Wendell Carter Jr - The Block Panther Edition

d boy gentleman · Post #121 » by **d boy gentleman** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:54 am

The Evidence wrote:League goes small and uptempo

Bulls select slow unathletic C

That has only worked for one team and no one else.

Post #122 » by **DuckIII** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:54 am

I would have preferred Mikal Bridges but WCJ was second on my board of remaining players.

The fact that the FO had the wisdom to pass on Porter makes this pick a HUGE win in my book. The most important thing is who he is not.

Chi · Post #123 » by **Chi** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:55 am

Great Rebounder
Great Defender
Good Shotblocker
Great Post Game
Great Passer
Great Motor / Work Ethic
Great Personality Traits & Attitude
Great Strength and Toughness
Good Mid Range Shot
Good 3pt Shooter
Good FT Shooter
7'5 Wingspan
Only 19 Yrs Old

= Chicago fans crying :crazy:

TeamMan · Post #124 » by **TeamMan** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:55 am

Hokie wrote:
Chi wrote:How can anyone with a brain watch what Horford has been doing and not like this pick?

Because many of us don't see Al Horford in WCJ.

Al Horford is a PF and a very good one.

I think that WCJ will also be a very good PF, but maybe not for the Bulls.

thebizkit · Post #125 » by **thebizkit** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:55 am

Is Phoenix going to come out of this draft with Ayton and Porter??!!

Red Larrivee · Post #126 » by **Red Larrivee** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:55 am

nitetrain8603 wrote:I’m not comparing when they are entering the draft. I’m comparing their floor and ceilings. It’s another play it safe pick. Tell me what the Bulls are gonna do when he can’t stay on the floor.

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He can stay on the floor.

PrimzyBulls81 · Post #127 » by **PrimzyBulls81** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:56 am

I see WCJ more as PF,not C.. Lauri will play center more likely in a year or two..

Post #128 » by **RedBulls23** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:56 am

WCJ was BPA.

I'd rather take talent than try and force a certain kind of style with inferior players.

did_ya_know000 · Post #129 » by **did_ya_know000** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:57 am

nomorezorro wrote:

Read on Twitter

honestly dodged a bullet there

Lol for real for real

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weneeda2guard · Post #130 » by **weneeda2guard** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:57 am

Seeing porter Jr slide like this , makes me feel better about the carter pick.

Bamba was likely our guy, Orlando screwed us, carter was best available.

nitetrain8603 · Post #131 » by **nitetrain8603** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:58 am

Red Larrivee wrote:
nitetrain8603 wrote:I’m not comparing when they are entering the draft. I’m comparing their floor and ceilings. It’s another play it safe pick. Tell me what the Bulls are gonna do when he can’t stay on the floor.

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He can stay on the floor.

Against who? The bad teams still playing archaic basketball?

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Post #132 » by **DASMACKDOWN** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:59 am

Cant wait till summer league

nomorezorro · Post #133 » by **nomorezorro** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:00 am

there are lots of teams with "traditional centers" who would shred lauri apart

i'm not saying the carter pick is guaranteed to work out, but the league is not at the point where we can abandon the notion of having a real man in the middle type.

ozbull · Post #134 » by **ozbull** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:01 am

Love the pick. Think he'll complement Lauri well and be a really solid citizen for us for a decade.

Still, even if he didn't play a game for two years, I would have taken the chance on Porter Jr.

Post #135 » by **DuckIII** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:01 am

DASMACKDOWN wrote:Cant wait till summer league

He’ll be boring to watch. Guards tend to dominate selfishly in SL.

jcuuofd · Post #136 » by **jcuuofd** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:02 am

I took the year off, but I'm back now and I'm starting out by calling out KC Johnson for not honoring ESPN's exclusivity agreement by announcing this pick on twitter before it had been called.

Chitownbulls · Post #137 » by **Chitownbulls** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:03 am

How much money do the Bulls have invested in the center position now?

Lopez- 12mil?
Asik- 10mil?
Felicio- 8mil?

League Circles · Post #138 » by **League Circles** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:03 am

BullsFTW wrote:
League Circles wrote:Happiest I've been with the Bulls draft pick probably in my entire life. I love this guy and would have considered him number one overall.

#1 really?

I know he has a high floor but his poetential that high? I didn't watch a lot of Duke games.

Well I do not think he has super star potential but I also don't really think he has bust potential which I actually believe all of the players drafted ahead of him all have. I probably would not have taken him number one in the end but I would have considered it and have been saying so for months. He just seems to have a better motor than Bamba and ayton and more skilled offensive Lee than JJJ and more versatile and better defensively than Luca. I won't even comment on Trae Young. Oh and a better Defender and more versatile than Bagley.

Post #139 » by **DuckIII** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:03 am

ozbull wrote:Still, even if he didn't play a game for two years, I would have taken the chance on Porter Jr.

I’m confident that back or no back, people will realize in time that MPJ just wasn’t a special prospect. One of the most overhyped players I’d seen. Ever.

TheJordanRule · Post #140 » by **TheJordanRule** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:04 am

nitetrain8603 wrote:
TheJordanRule wrote:Underrated player but I would have preferred to trade up. The kid could work on his speed and quickness and raise his ceiling in a hurry.

Speed is not something you can really increase unless you lose weight. Speed is genetics as much as anything.

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He was at 7.8 percent body fat at the Combine. WCJ could get that number closer to 5 by the time the off season ends and lose 5-10 lbs while maintaining that low body fat percentage. That alone could increase quickness significantly. But if he becomes a maniac in the gym ala James Harden or Victor Oladipo, WCJ could go even further than that.

Right pick?