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  1. HailBlazers

    HailBlazers RipCity

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    She must be feisty.
     
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    Sounds like Klitschko and Hayden Panettiere.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Watching Ben Simmons right now. Is he left handed? He shoots left handed. But on two lay ups from the left side, he forced it with his right hand, forcing it through the defender. He would have made the second one easily if only he'd used his left hand. Can the guy not shoot a left handed layup?
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Florida is killing LSU ATM.
     
    BBert, Jan 9, 2016
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    OK Simmons just missed an easy left side layup that he ridiculously shot with his right hand. WTF is going on?
     
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    Simmons absolutely asleep on defense, gave up an easy back door jam.
     
    BBert, Jan 9, 2016
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    He probably doesn't wanna be drafted by PHI/LAL so he's tanking his draft stock to fall to us!
     
    blue9, Jan 9, 2016
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    I would bet that most young players would love to play for the Lakers.
     
    VanillaGorilla, Jan 9, 2016
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    Ivan Rabb is the guy I want right now. Sounds like him and Dame have some history too. (Check the comments)

     
    JDC, Jan 10, 2016
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    Great attitude. I really liked what he had to say.

    Is he coming out this year though?
     
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    I think the Rabb comparison to Bosh is pretty valid. That's why I like this draft, especially if he and Labissiere stay in. You could get a difference maker as far down as the fifth, sixth or seventh picks, and I mean a guy that can be a decent contributor in his first two years.

    And everytime I see Poeltl I get the same impressions: Really good college player who I don't think has the combination of size and athleticism to be more than a solid rotation big in the NBA.
     
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    The player I am looking at is sabonis great foot work around the basket and can make 16 footer. High I Q the weakest he doesn't have a great wing span.
     
    Trackjack, Jan 10, 2016
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  14. Fez Hammersticks

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    Sabonis is an intangibles guy. Super strong and smart. He'll still go top-10ish, even with his lack of length.
     
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    I might try to go watch Sabonis play against Loyola Marymount (my alma mater) when they're there on Feb 4th. Gonna rock my Sabas jersey though, my Blazer fandom supercedes my allegiance to my alma mater. Plus if Aryvydas is there, that would be fucking awesome.
     
    EL PRESIDENTE, Jan 11, 2016
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    Sabonis would be our version of Draymond. Sorta.

    I think we can rest easy about the draft pick. UTA has that 8th spot locked up. Figure we'll end up somewhere between 6-11 in picks. Curious about Bender again. His stats in Europe are absolute trash, but they have the whole seniority bias ion his team where they don't play young guys as much. But in his videos, he looks sooooo skilled.
     
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    This is so cool! Can't believe I missed this story.

    Didn't have much interest in Rabb til now.
     
    illmatic99, Jan 11, 2016
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    Is Utah good enough to have the 8th spot wrapped up? If we beat them Wednesday at home we will be even in the win column. (3 down in the loss column) Lot of games to be played yet.
     
    Pinwheel1, Jan 11, 2016
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    I believe so. They're getting healthier by the day.
     
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