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2014 NBA Draft Thread
Mar 30, 2014 at 3:29 PM
- DontSitOnTheHood
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Really wish LaVine would have waited a year. He's such an explosive athlete and a pretty good ball-player overall. He just needs to iron out the kinks in his game and he could have went Top 5 next year. I don't understand why these kids are such in a hurry to go pro. Being the star basketball player at UCLA can't be that miserable, can it?
Mar 30, 2014 at 8:33 PM
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Originally posted by DontSitOnTheHood:
Really wish LaVine would have waited a year. He's such an explosive athlete and a pretty good ball-player overall. He just needs to iron out the kinks in his game and he could have went Top 5 next year. I don't understand why these kids are such in a hurry to go pro. Being the star basketball player at UCLA can't be that miserable, can it?
I would suspect that millions of dollars may have something to do with it. College isn't the best place to improve your game either.
Mar 30, 2014 at 8:46 PM
- 4ML
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Originally posted by LA9erFan:
I would suspect that millions of dollars may have something to do with it. College isn't the best place to improve your game either.
If someone was offering me 100s of thousands of dollars after my 1st year or straight from high-school...I'd be fukin' retarded to stay put. Plus, in sports - a severe injury can end your career at any time and you may not see a dime.
Mar 31, 2014 at 8:42 AM
- valrod33
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Wiggins is gonna make it official today
http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2014/story/_/id/10700389/andrew-wiggins-kansas-jayhawks-hold-news-conference-monday
http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2014/story/_/id/10700389/andrew-wiggins-kansas-jayhawks-hold-news-conference-monday
Mar 31, 2014 at 9:34 AM
- LumpiaJeff
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Originally posted by valrod33:
Wiggins is gonna make it official today
http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2014/story/_/id/10700389/andrew-wiggins-kansas-jayhawks-hold-news-conference-monday
the first pick to the LA LAKERS
Mar 31, 2014 at 9:35 AM
- valrod33
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Originally posted by LaMichaelJeff:i will punch so many babies if this happens, but Stern did make the new guy promise to keep his Lakers relevant so it will probably happen
Originally posted by valrod33:
Wiggins is gonna make it official today
http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2014/story/_/id/10700389/andrew-wiggins-kansas-jayhawks-hold-news-conference-monday
the first pick to the LA LAKERS
Mar 31, 2014 at 9:38 AM
- blizzuntz
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Originally posted by valrod33:i will punch so many babies if this happens, but Stern did make the new guy promise to keep his Lakers relevant so it will probably happenOriginally posted by LaMichaelJeff:Originally posted by valrod33:Wiggins is gonna make it official today
http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2014/story/_/id/10700389/andrew-wiggins-kansas-jayhawks-hold-news-conference-monday
the first pick to the LA LAKERS
There are 4 huge markets that are lottery bound.
Philly
NYK
Boston
LA.
I don't think those 4 teams have all been out of the playoffs at the same time EVAR.
Mar 31, 2014 at 9:39 AM
- blizzuntz
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Originally posted by LA9erFan:Originally posted by DontSitOnTheHood:Really wish LaVine would have waited a year. He's such an explosive athlete and a pretty good ball-player overall. He just needs to iron out the kinks in his game and he could have went Top 5 next year. I don't understand why these kids are such in a hurry to go pro. Being the star basketball player at UCLA can't be that miserable, can it?
I would suspect that millions of dollars may have something to do with it. College isn't the best place to improve your game either.
I think there are more coaches in college that are good at making teenagers into men. That is the biggest positive about college.
Mar 31, 2014 at 9:41 AM
- LumpiaJeff
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Originally posted by valrod33:
Originally posted by LaMichaelJeff:i will punch so many babies if this happens, but Stern did make the new guy promise to keep his Lakers relevant so it will probably happen
Originally posted by valrod33:
Wiggins is gonna make it official today
http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2014/story/_/id/10700389/andrew-wiggins-kansas-jayhawks-hold-news-conference-monday
the first pick to the LA LAKERS
this. i predict the Lakers to take Wiggins then trade for Kyrie and win the next 10 championships
Mar 31, 2014 at 11:06 AM
- LA9erFan
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Originally posted by blizzuntz:
Originally posted by LA9erFan:
Originally posted by DontSitOnTheHood:
Really wish LaVine would have waited a year. He's such an explosive athlete and a pretty good ball-player overall. He just needs to iron out the kinks in his game and he could have went Top 5 next year. I don't understand why these kids are such in a hurry to go pro. Being the star basketball player at UCLA can't be that miserable, can it?
I would suspect that millions of dollars may have something to do with it. College isn't the best place to improve your game either.
I think there are more coaches in college that are good at making teenagers into men. That is the biggest positive about college.
I'd agree with that.
Apr 2, 2014 at 7:45 PM
- 4ML
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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2014807-much-anticipated-2014-nba-draft-class-challenged-as-over-hyped-nothing-special
"There aren't any game changers in the draft," Danny Ainge told Boston Celtics season-ticket holders last week.
What if the celebrated class of 2014—Wiggins and Parker, Embiid andExum—was, in fact, simply not that great?
"I think it's a poor one, myself," Jerry West told ESPN radio in February.
Next question: What if the hype simply outpaced reality for this year's NBA draft?
"The mistake that was made in this year's draft," said an Eastern Conference executive, "was everything was predetermined before the players had an opportunity to necessarily prove it."
"There aren't any game changers in the draft," Danny Ainge told Boston Celtics season-ticket holders last week.
What if the celebrated class of 2014—Wiggins and Parker, Embiid andExum—was, in fact, simply not that great?
"I think it's a poor one, myself," Jerry West told ESPN radio in February.
Next question: What if the hype simply outpaced reality for this year's NBA draft?
"The mistake that was made in this year's draft," said an Eastern Conference executive, "was everything was predetermined before the players had an opportunity to necessarily prove it."
Apr 2, 2014 at 7:58 PM
- Ninerjohn
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Originally posted by 4ML:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2014807-much-anticipated-2014-nba-draft-class-challenged-as-over-hyped-nothing-special
"There aren't any game changers in the draft," Danny Ainge told Boston Celtics season-ticket holders last week.
What if the celebrated class of 2014—Wiggins and Parker, Embiid andExum—was, in fact, simply not that great?
"I think it's a poor one, myself," Jerry West told ESPN radio in February.
Next question: What if the hype simply outpaced reality for this year's NBA draft?
"The mistake that was made in this year's draft," said an Eastern Conference executive, "was everything was predetermined before the players had an opportunity to necessarily prove it."
What I have been saying for awhile now. I just dont see a superstar in the group unless Embiid can really develop on the offensive side of the court.
Apr 2, 2014 at 9:21 PM
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LOL at Ainge saying that while the Celtics are actively tanking.
Apr 3, 2014 at 12:18 PM
- valrod33
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Apr 3, 2014 at 12:33 PM
- Ninerjohn
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Originally posted by LA9erFan:
LOL at Ainge saying that while the Celtics are actively tanking.
Are they tanking or just suck?