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k0ruptr 06-25-2009 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jbergey22 (Post 2058821)
I like Blair but Ive been wondering if Jefferson is a good fit for that style.


Been wondering that too, but I'm pretty sure the Spurs coaching and front office has got it figured out.

RainMaker 06-25-2009 09:57 PM

I still don't get the T-Wolves draft. Why not just take Rubio and Curry and let them play? You'd have a nice young core with Love, Jefferson, Curry, and Rubio.

CU Tiger 06-25-2009 09:58 PM

And he is ACTUALLY here tonight.....LOL

DeToxRox 06-25-2009 09:58 PM

And Kenny Holland makes the Pistons second 2nd round pick.

Schmidty 06-25-2009 09:59 PM

3 SFs in a row??? Ugh.

jbergey22 06-25-2009 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker (Post 2058825)
I still don't get the T-Wolves draft. Why not just take Rubio and Curry and let them play? You'd have a nice young core with Love, Jefferson, Curry, and Rubio.


I think the chances that Curry busts are pretty high to be honest. Id compare him to Reddick who hasnt done much. At the best I could see him have a career like his dad as a top 6th man.

RainMaker 06-25-2009 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by CU Tiger (Post 2058826)
And he is ACTUALLY here tonight.....LOL

What's up with the foreign guys showing up?

RainMaker 06-25-2009 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jbergey22 (Post 2058829)
I think the chances that Curry busts are pretty high to be honest. Id compare him to Reddick who hasnt done much. At the best I could see him have a career like his dad as a top 6th man.


I don't know. I think he's a little overated but he's got a lot of ability to score. He was constantly playing against defenses completely set for him and still scored at will. Reminds me a bit of Ben Gordon if he can add some strength.

Atocep 06-25-2009 10:03 PM

Sounds like the Pistons drafted an awesome guy...

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Summary: Jun 12 Update: Jerebko antagonized a few GMs when he showed up at the Reebok Eurocamp last Sunday and refused to play, telling me he was "too tired" to play after his team was jettisoned from the playoffs last Wednesday. However, he did play on Monday and looked really impressive according to the handful of NBA guys still there. ,p> However, the word now, from his agents, is that Jerebko is refusing to work out for teams looking at him in the second round. Multiple teams told me that his agents are telling them that he won't slip out of the first round.

jbergey22 06-25-2009 10:03 PM

Memphis is having one hell of a draft.

k0ruptr 06-25-2009 10:05 PM

Meeks to the Bucks aint bad either.

jbergey22 06-25-2009 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker (Post 2058834)
I don't know. I think he's a little overated but he's got a lot of ability to score. He was constantly playing against defenses completely set for him and still scored at will. Reminds me a bit of Ben Gordon if he can add some strength.


Perhaps. Hes a hard one to judge. I mean a lot of times he would just dribble down the court and pop from 27 feet. Hes not shy thats for sure. Whether or not he can tone his style down and be effective against bigger/faster defenders is difficult to know.

Schmidty 06-25-2009 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Atocep (Post 2058835)
Sounds like the Pistons drafted an awesome guy...


Meh.

I don't care if he's a dick. If he can play, I'll take him. Look at Rasheed.

Of course, I have no idea if he's any good.

RainMaker 06-25-2009 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jbergey22 (Post 2058838)
Perhaps. Hes a hard one to judge. I mean a lot of times he would just dribble down the court and pop from 27 feet. Hes not shy thats for sure. Whether or not he can tone his style down and be effective against bigger defenders is difficult.

Well he was against box + 1 defenses constantly. It'll be interesting to see how he plays when he's being covered man-to-man. I think he has more upside than a lot of the guys in the draft and it would have been worth it for Minnesota to take a shot at him.

jbergey22 06-25-2009 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker (Post 2058840)
Well he was against box + 1 defenses constantly. It'll be interesting to see how he plays when he's being covered man-to-man. I think he has more upside than a lot of the guys in the draft and it would have been worth it for Minnesota to take a shot at him.


The thing with the box + 1 is he didnt really work through the defense he just shot from further out. I would have liked to have seen more patience and creating from him rather than chucking bombs outside the box + 1. Sure he didnt have much talent around him but .......

k0ruptr 06-25-2009 10:13 PM

Wasn't Thornton high on some draft boards for a while?

jbergey22 06-25-2009 10:13 PM

Why is Dick V talking about college players in the NBA? Didnt he get canned as an NBA coach?

Schmidty 06-25-2009 10:14 PM

I really hate Dickie V.

k0ruptr 06-25-2009 10:15 PM

And now budinger to the Pistons...Not sure about fitting in that system, but this far into the draft why not

RainMaker 06-25-2009 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jbergey22 (Post 2058843)
The thing with the box + 1 is he didnt really work through the defense he just shot from further out. I would have liked to have seen more patience and creating from him rather than chucking bombs outside the box + 1. Sure he didnt have much talent around him but .......


He'll never see that in the NBA though.

Schmidty 06-25-2009 10:15 PM

Yay!!! 4 fucking SFs!!!!!

jbergey22 06-25-2009 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Schmidty (Post 2058846)
I really hate Dickie V.


He probably thinks pyscho T and Gerald Henderson should have been the top 2 picks.

k0ruptr 06-25-2009 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Schmidty (Post 2058849)
Yay!!! 4 fucking SFs!!!!!


:eek: I think he's trying to be a 2

k0ruptr 06-25-2009 10:18 PM

Dola, YAY another PG to the wolves. this one is pretty good value though me thinks: Nick Calathes

Young Drachma 06-25-2009 10:19 PM

Just got home from work and a show in town, so just catching up. Interesting stuff that went on. James Johnson is a steal for the Bulls. Austin Daye is a huge reach.

RainMaker 06-25-2009 10:20 PM

You know a pick is bad when the highlights for the guy you drafted is 50% him dancing on the sidelines.

Young Drachma 06-25-2009 10:21 PM

Curry to Golden State seems like a bad fit to me off hand. I like the trade the Nets made, even though Rafer Alston is spotty, Lee is a good young player.

jbergey22 06-25-2009 10:22 PM

Here comes PG#5 for Minny

k0ruptr 06-25-2009 10:23 PM

lol.. Budinger got traded to the Rockets

jbergey22 06-25-2009 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark Cloud (Post 2058857)
Curry to Golden State seems like a bad fit to me off hand. I like the trade the Nets made, even though Rafer Alston is spotty, Lee is a good young player.


I actually think Knicks/Warriors are the two best fits for Curry. Athough dont the Warriors have 5 shooting guards already?

k0ruptr 06-25-2009 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by jbergey22 (Post 2058858)
Here comes PG#5 for Minny


Patty Mills FTW

RainMaker 06-25-2009 10:25 PM

I think New Jersey was freeing up cap room to make a run at Lebron in 2010. Still think they are an untalked about dark horse in the sweepstakes. They'll be in Brooklyn by 2011 and unlike the Knicks, will have some talent to surround him with. They'll change their name to the Brooklyn Ballers and would allow Lebron to be a historic figure for a team with no history.

Young Drachma 06-25-2009 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker (Post 2058795)
He's a moron for coming out early. Hope he falls to the end.


Agreed. When I heard Patty Mills came out early, I was truly confused. Maybe he was bored with college after playing international ball and figures that he can always go back to Australia and play for eucalyptus if things don't work out here.

I can only imagine how confused he makes the guys he plays against.

Schmidty 06-25-2009 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by k0ruptr (Post 2058851)
:eek: I think he's trying to be a 2


Yeah, that's probably true.

I actually just watched some YouTube vids on him, and he actually looks pretty damned good. But where do they play him? SF is packed and he's got Rip and Stuckey (when he's not being forced to play PG) there.

It should be interesting.

k0ruptr 06-25-2009 10:26 PM

damn no PG #5.

Young Drachma 06-25-2009 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker (Post 2058862)
I think New Jersey was freeing up cap room to make a run at Lebron in 2010. Still think they are an untalked about dark horse in the sweepstakes. They'll be in Brooklyn by 2011 and unlike the Knicks, will have some talent to surround him with. They'll change their name to the Brooklyn Ballers and would allow Lebron to be a historic figure for a team with no history.


They're not moving to Brooklyn. Seriously. Don't believe that hype, no matter what Bruce RATner says. We've been saying on the board for years and they're still in the swamp.

He will sell the team in the next 18 months and that'll be coupled with a move to Newark.

That said, the whole LeBron run makes sense. I hadn't remembered it.

k0ruptr 06-25-2009 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Schmidty (Post 2058865)
Yeah, that's probably true.

I actually just watched some YouTube vids on him, and he actually looks pretty damned good. But where do they play him? SF is packed and he's got Rip and Stuckey (when he's not being forced to play PG) there.

It should be interesting.


It's ok, they traded him to the Rockets

Young Drachma 06-25-2009 10:28 PM

Is Taylor Griffin the first brother to get drafted solely on the strength of his younger brother in the same draft?

k0ruptr 06-25-2009 10:28 PM

Yay Taylor Griffin gets drafted by the Suns!

Arles 06-25-2009 10:29 PM

Hey, the Suns got the brother of Blake Griffin. Maybe he can join Robin Lopez and reach the Don Swayze, Frank Stallone, Ozzie Canseco level of disappointment Robin has been so far!

k0ruptr 06-25-2009 10:29 PM

LThey must have a thing for drafting the worser of the brothers. See Robin Lopez

Schmidty 06-25-2009 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by k0ruptr (Post 2058868)
It's ok, they traded him to the Rockets


I must have missed that.

Arles 06-25-2009 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark Cloud (Post 2058870)
Is Taylor Griffin the first brother to get drafted solely on the strength of his younger brother in the same draft?

Nope, Suns did it last season with Robin Lopez. That move is paying dividends right now :banghead:

Young Drachma 06-25-2009 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jbergey22 (Post 2058829)
I think the chances that Curry busts are pretty high to be honest. Id compare him to Reddick who hasnt done much. At the best I could see him have a career like his dad as a top 6th man.


That's a way better career than JJ Redick is going to have.

Young Drachma 06-25-2009 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Arles (Post 2058875)
Nope, Suns did it last season with Robin Lopez. That move is paying dividends right now :banghead:


Oh right.

RainMaker 06-25-2009 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark Cloud (Post 2058867)
They're not moving to Brooklyn. Seriously. Don't believe that hype, no matter what Bruce RATner says. We've been saying on the board for years and they're still in the swamp.

He will sell the team in the next 18 months and that'll be coupled with a move to Newark.

That said, the whole LeBron run makes sense. I hadn't remembered it.


They committed to play there in 2011 and they will be starting to build the arena in a few months. They've also been fighting it heavily in court (and winning). I just think if they can get Lebron, it makes a ton of sense for everyone.

k0ruptr 06-25-2009 10:35 PM

Thats a great late 2nd round pick by the Jazz imo. Suton will fit in well if he can hack it.

but he may just turn out to be another crappy center forward that goes to play in europe in 2 years.

cuervo72 06-25-2009 10:35 PM

I'd swear ESPN is stealing clip music from HGTV.

Schmidty 06-25-2009 10:36 PM

Hell yeah!! Glad to see Suton get picked.

Young Drachma 06-25-2009 10:37 PM

New Orleans picks up Marcus Thorton. At least he won't have to drive as far from his campus apartment.


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