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KingRobb02 wrote:The best answer would be to immediately trade the pick along with our TPE for someone's 2014.
drsd wrote:KingRobb02 wrote:The best answer would be to immediately trade the pick along with our TPE for someone's 2014.
I assume you are saying that Orlando should absorb a bad contract for a high 2014 pick. That is a good idea, assuming that the owner would swallow that cost. I do not see GM Hennigan doing that though, as the 2014/15 off-season has some good names, and cap-space seems to be a priority. My expectation is that the TPE would either expire or be part of trading Turkoglu and Harrington.
MagicFan32 wrote:BadMofoPimp wrote:Zmill wrote:If Noel is on the board, he's ours. I guaransheed it.
I can see this team bottoming out for a decade after wasting a pick on a lame player who never lives up to what people expected him to be.
Wow such a baseless statement
Noel is the prototype new era defensive big, it's stunning people don't see this
BadMofoPimp wrote:Zmill wrote:If Noel is on the board, he's ours. I guaransheed it.
I can see this team bottoming out for a decade after wasting a pick on a lame player who never lives up to what people expected him to be.
BadMofoPimp wrote:It is funny people said the same thing about Kwame, Thabeet and Darko. And, this dude is going to sit out 18 months. It is stunning that people can't see this.
BadMofoPimp wrote:
It is funny people said the same thing about Kwame, Thabeet and Darko. And, this dude is going to sit out 18 months. It is stunning that people can't see this.
magicman123 wrote:Wiggins can play SG, but i think he will be a SF in the NBA, makes the most sense
mattyBoi wrote:He can be a SG, Jordan was 6-6, T-Mac was 6-8. He has a shooting guards game.
Neon1 wrote:mattyBoi wrote:He can be a SG, Jordan was 6-6, T-Mac was 6-8. He has a shooting guards game.
Unless somebody was to believe he couldnt guard a SG, i cant even believe that this is a debate. If we were lucky enough to hit the jackpot and be in position to draft him, a player like him slides to whichever position is your weakest. Two of our three most promising prospects (and 19 & 20 years old) are at the SF/PF and SF and only Moe of the two players can at least guard SG's, So the thing that makes sense is the 6'6 1/2" 195lb Wiggins plays SG. How is this even a serious debate?
If Wiggins was to get in the NBA and show he cannot even guard SG's (very unlikely), THEN you start working on moving Harris to the bench or work on trading Harris, Harkless.
Nelson (34@PG) Moore (14@PG)
Wiggins (38@SG) Harkless (10@SG)
Harris (28@SF) Harkless (20@SF)
Noel (18@PF) Nicholson (24@PF) Harris (6@PF)
Vucevic (34@C) Noel (14@C)
Replace O'Quinn with Noel and Replace Nelson and now that is what makes sense. Offense/Defense blend and youth.
mattyBoi wrote:He can be a SG, Jordan was 6-6, T-Mac was 6-8. He has a shooting guards game.
Neon1 wrote:OMG WHY does everyone act like Wiggins cannot play SG (and play it effectively)? What the heck are you guys basing that off of? Have you guys seen him before? What have you seen that suggests to you he cannot play SG in the NBA? Do you think he is too slow to guard SG's?He is 6-6 (maybe 6-7) 195lbs and an athletic freak. I do not understand this at all. It is like people have never seen this guy before. He is the same type of player as Vince Carter was. His body, skillset and athleticism is the types (VC/TMac/DeRozan/etc) that means he can be put at either wing position and it really makes no difference.
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Mario Hezonja to me is the most complete small forward prospect of the 3. Hezonja is a terrific slasher due to his ball-handling and first step, with the size to finish at the rim. He’s also an outstanding perimeter shooter and shot creator. Like Wiggins and Parker he has a tremendous feel for the game and IQ and craftiness creating his offense. Hezonja thus is somewhat of a middle ground between Wiggins and Parker. Wiggins is a high end athlete who needs to improve his ball-skills, while Parker is a high end skill player who may not be explosive or athletic enough in the NBA. Hezonja is both explosive and a high end skill player. To me he looks like the complete package for a perimeter offensive prospect, with the ability to attack the basket off the dribble, to hit the outside shot at an elite rate and having the natural feel and IQ to make it all work. The more I see of him, the more complete and dynamic his game and talent looks. To quote Monta Ellis, Mario Hezonja have it all.
tranjSAIC wrote:mattyBoi wrote:He can be a SG, Jordan was 6-6, T-Mac was 6-8. He has a shooting guards game.
It's not his size that makes you think he can't play SG, its his weak as handle. From what I hear he is a hard working kid though, so I think down the road he could develop it, but right now I see him more of a SF then a SG.
