Defensive Reasons - The PJ Hairston Thread

Liver_Pooty · Post #21 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Mon May 26, 2014 3:52 am

catch20two wrote:
Liver_Pooty wrote:
catch20two wrote:Hairston would be a massive reach at #9. Nobody projects him above about #15 and most have him in the 20s.

No way we draft him at 9. I freaking hope not anyway

There's been a barrage of people trying to make a case for us to take him at #9 the past couple of days and I just don't get it.

Where? Are they on acid?

catch20two · Post #22 » by **catch20two** » Mon May 26, 2014 3:59 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:
catch20two wrote:
Liver_Pooty wrote:
No way we draft him at 9. I freaking hope not anyway

There's been a barrage of people trying to make a case for us to take him at #9 the past couple of days and I just don't get it.

Where? Are they on acid?

I guess they're on the general draft prospects thread.

And I don't think being a UNC or ACC fan mean that they are on acid, just bias, or maybe they've seen enough of Hairston to truly believe in him unlike me.

TheKingofSting2 · Post #23 » by **TheKingofSting2** » Mon May 26, 2014 11:26 pm

Liver_Pooty wrote:
catch20two wrote:
Liver_Pooty wrote:
No way we draft him at 9. I freaking hope not anyway

There's been a barrage of people trying to make a case for us to take him at #9 the past couple of days and I just don't get it.

Where? Are they on acid?

I have seen him go around 13th at best in some mocks but 9 is a stretch.

Eoghan · Post #24 » by **Eoghan** » Tue May 27, 2014 6:01 am

If we pick Hairston with the 9th pick I'll literally stuff Cho's favorite ping pong paddle up his ass, Beerfest style.

I hope people saying that are just going by the "hurr durr, MJ UNC" connection.

MasterIchiro · Post #25 » by **MasterIchiro** » Tue May 27, 2014 10:25 am

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MasterIchiro · Post #26 » by **MasterIchiro** » Tue May 27, 2014 10:25 am

BrotherDave wrote:If we pick Hairston with the 9th pick I'll literally stuff Cho's favorite ping pong paddle up his ass, Beerfest style.

How do you know he plays ping pong? What if he's more into say bowling or hang gliding?

BeesWax · Post #27 » by **BeesWax** » Tue May 27, 2014 11:02 am

MasterIchiro wrote:
BrotherDave wrote:If we pick Hairston with the 9th pick I'll literally stuff Cho's favorite ping pong paddle up his ass, Beerfest style.

How do you know he plays ping pong? What if he's more into say bowling or hang gliding?

He is actually a very good tennis player. I know a guy who plays with him in a charlotte league.

MasterIchiro · Post #28 » by **MasterIchiro** » Tue May 27, 2014 11:14 am

jdm3 wrote:
MasterIchiro wrote:
BrotherDave wrote:If we pick Hairston with the 9th pick I'll literally stuff Cho's favorite ping pong paddle up his ass, Beerfest style.

How do you know he plays ping pong? What if he's more into say bowling or hang gliding?

He is actually a very good tennis player. I know a guy who plays with him in a charlotte league.

Tell him not to draft Gary Harris or fans will riot worse than they did for the Zeller pick.

-Ian- · Post #29 » by **-Ian-** » Tue May 27, 2014 3:21 pm

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Vanderbilt_Grad · Post #30 » by **Vanderbilt_Grad** » Wed May 28, 2014 1:43 am

Hairston also ranked as one of the worst passers in the D-League this season, generating an assist on just 4.1% of his possessions (21 total assists in 839 minutes), one of the lowest rates among all players in our Top-100 prospect rankings. While some of this has to do with the nature of his role on the Texas Legends (essentially a hired gun) and some of it is a product of the style of play of the D-League in general, his assist rate ranks very poorly even compared to other D-League wing players, dead last among NBADL shooting guards in fact.

From DraftExpress.com http://www.draftexpress.com#ixzz32yEASD7A
http://www.draftexpress.com

I read this and can't help but think that sounds a lot like Gary Neal 2.0.

catch20two · Post #31 » by **catch20two** » Wed May 28, 2014 1:49 am

Vanderbilt_Grad wrote:
Hairston also ranked as one of the worst passers in the D-League this season, generating an assist on just 4.1% of his possessions (21 total assists in 839 minutes), one of the lowest rates among all players in our Top-100 prospect rankings. While some of this has to do with the nature of his role on the Texas Legends (essentially a hired gun) and some of it is a product of the style of play of the D-League in general, his assist rate ranks very poorly even compared to other D-League wing players, dead last among NBADL shooting guards in fact.

From DraftExpress.com http://www.draftexpress.com#ixzz32yEASD7A
http://www.draftexpress.com

I read this and can't help but think that sounds a lot like Gary Neal 2.0.

Shoot first, think later is his motto.

TheKingofSting2 · Post #32 » by **TheKingofSting2** » Thu May 29, 2014 2:04 am

I read on BBTB FB page a fan said that Hairston plays "Great" D, I am still :lol:

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BeesWax · Post #33 » by **BeesWax** » Thu May 29, 2014 2:10 am

TheKingofSting wrote:I read on BBTB FB page a fan said that Hairston plays "Great" D, I am still .

He did play good defense at UNC. I am not sure anyone plays defense in the NBDL. He moved well laterally and had the strength to play solid post defense when he played the 4 at the end of his sophmore year.

Eoghan · Post #34 » by **Eoghan** » Thu May 29, 2014 4:53 am

MasterIchiro wrote:
BrotherDave wrote:If we pick Hairston with the 9th pick I'll literally stuff Cho's favorite ping pong paddle up his ass, Beerfest style.

How do you know he plays ping pong? What if he's more into say bowling or hang gliding?

From a Daryl Morey AMA on reddit:

Rich Cho (Charlotte GM) and I are the best in the league at table tennis. I beat him last year, he got me this year. Bob Weiss and Rick Carlisle are the other good players.

http://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1ki6w2/iam_the_houston_rockets_gm_ama_offseason_addition/

TheKingofSting2 · Post #35 » by **TheKingofSting2** » Sat May 31, 2014 2:16 am

BrotherDave would you say PeeJay plays good defense?

Go_Hornets · Post #36 » by **Go_Hornets** » Sat May 31, 2014 3:18 am

I wouldn't mind getting him at 24, if he's available.

Liver_Pooty · Post #37 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Sat May 31, 2014 3:25 am

Go_Hornets wrote:I wouldn't mind getting him at 24, if he's available.

Yes sir.

TheKingofSting2 · Post #38 » by **TheKingofSting2** » Mon Jun 2, 2014 12:28 am

Go_Hornets wrote:I wouldn't mind getting him at 24, if he's available.

Either 24 or trade back into the mid teens but I think I'd prefer Payne in that scenario.

Post #39 » by **fatlever** » Mon Jun 2, 2014 7:23 pm

Davis Williams ‏@DayvisWilliams 6m

.@rick_bonnell says on @wfnz that a team picking in the teens has taken PJ Hairston off their board, don't think he's gotten by his past.

Eoghan · Post #40 » by **Eoghan** » Tue Jun 3, 2014 4:33 am

TheKingofSting wrote:BrotherDave would you say PeeJay plays good defense?

No. I'd say passable defense. Hendo levels.

fatlever wrote:Davis Williams ‏@DayvisWilliams 6m

.@rick_bonnell says on @wfnz that a team picking in the teens has taken PJ Hairston off their board, don't think he's gotten by his past.

Yeah, this is what I expected. The fact that PJ's troubling past is a 2-3 hour drive away from Charlotte all but removes him from being drafted by Charlotte. You can basically lock this thread IMO.