2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[Handlogten's Heros]

Oh, I took it as they are considering 9 guys who could be available at 9. You obviously take out Scoot/Amen/Miller/Wemby. So the added 4 would be Bilal, Bufkin, JHS, and George?

I just took the phrasing as the same that Tony had... like there is a Top 9... like if you were opening it up beyond that I doubt you'd be that specific. Like we are looking at 10 or so options.

This is stupid though... I need it to be draft day. I'm done reading tea leaves.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

i read that the same as cy - as in, they are taking out 4 or 5 guys they are sure won't be there.

so cam, black, wallace, hendricks, dick, ausar, george, bilal, jhs, bufkin, etc.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

My gut says the pick is Hendricks.

 

[Elizah Huge]

I just took the phrasing as the same that Tony had... like there is a Top 9... like if you were opening it up beyond that I doubt you'd be that specific. Like we are looking at 10 or so options.

This is stupid though... I need it to be draft day. I'm done reading tea leaves.

Yeah, 9 is oddly specific. I read it the same as you and Ben.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Oh, I took it as they are considering 9 guys who could be available at 9. You obviously take out Scoot/Amen/Miller/Wemby. So the added 4 would be Bilal, Bufkin, JHS, and George?

9 is very specific though. Doesn’t make a lot of sense the way you’re saying it.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

My gut says the pick is Hendricks.

same.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

i read that the same as cy - as in, they are taking out 4 or 5 guys they are sure won't be there.

so cam, black, wallace, hendricks, dick, ausar, george, bilal, jhs, bufkin, etc.

Another way to read it is... we are pick 9 so we are considering 9 options... like a true nothing burger.

idc if I am reading it any way anymore... I got bored of myself.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

My gut says the pick is Hendricks.

Fire your gut.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

9 is very specific though. Doesn’t make a lot of sense the way you’re saying it.

not really. they may simply have a tier of 9. doesn't seem that odd to me.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

My gut says the pick is Hendricks.

I think it is Black or Whitmore at this point. Give me any of the three.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Another way to read it is... we are pick 9 so we are considering 9 options... like a true nothing burger.

idc if I am reading it any way anymore... I got bored of myself.

yeah, i mean who knows, but why would they be considering wemby, for example?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

9 is very specific though. Doesn’t make a lot of sense the way you’re saying it.

But it makes sense the Jazz are considering Wemby with the 9th pick?

 

[default]

People seem to think the Jazz would flip a coin if all 4 prospects were available to choose who they take.

Maybe not equal to them, but maybe close enough to not justify losing additional assets.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

View: https://twitter.com/BensHoops/status/1671603459207090176


Cold water on the Bilal at #9 crowd?

That quote doesn't mean anything. It means they have a Big Board with 9 guys on it for the #9 pick. Don't assume Hendricks is in their top 9.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Fire your gut.

Everything points to Hendricks.

 

[Elizah Huge]

I don’t know why but just taking Hendricks at 9 is a little underwhelming… can’t exactly pinpoint why as he’s 8th on my big board but I just have higher aspirations.

 

[default]

Anti Black fans may hate it, but all signs point to Black being highly valued over Cam, Jarace and others. Let it sink in now and process it. If Ainge loves him then maybe it will be fine.

It’s a smokescreen to hide our Thompson love.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Fire your gut.

My balls tell me that's a great pick... so Cy's gut and my balls have confirmed its going to be okay.

 

[framer]

31 out of the 93 he took. Not that small. 14 out of the 28 he made were from NBA range.

Because he was likely more open. Easy to understand.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Because he was likely more open. Easy to understand.

Or just random variance in a smallish sample.