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  1. Boise Blazer

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    Interesting tidbits from there:

     
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    That would be great if MCW can shoot. And I me shoot really well.
     
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    For everything that Wes does/is for us, his body is pretty clearly already breaking down. The guy can't jump and each time he retweaks his ankle, his lateral movement is impacted - the biggest reason I've seen for his fading defense.

    Barton's shown some promise but we SHOULD be looking for Wes' replacement, whether he leaves, is traded or flat-out has to retire, we're not going to get a lot more juice out of him...

    Feels to me like we're trying to find a guy at the bottom of the 1st round - I'd be very happy with any of Shabazz, Caldwell-Pope, Franklin or any of the higher rated names towards the end of the first...
     
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    his shooting I believe is his weakness
     
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  5. Fez Hammersticks

    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    Tied for having the smallest hands in the draft. He has a wired build.
     
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    They need a way to measure how FAST a guy can jump. ie explosiveness.
     
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    http://youtu.be/j8JAYErzhAk

    Hopefully this guy doesn't move up and we're able to grab him with one of our 2nd rounders.

    How do you embed? YT's link never works here.
     
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    Sam Amico ‏@SamAmicoFSO 23m
    Not only did Michigan G Tim Hardaway Jr kill it in drills, but source at NBA Draft Combine said he interviewed best with teams. Stock rising
     
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    You can't use the shortcut link to embed videos.

    So it would have to be this link:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8JAYErzhAk

    [video=youtube;j8JAYErzhAk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8JAYErzhAk[/video]
     
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  10. Fez Hammersticks

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    Adams is a "lock to go in the top-10"

    He does have Greg Oden-like size:

    Oden: 7'0" (w/shoes) | 7'4.25" wingspan | 254 lbs. | 7.8 bf%
    Adams: 7'0" (w/shoes) | 7'4.5" wingspan | 255 lbs. | 6.7 bf%
     
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    I mentioned a few weeks ago that the Mocks usually change after the combine.
    Seems like this year will certainly be no exception.
     
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    I was given shit for wanting him with our pick over a month ago.

    There's now doubt that he has issues, but he has the raw skill set we need in a center. Use Meyers in a package to get a center or wing that can play.
     
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    Olynyk's wingspan is short as hell
     
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    Surprised he still had at a 9' reach. His body fat was lower than I expected too.
     
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    Prediction: Gobert and Adams will be drafted over Plumlee and Dieng. The latter 2 will still be in the NBA in 5 years (albeit as journeymen) - the first 2 will not.
     
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    Steven Adams would be amazing if he could play basketball.

    Let's hope he wants it more than Olowokandi.
     
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    This might be the first thing we've ever agreed on.
     
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    Amazing if he could play offense. His defense is already pretty good.

    His offense looked like it has been getting better from what I saw from the combine though. His interviews have gotten a lot better too. His two interviews on draftexpress which were about a year apart are crazy to watch back to back. It's like he had no idea how to talk about basketball.
     
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    Does anyone have a list of verts and bench reps?

    SBNation is reporting that Oladipo has a 42 inch vert, but I can't find a complete list anywhere.

    Also, Chad Ford tweeted out this -

     
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  20. Fez Hammersticks

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    Zeller tested out to be a heck of an athlete.
     
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