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I honestly have no idea how the hell that stupid lottery system works. Four number system? I had no idea it was so complex.
Official 2012 NBA Draft Thread
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jpzx
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That Anthony Davis Hornets Hat picture looks so photoshopped... y'all serious?
Any chance New Orleans would want to do a swap involving Derrick Williams and Eric Gordon? (with other minor pieces involved)
A frontcourt for the next decade of Anthony Davis and Derrick Williams would look
... I guess that's depending on what your opinion of Williams is though.
I really don't think Austin Rivers drops to #18.
Any chance New Orleans would want to do a swap involving Derrick Williams and Eric Gordon? (with other minor pieces involved)
A frontcourt for the next decade of Anthony Davis and Derrick Williams would look
I really don't think Austin Rivers drops to #18.
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Why not do the order like the NFL?
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This would be a bad look for the Wiz. We would just be trading idiot big men with the Bobcats. They need to holla at Memphis or the Rockets for a better dealOriginally Posted by woody2626
Originally Posted by DIOR PAINT
Have a seat.
I posted FACTS. Washington is reportedly shopping their pick. They tried to trade Blatche for Tyrus last year. All i did was combine both and add a '13 lottery pick.
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Looks legit.Originally Posted by JPZx
That Anthony Davis Hornets Hat picture looks so photoshopped... y'all serious?
Posted on Real GM on 5/15
http://forums.realgm.com/....php?f=23&p=31962777
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I think it's because they don't want teams tanking hard at the end of the season.
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just do the ping pong balls live
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The league didn't care about the teams in the NW though. The only plausible conspiracy is that the NBA hooked Clay Bennett up with the #2 pick because he needed a young superstar when they inevitably moved to OKC. I'm surprised OKC hasn't been awarded an All-Star Game yet, honestly.Originally Posted by y0uNgNdAnG3RoUs723
2007: blazers/ sonics. only teams in the pacific nw... and both went 1 & 2. hmm..
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This was a good day
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I never really understood why the NBA DOESN'T do it that way
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Originally Posted by thachosen123
I never really understood why the NBA DOESN'T do it that way. Am i missing something, is there a reason why they can't just take the team with the absolute worst record and give them the 1st pick, then go from there
The tanking would be TOO obvious i guess...
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THIS
Originally Posted by quik1987
tSamShoX said:So JAY-Z traded the top 3 protected first rounder for Gerald Wallace who opted out? I don't think he's taken an L this bad since Nas dropped ETHER
Because Jay-Z is the Nets GM
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Originally Posted by woody2626
Originally Posted by DIOR PAINT
Have a seat.
I posted FACTS. Washington is reportedly shopping their pick. They tried to trade Blatche for Tyrus last year. All i did was combine both and add a '13 lottery pick.
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Originally Posted by DoubleJs07
Originally Posted by woody2626
Originally Posted by DIOR PAINT
Have a seat.
I posted FACTS. Washington is reportedly shopping their pick. They tried to trade Blatche for Tyrus last year. All i did was combine both and add a '13 lottery pick.
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^No, why is this even a question?
Everyone wants to be a wing, dude can't shoot or dribble nearly enough to even contemplate playing 3. He is a natural prototypical 2012 NBA 4. Period. Lock it in.
Everyone wants to be a wing, dude can't shoot or dribble nearly enough to even contemplate playing 3. He is a natural prototypical 2012 NBA 4. Period. Lock it in.
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Originally Posted by Osh Kosh Bosh
^No, why is this even a question?
Everyone wants to be a wing, dude can't shoot or dribble nearly enough to even contemplate playing 3. He is a natural prototypical 2012 NBA 4. Period. Lock it in.
What about MKG....he can't shoot and how would you rate his dribbling?
*edit*
I should have clarified my question a bit....can Thomas Robinson play SOME 3 in the NBA.
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nope, none not at all, not even a little, it would be like sticking Blake, Amare Staudomire at the 3. He's PF only. 6-10, 260, can't shoot a lick, rebounds the crap out of the ball.Originally Posted by DoubleJs07
Originally Posted by Osh Kosh Bosh
^No, why is this even a question?
Everyone wants to be a wing, dude can't shoot or dribble nearly enough to even contemplate playing 3. He is a natural prototypical 2012 NBA 4. Period. Lock it in.
What about MKG....he can't shoot and how would you rate his dribbling?
*edit*
I should have clarified my question a bit....can Thomas Robinson play SOME 3 in the NBA.
MKG's, a very good ball handler, and a good passer, could play PG in a pinch, people have compared him to scottie pippen, which if he could develop a jumpshot might not be too crazy. It's more likely he ends up as a Andre Iguadala type, elite defender, good passer, can't shoot.
The Wiz can't loose really, you get pick and roll partner in T-Rob for wall, or you MKG, fills your hole at SF, and a guys who can immediately change the culture in washington.
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No way is TRob a SF.
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I think youre spot on about MKG. My thing is, im not spending a top 5 pick on a guy thats a defender essentially. I can go get an athletic defender, theyre a dime a dozen, but in the top 5, I want someone that impacts my team offensively right away
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QUIET AS KEPT, I wanted Beal this whole time
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Idk much about college basketball so I trust my fellow Clevelander, Beal all the way
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So where does that leave Vesley in Washington? I see more athlete than basketball player when I watch him play.
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But he is a live body and energizer who has a positive "nasty/I don't care" streak on both ends of the floor that the roster needs badly.
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When the Knicks won the lottery years ago & got Patrick Ewing, the conspiracy theory was the the paper that had the Knicks logo on was refrigerated so that when someone reached into the bowl, they could feel the cold paper amongst the "regular" ones.
The current conspiracy theories state the balls for the team the NBA wants to win the draft are painted so they're heavier (or the balls are heavier) & will pull easier into the vacuum suctioned tube.
This is what I've read over the years.
Mike & Mike had a writer from the Cleveland Plain Dealer who has witnessed the draft process the last several years (including this year) which is actually done before the televised portion under heavy security & said there is no way it's rigged.
I don't care. I'm glad NO got it but I'm not sure Davis is going to be the franchise player everyone thinks he'll be...