Yes watch away sir.
***Official Ping Pong Day Thread - Tuesday - May 20th - 8 PM ET - ESPN***
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Yes watch away sir.
as the time gets closer i feel more and more confident
Cowherd just put us in the top 3 (in response to the conspiracy theorists, who he hates).
On the other hand, Simmons has us dropping to sixth:
https://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-nba-draft-lottery-karma-rankings/
On the other hand, Simmons has us dropping to sixth:
https://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-nba-draft-lottery-karma-rankings/
Stifle Tower
Punch Bowl Re-Filler
Is the draft tonight?
Jazz4ever
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lol at this nugget from Simmons under the Boston's section
They competed just about every night for Brad Stevens, blowing close game after close game because they didn’t have a crunch-time guy
Stifle Tower
Punch Bowl Re-Filler
Yes, I remember those close, "come-from-ahead" losses as they tanked their way down to a tie for 4th.
Edit: actually, to Simmons' credit, there were some very close games that Boston appeared to be trying to win.
I highly doubt Chad Ford or anyone else knows what the Jazz draft board is.
Maybe we can talk Memphis into swapping with our 23rd. Or maybe even just our 35th.
green
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Simmons writing about the Celtics is like Jazzfanz posters writing about the Jazz. LOL.
Bawse Dawg
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We can do no worse than #7.
Jabari, Wiggins, Exum, Embiid, Randle, Vonleh, Gordon.
Any of them would have a legit shot at becoming the best player on this team, and the guy that makes us a perennial playoff team again. But it's unlikely that there is someone in this draft who could be the best player on a championship team. Wiggins and a healthy Embiid could be legit superstars. I don't see one guy standing out in the other five guys.
Basically i'm saying that Wiggins would be amazing to get. But otherwise just be happy that no matter what, we are getting a talented guy who could become really good. And don't be expecting us to be drafting the 2017 finals MVP.
Moving from #4 to #7 wouldn't be such a bad thing really. Who is fourth on your board? Who's seventh? Is there a huge difference?
Jabari, Wiggins, Exum, Embiid, Randle, Vonleh, Gordon.
Any of them would have a legit shot at becoming the best player on this team, and the guy that makes us a perennial playoff team again. But it's unlikely that there is someone in this draft who could be the best player on a championship team. Wiggins and a healthy Embiid could be legit superstars. I don't see one guy standing out in the other five guys.
Basically i'm saying that Wiggins would be amazing to get. But otherwise just be happy that no matter what, we are getting a talented guy who could become really good. And don't be expecting us to be drafting the 2017 finals MVP.
Moving from #4 to #7 wouldn't be such a bad thing really. Who is fourth on your board? Who's seventh? Is there a huge difference?
green
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My board, assuming everyone is healthy:
Embiid. You can't beat a big. Duncan, Shaq, Kareem, Hakeem. If you have an elite big, you have titles.
Wiggins
Parker
Exum (I don't know why, just everyone else says he should be here)
Smart - I put him over the other bigs, because we need some nasty. His size and strength and athleticism is unheard of at the PG spot. He will be much better than he is getting credit for.
Embiid. You can't beat a big. Duncan, Shaq, Kareem, Hakeem. If you have an elite big, you have titles.
Wiggins
Parker
Exum (I don't know why, just everyone else says he should be here)
Smart - I put him over the other bigs, because we need some nasty. His size and strength and athleticism is unheard of at the PG spot. He will be much better than he is getting credit for.
Bawse Dawg
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This is extremely debatable. I could easily say that bigs in todays NBA don't matter at all. Heat have won the last two without one. Howard couldn't win a playoff series. etc.
The 4 players you mentioned are all top 20 all time. Is that what Embiid would need to be?
I've been sending hardcore good vibes all day. Figured this would be an appropriate time to end my lurking in order to get a karma bump for the Jazz.
The envelopes are unveiled at 6pm MDT, right? So, most likely, our draft order has already been determined by the ping-pong balls now...
The envelopes are unveiled at 6pm MDT, right? So, most likely, our draft order has already been determined by the ping-pong balls now...
green
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IF Embiid's ceiling is Hakeem, then he is top 20 all time. And in this NBA, where there isn't Malone, Barkley, Shaq, etc and the "best" big out there is....Howard?...Embiid would dominate (if he is Hakeem). He would be Jordan level domination.
I agree that bigs are irrelevant in the league today, but I'd argue that it's because there aren't any Hall of Fame level bigs in the NBA today.
So, you put Hakeem in today's NBA...unstoppable.