Why isn’t there a thread on Bronny?

[Big J]

This board said LaMelo was not a serious draft candidate too. So it is funny seeing him being the 4th youngest All Star in NBA history.

It’s because people here feel like they have to be the ones to “discover” these prospects themselves and don’t like it when casuals know about guys before they make it to the league, so they hate on those guys.

[Duke4life831]

This board said LaMelo was not a serious draft candidate too. So it is funny seeing him being the 4th youngest All Star in NBA history.

It’s because people here feel like they have to be the ones to “discover” these prospects themselves and don’t like it when casuals know about guys before they make it to the league, so they hate on those guys.

This literally makes no sense. We constantly talk about blue chip prospects on here. The vast majority of the top prospects have been known to be elite prospects from an early age. I mean do you think guys like Chet and Paolo were some prospects that people on this board thought they discovered?

I really dont get what is too hard to understand with this. The vast majority of individual threads on here are for upcoming prospects for the upcoming draft.

Again you dont see a Derek Lively, Amari Bailey, Kyle Filipowski threads and those are 3 of the top guys in the upcoming recruiting class. You dont see individual threads on guys like Kwame Evans, and Mgbako (the top guys in Bronny's class). We tend to keep those to the basic "Future Draft Prospects" thread. So why should anyone expect there to be an individual thread for a guy that isnt in this draft class or even the next draft class and he isnt even a top 50 player in his own class? Ya he's LeBron's son, so what?

[clyde21]

apparently no one is talking about Bronny because we didn't 'discover' LeBron James kid

[Duke4life831]

apparently no one is talking about Bronny because we didn't 'discover' LeBron James kid

Plus the LaMelo example makes no sense either.

LaMelo got his own thread on November 15th, 2019

Just for comparison

Jabari got his own thread on November 6th
Johnny Davis got his own thread on November 26th
Ivey got his own thread on November 24th

So I dont get why LaMelo is getting brought up. Its not like we didnt have a thread on him and its not like his got started any later than we normally see for most guys. Ya many weren't sold on him, doesnt mean we didnt have a thread discussing him though.

Its really not too hard to understand when most guys get an individual thread. Its when college basketball season kicks off and everyone on here starts to get to watch them play multiple times a week against other college competition. There is far more to talk about and we can actually have legit in-depth conversations about these guys games.

When it comes to Bronny at the moment there is nothing really to talk about either than YouTube highlights against crap high school competition and dumb off court drama about his dad. Something most people dont come to the draft thread to talk about.

[zimpy27]

Are we meant to be uncovering guys as early as possible or are we meant to be assessing guys right before they are drafted?

To put it bluntly, this is the 'NBA Draft' forum and not the 'This guy may play NBA in a few years' forum.

Only the very top level players get a thread before years early. We're talking top 3 lock from years out, no hesitation.

[babyjax13]

Well, now there is. Right now he isn't a prospect for the 2022 or 2023 drafts, which are what this board is focused on. From watching Bronny I think he actually has a chance, he makes some smart reads and is unselfish, but his game is very unpolished. A normal sub-30 recruit isn't getting a thread here unless they pop in college, so it's premature other than him being LeBron's son.

[Duke4life831]

Are we meant to be uncovering guys as early as possible or are we meant to be assessing guys right before they are drafted?

To put it bluntly, this is the 'NBA Draft' forum and not the 'This guy may play NBA in a few years' forum.

Only the very top level players get a thread before years early. We're talking top 3 lock from years out, no hesitation.

Yup. I mean Chet was one of the more hyped high school recruits in the last few years, his thread was started this April. Even the few times a guy will get a thread started really early, they barely last a few posts before they get buried. Because again ya there just isn't much to talk about. It's really just as simple as, "you buy into the hype?" And you will get a few yes and a few nos and that's about it. Then it gets buried.

Because ya exactly what you said, this is a draft forum. The vast majority of it is dedicated to guys that will probably get drafted for the upcoming draft.

And to be crystal clear so no one thinks I'm backseat modding. I'm not sitting here saying people can't start a Bronny thread or a Derek Lively thread. Just saying it probably won't get any traction until we are in the year of their draft class.

[Big J]

We need to be discussing more of the ancillary details with these guys, because in Bronnys case where he gets drafted isn’t going to be determined by grinding game film. There is a lot more politics and off the court stuff to get into.

[JustMagic]

No one is wasting lottery pick for a year of 40 year old LeBron. I am not saying Bronny will not be NBA prospect, but there is nothing there at this moment yet.

NBA is all about business. One year with LeBron worth alot of money.

[Big J]

No one is wasting lottery pick for a year of 40 year old LeBron. I am not saying Bronny will not be NBA prospect, but there is nothing there at this moment yet.

NBA is all about business. One year with LeBron worth alot of money.

Especially if it’s a farewell tour. That would probably generate more revenue than most lottery picks would generate their entire career. I am just spitting the truth that people don’t want to hear.

[SeattleJazzFan]

No one is wasting lottery pick for a year of 40 year old LeBron. I am not saying Bronny will not be NBA prospect, but there is nothing there at this moment yet.

NBA is all about business. One year with LeBron worth alot of money.

Especially if it’s a farewell tour. That would probably generate more revenue than most lottery picks would generate their entire career. I am just spitting the truth that people don’t want to hear.

lol. i hope this was meant to be funny. if it was, well done. if not, well, that's pretty funny too.

[Big J]

NBA is all about business. One year with LeBron worth alot of money.

Especially if it’s a farewell tour. That would probably generate more revenue than most lottery picks would generate their entire career. I am just spitting the truth that people don’t want to hear.

lol. i hope this was meant to be funny. if it was, well done. if not, well, that's pretty funny too.

We’ll see who’s laughing in the end buddy.

[babyjax13]

Especially if it’s a farewell tour. That would probably generate more revenue than most lottery picks would generate their entire career. I am just spitting the truth that people don’t want to hear.

lol. i hope this was meant to be funny. if it was, well done. if not, well, that's pretty funny too.

We’ll see who’s laughing in the end buddy.

What is this supposed to mean? lol, you think you are proving someone wrong in this thread? It's just a bunch of nonsense and projection. A thread on Bronny is fine, making crap up is just annoying, and exaggerating your intelligence is even more annoying - which is what was being pointed out. You are "spitting truth that people don't want to hear," you are saying something that is interesting to consider relative to Bronny's draft position, but literally everyone has already thought about the financial implications as well as how good LeBron might still be when Bronny is draft eligible.

[Big J]

You bring up some good points. However, I still think that we need to start a discussion on where he will land because I still see a lot of folx who think that his draft position will be based solely on his individual skill level.

[Duke4life831]

You bring up some good points. However, I still think that we need to start a discussion on where he will land because I still see a lot of folx who think that his draft position will be based solely on his individual skill level.

No one is stopping you from starting the thread (as we can all see this hasn't been locked).

All we are saying is the Draft board isn't the biggest board. I'd say 95% of the posters here come to talk about the games of the current prospects for the draft. They don't come to talk off court drama stuff. Usually drama stuff lasts a page or two max then just gets dropped. It just doesn't interest that many people here. The play style, the strengths and weaknesses of current prospects for the current draft is what people come here to talk about.

Again I don't want to come off as backseat modding or anything like that. Feel free to start any thread about any prospect you'd like. But again to answer your original question on why isn't there a Bronny thread. It's because he's 3 drafts away and isn't a serious prospect at the moment and outside of his dad being LeBron, there is very little to talk about. And if you want to speculate on where he might get drafted, go for it. I doubt many people on here will say much because it's 3 drafts away and we have no clue what players will rise and fall in the rankings by that time, which makes talking about a draft 3 years away pretty pointless. Which is again why you don't see a thread about him.

[UcanUwill]

You bring up some good points. However, I still think that we need to start a discussion on where he will land because I still see a lot of folx who think that his draft position will be based solely on his individual skill level.

No one is stopping you from starting the thread (as we can all see this hasn't been locked).

All we are saying is the Draft board isn't the biggest board. I'd say 95% of the posters here come to talk about the games of the current prospects for the draft. They don't come to talk off court drama stuff. Usually drama stuff lasts a page or two max then just gets dropped. It just doesn't interest that many people here. The play style, the strengths and weaknesses of current prospects for the current draft is what people come here to talk about.

Again I don't want to come off as backseat modding or anything like that. Feel free to start any thread about any prospect you'd like. But again to answer your original question on why isn't there a Bronny thread. It's because he's 3 drafts away and isn't a serious prospect at the moment and outside of his dad being LeBron, there is very little to talk about. And if you want to speculate on where he might get drafted, go for it. I doubt many people on here will say much because it's 3 drafts away and we have no clue what players will rise and fall in the rankings by that time, which makes talking about a draft 3 years away pretty pointless. Which is again why you don't see a thread about him.

exactly. Great post. Outside of the few Euros usually, we never get threads created on players who are years from being drafted. I mean Luka had it, Wembanyama has it, maybe I assume EMoni Bates has it, thats about it from my knowledge, I also created Oumar Ballo thread last year. So coming out and acting like its some kind of cult decision that there is no Bronny thread is just lame.

[SeattleJazzFan]

Especially if it’s a farewell tour. That would probably generate more revenue than most lottery picks would generate their entire career. I am just spitting the truth that people don’t want to hear.

lol. i hope this was meant to be funny. if it was, well done. if not, well, that's pretty funny too.

We’ll see who’s laughing in the end buddy.

so it wasn't meant to be funny. lol

hey man, water is wet! ftr, i'm just spitting truth that people don't want to hear.

[Big J]

Wow, did not realize the level of anger and hostility that I would get by starting a discussion. Had I known this I never would have created the thread.

[Duke4life831]

You bring up some good points. However, I still think that we need to start a discussion on where he will land because I still see a lot of folx who think that his draft position will be based solely on his individual skill level.

No one is stopping you from starting the thread (as we can all see this hasn't been locked).

All we are saying is the Draft board isn't the biggest board. I'd say 95% of the posters here come to talk about the games of the current prospects for the draft. They don't come to talk off court drama stuff. Usually drama stuff lasts a page or two max then just gets dropped. It just doesn't interest that many people here. The play style, the strengths and weaknesses of current prospects for the current draft is what people come here to talk about.

Again I don't want to come off as backseat modding or anything like that. Feel free to start any thread about any prospect you'd like. But again to answer your original question on why isn't there a Bronny thread. It's because he's 3 drafts away and isn't a serious prospect at the moment and outside of his dad being LeBron, there is very little to talk about. And if you want to speculate on where he might get drafted, go for it. I doubt many people on here will say much because it's 3 drafts away and we have no clue what players will rise and fall in the rankings by that time, which makes talking about a draft 3 years away pretty pointless. Which is again why you don't see a thread about him.

exactly. Great post. Outside of the few Euros usually, we never get threads created on players who are years from being drafted. I mean Luka had it, Wembanyama has it, maybe I assume EMoni Bates has it, thats about it from my knowledge, I also created Oumar Ballo thread last year. So coming out and acting like its some kind of cult decision that there is no Bronny thread is just lame.

The Wembanyama thread is a perfect example of what I'm talking about. No one denies he's an elite prospect. It got started close to 2 years ago. It is barely on page 7 and it's buried on the 3rd page and hasn't been touched for 2 months. And that's for an elite prospect many have as the #1 guy in next year's draft. No doubt this time next year that thread is basically going to be stickied to the 1st page with how active it will be.

Again no one is saying you can't start a Bronny thread. All we are saying is no one has started it because

A) everyone knows who Bronny is. No one is starting a thread to keep their eyes out for someone, like we see with many Euro prospects.

B) he's 3 drafts away. Doesn't matter how good the prospect is, those threads don't tend to gain any traction

C) at the moment he's not considered a high end prospect.

I really don't know how much more can be added to a Bronny thread at the moment to be quite honest haha.

[Duke4life831]

Wow, did not realize the level of anger and hostility that I would get by starting a discussion. Had I known this I never would have created the thread.

There's no anger or hostility. You literally created a thread asking why there isn't a Bronny thread. And everyone is just telling you why there currently isn't one.