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This group of rookies could go down as the best group of rookies ever for one NBA team.

I think Oden alone will make this one of the best. Add in Rudy who has all star ability and Bayless who could be our starting PG that makes a pretty solid group. Potentially we could start all three with Roy and LMA. Long shot but could be the lineup at some point this year.

Any other team draft 3 impact players before? I'm sure there has but I can't think of any. I can't remember when I counted down the days till a preseason game.
 
1 Eye Jack said:
This group of rookies could go down as the best group of rookies ever for one NBA team.

I think Oden alone will make this one of the best. Add in Rudy who has all star ability and Bayless who could be our starting PG that makes a pretty solid group. Potentially we could start all three with Roy and LMA. Long shot but could be the lineup at some point this year.

Any other team draft 3 impact players before? I'm sure there has but I can't think of any. I can't remember when I counted down the days till a preseason game.
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All three of those players would have started Nate's first year here. Our embarrassment of riches is really amazing.
 
The 89-90 Spurs had a great pair in David Robinson and Sean Elliott, but their third-best rookie was Jeff Lebo. Or maybe Zarko Paspalj. :)

Interestingly, Willie Anderson, Rod Strickland and Vern Maxwell were second-year players on that team. Lots of young talent went through SA that year.

Including Zarko Paspalj.

Ed O.
 
Ed O said:
The 89-90 Spurs had a great pair in David Robinson and Sean Elliott, but their third-best rookie was Jeff Lebo. Or maybe Zarko Paspalj. :)

Interestingly, Willie Anderson, Rod Strickland and Vern Maxwell were second-year players on that team. Lots of young talent went through SA that year.

Including Zarko Paspalj.

Ed O.
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Edis that you in your Avitar or are you the good looking girl? This is important because she is cute but the other is.........

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These tree added to our group of last year is why I believe we may very well win 50 + games this year. We will probably only win 50% of the first part of the season but will get it going later. Wishful thinking maybe but possible.

g
 
Roy, Aldridge, (Udoka if you still considered him a rookie?)

It's hard to find 3 greats in a rookie crop. 2 is a lot easier. Elton Brand and Ron Artest for example.

The best I can think of is Brad Daugherty, Mark Price and Ron Harper.

Harper averaged 23 ppg his rookie season. Daugherty averaged 16 pts, 8 rebounds his rookie year and went on to be a 5 time all star. Price didn't get a ton of time his rookie season, but averaged 7 ppg and went on to be a 4 time all star.
 
gatorpops said:
Edis that you in your Avitar or are you the good looking girl? This is important because she is cute but the other is.........
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Haha. I know. It's a fabulous picture of me.

Believe it or not, I am not a cute girl. Sorry to disappoint you.

Ed O.
 
Ed O said:
Haha. I know. It's a fabulous picture of me.
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The mustache says "amateur porn."

Actually, so does the pose/stare.

I guess what I'm wondering is, was this a scene from an amateur porn film?
 
Minstrel said:
The mustache says "amateur porn."

Actually, so does the pose/stare.

I guess what I'm wondering is, was this a scene from an amateur porn film?
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Dear Penthouse -- I never thought it would happen to me. I was just minding my own business merging some threads and banning Da Rizzle when...
 
Minstrel said:
The mustache says "amateur porn."

Actually, so does the pose/stare.

I guess what I'm wondering is, was this a scene from an amateur porn film?
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What do you mean "amateur"?

:pimp:

Ed O.
 
Bayless has a good chance of being an All-Star too. 3 guys who could become All-Stars is pretty amazing.
 
JFizzleRaider said:
Bayless has a good chance of being an All-Star too. 3 guys who could become All-Stars is pretty amazing.
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Bayless could have a better year than all three (ok maybe not, unless Oden gets hurt). From the sounds of it he's tearing it up in practice. I will be shocked if he's not starting in front of Blake by late December. This would allow us to move some experience to the 2nd unit with Blake running it.

1st unit -
Bayless
Roy
Webster/Outlaw
LMA
Oden

2nd unit-
Blake
Rudy
Outlaw/Webster
Frye/Diogu
Pryz

Spare minutes
Sergio
Diogu
Livingston ;)
 
BTW- the NBA is setup for guys like Bayless and Rudy. When they changed the rule about hand checking it completely changed the NBA, Jordan would have been unstoppable with the new rule........
 
I've said it before and I'll say it again--Bayless could turn into a more physical version of Tony Parker.
 
maxiep said:
I've said it before and I'll say it again--Bayless could turn into a more physical version of Tony Parker.
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I sure hope so! I'm pretty sure I've heard reports that he's been absolutely amazing in practice. Your earlier quote says it all!
Our embarrassment of riches is really amazing.
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Minstrel said:
The mustache says "amateur porn."

Actually, so does the pose/stare.

I guess what I'm wondering is, was this a scene from an amateur porn film?
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Probably not, the girl is fully dressed. More likely that is "real-live ED!

g
 
I really like all 3 of these guys. I have love Oden since I first heard him talk last year before we drafted him. I think Oden is going to end up the best center in the league in 3-4 years maybe sooner. I keep flipping back and forth between Bayless and Rudy who will be the better player. I can't remember any teams have 3 more promising rookies the same year.
 
maxiep said:
I've said it before and I'll say it again--Bayless could turn into a more physical version of Tony Parker.
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I can see that. However, my own amateur talent evaluation comparison is Baron Davis. Average size for the position, but strong and physical, can jump out of the gym, has first-option mentality and a swagger. Davis' passing skills are more refined and Davis has a mountain man beard, but hopefully Bayless can get there.
 
I predict Oden will be a grade A player (if he stays healthy), Fernandez a solid player and Bayless as a tweener will have a career similar to Antonio Daniels.
 
for now i would expect bayless to be more of a jason terry type player(though i expect bayless to be more aggressive attacking the basket than terry) than any of the star pgs in the league.
 
Minstrel said:
I can see that. However, my own amateur talent evaluation comparison is Baron Davis. Average size for the position, but strong and physical, can jump out of the gym, has first-option mentality and a swagger. Davis' passing skills are more refined and Davis has a mountain man beard, but hopefully Bayless can get there.
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I just don't know if I see the potential for that kind of beard in Bayless. Sorry.

SR
 
BLAZER PROPHET said:
Well, now we know what the "O" stands for...
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LOL!

Oden is being a little under-rated by most outside of Portland. With good cause since that knee injury is a little scary, but if he plays 75 games he's gonna be a monster.

The best thing I like about the addition of Rudy and Bayless is that Roy will be able to save himself for crunch time, and when he's not hot, Rudy or Bayless won't be shy about going for the kill. I love Roy, but he's not built to be a 45 mpg stud like Lebron or Kobe. Bayless and Fernandez will keep Roy fresh for those precious moments when we really need him.
 
Don't forget about Batum. He wont make an impact this year but in three years he'll be our starting SF, IMO.

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BlazersBlood said:
LOL!

Oden is being a little under-rated by most outside of Portland. With good cause since that knee injury is a little scary, but if he plays 75 games he's gonna be a monster.

The best thing I like about the addition of Rudy and Bayless is that Roy will be able to save himself for crunch time, and when he's not hot, Rudy or Bayless won't be shy about going for the kill. I love Roy, but he's not built to be a 45 mpg stud like Lebron or Kobe. Bayless and Fernandez will keep Roy fresh for those precious moments when we really need him.
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Excellent post. I agree completely about Brandon. He's the leader of this team and his only weakness is his durability. If we can limit him to 35 minutes per game without much dropoff when he's out we will be very difficult to beat.
 
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