Spud2nique Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 1 hour ago, capstone21 said: Capstone's Crew selects Mike Conley PG Best defensive point guard in the league. We are lucky to grab this guy who missed last season with an injury. He has recently said he is pain free and as a result the Crew jumped all over it. We are in a Win Now mode and this guy is definitely a winner. He has helped carry the Grizz for many years and now he is going to come to the Crew and add his awesome shut down D off the bench. Conley is not even remotely just a awesome defender, he also brings it on the other end too. Distributing, scoring or hitting that clutch 3 pointer ... you name it he pretty does it. Everyone wants to be like Mike! @AHF is up Somebody might have mentioned CJ MCCollum was a steal where he was picked within the last couple of rounds...at pick 42 to hopeful I think and it certainly was a steal, until now i think. Conley is highway robbery at -#77 overall. Sometimes in life you gotta ? down to a pick that’s greater than you. He got the fantasy gold last year and he tasted blood I guess. Nice ?! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AHF Posted August 2, 2018 Author Moderators Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 Conley was my next choice for my last pick. Lowry has been better but is a little older. Injury risk pushed me Lowry but that is a great pickup with Conley. Was looking hard at pairing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud2nique Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 15 minutes ago, AHF said: Conley was my next choice for my last pick. Lowry has been better but is a little older. Injury risk pushed me Lowry but that is a great pickup with Conley. Was looking hard at pairing them. Urs was incredible too. Specially for a win now situation Lowry was a steal. We truly are in the golden age of point guards. Enjoy the ride folks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AHF Posted August 2, 2018 Author Moderators Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 The U-Niques are going to double down and go high risk / high reward with this pick. Ashley knows something about winning thoroughbreds so she spent some time explaining to some young gamblers how we are hoping to pick one while the odds are still stacked in our favor. "You want to look at the Trifecta Box over the Trifecta. The low odds of the Exacta and Trifecta means that is smart money for the house. Give yourself a good chance to win with a high payout like with a former #1 overall draft pick at age 20 going into his first healthy season with a 7th round price tag." We are looking at a young man who averaged 14 points, 7.5 assists and 6.1 rebounds per 36 last year on his way to becoming the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple double. That fit with his college production that saw him average 23, 6, and 6. The other remarkable thing about last season was that he had an insane injury season and shot the ball like a*&. With the 78th pick of the draft, we are taking a gamble on this young man hoping he can rain sweet jumpers in the near future: Markelle Fultz While his shot was absolutely ugly broken last year, we have high hopes for his potential if he can get that shot back to resembling his 47.6% from the field and 41.3% from 3pt range back in his college days. He has been holed up working out with Drew Hanlen who reportedly has "fixed" whatever ailed his stroke last year. With the elite assist and rebounding production at age 19, we think there is a solid floor to use as a springboard to potential stardom. Will it happen? We don't know. But we are eager to watch and find out. @HopefulHawksFan is back on the clock! Points: Kyle Lowry, Markelle Fultz Wings: James Harden, DeMar DeRozan Bigs: Rudy Gobert, Draymond Green, Deandre Ayton 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefulHawksFan Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 With the 79th pick in the draft, I select... MOHAMED BAMBA Mo Bamba is one of the longest players in basketball history measuring 7'.75" with a 7'10" wingspan. His length and athleticism give him the potential to be one of the best centers in the game when he learns how to make the most of these gifts. He was a McDonald's All American and last season at Texas he averaged 12.9 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 3.7 blocks per game. He still has some developing to do and is a bit skinny, but his future is very promising. I was kinda hoping the Hawks would pick him up in the draft as well. @Spud2nique You're up! PM sent. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AHF Posted August 2, 2018 Author Moderators Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 Pick # Team Selection 1 Buzzard Karl Anthony-Towns 2 turnermx Anthony Davis 3 JayBirdHawk Giannis Antetokounmpo 4 TheNorthCydeRises LeBron James 5 capstone21 Kevin Durant 6 AHF James Harden 7 HopefulHawksFan Russell Westbrook 8 Spud2Nique Steph Curry 9 lethalweapon3 Joel Embiid 10 Marvin24Williams Nikola Jokic 11 pimp Kawhi Leonard 12 LucastheThird Ben Simmons 13 LucastheThird Klay Thompson 14 pimp Kyrie Irving 15 Marvin24Williams Jimmy Butler 16 lethalweapon3 Victor Oladipo 17 Spud2Nique Donovan Mitchell 18 HopefulHawksFan Paul George 19 AHF Rudy Gobert 20 capstone21 John Wall 21 TheNorthCydeRises Kristaps Porzingas 22 JayBirdHawk Devin Booker 23 turnermx Damian Lillard 24 Buzzard Bradley Beal 25 Buzzard Myles Turner 26 turnermx Robert Covington 27 JayBirdHawk Kemba Walker 28 LucastheThird(from NC) Jayson Tatum 29 capstone21 Khris Middleton 30 AHF Draymond Green 31 HopefulHawksFan Steven Adams 32 Spud2Nique Jaylen Brown 33 lethalweapon3 Chris Paul 34 Marvin24Williams Gordon Hayward 35 pimp Andre Drummond 36 LucastheThird Al Horford 37 LucastheThird Clint Capela 38 Northcyde (from pimp) DeMarcus Cousins 39 Marvin24Williams Jrue Holiday 40 lethalweapon3 Lauri Markkanen 41 Spud2Nique Marc Gasol 42 HopefulHawksFan C.J. McCollum 43 AHF DeMar DeRozan 44 capstone21 DeAndre Jordan 45 pimp (from Northcyde) Kevin Love 46 JayBirdHawk Jusuf Nurkic 47 turnermx Hassan Whiteside 48 Buzzard Brandon Ingram 49 Buzzard Otto Porter 50 turnermx Jamal Murray 51 JayBirdHawk Taurean Prince 52 pimp (from Northcyde) Luka Doncic 53 capstone21 Blake Griffin 54 AHF DeAndre Ayton 55 HopefulHawksFan LaMarcus Aldridge 56 Spud2Nique Trae Young 57 lethalweapon3 Aaron Gordon 58 Marvin24Williams Jaren Jackson Jr. 59 pimp John Collins 60 Northcyde (from LCT) Lonzo Ball 61 LucastheThird Marcus Smart 62 LucastheThird(from NC) Colin Sexton 63 Marvin24Williams Eric Gordon 64 lethalweapon3 Quin Snyder 65 Spud2Nique Tobias Harris 66 HopefulHawksFan Dennis Schröder 67 AHF Kyle Lowry 68 capstone21 Paul Millsap 69 TheNorthCydeRises Kyle Kuzma 70 JayBirdHawk Jarrett Allen 71 turnermx Isaiah Thomas 72 Buzzard Dennis Smith 73 Buzzard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 74 turnermx Kyle Anderson 75 JayBirdHawk Gary Harris 76 TheNorthCydeRises Tyreke Evans 77 capstone21 Mike Conley 78 AHF Markelle Fultz 79 HopefulHawksFan Mohamed Bamba 80 Spud2Nique 81 lethalweapon3 82 Marvin24Williams 83 pimp 84 Northcyde (from LCT) 85 Northcyde (from LCT) 86 pimp 87 Marvin24Williams 88 lethalweapon3 89 Spud2Nique 90 HopefulHawksFan 91 AHF 92 capstone21 93 LucastheThird(from NC) 94 JayBirdHawk 95 turnermx 96 Buzzard 97 Buzzard 98 turnermx 99 JayBirdHawk 100 TheNorthCydeRises 101 capstone21 102 AHF 103 HopefulHawksFan 104 Spud2Nique 105 lethalweapon3 106 Marvin24Williams 107 pimp 108 LucastheThird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud2nique Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 My next pick has been on my “short list” for about a week now and I’m surprised nobody has taken him. He checks most of the boxes that GM Spud is looking for in his players. This guy is a great athlete, he can get to the rim, create shots off the dribble and can really get down (I’m talkin a$$ to grass) to defend you and get all up in your face, full court if needed for 48 minutes as he can defend 1-3 right now and possibly 1-4 in the future. He has a chance to be a high level two way star in this league. He is a clever scorer who prefers to play downhill but has a little bit of shake off the dribble. He’s a solid passer and at his best in the open floor, where he can attack the basket and find teammates. “He’s a two way guy, we like versatility on our side. We like the fact that there is a lot of “dog” in this kid. He’s an alpha, he’s a leader, he pound for pound one of the strongest, his core strength and balance make him much stronger that his frame might suggest.” GM Spud has nothing but glowing remarks about the kid. He also told me privately that he loves that fact that his guy spurned the Celtics and actually made Danny Ainge and his Shmeltic reps fly across country to Sacramento only to reject working out for them. Ps I’m being entirely honest here...I watched him a few times during games last year and in the time that I blinked, he had already stolen the ball and was on his way for a breakaway dunk... Without further adieu, With the 80th pick in the SDD, the Spudo rammers select: Josh Jackson : SF 6’8 210 @lethalweapon3 aka my main man has been PM’d! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators lethalweapon3 Posted August 2, 2018 Moderators Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 In the 7th Round, with the 81st Pick in the 2018 Hawksquawk Summer Dynasty Draft, the Lethal Tender selects: Honestly, Julius Deion Randle (Forward/Center, 6’9”, 250 lbs., Age 23), here in Lethalopolis, we’re every bit as excited as you are! WHOO! (um, no knife-edge chops from you, pls.) "MUSCLEWATCH!" Much was made of the physical transformation of Tender star Victor Oladipo during the 2017 offseason, the preface to his award-winning superstar turn in the season that followed. Slightly less focus was directed toward his newest teammate, Julius Randle. That is, unless you were reading Men’s Journal and happened upon the 3-week shredding of his slightly pudgy frame. It’s no coincidence that Oladipo and Randle each became not only the top performers on their respective pro outfits, but also Top 5 in the end-of-season voting for Most Improved Player. Randle returned to action last season and proved himself one of the best interior finishers anyone has seen, shooting 57.5 percent on two-pointers while splitting time between his customary power forward position and as the trendy small-ball pivot man. His nearly 500 two-point buckets (and 300-plus free throws) were the most by anyone who did not begin last season as a full-time starter. Randle averaged a per-36 double-double of 21.7 points and 10.7 boards, joining fellow Tender big man Joel Embiid as one of just seven players to post 20-and-10 minimums per-36 over the course of 60 or more games. His 15.5 paint points per-36 ranked second in the league, and tops among current Dynasty Draftees. Shortly after rendering himself an irresistible contributor in his Tinseltown team’s starting lineup, Randle led his lowly team out of its 11-27 slumber to a 24-20 finish, one that had to look appetizing to another burly forward who would supplant him in La-La-Land this summer. Julius still has plenty of growth in his game that has yet to be revealed. He could be a more effective on-ball defender, and enjoy longer stints on the court, if he didn’t foul so much (second-most personal fouls). He also piles up the turnovers, often from over-dribbling, often from wriggling his new body around the paint and barging his way into unnecessary charge calls. There remains time to stretch his offensive game out to the perimeter. Improving his decision-making as a passer will cut down on his ballhandling errors. On the Tender, Randle is most suitable in the near-term as a reserve, offering flexibility at the 4 and 5 spots. Rounding out (in a good way) over the long haul will allow him the option of playing and defending the 3 position, too. Ultimately, he’ll need a coach who can help his off-court discipline translate more fully to execution on-court. But after improving his on-court plus-minus from -15.1 to -10.4 two seasons ago, and then to -1.4 last season on a lottery team, in his new pro digs, Randle is primed to make the leap from plus-sized performer to, purely, a plus performer. Let’s give the lectern back to The Pride of Chapel Hill, @Marvin24Williams! ~lw3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud2nique Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, lethalweapon3 said: In the 7th Round, with the 81st Pick in the 2018 Hawksquawk Summer Dynasty Draft, the Lethal Tender selects: Honestly, Julius Deion Randle (Forward/Center, 6’9”, 250 lbs., Age 23), here in Lethalopolis, we’re every bit as excited as you are! WHOO! (um, no knife-edge chops from you, pls.) We’ll offer of some shots of Don Julio in this space in a little while. Let’s give the lectern back to The Pride of Chapel Hill, @Marvin24Williams! ~lw3 Was considered heavily for #80 overall. He has a chip on his shoulder and he’s angry ? That can only bode well for him moving forward. Warning ⚠️: BULL STRENGTH AHEAD... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin capstone21 Posted August 2, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 37 minutes ago, Spud2nique said: My next pick has been on my “short list” for about a week now and I’m surprised nobody has taken him. He checks most of the boxes that GM Spud is looking for in his players. This guy is a great athlete, he can get to the rim, create shots off the dribble and can really get down (I’m talkin a$$ to grass) to defend you and get all up in your face, full court if needed for 48 minutes as he can defend 1-3 right now and possibly 1-4 in the future. He has a chance to be a high level two way star in this league. He is a clever scorer who prefers to play downhill but has a little bit of shake off the dribble. He’s a solid passer and at his best in the open floor, where he can attack the basket and find teammates. “He’s a two way guy, we like versatility on our side. We like the fact that there is a lot of “dog” in this kid. He’s an alpha, he’s a leader, he pound for pound one of the strongest, his core strength and balance make him much stronger that his frame might suggest.” GM Spud has nothing but glowing remarks about the kid. He also told me privately that he loves that fact that his guy spurned the Celtics and actually made Danny Ainge and his Shmeltic reps fly across country to Sacramento only to reject working out for them. Ps I’m being entirely honest here...I watched him a few times during games last year and in the time that I blinked, he had already stolen the ball and was on his way for a breakaway dunk... Without further adieu, With the 80th pick in the SDD, the Spudo rammers select: Josh Jackson : SF 6’8 210 @lethalweapon3 aka my main man has been PM’d! Great pick ... was my next one 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzard Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 Fultz, Josh, and Julius all fit my MO of being 25 or under. At the rate the good young players are going I will probably have to break that at 96 and 97. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzard Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 4 minutes ago, Buzzard said: Fultz, Josh, and Julius all fit my MO of being 25 or under. At the rate the good young players are going I will probably have to break that at 96 and 97. Bamba, Harris, and Anderson under 25 and gone as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimp Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 Speed of the draft last week. Speed of the draft this week. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin24Williams Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 With the 82nd pick in the draft, the Marvy Marv's select: DE'AARON FOX De'Aaron Fox is a young player who has 2 way upside. It's time to add some young talent to this team to have some prospects to look forward to once our contention window is over. Fox had a bit of a rough rookie year but he'll be fine. His shooting form looks fine so if he puts in the work, I can see him being a solid shooter when all is said and done. Defensively he has the quicks to stay in front of anyone so he has great potential on that end to build upon PG: Jrue Holiday/De'Aaron Fox SG: Jimmy Butler/Eric Gorfon SF: Gordon Hayward PF: Jaren Jackson Jr C: Nikola Jokic @pimp you're next! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimp Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 With the next pick of the draft, the AAF selects Harrison Barnes. 26 years old 18,9 ppg - 6rpg - 2apg Harrison Barnes is another young player on our team with Nba Final's experience. He can play both foward positions and is a solid defender, and scorer. He is one of the best post up SFs in the game today. I think that part of his game is very underrated. He add versatility to our bench, and can step in and start if needed. The video does a nice job of showing off his offensive repertoire sfw- no music 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimp Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 @TheNorthCydeRises has been pm'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimp Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 Atl Air Force PG- Kyrie Irving SG - Luka Duncic - SF - Kawhi Leonard - PF - Kevin Love C - Andre DrummodBENCH John Collins Harrison Barnes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNorthCydeRises Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 41 minutes ago, Marvin24Williams said: With the 82nd pick in the draft, the Marvy Marv's select: DE'AARON FOX De'Aaron Fox is a young player who has 2 way upside. It's time to add some young talent to this team to have some prospects to look forward to once our contention window is over. Fox had a bit of a rough rookie year but he'll be fine. His shooting form looks fine so if he puts in the work, I can see him being a solid shooter when all is said and done. Defensively he has the quicks to stay in front of anyone so he has great potential on that end to build upon PG: Jrue Holiday/De'Aaron Fox SG: Jimmy Butler/Eric Gorfon SF: Gordon Hayward PF: Jaren Jackson Jr C: Nikola Jokic @pimp you're next! Finally . . . someone from Sacramento. Let me check the draft board to see who I THINK no one picked. Which is amazing, since he was the talk of the summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud2nique Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, pimp said: Atl Air Force PG- Kyrie Irving SG - Luka Duncic - SF - Kawhi Leonard - PF - Kevin Love C - Andre DrummodBENCH John Collins Harrison Barnes Is Love starting over Collins more about fit of your team of do you think he’s just a better overall player right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators lethalweapon3 Posted August 2, 2018 Moderators Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 9 minutes ago, TheNorthCydeRises said: Finally . . . someone from Sacramento. Yep, that's the last NBA team to get a pick on here! ~lw3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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