Thread Recap: 2012 Draft class (part 1, pre-lottery)

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    Hey guys, I was starting a project of doing some thread recaps of Top XX Threads in RC2 History. Based of some of the stuff in the Around the NBA thread today, I took a look at the first part of the 6800+ posts in the 2012 draft lead-up thread. I hope it's kind of fun to look at, but it'll be a tl;dr, probably, and make some guys look silly and some guys look like geniuses. I went in not having a bias, but with the intention of seeing if it would be worth it to pitch a crowdsourced draft with some S2 guys (even if for fun) with some BlazerBrass like SAC did this year:

    http://cowbellkingdom.com/how-the-sacramento-kings-crowdsourced-the-2014-nba-draft/

    http://grantland.com/features/sacramento-kings-2014-nba-draft-crowdsourcing/

    I'll start with some background/rankings and then go into player-specific quotes. Most everything are your voices.

    Tell me if you think it's a decent idea, or if you couldn't care less. I think it's better than a straight bump, edited a bit so you don't have to slog through the ugly details unless you want to. Or, we could ditch this. No sweat.
     
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    i love it.
     
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  3. BrianFromWA

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    First Set of Comparison Mocks:

    Boise Blazer was also on point, though maybe he didn’t foresee it.

    And RoyToy. [​IMG]
    Maybe we should get UkraineFan in on the crowdsourcing draft:


    First thoughts on mock post-trade:
    Lots of people were on a Drummond/Marshall tip in mid-April: Fez, PtldPlatypus, Mediocre Man, NWDJ, Reep

    Rhal was looking for Marshall/Lamb. Fez at Marshall/Henson.

    AmirIcon: Drummond/Lamb.
     
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    Anthony Davis:
    Some weren’t as high on Davis:
    …and then the double-down.
    And...
    Andre Drummond:
    By mid-May, Drummond was still hoped for at #6, but multiple people (MM, Blazinggiants, ) didn’t think he’d be there.

    The other piece was the “Robinson or Drummond” sub-discussion:

    Those taking Robinson over Drummond on May 29: MickZagger, HCP, SecretAgentMan (“no project big men, please”),

    Meyers Leonard


    Damian Lillard:
    BlazerProphet wasn’t on board, yet.
    HCP on April 30 had a momentum-changing question:

    Kendall Marshall:

     
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    yep i love it. repped!
     
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    Austin Rivers:

    Thomas Robinson:

    Jared Sullinger:

    RunBJM, however, probably shouldn’t be on the Crowdsourcing team. ;)
    Tony Wroten:

    MickZagger shared my Wroten lust.

    WTF?s

    And of course, on May Day Mags makes a “Full Mags” appearance:

    And the final WTF?: Larry Miller (portending what would happen later with Kahn, perhaps) showed he didn’t quite know how draft rules worked:

    Guh.
     
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    oh god mags. hahaha.
     
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    To be clear, I was choosing Jason Kidd over Monta Ellis. Looking back I see that may not have been the intent of the question. (Was Marshall supposed to be Kidd? LOL I saw Kidd in college. He was dominant.) I didn't want Marshall and was fully on the Lillard and Leonard bandwagon with the sixth and 11th picks.
     
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    You bastard!!!!!! Deron Williams was sèxy!

    And remember I don't do draft you asshole! I never pay attention to college. It's all NBA for me
     
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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    I tried to clean my iPad screen you jackass.
     
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    I wouldn't mind Deron coming off our bench. IF he could mesh personality wise with our Blazers family. And that's a big question mark.
     
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    Lol
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Hey, Sully's actually a pretty good player right now! 17/10 per 36 and a 20.7 PER. That ain't bad at all.
     
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    nm.
     
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    Its embarrassing, but the highest paid smartest bball nerds in the world were all about Thomas Robinson, for example. Sometimes it just doesn't translate to the NBA game. I think there is a healthy dose of groupthink as well, especially among most fans who are casual draft nerds who just go on other professional "draft expert" website evaluations for the most part. I generally watch zero Webber State games for example. So its highlights and scouting videos.

    I think it would be fun to find out who was pimping players who were afterthoughts, and ended up being players (Ty Lawson, Monta, etc). That might be a more interesting exercise.
     
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    in the second half there will be more of that. Up until the lottery there weren't a ton of stuff out there. For instance, the next page has Zags starting to pimp Lillard after a Weber State Highlight Reel.
     
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    must draft Alex Len!
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    The one draft I fudged.

    Btw.....

    [​IMG]
     
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    I kinda wish Len and nards were battling for the 12th man spot. Battle to the death.
     
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