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Countdown to heartbreak (*Draft thread pt.II)

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Re: Countdown to heartbreak (*Draft thread pt.II) 

Post#401 » by casey » Wed May 20, 2009 12:07 am

Esohny wrote:Jay Bilas puts Thabeet #2 in his top 5. That would leave Rubio for the wolves if they managed to move up to #3...assuming the 2nd team picking is run by a madman.

And no Harden in his top 5.
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Re: Countdown to heartbreak (*Draft thread pt.II) 

Post#402 » by Esohny » Wed May 20, 2009 12:08 am

I might pay as much as $10 dollars to hear The Racist GM (I prefer all caps...and that sounds like it could be a great sitcom) try to backpeddle from that statement.
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Re: Countdown to heartbreak (*Draft thread pt.II) 

Post#403 » by revprodeji » Wed May 20, 2009 12:11 am

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Re: Countdown to heartbreak (*Draft thread pt.II) 

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Re: Countdown to heartbreak (*Draft thread pt.II) 

Post#405 » by big3_8_19_21 » Wed May 20, 2009 1:23 am

DX is damn quick...already updated:
Harden
Holiday
Collison
2nd round: Meeks/McNeal

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Re: Countdown to heartbreak (*Draft thread pt.II) 

Post#406 » by Winter Wonder » Wed May 20, 2009 2:07 am

Too many guards. A SG, combo guard, PG, then a SG and McNeal. Hmmm.
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Re: Countdown to heartbreak (*Draft thread pt.II) 

Post#407 » by revprodeji » Wed May 20, 2009 2:07 am

Harden/Holiday would be great. Collison makes no sense if Bassy is still here. I would rather use that spot for a project that needs some euro or NBDL seasoning. Aminu, Norel would be the best option.
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Re: Countdown to heartbreak (*Draft thread pt.II) 

Post#408 » by PeeDee » Wed May 20, 2009 10:23 pm

Lol, watch this ESPN turd do his mock draft.
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Re: Countdown to heartbreak (*Draft thread pt.II) 

Post#409 » by AQuintus » Wed May 20, 2009 11:39 pm

PeeDee wrote:Lol, watch this ESPN turd do his mock draft.
http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/vid ... id=3776499


Yep, that was probably the worst mock that I've seen all year.
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Re: Countdown to heartbreak (*Draft thread pt.II) 

Post#410 » by Esohny » Thu May 21, 2009 3:17 am

It would sure be nice if we could defer the 28 for a later year, assuming we don't include it in a trade.
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Re: Countdown to heartbreak (*Draft thread pt.II) 

Post#411 » by Ojmayo » Thu May 21, 2009 4:16 am

Holiday played at Target Center once from what I remember.

I'm just hoping that we get a good player.
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Re: Countdown to heartbreak (*Draft thread pt.II) 

Post#412 » by moss_is_1 » Thu May 21, 2009 4:20 am

Esohny wrote:It would sure be nice if we could defer the 28 for a later year, assuming we don't include it in a trade.

We could possibly deal it for a 2nd this year and a first next year from someone who doesn't have a pick, like I think Orlando doesn't have one.
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Re: Countdown to heartbreak (*Draft thread pt.II) 

Post#413 » by the_bruce » Thu May 21, 2009 6:20 am

Í'm leaning towards budinger with the #18. Mostly because I don't think Mullens will be there.
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Re: Countdown to heartbreak (*Draft thread pt.II) 

Post#414 » by Esohny » Thu May 21, 2009 5:26 pm

You wouldn't prefer one of the 2nd/3rd tier guards like Holliday, Maynor, etc?
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Re: Countdown to heartbreak (*Draft thread pt.II) 

Post#415 » by moss_is_1 » Thu May 21, 2009 6:38 pm

bruceallen61 wrote:Í'm leaning towards budinger with the #18. Mostly because I don't think Mullens will be there.

I would stay the hell away from him. he looks like a bust to me.
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Re: Countdown to heartbreak (*Draft thread pt.II) 

Post#416 » by big3_8_19_21 » Thu May 21, 2009 6:39 pm

moss_is_1 wrote:
bruceallen61 wrote:Í'm leaning towards budinger with the #18. Mostly because I don't think Mullens will be there.

I would stay the hell away from him. he looks like a bust to me.

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Re: Countdown to heartbreak (*Draft thread pt.II) 

Post#417 » by Worm Guts » Thu May 21, 2009 6:42 pm

He's white
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Re: Countdown to heartbreak (*Draft thread pt.II) 

Post#418 » by john2jer » Thu May 21, 2009 6:43 pm

To attract more fans to Target Center they've decided to put out a welcome mat at the front door. It should also help keep the building clean.

#18 - Chase Budinger

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Re: Countdown to heartbreak (*Draft thread pt.II) 

Post#419 » by Devilzsidewalk » Thu May 21, 2009 7:51 pm

I'm not into Budinger, I only like guards and SF athletes that have the ball-handling skill to make full use of their athleticism and Chase looks awkward handling the rock.
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Re: Countdown to heartbreak (*Draft thread pt.II) 

Post#420 » by jpatrick » Thu May 21, 2009 8:08 pm

Devilzsidewalk wrote:I'm not into Budinger, I only like guards and SF athletes that have the ball-handling skill to make full use of their athleticism and Chase looks awkward handling the rock.


Really? I think he's got a nice handle for a player his size. When I watched Arizona I thought he was their most important player this year (not Wise or HIll). Now HIll will probably be a better pro, but Buds has some skills. If he wasn't so damn soft, I think he could be a quality starter. As he is, I think he's a poor man's Mike Miller and is probably best suited as a Kyle Korver shooter type (not quite as good of a shooter as Korver but much better athlete) coming off the bench.

In comparison, Derozan handles the ball like he's dribbling a greased pig. His game right now is purely a couple power dribbles and he either pulls up and shoots over the defender or gets to the rim. With that said, I'd take Derozan at #6 over Evans and Curry (not sure about Harden) because I think his floor is Gerald Wallace and that's a pretty nice floor.

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