Zombie 2012 NBA Draft

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  1. Rastapopoulos

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    My stats are paperless.

    Okay, what is it that Rivers does on the court that is good for his team? I buy that there are "no stats all stars" who have "great intangibles". But that's because they don't measure things like "hockey assists" and "great pick set" and "funneled his guy towards help defense brilliantly" (well, somewhere they do). But those are all things that Rivers wouldn't know about if they bit him on the ass. Rivers is above that sort of thing. Give Rivers the rock and get out of his way. And then he'll do this:
    [video=youtube;QzULm7APeIs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzULm7APeIs[/video]
     
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    I think he clearly stated he would draft Crowder early in the lotto. I'd call early top 7. He didn't say when all is said and done, he will look like a top 15 player. He said he'd take him early lotto. So if you are going to link him to complain about Rivers and Barnes, why have you not started the Crowder at 6 bandwagon? Shit, he'd be a steal at 11, by that thought. Would you take him at 11? Would you take him if we got 16 from Houston?
     
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    He is 19 years old, are 19 year olds not allowed to improve? I think he showed enough at Duke last year to think he has great potential and can score in the nba.
     
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    Tony Wroten is a 6'6" Rajon Rondo. He'll be a steal in the 2nd round after every team in the NBA passes on him at least one time!
     
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    I will owe PapaG a beer if Wroten makes it to the 2nd round. :cheers:
     
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    Because he's the unanimous #1 pick

    Just like Lillard is the unanimous #1 PG

    Same kind of strategy
     
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    Does Wroten have the basketball IQ Rondo does?

    Doc Rivers called Rondo the smartest player he's ever coached. That's saying something having coached KG and Ray Allen as well.
     
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    "True sarcasm doesn't need green font."
     
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    Haha. Just having fun. You lurve those Seattle guys!
     
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    Seeing the exclamation point now I probably would have caught it

    Oh wellz
     
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    The Draft express mock draft now has us taking Lillard at 6 and John Henson at 11.
     
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    Waiters at 7, with Drummond dropping to 9
     
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    Connecting the dots:

     
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    Problem is teams with capspace know they can get him without giving up anything if they just wait. Minny can wait.

    What teams like him, that do not have capspace this summer?
     
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    I'd be pretty happy with this

    Lillard would be the PGoTF and Henson could be Serge Ibaka-esque
     
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    Its mostly because they will have to offer him a multiyear deal(and compete for him with multiple teams). Trading for him on draft day for a first round pick gives the team an expiring + doesn't cost them capspace.
     
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    I'm pretty sure that trading him would entail him opting in to his 1yr, 5 mil deal, so essentially he would have to agree to the deal as well.

    I don't see this as very likely.
     
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    That is correct.
     
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    Canzano supposedly about to tweet some news that peripherally involves Blazers.

    Peripherally? So maybe a move around them in the draft that could affect how they draft? Has to mean a move that affects us but not involving us, I'd suppose.
     
    BLAZINGGIANTS, Jun 25, 2012
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    Per JC's twitter. And yes I know you'll all say JC know shit...
     
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