2016-2017 College Basketball / '17 NBA Draft Thread

KidPistol · Post #441 » by **KidPistol** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 10:25 am

I personally think the 76ers should try to snag Josh Hart in the 2nd round if possible. I feel like he'd fit perfectly with the 76ers.

Kolkmania · Post #442 » by **Kolkmania** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 12:56 pm

KidPistol wrote:I personally think the 76ers should try to snag Josh Hart in the 2nd round if possible. I feel like he'd fit perfectly with the 76ers.

We don't own our own second round pick but the worst and best from Knicks/Pistons/Jazz/Warriors, so probably ~45 and 60. Way too early to tell if Josh Hart is available at the available picks, but I like him as well. Justin Jackson could be our next Robert Covington, tall wing with shooting touch.

LloydFree · Post #443 » by **LloydFree** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 1:45 pm

DVR alert. Fultz will be on ESPN2 tomorrow at 11:00 pm eastern against Gonzaga. The Huskies schedule is terrible, so it will be your only chance to see Fultz against a good team until late January.

PhilasFinest · Post #444 » by **PhilasFinest** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 2:02 pm

LloydFree wrote:DVR alert. Fultz will be on ESPN2 tomorrow at 11:00 pm eastern against Gonzaga. The Huskies schedule is terrible, so it will be your only chance to see Fultz against a good team until late January.

I might have to stay up and watch that one live.

PhilasFinest · Post #445 » by **PhilasFinest** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 2:24 pm

Man, Im really liking the draft class for US so far. Quite a few guard/wing options that would fill a hole for us likely to be available assuming a majority of them declare.

Love Ball & Fultz as guard options. Both bring different things to the table, but I think either of them would be a huge boost and upgrade for our team.

Love Jackson and Issac as wing options.

Issac could be a mismatch nightmare, and the thought of having him/Simmons/Embiid on the floor is scary factoring in the size/skill combination of all 3. Imagine having to defend 3 guys, all over 6'10" that can do multiple things?

Jackson is growing on me big time. Lacks a polished jumper, but it does not seem broken, and his ability to slash/defend would be a quality pairing with Embiid defensively. Could see him being electric in transition with Simmons as well.

Then if we miss out on them, you have consolation prizes in Smith,Monk,Fox,Tatum etc.

Monk seems like he would be a perfect fit as a high scoring combo guard, capable of defending the PG but playing off ball on offense as a scorer and letting Simmons be the playmaker.

Tatum I'm looking forward to seeing. He has a intriguing combination of size/skill and I think could turn it on as the season grows.

Really intrigued with this years crop of talent. Seems like we are in a pretty good situation right now and paired with the Sac swap, id say the likelihood of getting a top 5 pick is a damn near lock. Think no matter what, we should be in line to net us really solid player that will fill a void.

phiphan · Post #446 » by **phiphan** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 3:16 pm

One thing I feel good about is that BC has a strong draft record and I believe brought in his previous scouting team -- at least Eversley.

Kobblehead · Post #447 » by **Kobblehead** » Tue Dec 6, 2016 3:20 pm

KidPistol wrote:I personally think the 76ers should try to snag Josh Hart in the 2nd round if possible. I feel like he'd fit perfectly with the 76ers.

I'm all for it. Love Hart. I think he could rise to the lotto ala Denzel Valentine, though. He's just too good to slide. Still not quite convinced he'll be a good defender, yet. Although he has been better on defense this year than he was last year.

Unbreakable99 · Post #448 » by **Unbreakable99** » Wed Dec 7, 2016 12:20 am

I'd be shocked if Hart went in the second round. He will be late first at the latest. I think Ben can be a lotto pick. I love his game.

cksdayoff · Post #449 » by **cksdayoff** » Wed Dec 7, 2016 2:56 am

tatum looking like ass against florida's length. got blocked 3 times already

frank jackson hasn't done anything in the game either

everyone on florida minus the pg looks like they all have 7'6 wingspans. giving duke a lot of trouble

LloydFree · Post #450 » by **LloydFree** » Wed Dec 7, 2016 3:49 am

cksdayoff wrote:tatum looking like ass against florida's length. got blocked 3 times already

frank jackson hasn't done anything in the game either

everyone on florida minus the pg looks like they all have 7'6 wingspans. giving duke a lot of trouble

Everytime I see Florida, I feel a little sympathetic for their PG, Kasey Hill. He went to Montverde Academy HS, was the unquestioned star of the team and played at one time or another with all of Joel Embiid, D'angelo Russell and Ben Simmons. But now he's an afterthought and probably won't make the league.

PhilasFinest · Post #451 » by **PhilasFinest** » Wed Dec 7, 2016 4:12 am

cksdayoff wrote:tatum looking like ass against florida's length. got blocked 3 times already

frank jackson hasn't done anything in the game either

everyone on florida minus the pg looks like they all have 7'6 wingspans. giving duke a lot of trouble

He's heating up now...really has a smooth offensive game. A decent arsenal of iso moves to get his shot off and his shot is pure as well. Im intrigued to watch him as the season progresses....he has some upside for sure.

sixerhp3 · Post #452 » by **sixerhp3** » Wed Dec 7, 2016 4:14 am

Just tuned into the Duke game and Tatum looks niiiiiceeee

PhilasFinest · Post #453 » by **PhilasFinest** » Wed Dec 7, 2016 4:18 am

sixerhp3 wrote:Just tuned into the Duke game and Tatum looks niiiiiceeee

I can't put my finger on who his game reminds me of.
Ive heard people throw around Best case: Grant Hill but i don't think he has that all around game. I kind of see parts of say a slimmer Tobias Harris/Danny Granger/Otto Porter

phantom84 · Post #454 » by **phantom84** » Wed Dec 7, 2016 4:20 am

Dang Tatum is pretty quick for his size.

sixerhp3 · Post #455 » by **sixerhp3** » Wed Dec 7, 2016 4:22 am

Fultz and Tatum or Monk would be a homerun draft

PhilasFinest · Post #456 » by **PhilasFinest** » Wed Dec 7, 2016 4:24 am

phantom84 wrote:Dang Tatum is pretty quick for his size.

Hes def got some tools that are eye opening. He isn't an explosive athlete, but if he in fact has a 6'11"+ wingspan his size/skill/scoring ability is a pretty legit combination.

Ericb5 · Post #457 » by **Ericb5** » Wed Dec 7, 2016 4:25 am

PhilasFinest wrote:
cksdayoff wrote:tatum looking like ass against florida's length. got blocked 3 times already

frank jackson hasn't done anything in the game either

everyone on florida minus the pg looks like they all have 7'6 wingspans. giving duke a lot of trouble

He's heating up now...really has a smooth offensive game. A decent arsenal of iso moves to get his shot off and his shot is pure as well. Im intrigued to watch him as the season progresses....he has some upside for sure.

I just saw him in the second half for the first time, and he looks great.

I still don't know how to rank him and Giles ATM, but the better they play the more likely they are to push one of the guards to us if we don't get the top pick.

Tatum easily would fit with us, but ideally we find a guard this year. If he is able to guard the 2 then he would fit even better with us.

He and Jackson are both wings, but one of the things that I really like with Jackson is that he CAN guard the 2.

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PhilasFinest · Post #458 » by **PhilasFinest** » Wed Dec 7, 2016 4:28 am

Ericb5 wrote:
PhilasFinest wrote:
cksdayoff wrote:tatum looking like ass against florida's length. got blocked 3 times already

frank jackson hasn't done anything in the game either

everyone on florida minus the pg looks like they all have 7'6 wingspans. giving duke a lot of trouble

He's heating up now...really has a smooth offensive game. A decent arsenal of iso moves to get his shot off and his shot is pure as well. Im intrigued to watch him as the season progresses....he has some upside for sure.

I just saw him in the second half for the first time, and he looks great.

I still don't know how to rank him and Giles ATM, but the better they play the more likely they are to push one of the guards to us if we don't get the top pick.

Tatum easily would fit with us, but ideally we find a guard this year. If he is able to guard the 2 then he would fit even better with us.

He and Jackson are both wings, but one of the things that I really like with Jackson is that he CAN guard the 2.

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Yup, I agree with you. A lot depends on how Simmons looks. If we a truly going to trot him out as a PG and he looks legitimate and excels, It kind of makes things different. Either way, we should come away with a good player a fill a hole.

phantom84 · Post #459 » by **phantom84** » Wed Dec 7, 2016 4:30 am

PhilasFinest wrote:
Ericb5 wrote:
PhilasFinest wrote:
He's heating up now...really has a smooth offensive game. A decent arsenal of iso moves to get his shot off and his shot is pure as well. Im intrigued to watch him as the season progresses....he has some upside for sure.

I just saw him in the second half for the first time, and he looks great.

I still don't know how to rank him and Giles ATM, but the better they play the more likely they are to push one of the guards to us if we don't get the top pick.

Tatum easily would fit with us, but ideally we find a guard this year. If he is able to guard the 2 then he would fit even better with us.

He and Jackson are both wings, but one of the things that I really like with Jackson is that he CAN guard the 2.

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Yup, I agree with you. A lot depends on how Simmons looks. If we a truly going to trot him out as a PG and he looks legitimate and excels, It kind of makes things different. Either way, we should come away with a good player a fill a hole.

Yep, one of the main reason why I want Simmons to come back sometime this year and play.

Negrodamus · Post #460 » by **Negrodamus** » Wed Dec 7, 2016 4:32 am

sixerhp3 wrote:Fultz and Tatum or Monk would be a homerun draft

Everyone hates on Monk for not being a creator off the dribble, yet Klay scores 60 points on 11 dribbles last night.

That would essentially be his role on this team, a scorer for creators to pass to. But he definitely still needs to grow more as a defender.