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    Great. An oversized SF with short arms. Sounds like a star!
     
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    Cho will have to decide on lunch first, which can take months.
     
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    They need a SG and PF.

    Going by that article Plumlee could be that PF.

    Would they have interest in Wes+#10?
     
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    Any interest in Pierre Jackson?

    There are several "undersized" guys in this year's draft that I'm a fan of, like Phil Pressey and Khalif Wyatt. There are also a lot of undersized guys that I can understand teams passing on because of how the way they play combined with their height will impact their game on the next level, like Rotnei Clarke and Peyton Siva, but I'm confident that Pierre Jackson will carve a niche in the NBA.
     
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    Of the small guards, I'm a fan of Shane Larkin. Lighting quick, can shoot and run the p&r well. Damon Stoudamire-like build. The 44-inch vert makes up for the below average length.
     
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    Hopefully your Grizzlies will take him then.
     
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    He's the point guard from Baylor, right? I would rather take Corey Jefferson, in both cases only with a 2nd rounder.
     
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    Larkin's a given.

    I'm talking more about the borderline draftable players like Jackson, Curry, Wyatt, Pressey, Clarke, and Siva.

    If I'm a team looking at the undersized "second rounders," I'd have my draftboard reading something like 1 - Jackson, 2 - Pressey, 3 - Siva at PG, and 1 - Curry, 2 - Wyatt, 3 - Clarke at SG.
     
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    Interesting query from Warriors fans; would you trade Klay Thompson for Oladipo? Tough one to call but hard to justify giving up a known quantity for an unknown- even if he is a guy you might rather have next to Steph. Klay is already a really nice two way player, Oladipo could be like a Sprewell-lite but it might be more realistic that hes a 6'4 Luol Deng...is Klay better than that or will he be better than that?
     
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    I'd pass for the simple fact that Oladipo is projected to be a very good defender. Something this backcourt desperately needs.
     
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    I've been studying a lot of Dennis Schroeder film and he looks like the best PG of this draft if you want to play run and gun. Great speed, always looking ahead to push, great defensive instincts (using the long hands to steal the ball) and has a money little floater. Looks like he's raising his stock quite a bit at the combine.
     
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    He also has the hands the size of a center. He has a promise from some team, I'd guess its from the Mavs or Jazz.
     
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    The fact that everyone compares him with Rajon Rondo was what sold me! (That and his performance at the Nike Hoop Summit.)
     
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    [video=youtube;jWsVhAkbzss]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWsVhAkbzss[/video]
     
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    I don't want that queen on our team.
     
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    I think Larkin could be a better version of JJ Barea. In the right system (6th man) he could flourish like Barea did in Dallas.

    Comparing combine numbers they are nearly identical in size:

    Barea: 5'10" | 5'10.75" w/shoes | 5'10.75 wingspan | 176 lbs
    Larkin: 5'10.25" | 5'11.25" w/shoes | 5'10.75 wingspan | 171 lbs

    Factor in Larkin's 44" vert and I think you have a really solid (bench?) prospect here.

    [video=youtube;NBBLSf94MX8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBBLSf94MX8[/video]
     
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