2014 NBA Draft

ElGatoBlanco · Post by **ElGatoBlanco** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:06 pm

How the fuck do the Suns pass on Gary Harris for yet another point guard? I assume this means they're letting Bledsoe walk.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:10 pm

Kyle Anderson has to go here, right?

Or not...

azcat34 · Post by **azcat34** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:18 pm

Johnson at 27?? Look at A Players Program Tweet.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:19 pm

azcat34 wrote:Johnson at 27?? Look at A Players Program Tweet.

I think they are referring to APlayersProgram trending on Twitter in the Phoenix area.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:22 pm

PJ Hairston becomes first ever first round pick from the D-League.

SCCat · Post by **SCCat** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:24 pm

Spaceman Spiff wrote:LaVine to the Wolves means he'll probably never be heard from again.

They'll get to develop him for three years before he can be a significant contributor and then watch him run out of town after the fourth year.

NYCat · Post by **NYCat** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:28 pm

Bogdan Bogdanovic

thenewazcats · Post by **thenewazcats** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:28 pm

Awful Awfulovic

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:29 pm

Bogdan! Bogdanovich!

The Goat · Post by **The Goat** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:30 pm

Just fuck everything.

ElGatoBlanco · Post by **ElGatoBlanco** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:34 pm

ElGatoBlanco · Post by **ElGatoBlanco** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:34 pm

The 3rd 1st round pick was always going to be a Euro that was going to be stashed away. I'm hardly disgruntled about that pick, but the Tyler Ennis pick...

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:35 pm

Pac is doing very well for themselves in the first round.

thenewazcats · Post by **thenewazcats** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:39 pm

ElGatoBlanco wrote:The 3rd 1st round pick was always going to be a Euro that was going to be stashed away. I'm hardly disgruntled about that pick, but the Tyler Ennis pick...

It's all three of them together that disappoints. But you never know how some of these guys will translate until they get a chance. Len, Goodwin, Warren, Ennis, Bogdanovic. Uninspiring.

Main Event · Post by **Main Event** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:40 pm

Wow Huestis went round 1?

ButtonSalmon · Post by **ButtonSalmon** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:42 pm

Does Anderson have some baggage or something, I cannot understand why he has not been taken. Kid is talented. And oh how the mighty Carson has fallen. When the hometown team passes up that kind of talent, and he does have talent, you know it has to be an attitude problem.

Nick to the Spurs would be the stuff of dreams, I could see him fitting in well with Pop.

thenewazcats · Post by **thenewazcats** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:43 pm

I think it has a lot to do with how slow Anerson is.

ElGatoBlanco · Post by **ElGatoBlanco** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:44 pm

thenewazcats wrote:
ElGatoBlanco wrote:The 3rd 1st round pick was always going to be a Euro that was going to be stashed away. I'm hardly disgruntled about that pick, but the Tyler Ennis pick...
It's all three of them together that disappoints. But you never know how some of these guys will translate until they get a chance. Len, Goodwin, Warren, Ennis, Bogdanovic. Uninspiring.

I like the Warren pick. I still like Goodwin's upside. The rest is uninspiring, I agree.

ElGatoBlanco · Post by **ElGatoBlanco** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:44 pm

thenewazcats wrote:I think it has a lot to do with how slow Anerson is.

Watch the Spurs take him and use him as a younger Boris Diaw.

ButtonSalmon · Post by **ButtonSalmon** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:45 pm

thenewazcats wrote:I think it has a lot to do with how slow Anerson is.

Yea, that is true, did not consider that.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:45 pm

ButtonSalmon wrote:Does Anderson have some baggage or something, I cannot understand why he has not been taken. Kid is talented. And oh how the mighty Carson has fallen. When the hometown team passes up that kind of talent, and he does have talent, you know it has to be an attitude problem.

Nick to the Spurs would be the stuff of dreams, I could see him fitting in well with Pop.

Kyle Anderson runs a 10 flat 40.

ElGatoBlanco · Post by **ElGatoBlanco** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:46 pm

ElGatoBlanco wrote:
thenewazcats wrote:I think it has a lot to do with how slow Anerson is.
Watch the Spurs take him and use him as a younger Boris Diaw.

I'm a genius.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:47 pm

ElGatoBlanco wrote:
thenewazcats wrote:I think it has a lot to do with how slow Anerson is.
Watch the Spurs take him and use him as a younger Boris Diaw.

He's gonna need to gain a lot of weight.

ButtonSalmon · Post by **ButtonSalmon** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:48 pm

In spite of Kyle being slow he is going to turn out to be solid player and the Spurs once again show why they are the top organization. I think that is a very smart pick at 30.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:49 pm

Probably the only team who'll be able how to use him.

ButtonSalmon · Post by **ButtonSalmon** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:50 pm

MrBug708 wrote:Probably the only team who'll be able how to use him.

I agree, he seems like he will fit very nicely in to Pop's system. They don't rely on speed, team ball, he can fit real nice there. I like this pick for the Spurs a lot.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:50 pm

MrBug708 wrote:Probably the only team who'll be able how to use him.

I was thinking the same. I'm not sold on him as a pro by any means, but if he has a shot, that's the system for him.

ButtonSalmon · Post by **ButtonSalmon** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:53 pm

Please, please let Nick get drafted before Carson. Just please let it happen.

Coop Cat · Post by **Coop Cat** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:54 pm

ButtonSalmon wrote:Please, please let Nick get drafted before Carson. Just please let it happen.

How about just let Nick get drafted.

ButtonSalmon · Post by **ButtonSalmon** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:57 pm

Coop Cat wrote:
ButtonSalmon wrote:Please, please let Nick get drafted before Carson. Just please let it happen.
How about just let Nick get drafted.

True, I am getting greedy.

NYCat · Post by **NYCat** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 8:24 pm

Nick to Houston

Main Event · Post by **Main Event** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 8:25 pm

Before Jahiisus

Katzenfreund · Post by **Katzenfreund** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 8:27 pm

ButtonSalmon · Post by **ButtonSalmon** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 8:57 pm

A lot of unknown players going ahead of Carson, wow. At this rate Bachinsky may get drafted before Jahii. That would be super sweet.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 9:08 pm

Oops! No Jahiisus!!

ButtonSalmon · Post by **ButtonSalmon** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 9:13 pm

LOL Bilas had Carson as the next pick for the last hour. Hilarious. I bet mom isn't happy.

Olsondogg · Post by **Olsondogg** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 10:20 pm

So when does Jahiisus change his twitter info and delete the "NBA bound" part?

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 10:31 pm

lol no carson or bachynski.

jahiisus will get some nba workouts, be on a 10 day contract or two in the next couple years, and then go to europe.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 6:39 am

So I don't understand what the 76ers are doing. Did they draft to tank again this year? That strategy failed. Try a new one...

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 6:55 am

Coop Cat wrote:How has this turned into the "when will Shabazz Napier be taken" draft!?

Because Lebron has a hard on for him.

So proud of our boys Aaron and Nick...go kick-ass in the League now.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 6:56 am

Olsondogg wrote:So when does Jahiisus change his twitter info and delete the "NBA bound" part?

By the way, that was posted BEFORE the draft. How bad does he feel now?

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 9:18 am

Chicat wrote:So I don't understand what the 76ers are doing. Did they draft to tank again this year? That strategy failed. Try a new one...

They're acknowledging they've got nobody and going exclusively in building mode. If Embiid's health works out, he and Noel are a good, young 4/5 combo. I don't hate what they're doing, it just takes guts to suck for a few years, but at least they have something.

JMarkJohns · Post by **JMarkJohns** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 9:40 am

They have got some of the draft's best bargains the last few years:

Noel mocked #1, goes #6
MCW drafted in double digits, looks like future All-Star
Embiid mocked #1, goes #3
Saric mocked 9/10, goes 12 (plus they get other assets)
McDaniels mocked as high as 21, goes 2nd Round
Grant mocked 18-27 range, goes mid 2nd Round
Micic mocked 25-35 range, goes late 2nd Round

Those are some legit value selections.

Fling enough poop, something will stick.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 9:53 am

Trust me, I get all of that . . . but outside of MCW there's not a lot of poop that has stuck so far. And I have no faith that Embiid will ever be 100% healthy. So there's a reason why he fell, and if you looked at a lot of the mocks right before the draft some had him falling into the 6-8 range. So then #3 becomes a reach (if we're just going by mock drafts by "experts").

wyo-cat · Post by **wyo-cat** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 9:57 am

Olsondogg wrote:So when does Jahiisus change his twitter info and delete the "NBA bound" part?

D League bound? Turkey bound?

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 10:05 am

Chicat wrote:Trust me, I get all of that . . . but outside of MCW there's not a lot of poop that has stuck so far. And I have no faith that Embiid will ever be 100% healthy. So there's a reason why he fell, and if you looked at a lot of the mocks right before the draft some had him falling into the 6-8 range. So then #3 becomes a reach (if we're just going by mock drafts by "experts").

A healthy Embiid was a consensus #1. It really depends on whether he's healthy. They got a steal if he's healthy. Injured, it's a bust.

Other than that, MCW is the only draft pick they've had who actually has been out there and he's sticking.

I like what Philly's doing because they aren't settling. Too many teams get stuck in the cycle of mediocrity, draft between 10-18 every year, squeeze into the playoffs sometimes and never get further. It's refreshing to see a team take the "go big or go home" tack.

JMarkJohns · Post by **JMarkJohns** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 10:16 am

It's all about asset acquisition right now.

They'll suck again next year, but end up with a top-3 in a solid draft, likely go for a true PG or SF.

Outside of not trying to acquire Hood, I think their draft was pretty perfect.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 10:27 am

I was surprised Hood fell as far as he did.

Olsondogg · Post by **Olsondogg** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 10:37 am

All this talk about drafting a guy who can help a team win a championship...who was the last player that won a championship with his original team. Dwayne Wade? I mean, nobody sticks with their original team anymore.

I mean, you need to get established NBA players to win in the league. No player from a draft is gonna make a team win. FA is what the NBA is all about.

Draft night is about getting your shot. It is really the only NBA thing I am interested in, and only because it is the loss of the age of innocence...the players I watched (well most of them) play in college, I will no longer be watching.

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