Indiana Pacers Draft Pick Watch Thread

SupremeHustle · Post #1561 » by **SupremeHustle** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 7:22 pm

LuessiT wrote:
Badgerlander wrote:

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Not really impressed by that TBH.

emunney · Post #1562 » by **emunney** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 7:46 pm

LuessiT wrote:
Badgerlander wrote:

Read on Twitter
?s=21

Not really impressed by that TBH.

Still a little light but it's basically average NBA point guard size. Shouldn't impress one way or the other. I thought he might measure longer.

Fotis St · Post #1563 » by **Fotis St** » Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:53 am

Look, since from 15-50 the talent level is about the same ... the smartest thing to do is not to bet on one horse ... trade down for multiple picks just adds the chances someone becomes really good.
We could end up with 2 or even 3 good players ... I would easily replace Wilson and Brown and Korver (keep him for coach) for 3 fresh legs with shooting skills and potential. I want another reason to watch Regular Season except Giannis. Not hiding but we are a boring , old , slow team with a semi god playing 82 games 5 out system and its not watchable for someone that watched it for 2 years in row

emunney · Post #1564 » by **emunney** » Fri Oct 30, 2020 2:06 pm

Fotis St wrote:Look, since from 15-50 the talent level is about the same ... the smartest thing to do is not to bet on one horse ... trade down for multiple picks just adds the chances someone becomes really good.
We could end up with 2 or even 3 good players ... I would easily replace Wilson and Brown and Korver (keep him for coach) for 3 fresh legs with shooting skills and potential. I want another reason to watch Regular Season except Giannis. Not hiding but we are a boring , old , slow team with a semi god playing 82 games 5 out system and its not watchable for someone that watched it for 2 years in row

I might agree with you about the flatness of the talent level, but historically, one of my top 15 guys is always there at 24. Pretty confident that will be the case again. Always always always teams picking workout warriors and letting the guys with the important tools slip.

LuessiT · Post #1565 » by **LuessiT** » Fri Oct 30, 2020 2:38 pm

emunney wrote:
Fotis St wrote:Look, since from 15-50 the talent level is about the same ... the smartest thing to do is not to bet on one horse ... trade down for multiple picks just adds the chances someone becomes really good.
We could end up with 2 or even 3 good players ... I would easily replace Wilson and Brown and Korver (keep him for coach) for 3 fresh legs with shooting skills and potential. I want another reason to watch Regular Season except Giannis. Not hiding but we are a boring , old , slow team with a semi god playing 82 games 5 out system and its not watchable for someone that watched it for 2 years in row

I might agree with you about the flatness of the talent level, but historically, one of my top 15 guys is always there at 24. Pretty confident that will be the case again. Always always always teams picking workout warriors and letting the guys with the important tools slip.

I don't think this draft is flat tbh. As you said I'd be quite confident picking at 24 not because there's 24 guys I like but because from the tenish guys I like one will be available. But at 35? Not so sure about that anymore.

Ron Swanson · Post #1566 » by **Ron Swanson** » Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:21 pm

Fox is twice the athlete that Lewis is, so the measurements definitely lower his stock for me. All that I'm hoping for at this point is that we don't pick some athletically deficient, try-hard college guard because we get stuck with horse-blinders on thinking "we need position-XYZ that will help right away", i.e. Pritchard, Flynn, Riller, Madar. I even have concerns about Terry but I can at least get behind the notion that he has elite skill-level potential to make up for it. Just don't waste a 1st round pick on a guy who you have just as much of a chance to get as an undrafted free agent.

emunney · Post #1567 » by **emunney** » Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:33 pm

I guess the other guys are arguable but Riller is an outstanding athlete.

LuessiT · Post #1568 » by **LuessiT** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 8:59 am

emunney wrote:
LuessiT wrote:
Badgerlander wrote:

Read on Twitter
?s=21

Not really impressed by that TBH.

Still a little light but it's basically average NBA point guard size. Shouldn't impress one way or the other. I thought he might measure longer.

Imo he needed good measurements to impress. I know I'm going against the common knowledge of the board here but I don't like Lewis at all. Wouldn't be my pick if he fell to us.

LuessiT · Post #1569 » by **LuessiT** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 9:15 am

Let's fuel this thread:

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https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2915913-reports-tyler-bey-udoka-azubuike-set-vertical-leap-records-at-2020-nba-combine

drone3 · Post #1570 » by **drone3** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 10:35 am

Remember when Thon broke the vert record at the draft combine?...yeh nah

emunney · Post #1571 » by **emunney** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 1:28 pm

Great measurements for T. Bey. Probably should start thinking of him as more of a defense first John Collins, maybe even Crash Wallace.

LuessiT · Post #1572 » by **LuessiT** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 1:50 pm

drone3 wrote:Remember when Thon broke the vert record at the draft combine?...yeh nah

I mean he's got 50 pounds on Thon. He's a bit similar to DAJ. Just don't think it's very valuable in today's game.

machu46 · Post #1573 » by **machu46** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 2:01 pm

LuessiT wrote:
drone3 wrote:Remember when Thon broke the vert record at the draft combine?...yeh nah

I mean he's got 50 pounds on Thon. He's a bit similar to DAJ. Just don't think it's very valuable in today's game.

Bey projects as potentially being an adequate shooter though which is obviously worlds different from DAJ (unless DAJ doesn’t stand for DeAndre?) also DeAndre is 7’0” isn’t he?

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LuessiT · Post #1574 » by **LuessiT** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 2:12 pm

machu46 wrote:
LuessiT wrote:
drone3 wrote:Remember when Thon broke the vert record at the draft combine?...yeh nah

I mean he's got 50 pounds on Thon. He's a bit similar to DAJ. Just don't think it's very valuable in today's game.

Bey projects as potentially being an adequate shooter though which is obviously worlds different from DAJ (unless DAJ doesn’t stand for DeAndre?) also DeAndre is 7’0” isn’t he?

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Oh thought they meant Azubuike.

emunney · Post #1575 » by **emunney** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 7:16 pm

Azubuike is definitely going to stick as a niche player. He's super limited but also super dominant. Huge, explosive, ridiculous hands, even has really soft touch around the rim. No ability to deal with double teams but an extremely dangerous roller/vertical spacer. He's a willing passer but he panics. I actually want a guy like him on the roster. I think he'd help us.

Also he looks like he has a brain embolism in the middle of every free throw. Gives new meaning to the phrase "shooting stroke".

Chuck Diesel · Post #1576 » by **Chuck Diesel** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 7:47 pm

Keep coming back to Isiah Stewart. Feel like his floor is an Aron Baynes type, 15 minute backup center for like 15 years. If he can stretch more than he showed at Washington he might be really good.

RiotPunch · Post #1577 » by **RiotPunch** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 7:54 pm

Stewart is a great kid and hard worker by all accounts, but he's pretty bad. I personally would not draft him.

Chuck Diesel · Post #1578 » by **Chuck Diesel** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 7:58 pm

RiotPunch wrote:Stewart is a great kid and hard worker by all accounts, but he's pretty bad. I personally would not draft him.

Damn! I also really liked Ike Anigbogu, so what do I know.

machu46 · Post #1579 » by **machu46** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 8:39 pm

I’m rooting like hell for Stewart because he grew up in my hometown and we don’t get many players into the NBA (before Thomas Bryant I think our most recent one before him was maybe John Wallace?)

I’m pretty skeptical of him though. I think you can take it to the bank that he’ll rebound well and he’ll play like his hair is on fire and there’s certainly value to that, but I’m not really confident he’ll be good offensively or defensively. I’d much rather take Xavier Tillman who brings a lot of the same traits but is simply a much better player IMO. Probably a few other big men projected to go in the late 1st or 2nd round that I’d take ahead of him too.

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machu46 · Post #1580 » by **machu46** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 8:40 pm

Chuck Diesel wrote:
RiotPunch wrote:Stewart is a great kid and hard worker by all accounts, but he's pretty bad. I personally would not draft him.

Damn! I also really liked Ike Anigbogu, so what do I know.

Wow lol took me awhile to remember who that was. I thought you were talking about that Ike Diogu at first. Is Anigbogu overseas somewhere now? I can’t remember if I was for or against him but I remember a lot of people loved him here.

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