliver Closeoff is my favourite prospect for tonight
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Re: 2023 Draft Discussion - who we gonna get? 

Post#327 » by Mr Puddles » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:02 am

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bwgood77 wrote:
Ghost of Kleine wrote:It feels awesome to be a suns fan getting to watch all the other franchises enjoying their successes and these special moments while we watch from the sidelines......lol.


Enjoying their successes getting high picks?


More from the perspective of enjoying watching other teams add exciting young and talented core pieces while we've sold off our future for the better part of the next decade as all these other teams young talents are entering their primes and ours are in rapid decline. And then not having any picks to support a rebuild that may last around 8-10 yrs without them. But hey! At least other teams will benefit even more once we begin downgrading because they'll have all of our picks for the better part of the next decade.

If we win, this huge gamble will be worth it! Even though you of all people know and have spoken yourself to the odds. And if we don't in the next two years, we may be headed for a really ugly long extended rebuild due to having no assets aside from trading An aging Durant or a no trade clause Beal and or Booker to rush back to the very bottom of the league again while these other young players begin to dominate.

Our core is patch worked very precariously and without any remaining assets to sustain our competitive future.


Yeah I really miss the enjoyment of adding Dragan Bender, Marquise Chriss, Alex Len and Josh Jackson to our team!
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Re: 2023 Draft Discussion - who we gonna get? 

Post#328 » by wheezy » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:02 am

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Post#329 » by Mulhollanddrive » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:03 am

it's like a preview
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Re: 2023 Draft Discussion - who we gonna get? 

Post#330 » by kennydorglas » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:06 am

Jaime Jacquez.
Heat getting another solid player.
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Post#331 » by Slim Charless » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:07 am

Still shocked about this Cam Whitmore thing
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Re: 2023 Draft Discussion - who we gonna get? 

Post#332 » by kennydorglas » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:12 am

Slim Charless wrote:Still shocked about this Cam Whitmore thing


Weird timing as well.
He killed the combine, maybe his interviews were terrible.
Probably talked about getting into his second contract as his dream.
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Re: 2023 Draft Discussion - who we gonna get? 

Post#333 » by kennydorglas » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:13 am

Podzi has Warriors DNA all over him.
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Re: 2023 Draft Discussion - who we gonna get? 

Post#334 » by Ghost of Kleine » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:21 am

Mr Puddles wrote:
Ghost of Kleine wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:
Enjoying their successes getting high picks?


More from the perspective of enjoying watching other teams add exciting young and talented core pieces while we've sold off our future for the better part of the next decade as all these other teams young talents are entering their primes and ours are in rapid decline. And then not having any picks to support a rebuild that may last around 8-10 yrs without them. But hey! At least other teams will benefit even more once we begin downgrading because they'll have all of our picks for the better part of the next decade.

If we win, this huge gamble will be worth it! Even though you of all people know and have spoken yourself to the odds. And if we don't in the next two years, we may be headed for a really ugly long extended rebuild due to having no assets aside from trading An aging Durant or a no trade clause Beal and or Booker to rush back to the very bottom of the league again while these other young players begin to dominate.

Our core is patch worked very precariously and without any remaining assets to sustain our competitive future.


Yeah I really miss the enjoyment of adding Dragan Bender, Marquise Chriss, Alex Len and Josh Jackson to our team!


Obviously not talking about being in the lottery man and I'm sure many of you do understand what I'm talking about in terms of selling off every single asset we had that could've been used to address our long term future once Durant is in decline and when we have ZERO FLEXIBILITY or assets to make trades to upgrade our roster or make moves and we have ZERO cost controlled assets available to us under the new heavily restrictive CBA.

I mean sure our all in moves have been exciting upon announcement. But what has mortgaging our future for the next decade truly yielded for us? Another early 2nd round exit and now no cap space or assets while finding creative ways to exclude ourselves from critical opportunities for cost controlled sustainability??? Clearly we have a better core than that of which you mentioned and in a better place for now. My concern is over our long term sustainability, and what avenues we actually have to remain competitive without surrendering the players we just mortgaged our future for if we don't succeed? There's literally no legitimate plan B option that I can see here.

Again, I'm not talking about being terrible on purpose to try and get back in the lottery as we're contending! But we should've had a sustainability plan! If I'm mistaken here please tell me what I'm not seeing that we have to address the next 4-5 years and after that without any draft assets or cap space or tradable pieces? I'm just venting about watching everyone else participate in the finals, winning a championship, adding young cost controlled talent around their championship core to offset CBA restrictions. It just gets really old always being the bridesmaid but never the bride! What's our plan here exactly I just want to know actually have one ?
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Re: 2023 Draft Discussion - who we gonna get? 

Post#335 » by bwgood77 » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:24 am

Looks like Cam Whitmore's mom punched a wall as he kept slipping. Lucky there are doctors on hand (no pun intended).
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Post#336 » by bwgood77 » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:27 am

Zion can show Hawkins around New Orleans for all the great eating places if he needs to put on weight.
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Post#337 » by bwgood77 » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:28 am

We would be on the clock if we hadn't made the KD trade GoK! PRETEND! Who would you take if we were?
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Re: 2023 Live Draft Discussion 

Post#338 » by Mulhollanddrive » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:30 am

First female NBA player at 52
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Re: 2023 Live Draft Discussion 

Post#339 » by MrMiyagi » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:30 am

Mulhollanddrive wrote:First female NBA player at 52
What?
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Post#340 » by TOO » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:34 am

Mulhollanddrive wrote:First female NBA player at 52

Sheandre already on the team.

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