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  1. Mediocre Man

    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    Bell on Warriors is awesome. Too bad their front office isn't as savvy as ours.
     
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    Well when I say ceiling that means if all the stars align and he lives up to every bit of his potential.
     
    RoyToy, Jun 22, 2017
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    And we didn't come out of this draft with a day one starter whether it been via trade or draft.
     
    BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94, Jun 22, 2017
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  4. Mediocre Man

    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    Swanigan seems like a dumb pick, but I haven't seen him play.
     
    Mediocre Man, Jun 22, 2017
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    you mean GilesImightbegregoden?
     
    riverman, Jun 22, 2017
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    Neil said we had no money to go buy a 2nd round pick. Used the max amount we could in the Nurk trade. Or else PA would "not be on a plane right now instead of burning a hole in his pocket."

    $3.5 mil is a massive number.
     
    illmatic99, Jun 22, 2017
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    me neither....I watched Bell a lot..saw him live a couple of times in Eugene...oh well...
     
    riverman, Jun 22, 2017
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    Kevon Looney.
     
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    Oh ok makes sense.
     
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    I think we've made an awesome draft.
    Collins would be very good and I wouldn't be surprised if Swanigan is even better. We really made a major step forward in terms of building our front-court. I've been wrong before but I think these players make us much better even as early as next season. Kudos for Neil who is in my opinion one of the best, most trustworthy, basketball minds in the league
     
    Blazer4ever, Jun 22, 2017
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    Is there actually a player in the draft that would have started day 1 on our team.? Tatum is the only possibility I can see.
     
    Pinwheel1, Jun 22, 2017
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    Tatum, Isaac, Josh Jackson, maybe Markkanen.
     
    BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94, Jun 22, 2017
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    Yeah I think we did great as well. Things like these take a couple of years to work out though,
     
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    Write it down. Collins will start, or at least play starter type minutes next season.
     
    Scalma, Jun 22, 2017
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    I like Swanigan too. Such a skilled big. What does all this mean for Vonleh?
     
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    Did you see how skinny Isaac is. He is not ready
    Markkanen will be better than Noah, but day 1? We are better off with Noah's D
    Josh Jackson would not start over Hark or ET or Crabbe. 2-3 years from now is a different story.
    Tatum is a stud.
     
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    Think he'll have some foul trouble early
     
    illmatic99, Jun 22, 2017
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    Vonleh is firmly ahead of both picks as of today. However, he is gonna have to earn his minutes with this competition.
     
    BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94, Jun 22, 2017
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    Collins is skinny as hell too but Isaac at least has creation skills.
     
    BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94, Jun 22, 2017
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    That he'll play because he can defend
     
    Mediocre Man, Jun 22, 2017
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