Eminem
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More european players have been busts that were drafted.
2011 draft.....
- Thread starter Duck Rodgers
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More european players have been busts that were drafted.
I think his talent is somewhere between Josh Howard and Nick Young. Third option scorer or offense off the bench. Would rather have him at SG then CJ Miles. Not a scrub.
The question is how willing a passer is he and how he fits in a team concept. Not sure if he'll become a "tough" player or if he's all finesse. I still think his resume is as good as Alec Burks, but he gets criticized for being a senior.
... Says the guy that thought Koufos came from Europe.
Vesely could be half as good as Dirk. Montiejunas looks too slow.
Has anyone said that until Locke said it? I'm calling ********. No real way to substantiate and he has an atrocious draft history.
Technically Turkey is now part of the EU, I think.
Is Ohio part of the EU?
No, and I misspoke. Koufos is Greek, but sure he went to school here.
You're serious?
He was born and raised in Ohio. So yes, unless Ohio is now in Europe, he's ****ing American.
A-Train (old)
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Put me down as another person who wants Knight over Kanter, I believe Knight is a lot more like Chauncey Billups than Jimmer is, but Billups is not my comparison for Knight. Knight seems like Jason Terry with Deron Williams ball-handling skills. Brandon Knight definitely has great size for a point guard size wise he measures up very similar to Deron Williams, height w/o shoes, height w/ shoes, weight, and wingspan except he is 20 lbs lighter:
Deron Williams 6' 1¾" 6' 2¾" 200 6' 6¼"
Brandon Knight 6' 1½" 6' 3¼" 180 6' 6¾"
Plus, the emergence of Callipari's point guards such as Derrick Rose, Tyreke Evans, and John Wall definitely helps Brandon Knight stock wise, I personally believe he might be on the level of those guys in a year or two.
Deron Williams 6' 1¾" 6' 2¾" 200 6' 6¼"
Brandon Knight 6' 1½" 6' 3¼" 180 6' 6¾"
Plus, the emergence of Callipari's point guards such as Derrick Rose, Tyreke Evans, and John Wall definitely helps Brandon Knight stock wise, I personally believe he might be on the level of those guys in a year or two.
billyshelby
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I honestly think KOC is already set on Knight. I think he's going to spend the next 30 days deciding on which of the remaining guys he wants, and how he can use the 12th pick to get him/them. The wildcard is a big player trade. The dream for me would be taking Knight and Biyombo falling to 12. I don't think my dream will come true.
I have this feeling too. KOC has shown how much he values PG's in the past, so it makes sense. I think he will workout others out to see if anyone "wows" him.
Why would he bother to check out Kanter in a few days, then?
^ Might as well^. We are working out people Sunday who will almost 100% won't be drafted by us. It's just something you do because you can (and should). These players you workout might be available to you in a trade later on down the line, might be free agents later on in their career, or someone might really impress you enough to change your draft board.
billyshelby
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Due diligence. He's not going to close his mind to Kanter, JV, Walker, or anyone else he won't likely get before the 12. And sure, if Kanter comes in and just blows his mind he might convert. But my guess is he sees Knight as the perfect safe pick on multiple levels -- low bust potential, reasonably high ceiling potential, lots of tape, impeccable character.
If I was going to play armchair psychologist a little further, I'd also say that KOC doesn't really think Harris is a longterm guy. On the flipside, I'd bet he thinks at least 2 of Al/Sap/Favors are longterm. And he can do well trading any of them, whereas he's not going to get as good a return on Harris.
This. Also consider KOC's love of the PG position and high character guys.
billyshelby
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I would also add KOC is a conservative guy. He's the type of dude that buys Fortune 500 stocks and sits on them. He's not a day trader. He'll take the best gamble with the least amount of risk, not the best gamble with the greatest possible outcome and higher risk.