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This was the discussion on Paolo last year. How in the world Cy is claiming he said he should go #1 is beyond me lmao.
  1. Paolo Banchero
  2. Chet Holmgren
  3. Jaden Ivy
  4. Jabari Smith
  5. Jeremy Sochan
  6. AJ Griffin
  7. Jalen Duren
  8. Keegan Murray
  9. Johnny Davis
  10. Dyson Daniels
  11. Benedict Mathurin
  12. Shaden Sharpe
  13. Tari Eason
  14. Ousmane Dieng
  15. Jalen Williams
  16. Nikola Jovic
  17. Ochai Abaji
  18. Kendall Brown
  19. EJ Liddell
  20. Dereon Seabron
  21. Wendell Moore
  22. Kennedy Chandler
  23. Jake Laravia
  24. Justin Lewis
  25. Mark Williams
  26. Walker Kessler
  27. Christian Braun
  28. Marjon Beauchamp
  29. Josh Minott
  30. Jaylin Williams
Because I literally had him #1 jackass.
 
Because I literally had him #1 jackass.

The day of the draft after the reports of him going #1 came out lmao. You literally said "we don’t like him" at the top of my post.

Funny how Keegan ended up 8 as well after you talked all that **** weeks prior having him at like 14. That just proves you say **** just to say ****.
 
Thompson Twins are still my biggest concerns in the top 10. I love the physical profile, but they just struggle so much shooting the ball. I’m worried if the Jazz take one of them that we’ll look back and think it should’ve been easy to predict getting a Michael Kidd-Gillchrist type player. Hope I’m wrong, but man their shooting is just painful to watch sometimes.

Heard some pretty bad stat for Ausar that I'm having hard time believing. He shot 36% on half-court possessions last year. Eek... :confused:
amen was only at 40%.
 
The day of the draft after the reports of him going #1 came out lmao. You literally said "we don’t like him" at the top of my post.
Yes, "we" being the general board thought consensus.

And I thought I was the contrarian? I had him #1 because he was my #1 player.
 
I don't think you have to take big swings. Mikal Bridges, Haliburton, Vassell, Trey Murphy... were not big swings but were home runs...

You just have to accept the odds for what they are. Again its not like winning the lotto. Its making good bets on the stock market type odds. Gonna take a lot of Ls but the wins may pay so big it doesn't matter.

None of those guys are #1 options. Only one is an All Star. They're great draft picks, especially where they were taken, but they're not going to carry or define your team. The Jazz have an empty roster and no #1 option who can create with the ball.

Jazz need to take swings on guys like George, Bufkin, Coulibaly, Thompsons, etc. who might be able to run a high-impact offense.
 
You are the contrarian. You’re hating on Hendricks because he’s one of the boards favorites and you stan JHS because he’s one of the boards least favorites.
Except that JHS has become a board favorite. He was voted as the pick at 16 and has 3 people on the homer list, tied for 2nd most of any prospect.
 
You are the contrarian. You’re hating on Hendricks because he’s one of the boards favorites and you stan JHS because he’s one of the boards least favorites.
He hated on GG then loved on him… then dropped him… he says he invented Taylor but then he gets too high and he’s out. It’s really just hard to take someone seriously… not that he wants to be taken seriously.
 
None of those guys are #1 options. They're great draft picks, especially where they were taken, but they're not going to carry or define your team. The Jazz have an empty roster and no #1 option who can create with the ball.
Halliburton is a #1 option that is trying to be a pass first PG and somehow doing both. So IDK WTF you’re talking about.

You could make an argument that Trey Murphy in the net is the most important player to NOP’s winning (since Zion won’t play, Ingram doesn’t play enough, McCollum is really uneven and is a poor defensive player, and Herb Jones is still essentially an energy guy). Hot take.
 
Can we just state that more than one person is allowed to really like a player (above consensus)?

Cy has an exceptional track record with these things generally speaking, despite his obvious troll work.
and this continues to be said, but nobody has explained the metrics they used to come to that conclusion. and i'm not picking on cy either. what evidence do we have that cy is good, hh is good, ferguson is good, or whether they all suck ***? the bottom line is, anybody who parrots this line is making it up out of thin air.
 
Halliburton is a #1 option that is trying to be a pass first PG and somehow doing both. So IDK WTF you’re talking about.

He's a good, versatile point guard, but he can't consistently beat guys and get to the rim. He can't consistently score in isolation. I wouldn't call him a #1 option. Or if he is, his team is going to be drafting in the lottery.
 
None of those guys are #1 options. They're great draft picks, especially where they were taken, but they're not going to carry or define your team. The Jazz have an empty roster and no #1 option who can create with the ball.

Jazz need to take swings on guys like George, Bufkin, Coulibaly, Thompsons, etc. who might be able to run a high-impact offense.
Haliburton on would like a word… yeah if you are only fishing for Giannis then have fun. Those guys all push the franchise forward… can add SGA to the list as well. Wild *** swings isn’t what we need. Those guys are also building blocks and Portland would gladly send out #3 pick for Bridges… but he’s worth more.

You simply just make the best bets because upside is a bit unpredictable.
 
Halliburton is a #1 option that is trying to be a pass first PG and somehow doing both. So IDK WTF you’re talking about.

You could make an argument that Trey Murphy in the net is the most important player to NOP’s winning (since Zion won’t play, Ingram doesn’t play enough, McCollum is really uneven and is a poor defensive player, and Herb Jones is still essentially an energy guy). Hot take.
Trey Murphy had TWICE THE WINSHARES of Ingram and Zion last year.
 
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