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Post by ochobeavo on Jun 21, 2019 6:31:57 GMT -8
Not surprising, but it didn't go particularly well for the Pac12 and was absolutely brutal for the 3 duck kids.
Bol2 was once thought to be a lock for the lottery, falls all the way to 44. Endless shots of "last kid in the green room" - looked like he was going to cry at one point. King and Wooten go undrafted - looks like they got some really bad advice.
ASU's Luguentz Dort also went undrafted which was a mild surprise. A lot of mocks had him late 1st round.
Others of note: Thybulle first P12 guy off the board, goes #20, Kevin Porter Jr/USC goes #30, KZ Okpala of Stanford goes #32, Jaylen Nowell of UW goes #45, Jaylen Hands from UCLA goes #56.
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Post by Judge Smails on Jun 21, 2019 7:00:27 GMT -8
Not surprising, but it didn't go particularly well for the Pac12 and was absolutely brutal for the 3 duck kids. Bol 2 was once thought to be a lock for the lottery, falls all the way to 44. Endless shots of "last kid in the green room" - looked like he was going to cry at one point. King and Wooten go undrafted - looks like they got some really bad advice. ASU's Luguentz Dort also went undrafted which was a mild surprise. A lot of mocks had him late 1st round. Others of note: Thybulle first P12 guy off the board, goes #20, Kevin Porter Jr/USC goes #30, KZ Okpala of Stanford goes #32, Jaylen Nowell of UW goes #45, Jaylen Hands from UCLA goes #56. Bol Bol dropped dramatically in past week, but I still thought he would go 1st round. He really should have come back considering the questions about his durability and weight. He is extremely talented, but is seen as injury prone and the fact that he is 7'2" and only 208 pounds is a really big question mark for him with NBA teams. Coming back and playing a full season and adding 20 lbs or so would have made him a top-10 pick next year. Now he doesn't even get guaranteed money as a 2nd round pick. Wooten was never going to get drafted, King had an outside shot. I was also shocked that Dort went undrafted. He is a ridiculous athlete, but he is raw.
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Post by ochobeavo on Jun 21, 2019 7:06:05 GMT -8
Not surprising, but it didn't go particularly well for the Pac12 and was absolutely brutal for the 3 duck kids. Bol 2 was once thought to be a lock for the lottery, falls all the way to 44. Endless shots of "last kid in the green room" - looked like he was going to cry at one point. King and Wooten go undrafted - looks like they got some really bad advice. ASU's Luguentz Dort also went undrafted which was a mild surprise. A lot of mocks had him late 1st round. Others of note: Thybulle first P12 guy off the board, goes #20, Kevin Porter Jr/USC goes #30, KZ Okpala of Stanford goes #32, Jaylen Nowell of UW goes #45, Jaylen Hands from UCLA goes #56. Bol Bol dropped dramatically in past week, but I still thought he would go 1st round. He really should have come back considering the questions about his durability and weight. He is extremely talented, but is seen as injury prone and the fact that he is 7'2" and only 208 pounds is a really big question mark for him with NBA teams. Coming back and playing a full season and adding 20 lbs or so would have made him a top-10 pick next year. Now he doesn't even get guaranteed money as a 2nd round pick. Wooten was never going to get drafted, King had an outside shot. I was also shocked that Dort went undrafted. He is a ridiculous athlete, but he is raw. Agreed on Bol. 7'2" 208 and not all that athletic could be a recipe for disaster or getting posterized weekly. Yeah initially I was kind of hoping Portland would take Dort in the first. I think he could develop into a pretty good player down the road.. but then again, what do i know.
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Jun 21, 2019 7:31:18 GMT -8
The Oregonian can just repeat the same headline it has used for the past 25 years.
"Blazers get Little in NBA draft."
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Post by qbeaver on Jun 21, 2019 7:33:10 GMT -8
I personally hate Bol Bol's game. A 7-2 kid with a big wingspan shooting three pointers? I may be old school,but it takes away his biggest asset...his length and wingspan for rebounds and tips being 25 feet from the hoop...not to mention having foot issues . I would do a big pass on drafting him.
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Post by Judge Smails on Jun 21, 2019 7:37:33 GMT -8
I personally hate Bol Bol's game. A 7-2 kid with a big wingspan shooting three pointers? I may be old school,but it takes away his biggest asset...his length and wingspan for rebounds and tips being 25 feet from the hoop...not to mention having foot issues . I would do a big pass on drafting him. Welcome to the current NBA game.....everybody jacking up 3's. That's why some of the kids fell on the draft. They couldn't hit 3's
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Post by qbeaver on Jun 21, 2019 8:15:32 GMT -8
Don't like the current NBA . It's just a three point shooting contest. Where are the teams who play inside...out. Post up and when they collapse,dish to the open shooters...motion offenses. Movement...it's ugly now,even though the athletes are elite.
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Post by bennysdentist on Jun 21, 2019 8:17:20 GMT -8
Any word if Stevie signed with a team? Or maybe going to Europe?
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Post by hawksea on Jun 21, 2019 10:49:12 GMT -8
The Oregonian can just repeat the same headline it has used for the past 25 years. "Blazers get Little in NBA draft." Don't think that's very accurate. Roy and Aldridge in one draft, Lillard in another, plus other exceptional players in others. I would consider 3 superstars in the last 15 years to be more than little.
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Jun 21, 2019 12:30:42 GMT -8
Simons, Jackson, Hollis-Jefferson, Smith, Williams, Clayer, Rush, Oden, Thomas, Freeland, Webster, Kleiza, Telfair, Outlaw, Woods, Barkley (not Charles), Anstey, McKie, Robinson (not Cliff), Johnson (not Magic), Abdelnaby, Irvin, Murphy ... all first-round Blazer picks who they got not much out of. I'm not even mentioning Walter Berry or Rich Laurel.
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Post by ochobeavo on Jun 21, 2019 13:27:07 GMT -8
Simons, Jackson, Hollis-Jefferson, Smith, Williams, Clayer, Rush, Oden, Thomas, Freeland, Webster, Kleiza, Telfair, Outlaw, Woods, Barkley (not Charles), Anstey, McKie, Robinson (not Cliff), Johnson (not Magic), Abdelnaby, Irvin, Murphy ... all first-round Blazer picks who they got not much out of. I'm not even mentioning Walter Berry or Rich Laurel. You're kind of reaching on some of these. Hollis-Jefferson was traded following the draft for Plumlee.. Plumlee was later packaged for Nurkic. Justin Jackson was picked and sent off in a draft day trade for Zach Collins. Simons was picked #24 ahead of Moritz Wagner, Landry Shamet and Robert Williams. Many of the guys you listed were toward the bottom third of the draft which is a complete crapshoot IMO. Even Victor Claver who was hot garbage, was picked immediately ahead of Omri Casspi, Byron Mullens and Rodrigo Beaubois. Not exactly missing out on any HOF'ers picking in the mid-20s. Dont get me wrong, some of those were brutal (hated Nolan Smith pick, hated trading down from 3 to 6 for Martell Webster - Chris Paul went #4).
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Post by Judge Smails on Jun 21, 2019 13:44:20 GMT -8
The Oregonian can just repeat the same headline it has used for the past 25 years. "Blazers get Little in NBA draft." Don't think that's very accurate. Roy and Aldridge in one draft, Lillard in another, plus other exceptional players in others. I would consider 3 superstars in the last 15 years to be more than little. And...you didn't even mention CJ.
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Post by ochobeavo on Jun 21, 2019 13:52:30 GMT -8
Don't think that's very accurate. Roy and Aldridge in one draft, Lillard in another, plus other exceptional players in others. I would consider 3 superstars in the last 15 years to be more than little. And...you didn't even mention CJ. CJ is probably the best player in that entire draft not named Giannis. The 2006 Roy and Aldridge draft is completely underrated. They got the only 2 guys worth having. Bargnani, Adam Morrison, Tyrus Thomas, Sheldon Williams, Randy Foye. Rudy Gay (nice long career), Patrick O'Bryant and Mouhamed Sene round out the top 10.
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Jun 21, 2019 16:41:29 GMT -8
Many of the guys you listed were toward the bottom third of the draft which is a complete crapshoot IMO ... Not exactly missing out on any HOF'ers picking in the mid-20s.
So, the Blazers got little out of the draft. Exactly what I said.
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Post by biggieorange on Jun 25, 2019 10:21:02 GMT -8
Not surprising, but it didn't go particularly well for the Pac12 and was absolutely brutal for the 3 duck kids. Bol 2 was once thought to be a lock for the lottery, falls all the way to 44. Endless shots of "last kid in the green room" - looked like he was going to cry at one point. King and Wooten go undrafted - looks like they got some really bad advice. ASU's Luguentz Dort also went undrafted which was a mild surprise. A lot of mocks had him late 1st round. Others of note: Thybulle first P12 guy off the board, goes #20, Kevin Porter Jr/USC goes #30, KZ Okpala of Stanford goes #32, Jaylen Nowell of UW goes #45, Jaylen Hands from UCLA goes #56. Bol Bol dropped dramatically in past week, but I still thought he would go 1st round. He really should have come back considering the questions about his durability and weight. He is extremely talented, but is seen as injury prone and the fact that he is 7'2" and only 208 pounds is a really big question mark for him with NBA teams. Coming back and playing a full season and adding 20 lbs or so would have made him a top-10 pick next year. Now he doesn't even get guaranteed money as a 2nd round pick. Wooten was never going to get drafted, King had an outside shot. I was also shocked that Dort went undrafted. He is a ridiculous athlete, but he is raw. I don't even think the issue with Bol Bol dropping was totally due to injuries, I think it has to do with his interest in Basketball in general. He gives every indication that basketball is about 3rd or 4th on his list of priorities. I think he got drafted exactly where he should have been. Maybe this is the wakup call he needed to go out and decide he wants to find the ceiling to his talent. Or maybe he has a 2 year NBA career and goes and plays in Israel.
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