Dion Waiters

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  1. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I don't want to get too worked up about a guy because frankly, most draft prospects are a crapshoot no matter how good they looked in college, but every now and then I've seen a guy who makes me say "wow" multiple times during a game and Waiters did just that during the tournament. The last guy I remember having that visceral reaction to was Westbrook when he was in his sophomore year at UCLA.
     
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  2. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Probably.
     
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    santeesioux Just keep on scrolling by

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    We're due for some good luck like getting the next Westbrook, dammit!
     
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  4. Mediocre Man

    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    You don't see or hear the word prescient enough, IMO. $10 word right there
     
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    does anyone know if we even interviewed Waiters at the combine?
     
    Blazinaway, Jun 15, 2012
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  6. Mediocre Man

    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    I don't. I will try and look through twitter and see if I can find anything for you.
     
    Mediocre Man, Jun 15, 2012
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    Waiters promise is from the Suns. That's the word.
     
    BLAZINGGIANTS, Jun 15, 2012
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    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    I thought I read it wasn't from the Suns either yesterday or the day before?
     
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    It's all finger pointing until draft day. Maybe it's false hype to get Toronto to bite on him at 8.
     
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    A friend of mine, in the pizza delivery business, does not share the same opinion of Syracuse players as I do, and loves Soup Juggler. He thinks he might be the second best player in the draft
     
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    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    Your pizza guy very rarely gets the toppings wrong, or is late with a delivery... will you have a change of heart about Waiters?
     
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    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    He is oddly accurate for a delivery guy, but no. I stand by my factually baseless opinion
     
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  15. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Perhaps, but sometimes where there's smoke there is fire.

    In any case it's fairly plain that somebody promised Waiters they'd take him in the lottery. If the team that did so welshed and Waiters takes a tumble, that's going to reflect badly on that team with agents and players in the future, which might cause enough harm to outweigh whatever short-term gains they might get in manipulating the draft.
     
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    I don't think it is out of the realm of possibility that it coudl be POR....

    I would not be dissapointed with the pick...

    I happen to like Rivers better...but Waiters is close IMO....I'd like either one...
     
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    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    I also think you should call him "the Soup Juggler", not Soup Juggler or The Soup Juggler... just my opinion. Just rolls of the tongue better.

    ...That's what Mrs HCP said about me afterwards anyway.
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    There's so many smokescreens going around right now you've heard every team from #6-14 made the promise.

    FWIW Steve Kyler said the promise was not made by Phoenix or Toronto.
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    DX chimes in:

     
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    my fav remains Drummond at 6 and Waiters at 11
     
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