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shel311 wrote:

GeorgesGoons wrote:Anyone know the shortlist of top 5 possible picks next year? I am actually hearing Ball may be top 3....really?!?

Greg Anthony's kid will go #1 overall...that's all I got.

I would not say that. He might but James Wiseman could get a ton of buzz and Anthony Edwards as well. If I had to bet right now I'd say Wiseman.

There are also some foreigners I like here, mainly Israeli Deni Avdija. Not a Luka level talent but a top 5 talent with a good season.

GeorgesGoons wrote:Anyone know the shortlist of top 5 possible picks next year? I am actually hearing Ball may be top 3....really?!?

LaMelo is a legit prospect. He is an elite level passer like his brother, good size and a decent athlete. Shows no effort on D and absolutely atrocious shot selection with a really shaky jumper right now. He has holes but he is 18 and playing in Australia. He has a chance to be really good. He won't play the same way in the NBA as far as shots, no team would let him on the court.

wdoupis wrote:and Anthony Edwards as well.

Never heard of the guy in real life but I just picked up the new NBA2K and started my Pls franchise, and in year 1 I went 41-41 and had the worst Lottery odds and landed the #2 overall pick and drafted this guy, so I'm a fan of his!

wdoupis wrote:

GeorgesGoons wrote:Anyone know the shortlist of top 5 possible picks next year? I am actually hearing Ball may be top 3....really?!?

LaMelo is a legit prospect. He is an elite level passer like his brother, good size and a decent athlete. Shows no effort on D and absolutely atrocious shot selection with a really shaky jumper right now. He has holes but he is 18 and playing in Australia. He has a chance to be really good. He won't play the same way in the NBA as far as shots, no team would let him on the court.

Man, all I've heard was how well he's played in Australia and jumped up on his draft projections. Just looked up his numbers just now, grosssss!!!

8 games played, he's averaging 13/7/7 on 33.9% from the field and 19.6% from 3.

shel311 wrote:

wdoupis wrote:

GeorgesGoons wrote:Anyone know the shortlist of top 5 possible picks next year? I am actually hearing Ball may be top 3....really?!?

LaMelo is a legit prospect. He is an elite level passer like his brother, good size and a decent athlete. Shows no effort on D and absolutely atrocious shot selection with a really shaky jumper right now. He has holes but he is 18 and playing in Australia. He has a chance to be really good. He won't play the same way in the NBA as far as shots, no team would let him on the court.

Man, all I've heard was how well he's played in Australia and jumped up on his draft projections. Just looked up his numbers just now, grosssss!!!

8 games played, he's averaging 13/7/7 on 33.9% from the field and 19.6% from 3.

Yeah, I watched a couple games and he just takes awful shots and doesn’t seem to care much about the team winning. He has tools and is an elite passer but not sure what kind of makeup he has to fit in to a team. Growing up in the middle of Lavar madness May have gotten to him

as an org drafting that high, let someone like that be someone else's problem

Out and about, not sure if it was posted but James Wiseman has been ruled ineligible. All because Penny helped his family move in 2008

Unless that was a ESPN typo and they meant 2018

GeorgesGoons wrote:Out and about, not sure if it was posted but James Wiseman has been ruled ineligible. All because Penny helped his family move in 2008

Unless that was a ESPN typo and they meant 2018

Nevermind, it says 2018 now

ajalves wrote:as an org drafting that high, let someone like that be someone else's problem

He's played that way his entire life I'm assuming. No D, chucking up terrible shots. A
I'm not convinced it's that simple to just completely change.

He has the raw skills but would seem like quite the project. I just don't think I could spend a top 25 ish pick on a guy like that.

Penny dropping bags at Memphis has been the worst kept secret in college hoops. I am sure there is more to it than moving

wdoupis wrote:

shel311 wrote:

wdoupis wrote:

GeorgesGoons wrote:Anyone know the shortlist of top 5 possible picks next year? I am actually hearing Ball may be top 3....really?!?

LaMelo is a legit prospect. He is an elite level passer like his brother, good size and a decent athlete. Shows no effort on D and absolutely atrocious shot selection with a really shaky jumper right now. He has holes but he is 18 and playing in Australia. He has a chance to be really good. He won't play the same way in the NBA as far as shots, no team would let him on the court.

Man, all I've heard was how well he's played in Australia and jumped up on his draft projections. Just looked up his numbers just now, grosssss!!!

8 games played, he's averaging 13/7/7 on 33.9% from the field and 19.6% from 3.

Yeah, I watched a couple games and he just takes awful shots and doesn’t seem to care much about the team winning. He has tools and is an elite passer but not sure what kind of makeup he has to fit in to a team. Growing up in the middle of Lavar madness May have gotten to him

I watched him last year play in whatever country that was and he didn't look like he belonged in college ball let alone NBA

As long as you guys remember that an 18 year old is playing with adults

nick wrote:As long as you guys remember that an 18 year old is playing with adults

LeBron was playing with adults and damn sure looked like he belonged.

Problem with the draft is these execs are so scared that they may pass in this project who may become great, rather than drafting the known commodity out of college who might be a senior. Before they got rid of the high school kids being eligible there were a lot of questionable picks based on potential.

shel311 wrote:I can't wait to see how Jimmy Butler likes his other new teammate...Dion Waiters.

Waiters with the most Waiters headline ever... Took edibles then had a panic attack, and they had to have an emergency landing of the team plane.

Only players in the history of the NBA to average 50/50/90 through the 1st 9 games of a season:

Larry Bird
Ray Allen
Steph Curry
Devin Booker

Tobias Harris a cool 0-11 from 3 tonight

Hoops tweet of the day:

James Harden dropping an effortless 47 against the Clippers is like watching Clayton Keyshaw go 8 scoreless against the Astros in May

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shel311 wrote:

GeorgesGoons wrote:

shel311 wrote:The Pelicans have had the worst run of luck with injuriesover the past 8 or so seasons possibly in all of American sports.

It's pretty amazing how many times they've led the league or finished top 2 or 3 in games missed due to injuries.


I was so excited for this season, all of it gone.


BUST!!!

Is it just the Pels or is it the city. The Saints have had some bad luck as well, most not self induced though

Funny you mention the Saints. The Saints/Pels shared a medical staff in those years, a very shitty one at that.

That being said, this season we got the dude who led the Phoenix Suns medical staff and they've somehow had the rep as the best medical staff in the NBA...then that dude learned about Shel Luck

Pels gonna be without 7 guys tonight.

And 2 starters got hurt in the 1st quarter and missed the rest of the game.

Luka!!!