Official 2019 Draft thread

[Spud2nique]

6 minutes ago, AHF said:

He would be on my "Do Not Draft" list.  He has the tools to succeed but looks like a head case and doesn't come with a track record of productivity or an excuse for that lack of production that holds water for me.

Ya he’s on my don’t draft as well. I don’t think he has the fortitude and sensibility quite frankly. He has cool video game skills but I don’t think it translates to the nba well.

[Spud2nique]

DO NOT DRAFT (for spud):

NAS LITTLE

JAXSON HAYES

KEVIN PORTER

BOL BOL

[kg01]

1 minute ago, Spud2nique said:

Ya he’s on my don’t draft as well. I don’t think he has the fortitude and sensibility quite frankly. He has cool video game skills but I don’t think it translates to the nba well.

Really weird how his track kinda mimics the track of his mentor, Jamal Crawford.  Tremendous skill, great scorer, should be better than he is.  Although Crawford is, by all accounts, a great guy there were questions of coachability for him back then too iirc.

[Spud2nique]

I’m also cooling down bigtime on DeAndre Hunter. I would draft him in the #10 slot but not earlier, ceiling is too low imo.

[Spud2nique]

1 minute ago, kg01 said:

Really weird how his track kinda mimics the track of his mentor, Jamal Crawford.  Tremendous skill, great scorer, should be better than he is.  Although Crawford is, by all accounts, a great guy there were questions of coachability for him back then too iirc.

Poor man’s Crawford is a good example. He can be a scorer but he’s gonna have to get a lot better. Jamal is a baller and one of the best 6th men in nba history.

[Spud2nique]

2 minutes ago, kg01 said:

Really weird how his track kinda mimics the track of his mentor, Jamal Crawford.  Tremendous skill, great scorer, should be better than he is.  Although Crawford is, by all accounts, a great guy there were questions of coachability for him back then too iirc.

Reminds me of Harold Miner aka Baby Jordan. He’s got a lotta swag but his game is almost too “pretty boy” for the league. It’s too “playground cute” it’s not gonna work.

[Spud2nique]

Is Bird still sleeping ?  

[txsting]

3 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

DO NOT DRAFT (for spud):

NAS LITTLE

JAXSON HAYES

KEVIN PORTER

BOL BOL

I'm also cooled down on Hunter (lack of creativity and rebounding), but you're losing me on Little.  I think Little has the chance to become quite the player in the right scenario.  He might slide but I think someone in the mid teens is going to pick up a nice piece.  I know I would pick him at 17.

[txsting]

Or, I should say, i would be open to Little at 17 value-wise.  I do expect we will have already taken 1 or 2 wings by that time in the draft and probably need to draft the best PF/C at 17.

[Spud2nique]

1 minute ago, txsting said:

I'm also cooled down on Hunter (lack of creativity and rebounding), but you're losing me on Little.  I think Little has the chance to become quite the player in the right scenario.  He might slide but I think someone in the mid teens is going to pick up a nice piece.  I know I would pick him at 17.

Lots do like Little. Supes loves him. 

[kg01]

3 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

Lots do like Little. Supes loves him. 

For a guy that hated on Knight, our guy txsting sure loves some Knight-esque players.  Low-skill wangs.

I like Little but not until 17 or lower.

[txsting]

1 minute ago, kg01 said:

For a guy that hated on Knight, our guy txsting sure loves some Knight-esque players.  Low-skill wangs.

I like Little but not until 17 or lower.

Didn't I say 17 on Little?

[txsting]

But I really don't think we are going to take Little - 10 is just too high, and 17 is looking like an incredible value spot for picking a big.  I love that 17 pick and really the whole Prince trade was a beauty.

[AHF]

27 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

DO NOT DRAFT (for spud):

NAS LITTLE

JAXSON HAYES

KEVIN PORTER

BOL BOL

For me, Porter is on my "Do Not Draft" list.  These others are on my "Do Not Draft In Top 10" list.  I'd be excited getting any of the others at some point later in the draft.  I don't want Porter at all.

[kg01]

Just now, AHF said:

For me, Porter is on my "Do Not Draft" list.  These others are on my "Do Not Draft In Top 10" list.

Other than the whispers, do we know anything on why Porter is seemingly so toxic?  I wouldn't take him but I could see how a team like UTA could use him, especially now that they've traded Grayson to MEM in the Conley deal.

Bol is on my DND list with guys like Williams (TN) and that little guy from Purdue.

[Spud2nique]

4 minutes ago, AHF said:

For me, Porter is on my "Do Not Draft" list.  These others are on my "Do Not Draft In Top 10" list.  I'd be excited getting any of the others at some point later in the draft.  I don't want Porter at all.

 

2 minutes ago, kg01 said:

Other than the whispers, do we know anything on why Porter is seemingly so toxic?  I wouldn't take him but I could see how a team like UTA could use him, especially now that they've traded Grayson to MEM in the Conley deal.

Bol is on my DND list with guys like Williams (TN) and that little guy from Purdue.

You just hate on Williams cuz he has no neck but the kid can play. 

[NBASupes]

45 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

Lots do like Little. Supes loves him. 

Love is extreme. I am not high on his championship caliber but I like him a ton. 

[JayBirdHawk]

1 hour ago, NBASupes said:

Bazemore, Moose and Prince were renown for their work ethic.

While Al wasn't known for his work ethic, he is superior to many that are. 

1 Undrafted, the other a 2nd rounder and Prince.  That's not a goid comparison. 

You still need bball skills and talents along with worth ethic

 

1 hour ago, Spud2nique said:

Is Bird still sleeping ?  

Some of us are trying to be productive at work  today, so I can focus on the draft tomorrow 

[NBASupes]

8 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

1 Undrafted, the other a 2nd rounder and Prince.  That's not a goid comparison. 

You still need bball skills and talents along with worth ethic

 

Some of us are trying to be productive at work  today, so I can focus on the draft tomorrow 

You still need ample talent and you need to have a special quality

[bleachkit]

Now is the "see who blinks first" phase. With everyone trying to hold firm on the terms of various proposed trades.