Sam Bowie. Greg Oden.
No thanks.
No thanks.
Would you draft Embiid at 5 ?
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UGLI baby
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Word.
Coach Ellis
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I don't think that there's any way to really get a true look at his medical issues before the draft. If he falls, it's purely medical and teams just don't know what to make of it. If that happens, you make the pick and hope for the best. There's no way to truly know how it will work out regardless of how many doctors see him and give their "expert" medical opinion. To many quality doctors saying different things to form a consensus. Talk to medical professionals you trust, and if the reward outweighs the risk. . . you make the pick.
UGLI baby
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I would take him at #5, but srs question that I really don't know the answer to...
Does anyone remember a top prospect falling for health reasons, then proving everyone wrong and dominating?
It seems like there have been some, but I cant remember anyone in particular.
Does anyone remember a top prospect falling for health reasons, then proving everyone wrong and dominating?
It seems like there have been some, but I cant remember anyone in particular.
Stifle Tower
Punch Bowl Re-Filler
You know how it goes. Everyone wants to be one of the first to select from the just opened box.
Is Embiid like the yummy ones that people always fight over. Or is he the one that someone takes a bite out of, then hides in a wrapper so they can take a better one.
UGLI baby
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Is that a racialist joke bro? Very uncool.
Hantlers
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FYI, Andre Drummond had the same exact back problem that Embiid did. He's turned out fine injury wise so far. And most people were expecting him to have a slight stress fracture in his foot after his back injury, it's not like this wasn't expected by medical people.
I ain't worried.
I ain't worried.
Hantlers
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Sam Bowie and Greg Oden had Michael Jordan and Kevin Durant on the board after them. Guys who easily dominated college basketball, and it was pretty well known that they were going to very, very good.
Guys like that aren't going to be on the board at #5. Therefore, your example is stupid, idiotic, and lacks foresight. I'm not surprised.
I'm not talking about who else is on board at the time you **** head. I'm talking about the history of injuries. Oden with the injury when he was being drafted. Bowie also had an un-detected injury that he had in college.
Danny Granger dropped after people freaked out over his knees a few days before the draft. He still had six nice years in Indiana before his old knee injuries came back to haunt him.
Hantlers
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So your reasons for not taking the most talented player on the board at #5 are because some guys got hurt earlier? Well that's just outstanding logic.
Meanwhile, a player with the same injury that Embiid had, has come back perfectly fine. Lets just ignore that though.
A guy not having a shot is just as big of a reason to not draft somebody as an injury is. A guy not playing defense is just as big of a reason to not draft somebody as an injury is.
Maybe Embiid will stay constantly injured, but selecting him is the right choice if he's there. No doubt about it. Go big or go home.
Litany
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I believe Cleveland doctors are the ones who discovered it
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I believe Cleveland doctors are the ones who discovered it
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to keep him on the board at #3 so they can still get Embiid but at a cheaper price and still acquire a second asset via trade from Philly
homeytennis
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Bobby Hansen had bad feet and he played for awhile.
Why don't you stop talking out of your *** and do some research?
Here, I'll help you out: https://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft2014/story/_/id/11110011/nba-draft-history-say-embiid-injury
Hantlers
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1) I don't have ESPN insider. I don't pay for garbage.
2) The foot issue is a big deal, but at this point, I'd rather take a gamble on him being able to play than being stuck with some guy at #5. Is his injury that much more of an issue than Gordon not being able to shoot? I don't think so. Besides, no matter who we draft, we're going to be in the lottery for at least one more year…why not take a risk for once?
