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Big Board: Alex Len moving up
Posted on 6/11/13 at 11:10 pm
Posted on 6/11/13 at 11:10 pm
ESPN Article.. Insider article but the whole article should be available in a few days...
Len, who is on crutches due to a stress fracture in his left ankle, isn't able to work out, either. But that hasn't stopped his rise on our Big Board. Increasingly, teams are looking to him as a potentially safer alternative to Noel. While he's likely to miss the next four to five months as he rehabs his ankle, teams feel like he has better size, is more polished offensively and could have a bigger upside than Noel. As we've previously reported, he's seriously in the mix with the Cavs for the No. 1 pick, with some sources indicating the Cavs could be moving his direction (I'm told Noel, Porter and Oladipo are the others). The Bobcats are also very high on Len, as are the Suns and Pelicans.
Interesting...
Len, who is on crutches due to a stress fracture in his left ankle, isn't able to work out, either. But that hasn't stopped his rise on our Big Board. Increasingly, teams are looking to him as a potentially safer alternative to Noel. While he's likely to miss the next four to five months as he rehabs his ankle, teams feel like he has better size, is more polished offensively and could have a bigger upside than Noel. As we've previously reported, he's seriously in the mix with the Cavs for the No. 1 pick, with some sources indicating the Cavs could be moving his direction (I'm told Noel, Porter and Oladipo are the others). The Bobcats are also very high on Len, as are the Suns and Pelicans.
Interesting...
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Posted on 6/11/13 at 11:19 pm to BayouBengal0505
I'd pick Len over Saric
Posted on 6/11/13 at 11:20 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
i don't think there's a single person anywhere who would argue that point 
Posted on 6/11/13 at 11:22 pm to quail man
Fletch
Posted on 6/11/13 at 11:29 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
touche
Posted on 6/11/13 at 11:49 pm to BayouBengal0505
I think he's moved into the top 5. Bummer.
Posted on 6/11/13 at 11:59 pm to Fun Bunch
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I think he's moved into the top 5. Bummer.
Hell no not bummer. Pushes more talent down
Posted on 6/12/13 at 12:09 am to The Future
I'd take any of the ones being pushed down!
Posted on 6/12/13 at 12:15 am to The Future
quote:
Hell no not bummer. Pushes more talent down
what kind of backward reasoning is that?
Posted on 6/12/13 at 12:31 am to The Future
It just depends on who gets pushed down. If some teams pick on needs and a talented guy falls then that's fine with me
Posted on 6/12/13 at 12:31 am to quail man
Well it was expected that both Bennett and Burke had to go top 5 for us to have a chance at one of McLemore, Porter, or Olidipo. Len going top 5 means only of those two does. With AD and Ryno probably being on the floor together late in games, I'd rather one of those three to drop. I'm starting to get the feeling that Noel may be the former "top 4 lock" to be there at 6, though.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 12:32 am to BayouBengal0505
im an idiot for liking bynum in nola
i start the pek train, it gets derailed
now my len campaign is getting shorted
i start the pek train, it gets derailed
now my len campaign is getting shorted
Posted on 6/12/13 at 12:33 am to THRILLHO
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I'm starting to get the feeling that Noel may be the former "top 4 lock" to be there at 6, though.
I'm getting the same feeling
Posted on 6/12/13 at 12:36 am to Fun Bunch
quote:Missing on a Kostas Koufos clone for potentially someone like Porter or Burke is definitely not a bummer
I think he's moved into the top 5. Bummer.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 12:41 am to gatorhater211
Nerlens in New Orleans. It was destined at birth.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 1:09 am to THRILLHO
Posted on 6/12/13 at 6:26 am to danman6336
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Missing on a Kostas Koufos clone for potentially someone like Porter or Burke is definitely not a bummer
+
Bout time someone else realizes there's better talent in this draft.
quote:
Thrillho
Your words are true.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 6:35 am to THRILLHO
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Nerlens in New Orleans. It was destined at birth.
Yeah, if Len is rising while Noel is dropping that actually could happen. I wonder if the problem is his knee or his weight. That weigh in made him go from the next Marcus Camby to the next John Henson.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 7:11 am to TigerinATL
It's a combination of things.
1. He now has a history of knee injuries. Freak or not, an injury is an injury, and they add up.
2. His weight. He always looked thin, but that was surprising. I actually think the knee is holding him back there a bit. I wouldn't think more weight would be helpful on a repaired knee. That said, I've heard that strength of the surrounding muscles pre-surgery plays a huge role in recovery. You're going to lose muscle, so you can't start with little to none....
3. He really lacks "skills" of a #1 overall. The guy is tall and rangy and has/had elite athleticism. Some of that will go away as he gains necessary weight, but will he develop enough of a skill set to make up for it and more?
1. He now has a history of knee injuries. Freak or not, an injury is an injury, and they add up.
2. His weight. He always looked thin, but that was surprising. I actually think the knee is holding him back there a bit. I wouldn't think more weight would be helpful on a repaired knee. That said, I've heard that strength of the surrounding muscles pre-surgery plays a huge role in recovery. You're going to lose muscle, so you can't start with little to none....
3. He really lacks "skills" of a #1 overall. The guy is tall and rangy and has/had elite athleticism. Some of that will go away as he gains necessary weight, but will he develop enough of a skill set to make up for it and more?
Posted on 6/12/13 at 7:17 am to Jester
I think Noel turns into a Dwight Howard type player (not saying he will be that good) who dunks, blocks and rebounds with no real offensive presence.
IMHO
That being said, I don't think that's a bad type of player to pair with Anthony Davis who is an offensive threat.
This is the craziest draft I can ever remember. Have we ever not known who the first five picks were going to be before?
IMHO
That being said, I don't think that's a bad type of player to pair with Anthony Davis who is an offensive threat.
This is the craziest draft I can ever remember. Have we ever not known who the first five picks were going to be before?
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