re: i only want Rivers or Drummond....Period!!!

a. it would only cost money

b. he's got legit potential to be a stretch 4 and compliment davis very well in 2 years

c. he's really, really good defensively

d. i haven't bought into the cult of jason smith yet

Drummond is one of the youngest players in the draft if he would have stayed another year with a full summer to develop he would easily average 15 and 10 next year at UConn or better. He is just 18.

i think the suns sold a late lottery pick once. i'll try to see if i can find it

i'm stuck at home with a dead car battery so i have a few minutes

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d. i haven't bought into the cult of jason smith yet

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Surely you think he's worth 15 minutes per game, no?

96 Total Minutes Avaialable at PF/C
Okafor 30
Davis 25
Goose 15
Smith 15

That leaves 11 minutes per game for Nicholson. And you know the 5th big isn't getting a steady 11 minutes per, it will be 15-20 every handful of games and DNPs the rest of the time. I'm not opposed to buying a pick to draft a future starter, but if he needs to be developed and he's a big I think the odds are against it working out.

Fun bunch... You seem like a person who cant make up your mind! You either like him for potential or don't bc of work ethic. Pick one and stand firm.
And how am I a tard bc I state my opinion with conviction? what is the rant for then?
We can state opinions and agree to disagree without baseless derogatory comments, can't we?
U don't even know me other than I like Drummond to draft and u like well... I don't know who you like but you just state the obvious about both sides of the Drummond argument..
But my friend, who would you take at the 10 spot?

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Fun bunch... You seem like a person who cant make up your mind! You either like him for potential or don't bc of work ethic. Pick one and stand firm.
And how am I a tard bc I state my opinion with conviction? what is the rant for then?
We can state opinions and agree to disagree without baseless derogatory comments, can't we?
U don't even know me other than I like Drummond to draft and u like well... I don't know who you like but you just state the obvious about both sides of the Drummond argument..
But my friend, who would you take at the 10 spot?

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You are a tard because you can barely spell, you can't seem to get a grip on paragraphs, spacing, sentence structure, or coherent thoughts.

And you claimed you were a great talent evaluator. Do you have coach's game film at home? Are you going around scouting prospects? Have you worked as a scout at the NBA or major college level? frick no. You don't know shite, so don't try to throw in stupid crap like that. You know just as much as anyone else.

Third, if you were older than 12, you would understand that things are more complex than "Pick one simple idea and stand firm".

Picking a player is a complex process. You not only factor in the PLAYER, but the POSITION and the SLOT in which they are picked, and your team's chemistry, makeup, and championship window.

Drummond WAS a crap player at UCONN. He quite simply, sucked outside of the offensive glass and stat wise, blocking. He is raw as hell and has no offensive game. You simply cannot deny this, and if you do, I know for a fact you didn't watch him play at all. And his work ethic is questionable.

However, he does have rare PHYSICAL talent. He is unquestionably physically gifted, he's just not very good at basketball right now.

I would NOT pick him at 1-5. Probably not 6-7 either. But at 10, the upside starts to outweigh the risk. AND when you factor in we already have Anthony Davis, you can afford to take more chances.

I would pick him at 10, depending on who is available. But, I like you have no access to him. I haven't interviewed him. I haven't gotten to look into his character, back ground, the real story on his work ethic. Dell and Monty presumably will.

Again, all academic. Teams always fall in love with big men enough to pick the next bust in the top 7.

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i fully expect okafor's role to diminish quickly this year and be really reduced the year after

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True. If Okafor's not amnestied he's probably gone by the 2013 trade deadline.

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ayon likely won't be re-signed when he's a FA

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I'm not so sure about that. He's still an MLE level guy at best and he's just a great bench big because he's so versatile. Someone would really have to throw crazy money at him for him to not stay with the Hornets.

I wasn't big on Rivers, but he has grown on me. I watched some of his videos and think he will be a very good player.


Drummond still scares me, but I'd definitely take him at 10. He is not undersized IMO, its just that NBA heights are exaggerated. 6'9.75" (w/out shoes) is good height for an NBA center. Dwight Howard measured at 6'9" at his pre-draft measurements, and they will both be drafted at 19. And he is taller than Emeka, who is a solid center.

I think best case scenario is we draft Rivers bc I'm sure Drummond is gone by the 10th selection and we trade our first round pick next year-top 7 protected to get back in the 20's this year and take another big who may have slipped like a Moultrie or Leonard since so many are fapping over him.
Next year class is weak and I expect us to be out of the lottery next year if we resign Gordon, Rivers is decent, and Davis plays above average his first year. Sign a quality free agent and that's a playoff team.
Whoever we draft late in the first this year could develop and see if he can contribute down the stretch but I would probably want Moultrie bc I think he will be a solid backup center in the league sooner than later.

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You do know Venezuela and Mexico are two different places, right?

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They have good chemistry and they both speak Spanish.