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I'd be pretty upset if we took a guy like Hendricks over a Wallace/Bufkin. Need that high value guard prospect on the roster more than we need a 3&D weakside rim protector.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Starting to feel like Hendricks is gonna go 8 :/
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If Indiana doesn't land top 4 then I think that is where he ends up. If Walker is available they may go that route instead.

Orlando... maybe... not sure if they are still run by the dude that goes for length on every pick but maybe. I think Hendo is selected 7-11ish.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Sarah Todd said Danny Ainge faked out the Sixers and made it seem like they wanted Thybulle which forced Philly to take him earlier than they wanted. Interesting insight.
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Well one of you got the story wrong... Boston selected Thybulle because they knew Philly wanted him... then they made them give up an additional high second round pick.

These are things you could have gotten if you pay attention to my posts more. One thing Ainge is good at is predicting the draft based on intel. This and the Tatum swap are the key pieces of evidence. If we land the 9th and 13th pick he can pull some shenanigans.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
I'd be pretty upset if we took a guy like Hendricks over a Wallace/Bufkin. Need that high value guard prospect on the roster more than we need a 3&D weakside rim protector.
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If Wallace and Bufkin are there at 9 with Hendo... you take Hendo and hope one of those guys is available (they likely would be) at 13. Hendo would not.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Bufkin will be available with the Wolves pick. And if he isn’t then Wallace, Dick, or Black probably will be.
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Even mediocre fantasy football gms know you gotta play the turn and look at the picks together. OKC likely not going pg, Dallas or NY? prolly not, Orlando? they have Fultz Suggs and another high pick... where they may take a pg. Toronto likely strongly considers a pg... so it depends on if we are talking the 13th or the 15th/16th pick.

I think one of Keyonte, Wallace, Bufkin will be there.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Bufkin will be available with the Wolves pick. And if he isn’t then Wallace, Dick, or Black probably will be.
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We have no idea if that's true. We dont even know what NBA teams are really thinking. Bufkin is going to go to the combine and put up bonkers numbers and be young than a number of the highly ranked Freshman ahead of him. There's still a lot of room for a prospect to really rise past our current perception of their stock.

Kobe Bufkin's rise is eerily similar to Donova Mitchell's. A lot of the stuff I'm seeing in Mitchell I'm seeing in Bufkin.
 
I also think we are getting to a point where PG's are going to be a bit more valuable.

A lot of the former top PGs are aging out and what not. When you look around the league PG is getting a bit thin.

I dont think grabbing two at the top of the Jazz's draft is a bad choice. Granted they can both shoot, are good defenders, and can play off each other theoretically.
 
KqWIN said:
All top 40 PF/C's from tankathon (NCAA only) FG% at the rim:

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Made as much as Hendricks attempted. High level of difficulty carrying a tourney team who won the ACC finals. I care about numbers with context and eye contest. This is not the gotcha you think it is.

These numbers just make me a bit lower than Hendricks. He's barely getting any rim attempts while being a 6'9 super athlete in a non-power conference.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
I also think we are getting to a point where PG's are going to be a bit more valuable.

A lot of the former top PGs are aging out and what not. When you look around the league PG is getting a bit thin.

I dont think grabbing two at the top of the Jazz's draft is a bad choice. Granted they can both shoot, are good defenders, and can play off each other theoretically.
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I think you are on to something... didn't a gm try that once... what was his name... I Kahnnnnnnnnnnn't think of it right now.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Made as much as Hendricks attempted. High level of difficulty carrying a tourney team who won the ACC finals. I care about numbers with context and eye contest. This is not the gotcha you think it is.

These numbers just make me a bit lower than Hendricks. He's barely getting any rim attempts while being a 6'9 super athlete in a non-power conference.
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Hendo also plays on the perimeter more because he's a serious threat out there. There was some stat about dunks and 3s with Hendo... too lazy to look it up... vary Lauri like type of stat though.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
I also think we are getting to a point where PG's are going to be a bit more valuable.

A lot of the former top PGs are aging out and what not. When you look around the league PG is getting a bit thin.

I dont think grabbing two at the top of the Jazz's draft is a bad choice. Granted they can both shoot, are good defenders, and can play off each other theoretically.
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You take Bufkin/Wallace together you got two dogs who can really pressure ball-handlers. Both are chase down block artist from the guard position. Both rebound their position. Both can play on/off ball effectively. Both can shoot off the catch.
 
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