Official Draft Thread 2015-16

Post #441 » by **165bows** » Wed Dec 2, 2015 9:34 am

brackdan70 wrote:21 year old junior, 6'5" with a 6'10 wing span. 230 lbs, strong and fairly athletic. FG% 0.540, 3pt% 0.580, 17ppg, 3 assists, 3 boards and a steal per game. was highly touted as a freshman, considered a lottery pick potential out of high school, disappointed as a freshman and sophomore, but lighting it up now. Anybody still interested in this guy?

Send him to Australia with Marcus Thornton lol.

FWIW AJ Hammons has a vague Javale McGee look going on.

ddb · Post #442 » by **ddb** » Wed Dec 2, 2015 1:57 pm

165bows wrote:
brackdan70 wrote:21 year old junior, 6'5" with a 6'10 wing span. 230 lbs, strong and fairly athletic. FG% 0.540, 3pt% 0.580, 17ppg, 3 assists, 3 boards and a steal per game. was highly touted as a freshman, considered a lottery pick potential out of high school, disappointed as a freshman and sophomore, but lighting it up now. Anybody still interested in this guy?

Send him to Australia with Marcus Thornton lol.

FWIW AJ Hammons has a vague Javale McGee look going on.

you talking about Wayne Selden Jr?

brackdan70 · Post #443 » by **brackdan70** » Wed Dec 2, 2015 1:59 pm

ddb wrote:
165bows wrote:
brackdan70 wrote:21 year old junior, 6'5" with a 6'10 wing span. 230 lbs, strong and fairly athletic. FG% 0.540, 3pt% 0.580, 17ppg, 3 assists, 3 boards and a steal per game. was highly touted as a freshman, considered a lottery pick potential out of high school, disappointed as a freshman and sophomore, but lighting it up now. Anybody still interested in this guy?

Send him to Australia with Marcus Thornton lol.

FWIW AJ Hammons has a vague Javale McGee look going on.

you talking about Wayne Selden Jr?

yep. Think he has a shot at the NBA still?, playing well so far this year.
there were rumblings that Ainge liked him if I remember correctly.

ddb · Post #444 » by **ddb** » Wed Dec 2, 2015 2:07 pm

brackdan70 wrote:
ddb wrote:
165bows wrote:Send him to Australia with Marcus Thornton lol.

FWIW AJ Hammons has a vague Javale McGee look going on.

you talking about Wayne Selden Jr?

yep. Think he has a shot at the NBA still?, playing well so far this year.
there were rumblings that Ainge liked him if I remember correctly.

I mean, we really don't need guards, but Ainge clearly drafts based on best available talent. I would think if Selden comes out and is available late first round/early second, Ainge would give it serious consideration. Selden looks good....I wonder why he was so underwhelming his first two years? That happens sometimes (Olynyk). But he looks strong this year

brackdan70 · Post #445 » by **brackdan70** » Wed Dec 2, 2015 2:10 pm

ddb wrote:
brackdan70 wrote:
ddb wrote:
you talking about Wayne Selden Jr?

yep. Think he has a shot at the NBA still?, playing well so far this year.
there were rumblings that Ainge liked him if I remember correctly.

I mean, we really don't need guards, but Ainge clearly drafts based on best available talent. I would think if Selden comes out and is available late first round/early second, Ainge would give it serious consideration. Selden looks good....I wonder why he was so underwhelming his first two years? That happens sometimes (Olynyk). But he looks strong this year

yes he seems a little redundant to our team now, but stroking it.

pfm · Post #446 » by **pfm** » Wed Dec 2, 2015 2:20 pm

The question with Selden was always his ability to consistently shoot the ball so if he has improved there he's most definitely on the draft radar. He's always been a big, strong, good athlete, and a good passer. We will see how he fares through the rest of the year, but things look good for him currently. Wouldn't shock me to see him go in the first if he puts together a full year of strong shooting.

jmr07019 · Post #447 » by **jmr07019** » Wed Dec 2, 2015 2:56 pm

Watched some of UNC Maryland and was unimpressed with diamond Stone. Nba body but not much else. Melo Tremble is legit though. Don't know if he had the athleticism to play in the NBA but he's a hell of a player at the college level.

DarkAzcura · Post #448 » by **DarkAzcura** » Wed Dec 2, 2015 4:36 pm

Always root for Selden because his grandpa refs my basketball games in my adult league haha. One of the best refs I've ever had.

BfB · Post #449 » by **BfB** » Wed Dec 2, 2015 7:13 pm

if Selden can shoot he's an NBA 3/D guard with 3 position switch defense potential - so, totally a guy working his way back toward the 1st round.

Long way to go before the draft. Might be that one of Hunter/Rozier ends up being tacked onto a trade package between now and then.

Banks2Pierce · Post #450 » by **Banks2Pierce** » Wed Dec 2, 2015 7:34 pm

Selden looked good to me last year as well. Seems to be one of those guys who is good on D, but doesn't rack up steals so kind of stays under the radar on that end. Didn't know he was from around here.

ddb · Post #451 » by **ddb** » Wed Dec 2, 2015 9:13 pm

BfB wrote:if Selden can shoot he's an NBA 3/D guard with 3 position switch defense potential - so, totally a guy working his way back toward the 1st round.

Long way to go before the draft. Might be that one of Hunter/Rozier ends up being tacked onto a trade package between now and then.

He reminds me of Wes Matthews. That's pretty much his ceiling.

BfB · Post #452 » by **BfB** » Wed Dec 2, 2015 10:12 pm

that would be bitchin

PierceFan4ever · Post #453 » by **PierceFan4ever** » Thu Dec 3, 2015 4:20 am

Ben Simmons' statline: 43 points (15-20 shooting), 14 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals, and 3 blocks....unreal. We need this guy

Bar Fight · Post #454 » by **Bar Fight** » Thu Dec 3, 2015 4:43 am

PierceFan4ever wrote:Ben Simmons' statline: 43 points (15-20 shooting), 14 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals, and 3 blocks....unreal. We need this guy

Brooklyn has been playing well lately. ****. We have the worst Draft luck in league history. This kid is dominating the college game.

gdagod10 · Post #455 » by **gdagod10** » Thu Dec 3, 2015 4:51 am

jmr07019 wrote:Watched some of UNC Maryland and was unimpressed with diamond Stone. Nba body but not much else. Melo Tremble is legit though. Don't know if he had the athleticism to play in the NBA but he's a hell of a player at the college level.

Diamond Stone was so goddamn pathetic. Kennedy Meeks is a 6'9 center and dominated him. Dominant big men are such a rarity these days. Towns and Okafor are anomalies.

gdagod10 · Post #456 » by **gdagod10** » Thu Dec 3, 2015 4:53 am

Jaylen Brown has been ballin. Skal doesn't look like a top two pick. Brandon Ingram has so much upside, he just moves rather slow. He's definitely a project. I don't know **** about Dragan Bender so I won't comment. A guy that's been discussed more is Timothe Luwawu, a lights out 6'7 shooter with a 7'2 wingspan. Draftexpress says he'll probably be a lottery pick by the draft. Keep an eye on him!

brackdan70 · Post #457 » by **brackdan70** » Thu Dec 3, 2015 4:58 am

I liked Luwawu last year. it appears he has really stepped it up and is playing well on both sides of court.
Jacob Poeltl another monster game 26 points, 13 boards and 5 blocks

Murta · Post #458 » by **Murta** » Thu Dec 3, 2015 7:19 am

Told ya about Luwawu 2 weeks ago, if he keeps this up, he's going to be a top 8 pick. That combo of shooting, court vision and athleticism is rare.
The 2 questions about him are if his shooting is a fluke (before this season his rep was one of a bad-mediocre shooter) and whether he can improve his handle because it's kinda stiff now.

Post #459 » by **165bows** » Thu Dec 3, 2015 11:46 am

Simmons loves to feast on these crappy teams.

brackdan70 · Post #460 » by **brackdan70** » Thu Dec 3, 2015 1:40 pm

165bows wrote:Simmons loves to feast on these crappy teams.

yeah they have played a pretty weak schedule. LSU does not look like a Tournament team, so unfortunately there are going to be very few games to see Simmons against good competition.

2 games against Kentucky, 2 games against Texas A&M, one against Oklahoma and one against Vanderbilt looks like about it.

NC St. shut him down. He was good against Marquette in a loss.

Dude is still very impressive.