re: Of the first 34 picks in the 2020 NBA Draft.....

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We are different than any other team in the league. Its just weird to see the context of the conversation based off EVERY other team or past pick/ stats. Our team is different, new, and has a lot to figure out. If we had issues at PG/ SG then ok. If we needed help at that position then ok. If we aren't letting our starters gell together then ok. But our PG/ SG rotation has been playing well and our big issues are at backup 3,4, and 5. So why should I give a frick about what is going on with 29 other teams and their draft picks or base that for my argument?


I really like Kira Lewis and I would also really like to see him play. I'd also really like to see us win and our starters get going. But playing him doesn't help our current roster issues. So saying every other team is playing their guys while we are struggling at other positions and building chemistry is a pretty shitty argument honestly.

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blah blah blah, we are different. that's a bunch of bullshite.

This is the stupidest argument you could make. So we already have good players so no need to play the rookie and see if he's any good?
Do you think that every other rookie in the history of the nba never had what appeared to be better players ahead of them in the offseason?
Did you really say that playing a rookie doesn't help our current roster issues? What if NAW or Kira show they can play 20+ mpg and contribute in a positive way, do you not think that helps the roster, even with a crowded backcourt? Do you not think we could upgrade our frontcourt by trading a backcourt player?

i've given examples in the other thread of guys getting minutes behind good players. WHen you have a player worthy of getting NBA minutes, they get them, regardless of who's ahead of them on the depth chart. That's never really an excuse. It may be an excuse as to why they aren't playing as much, but not an excuse to not play at all. Mo Bamba is the perfect example for this in Orlando, team trying to make the playoffs the last few years, with a plethora of big men, yet they still find the time to get their rookie minutes. And you know what, if Mo Bamba was really good, Aaron Gordon or Vucevic wouldn't be on that team anymore. but i'm sure you'll give me the "he's not a pg" excuse to get rid of that one.

Langford didn't play last year until the 25th game for Boston's crowded backcourt. Carson Edwards, 2nd round pick, was playing 12+ minutes a night to start the season for the Celtics. Payton Pritchard, the 26th pick this year, has played in all 3 Celtics games, playing 20mpg, while Edwards is back on the bench, and so is Waters, while Kemba is out until January. Does that not tell you a lot about Edwards and Waters, that Pritchard is getting so much run with Kemba out? That doesn't mean Pritchard is going to be good, but he's obviously shown from the get go that he at least has shown something to make the coaches play him and see what he can do.

OG was playign from the 1st game, and was starting by game 13 his rookie year as the 23rd pick. They had DeRozan, CJ Miles, Norman Powell, Siakam, Ibaka, all ahead of him to take minutes at the 2/3/4 postion. They drafted Bruno Caboclo 3 years earlier at the same position, with the 20th pick, yet he played 8 games his rookie year, then 6 the next, and 9 games the next year. OG shows up as the 23rd pick playing game 1 and becomes a starter after 13 games, and Norman Powell came off the bench and got his minutes reduced from the previous season b/c of OG.

and i say all of that and we don't have enough info yet to come to any real conclusions on anythign yet. We'll know more in a month or two.