Zombie 2012 NBA Draft

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  1. Mediocre Man

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    Jonathan Givony ‏@DraftExpress
    I can only imagine the conversation an owner will have with their GM in two-three years if Dion Waiters ends up being a bust...

    Jonathan Givony ‏@DraftExpress
    "So you took a 6-3 SG 6th man who everyone had in the 20s in May in the top-10 despite no workout, physical or interview? You did that why?"

    Jonathan Givony ‏@DraftExpress
    "But, a front office with a history of bad decisions promised him at the end of the lottery! I figured they HAVE to know something we don't"
     
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  2. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    This is why Presti annoys me. Things have come so easily to him that he expects people to just hand him shit.
     
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    Be interesting to know the Blazers "psych gal" evaluation of him
     
  4. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    HAHAHAHAHAHA

    :rofl:
     
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    Boise Blazer Thread Lightly

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    Awesome! Talk about putting your chips all in
     
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    Yeah I am really wondering what is going on there, on one hand I don't think it is a smokescreen...but on the other, Olshey talks about not saying anything about how the workouts went...he says it repeatedly and then on the Blazers official website they practically gush about the kid, I mean it seemed over the top and then Jaynes reporting that 2? blazer officials said it was a great workout\best since Durant etc, which then is spread to the interview session the night before the draft etc...

    Maybe Jaynes got his info from Mike Rice and such, maybe POR really does like Lillard and is peeved that this got out and now other teams are looking hard at Lillard....but irregardless of all that, I do find it interesting how over the top the Blazers own website went in regards to Lillard....

    Pretty elaborate smokescreen to me, seems unlikely, but if so kudos to Olshey b\c it seems to have worked...
     
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    Yeah, I have to believe that this will be a major topic of discussion regarding him....
     
  9. Mediocre Man

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    Jonathan Givony ‏@DraftExpress
    If he was some kind of long-armed athletic freak with a superb attitude and intangibles, I could maybe understand. But of course he's not...
     
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    I love how Givony is just trashing Waiters.
     
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    Golden Gut!!!!
     
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    Yeah but what is Givony going to say if Waiters ends up being an All Star caliber player? Nothing...

    He isn't a scout, remember that, not so much different than anyone in here....
     
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    Shaggy ‏@GirlsOnWehrls
    @DraftExpress "To be fair, his agent made him sound really good, and you know how I cave in to peer pressure."
     
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    Jonathon Givony is as close as you're going to get to being a scout without the actual title, this guy is on all year round.
     
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    Royce White with a Frank Sinatra tat...

    He's an odd fellow.
     
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    This is sorta like saying Storyteller doesn't know any more than anyone in here about the salary cap because he is not employed by an NBA team, don't you think?
     
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    I really hope we get that guy
     
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    I could think of worse people to get tattooed on your body.
     
  19. BrianFromWA

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    better us, than, say, having a Mr. NYC tat under your Celtics uni. You know, like tons of people have him mocked for.
     
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    I think any of those hopes for Royce died when Crawford opted out.
     

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