2016 NBA Draft/College Basketball Thread

BobThornton · Post #121 » by **BobThornton** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 12:30 pm

We might have less tanking competition this year.

Mark Cuban, pre DJ fiasco

Kobblehead · Post #122 » by **Kobblehead** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 4:13 pm

The Lakers, Knicks and Kings made ping pong killing moves. We might be the only outright tanking team.

Wilfried · Post #123 » by **Wilfried** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 6:53 pm

We are not tanking man ...
We are simply getting better real slow !

Chuck Everett · Post #124 » by **Chuck Everett** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 4:21 am

Melo, Melo, Melo. Trimble I mean. He's going to be a top 10 pick.

Hardcore6erFan · Post #125 » by **Hardcore6erFan** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 4:46 am

Chuck Everett wrote:Melo, Melo, Melo. Trimble I mean. He's going to be a top 10 pick.

Possibly. I think more like in the 11-15 range. So Heat pick

I love Dunn, Jackson, and Trimble. Guarantee Hinkie will get 1 of them.

05PhillyAI · Post #126 » by **05PhillyAI** » Tue Jul 14, 2015 12:51 pm

Hardcore6erFan wrote:
Chuck Everett wrote:Melo, Melo, Melo. Trimble I mean. He's going to be a top 10 pick.

Possibly. I think more like in the 11-15 range. So Heat pick

I love Dunn, Jackson, and Trimble. Guarantee Hinkie will get 1 of them.

Dunn is the guy. He has some serious game...an athletic freak.

No-Man · Post #127 » by **No-Man** » Tue Jul 14, 2015 1:38 pm

PG is really strong in this Draft, a lot of depth, also PF, the best spot in this class.

Dell · Post #128 » by **Dell** » Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:54 pm

So the idea of 4 first round picks next year got me excited enough to finally get working on a small site.

I've been working on this since the draft and finally got around to posting a beta version of an NBA Draft website.

I'd love for you guys to take a look at the mock http://nbadraftdigest.com/2016mock.html and give thoughts. Feel free to go over to the rankings too.

There's been a lot of people bad-mouthing this draft, but I just don't see why. Guys like Skal, Simmons, Ingram and Dragan Bender are hugely talented. I'm not as big as Jaylen Brown as some other people. I get the same feeling from him that i got when I first saw Harrison Barnes... Basically... Yeah, he's good, but I don't understand the hype.

2017 also looks exceptional with Tatum, Giles, Jackson, Smith, etc...

Post #129 » by **sixers hoops** » Wed Jul 15, 2015 2:00 am

Dell wrote:So the idea of 4 first round picks next year got me excited enough to finally get working on a small site.

I've been working on this since the draft and finally got around to posting a beta version of an NBA Draft website.

I'd love for you guys to take a look at the mock http://nbadraftdigest.com/2016mock.html and give thoughts. Feel free to go over to the rankings too.

There's been a lot of people bad-mouthing this draft, but I just don't see why. Guys like Skal, Simmons, Ingram and Dragan Bender are hugely talented. I'm not as big as Jaylen Brown as some other people. I get the same feeling from him that i got when I first saw Harrison Barnes... Basically... Yeah, he's good, but I don't understand the hype.

2017 also looks exceptional with Tatum, Giles, Jackson, Smith, etc...

Looks pretty good!

Kobblehead · Post #130 » by **Kobblehead** » Wed Jul 15, 2015 5:29 pm

Chuck Everett wrote:Melo, Melo, Melo. Trimble I mean. He's going to be a top 10 pick.

My biggest critique of him is his lack of standout distributing skills. It's what keeps him from potentially being an offensive star and probably lumps him into the instant offense off the bench, fringe starter category.

We'll see how he looks after his sophomore year. He could make a drastic improvement to that area and shatter the glass ceiling I put on him.

Chuck Everett · Post #131 » by **Chuck Everett** » Wed Jul 15, 2015 5:49 pm

2016 guys I like (not top guys):

Melo Trimble (PG), Maryland
Caris Levert (SG), Michigan
Jabari Bird (SG) and Jordan Matthews (SG), Cal

All four guys could be interesting for the Sixers, at their varying stages of picks.

Post #132 » by **Foshan** » Wed Jul 15, 2015 6:30 pm

Would love to snag Levert with our 2nd highest pick

SMH · Post #133 » by **SMH** » Wed Jul 15, 2015 7:10 pm

Man I really like Brandon Ingram, he may pass Ben!

SparksFly87 · Post #134 » by **SparksFly87** » Wed Jul 15, 2015 7:15 pm

Lavert , Ingram and Murray fit our team like a glove with Okafor and Noel front court. Murray is a smart big point guard who can hit the 3 plus drive and dish . Ingram is a Durant ite. Lavert is a length combo guard who is versatile enough to defend 1-3.

sixers23 · Post #135 » by **sixers23** » Wed Jul 15, 2015 10:03 pm

Foshan wrote:Would love to snag Levert with our 2nd highest pick

No way is he a top ten pick

Hardcore6erFan · Post #136 » by **Hardcore6erFan** » Wed Jul 15, 2015 10:14 pm

sixers23 wrote:
Foshan wrote:Would love to snag Levert with our 2nd highest pick

No way is he a top ten pick

I watched a lot of Michigan games last year and Levert is sort of underwhelming as a prospect. I think he'll be a very solid bench wing for 10 years but he's not a star and probably not a starter on a very good team.

Unbreakable99 · Post #137 » by **Unbreakable99** » Wed Jul 15, 2015 10:41 pm

Hardcore6erFan wrote:
sixers23 wrote:
Foshan wrote:Would love to snag Levert with our 2nd highest pick

No way is he a top ten pick

I watched a lot of Michigan games last year and Levert is sort of underwhelming as a prospect. I think he'll be a very solid bench wing for 10 years but he's not a star and probably not a starter on a very good team.

Agreed. He will have to play a lot better next season for me to change my mind.

Kobblehead · Post #138 » by **Kobblehead** » Wed Jul 15, 2015 10:53 pm

Caris' appeal is his boom potential at the next level. He's a two-way, 6'7" athlete with ball skills. The only thing that can prevent him from being a legit starter in the NBA is unforeseen personality deficiencies or environmental factors. We'll see how this upcoming draft shakes out, but I would have taken him in the lottery of this past one.

Post #139 » by **Sixerscan** » Wed Jul 15, 2015 10:59 pm

Kobblehead wrote:Caris' appeal is his boom potential at the next level. He's a two-way, 6'7" athlete with ball skills. The only thing that can prevent him from being a legit starter in the NBA is unforeseen personality deficiencies or environmental factors. We'll see how this upcoming draft shakes out, but I would have taken him in the lottery of this past one.

Have you watched him play much? He's one of the lowest BBIQ guys I've ever seen. Constantly makes the wrong play but gets bailed out by an athletic advantage that will be chilled at the next level. And now he's coming off a serious injury and will be 22 his rookie year. He'd have to have a fairly incredible year or this draft would have to suck for me to even consider a top 15 pick on him.

FreakMaster · Post #140 » by **FreakMaster** » Fri Jul 17, 2015 5:37 am

PK5 wrote:Here we go. Although they might not be as good as some have hoped, the Sixers will have four draft picks in the 1st round next year.

Three questions...
1. Out of the "elite" prospects, who do you like the most?
2. Any returning players who you really like?
3. Incoming freshman who are outside the top 10-15 who could rise up?

4 FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS! This thread is sad on so many levels. 1) The season hasn't even started and the sixers are looking forward to the draft. 2) Why not trade those useless picks for some vets from winning programs? 3) I would protest this crap! Ownership clearly doesn't have winning in mind. They're just filling the roster with rookie contracts to save money while filling seats at the Wells Fargo Cntr, and filling Philly fans with false hope.