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2019-2020 NBA Season Thread Basketball • Page 1017

Discussion in 'Sports Forum' started by Melody Bot, Jun 26, 2019.

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  1. I wish I knew anything about the draft this year, without the tourney so much of what I know about the college kids is ... nada. My hot take is ... LaMelo is gonna be an 8th man at best. And this draft class seems to be rated low as a whole.
     
  2. Grapevine_Twine

    It's a Chunky! Supporter

    Lamelo to the knicks, that’s all I care about
     
  3. brothemighty

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    Tobias Harris has competition for best deal in the NBA

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  4. phaynes12

    dangerous lunatics, haters and punk trash Prestigious

    just saying, keep it the same. if the lakers come out and lebron is doing insane shit, people are going to be posting about it lol.
     
  5. scottlechowicz

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    I think LaMelo's elite passing / playmaking means his floor is higher than that. Or it should be. But if he can't moderate his irrational confidence / shot selection or improve his shooting...That would be a huge problem.

    And then there is the fact that if you are drafting him this high...the cap holds become so prohibitive that you have to make some pretty tough decisions early on.

    Its also why I would avoid drafting Anthony Edwards at all costs. His shot selection is arguably worse than LaMelo's and he doesn't have an elite skill.
     
  6. Man Vuc is unstoppable
     
  7. MidDave

    Someone hire me? Supporter

    In fairness, it’s fun to clown on the Bucks the one time they lose and “they don’t have a star.” Like...how are we not supposed to clown?
     
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  8. Vuc is good imo
     
  9. MidDave

    Someone hire me? Supporter

    And it's not like the Bucks are the only team getting clowned on when they lose. People clowned on the Lakers just as hard.
     
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  10. Giannis with some absolute dimes
     
  11. Ima clown the FUCK outta the Lakers if they lose tonight.
     
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  12. Yeah but there are no laker fans in this thread
     
  13. Y’all clown on Houston all the time. Give it and take it
     
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  14. phaynes12

    dangerous lunatics, haters and punk trash Prestigious

    lol I know. but people will also show up to talk about how great lebron is the second they win
     
  15. phaynes12

    dangerous lunatics, haters and punk trash Prestigious

    goddamn that giannis dunk and fist pump HELL YEAH
     
  16. phaynes12

    dangerous lunatics, haters and punk trash Prestigious

    Wiseman will be very, very good on the right team
     
  17. I’ll be here to give a four paragraph analysis on why AD should play the 5
     
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  18. Wiseman to GS (and keeping him) with them all healthy makes me feel anger.
     
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  19. Giannis is wanted for murder now

     
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  20. phaynes12

    dangerous lunatics, haters and punk trash Prestigious

    kind of interesting that in both blowouts the second best players for each team were basically no shows in fournier and middleton
     
  21. Vuccimane deserves better than this honestly lmao
     
  22. scottlechowicz

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    I don't think there is any reason to be. I'm personally low on Wiseman, but even beyond that, no rookie is helping the Warriors win the championship next year. There just isn't anyone in this draft who wouldn't be played off the court in the playoffs next season.

    And you have to remember, these draft picks didn't get a tournament (and Wiseman only played 12 games!) and they won't get a summer league. This rookie class is gonna struggle.
     
  23. dallasc

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    Melo is definitely an incredible passer, I just can't see him fitting into a role and playing team basketball. He could prove me wrong but I feel like everything we've seen from him suggests he has no interest in playing defense or buying in to a system. The jump shot is also really worrying, it kinda seems like he's physically incapable of shooting a mid range jumper off the dribble, he takes these weird 20+ foot floaters instead of just pulling up and it's bizarre. I would be worried taking him top 3.
     
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  24. paperlung

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    a blazers win tonight and its a wrap.
     
  25. For me, I think it’s that I trust in the player development that GSW has. Wiseman has the tools to be -extremely- good imo. And he’d be placed into one of the most low pressure scenarios in the NBA and surrounded with two of the best shooters in history.

    I’m still not in love with many players in the draft and I think a lot of the players are going to be mostly ass. It’s the one year I’m dreading having a lottery pick.
     
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