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  • #53597
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    ElPanandero
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     Now this is a big IF obviosuly, but for whatever reason those two decide to stay, does this draft become more about hopeful potential and high risk picks? Most of the guys in the top 10 are high because of potential or atheleticism or something that doesn’t always translate. Guys like Gordon, Wiggins, Lavine are all high ceiling atheltes (I know lavine can kind of shoot but I don’t consider it a strong suit). Outside of Smart and a handful of other guys (I’m optimistic about Young and some are about harris) but the next couple guys are highly disputed. Vonleh and Ennis I think are gonna stay. Exum and Dario have the whole ‘foreign competetion’ thing going against them. A lot of people here have problems with aspects of randle’s game and height. 

    I’ve only followed drafts for a few years now, are there always this many high risk guys in the lottery with so few sure-fire talents?

    Note: I’m generally optimistic and think most of these guys will have good NBA carreers, but for the sake of argument bear with me

     

     

     

     

     

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  • #865871
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    Tallest Nigga N DA Building
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     I fully agree I believe all these guys have talent but are high risk players bcuz there’ skills are not up to the level as there hype n that’s how they come into the league n become bust quick because skills wise they are not ready contribute on a consistent bases. Example A Bennett last year he was a beast in college his hype level was high but his skills didn’t match this year in the nba 

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    • #865930
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       if you don’t go off of college stats and production, how in the world do you judge the draft talent?

      as far as this class, you got great prospects all across the board.  when you are talking about a guy like james young being forecasted in the range of 20-30 (per this site’s mock), you know the draft is deep.

       

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    • #866034
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      juves4783
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       if you don’t go off of college stats and production, how in the world do you judge the draft talent?

      as far as this class, you got great prospects all across the board.  when you are talking about a guy like james young being forecasted in the range of 20-30 (per this site’s mock), you know the draft is deep.

       

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  • #865975
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    Tallest Nigga N DA Building
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     I fully agree I believe all these guys have talent but are high risk players bcuz there’ skills are not up to the level as there hype n that’s how they come into the league n become bust quick because skills wise they are not ready contribute on a consistent bases. Example A Bennett last year he was a beast in college his hype level was high but his skills didn’t match this year in the nba 

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  • #866052
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     If this scenario plays out I think it all but locks Wiggins into the number one pick no matter which team wins the lottery. But the interesting part would be the possibility of the high "upside" players, like LaVine and Exum, leap frogging the more solid/nba ready guys with possibly lower "upsides" such as Randle and Smart.

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  • #865948
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     If this scenario plays out I think it all but locks Wiggins into the number one pick no matter which team wins the lottery. But the interesting part would be the possibility of the high "upside" players, like LaVine and Exum, leap frogging the more solid/nba ready guys with possibly lower "upsides" such as Randle and Smart.

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