2020-2021 College/Draft thread 1

[RHODEY]

Imagine if Doncic got injured and missed some significant time?

Imagine we secure 2 picks in the top 4 ...

Bro, I would lose my mind!

They keep saying Free agents wont sign if we aint a .500 team, but I think they'd make an exception in this case.

[EMG518]

We need more picks. There are so many guys in this draft that look good

Watch on YouTube

[NoDopeOnSundays]

Gun to your head right now, who you taking, Cunningham or Suggs?

Spoiler:

The 6'8" guy.

If skillsets are similar take the bigger player.

[N Y K]

Gun to your head right now, who you taking, Cunningham or Suggs?

Spoiler:

Suggs is looking like a killer. I gotta go Suggs today. This usually means picking Cunningham is the move.

[mpharris36]

Gun to your head right now, who you taking, Cunningham or Suggs?

Spoiler:

Suggs is looking like a killer. I gotta go Suggs today. This usually means picking Cunningham is the move.

Both look really really good. But don't discount Suggs playing with Gonzaga and Cade playing with a trash OK state team. There is a huge difference for sure.

That doesn't mean Suggs isnt a big time talent, because he is but Suggs has a much more talent around him.

[NoDopeOnSundays]

Gun to your head right now, who you taking, Cunningham or Suggs?

Spoiler:

Suggs is looking like a killer. I gotta go Suggs today. This usually means picking Cunningham is the move.

That's cause Cunningham is the move, you don't draft a 6'4" PG over a 6'8" playmaker. If we're not in the position to draft Cade then Suggs is a great pick, but if we've got the 1 you take Cade and have a team with 2 primary ballhandlers on the wing with a scoring PF, it's fundamentally a difficult team to defend right off the bat.

[robillionaire]

Imagine we secure 2 picks in the top 4 ...

Bro, I would lose my mind!

They keep saying Free agents wont sign if we aint a .500 team, but I think they'd make an exception in this case.

I still don't. The rookies will still have to prove themselves in the NBA and the team will need to prove the can develop them into a winner

[robillionaire]

jalen johnson of duke is playing today at 2pm

[mrpoetryNmotion]

Suggs would instantly be our best PG prospect in forever if he were the pick, but Cade until further notice. Also need to see some of these other cats play.

[cgf]

Bro, I would lose my mind!

They keep saying Free agents wont sign if we aint a .500 team, but I think they'd make an exception in this case.

I still don't. The rookies will still have to prove themselves in the NBA and the team will need to prove the can develop them into a winner

Which is ok. Even if Luka goes down to give us two top picks in this class, we could use another year (or two) of slowly letting the kids develop before making our big moves.

[cgf]

jalen johnson of duke is playing today at 2pm

Hope he steps up to the challenge; he ticks all of the boxes if he brings it & improves that jumper.

[robillionaire]

They keep saying Free agents wont sign if we aint a .500 team, but I think they'd make an exception in this case.

I still don't. The rookies will still have to prove themselves in the NBA and the team will need to prove the can develop them into a winner

Which is ok. Even if Luka goes down to give us two top picks in this class, we could use another year (or two) of slowly letting the kids develop before making our big moves.

I agree. I’m still thinking 2023-2024 might be the year we finally see a winning team but who knows if things come together before that

[cgf]

I still don't. The rookies will still have to prove themselves in the NBA and the team will need to prove the can develop them into a winner

Which is ok. Even if Luka goes down to give us two top picks in this class, we could use another year (or two) of slowly letting the kids develop before making our big moves.

I agree. I’m still thinking 2023-2024 might be the year we finally see a winning team but who knows if things come together before that

At this point all I care about is finally putting together a core that can become competitive when they've developed...and that's not imminent for us lol. So why worry about putting an end date on things before we actually start seeing the end of that tunnel? If a year from now everything has gone our way and that light starts to peak through, then we can worry about our timeline.

But until we've finished putting together a competitive core, all I care about is adding more talent that could be part of that competitive core or an important piece in trading for someone who'll be part of that core, and developing that talent/trade-bait.

[knickstape21]

Unable to watch at the moment, but seeing Jalen Johnson off to a strong start at Duke!

[robillionaire]

Unable to watch at the moment, but seeing Jalen Johnson off to a strong start at Duke!

it took me a while to find a stream so I missed the first part of the game

[DaGawd]

Johnson is great

[robillionaire]

9 pts 9 rebs and 2 blocks and we're just getting started, is he a SF or a PF though? He looks big

[DowNY]

How’s Johnson’s shot looking?

[knickstape21]

9 pts 9 rebs and 2 blocks and we're just getting started, is he a SF or a PF though? He looks big

Point forward.

[DowNY]

Gun to your head right now, who you taking, Cunningham or Suggs?

Spoiler:

Still Cade