Grade The Pick: Anfernee Simons (24th Overall)

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What Grade Would You Give The 24th Pick (Anfernee Simons)

  1. A

    14 vote(s)
    20.6%

  2. A-

    5 vote(s)
    7.4%

  3. B+

    12 vote(s)
    17.6%

  4. B

    10 vote(s)
    14.7%

  5. B-

    7 vote(s)
    10.3%

  6. C+

    4 vote(s)
    5.9%

  7. C

    9 vote(s)
    13.2%

  8. C-

    1 vote(s)
    1.5%

  9. D

    4 vote(s)
    5.9%

  10. F

    2 vote(s)
    2.9%
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  1. Jade Falcon

    Jade Falcon Just to piss you off.

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    Not a good comparison. There is NOTHING about Simons that tells me he's a generational talent. Whereas someone like LeBron James had his high school games on pay per view for a reason. And all three of the men you mentioned were physically freaks of nature that changed the game of basketball. Simons is not a freak of nature of any sort.

    So, when comparing Simons to the men above, no...I would not have drafted Simons straight out of High School if I was a GM.
     
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    Changing my vote from C+ to B+.

    I was wrong on several issues.

    When I looked at a larger sample size of stats, he does have some point guard skills. Plus his assist to TO ratio improves.

    He is a combo guard, that has been working very hard to learn the game.

    There are still questions about his D, but I feel much better about this pick now.
     
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    That’s cool how you were able to scout Simons like that based off some YouTube clips. There isn’t even a full game available (that I know of) of Simons, yet somehow you’ve already come to a conclusion on him.
     
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    Jade Falcon Just to piss you off.

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    It's not too hard to draw conclusions from this:



    But oh....somehow he's supposed to be as good as a college player, according to some of you.
     
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    Did anyone suggest he was the next LBJ?
     
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    The way some people are going about him, he's Jesus Christ incarnate.
     
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    Yeah, it is hard to draw conclusions from an 8 minute video. Significantly different than a game, game spacing, or meshing into an offense. There are a lot of stars out there based on 8 minute videos, also, who suck.
     
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    ok, then my standard for drafting players after their senior year in college is Tim Duncan.

    And my standard for drafting Juniors is Michael Jordan.

    And my standard for drafting sophomores is Magic Johnson.

    And my standard for drafting freshmen is...
     
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    For the 24th pick there is little risk and potential high reward, if they bring him along slowly and he is a good student he could be a steal I gave the pick an A
     
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    Prove it.
     
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    Imagine actually thinking this is a good take.
     
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    Blazers have a good track record of drafting guys from lesser-known colleges in recent years, so I have a good feeling about that aspect!
     
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    You've seen probably a couple minutes of his game and you are already throwing him under the bus....I think you just want to see an Olshey pick fail dude...don't take that out on this kid....he's got talent..if you don't see that, you're missing out on some bright prospects for the Blazers down the road...you've been on the anti Olshey thing since he got here...well, he's our GM...he's still here...he drafted two of the best 3pt shooters in the draft without a top pick..
     
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    I think the difference is, these are all of the guys who skipped college. He didn't necessarily skip college, he had a scholarship to...Louisville (?), but when Rick Pitino got in trouble, he changed his mind and would've had to sit out a year anyways.
     
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    I've got no expectations at this point. I'll wait for summer league and pre-season to be pleasantly surprised!
     
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    I graded it C cuz I got no idea.
     
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    But summer league will be fun...
     
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    That was exactly my first thought. Perhaps Neil and Paul know Dame really isn't that happy here. Driving to work this morning I was listening to NBA on seriusXM. They were talking about Collin Sexton and if the Cavs could pry Lillard away from Portland in hopes LeBron would stay with the Cavs.
     
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    You had 3 other organization like him not just us and of them was the spurs and they got good eye on talent they draft. So kid must have upside if they like him too. But it be up to the kid if he fails or not in the pros. If he is a worker and improve on the skills he has and get stronger then I don't see why he can't a usable NBA player.
     
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    PORTLAND WILL NEVER TRADE LILLARD.

    I can see why dumbfuck national media types wouldn’t understand this, but the IQ of blazer fans that actually think it’s a possibility is equal to that of a bag of bacon bits.
     
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