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like this pick, too. feels like a basketball player rather than a freak athlete they can hopefully teach to play basketball.Frostillicus said:
watched a few Syracuse games and always came away thinking "he's a prima donna". like he has to be completely wide open to shoot. hates being touched. shrinks if he gets annoyed by physical play.Spartans Rule said:
Have I missed Thon Maker's new nickname from the old SWCer?SWC said:
Depends on his contract i guess.
It seems like his contract details are unknown to the public, but the impression is that he can come over right away.
I was going to say it might happen, because I thought 30 wins might get them there for some reason, but looking at this year's draft, Utah had the 12th pick with 40 wins, so, um, yeah. Score another one for Hinkie?Magic own the Sixers first rd pick next year if it falls between 12-30.
I don't get how PG is their only conceivable need in the draft when they need wing shooting. And failing to find a PG, they take a guy where they least need help, at what appears to be a reach.
Totally. But the top 3 guards who could help them right now were off the board (and really the top 6 players in a 6 player draft, IMO) and in the quote, and Divac was articulating the reasonable principal that he should trade down rather than reach for a guy they didn't really like at 8. Now, obviously they reached at 13 anyway in a move that deserves separate criticism, but they got a semi decent return in the process (including one of the better guard prospects in Europe).
I think he's better than Meeks or Bullock. Downside is obviously that he's already 24, so what you see is what you get. I don't agree with furley about the contact thing, but he does have sort of a slow release. Good shooter when open, can create some space when on smaller guards but will struggle to create against NBA guys his size, can play some point but probably more of a 2, obviously great size if he's playing the 1, probably around average size for a 2 (6'7" but shortish arms), very unselfish, always hard to gauge man-to-man defense in the zone but he's solidly athletic with good instincts, one of if not the most improved player I've ever seen at Syracuse.Spartans Rule said:
Pretty sure that's no longer the case. Sixers got that pick back in the Payton/Saric tradeMagic own the Sixers first rd pick next year if it falls between 12-30.
You might be right, I just read it from a Chad Ford article this morning. Which should have been my first clue.
They shifted paradigms again.
Interesting thing is the Warriors have already signed him to a 2 year guaranteed contract, making him the 1st signed draftee this year.
I hope so.
If the Suns can get Davis, wall, and cousins....and Karl Anthony..yeah, I guess we could see what those team's potential was.
