Just say no to Ware. You can not build a championship team with slackers. For the first time in Coach Woodson's era at Indiana, they miss out playing in the March madness tourney, with Ware.
Who would you rank above him? All the wings have warts. I like Knecht a lot, but he's 23 and his defense is bad. But he's a good shooter. Holland is a terrible shooter. Williams is really skinny and I don't love his shooting form but I think he could be the best scorer/defender of the bunch to pair with Scoot. Buzelis just screams bust.
Buzelis MIGHT be good but he gives me vibes of another big guy that got drafted in the top 10 -- Suns took Bender and he was below average at best
Totally agree with this. Cody has shown - Great defense - Shooting despite the low volume - An incredible ability to finish despite his slight frame - Ability to put the ball on the floor - He's the brother of Jalen He's got a lot of good things going for him. He absolutely needs to bulk up, but his skill set is a great match for what we already have going. We need to prioritize defense and two-way guys. Dalton is not a two-way guy, though I acknowledge he will be very good offensively. Of the guys there at 7, Cody is probably my favorite. 6 months ago I would have been excited to land him in this daft. He's way ahead of his brother and his brother needed 3 years before making the jump to the NBA. I'd love to get him at 7 and move 14 and Brogdon to get the Grizz or Bulls pick to get Salaun if we don't some how land Sarr.
Was just listening to the latest Ryan Russillo podcast with Sam Vecenie as they break down the lottery. I literally stopped listening. They got to the 3rd pick and had no clue. They had no idea who the top 3 picks would be n an NBA Draft. Sam was saying there is simply no future stars in this draft. None. Usually he has about 4 or 5 a year. Said next two years will be amazing. So that gives me some hope for our tank next season.
I mean it was like 15 minutes in and Sam bashed every single player that we’ve heard are growing early. Said GMs don’t want to waste these top picks in any of these players. Sorry, first draft in my life I simply don’t care about. These players we draft won’t play next season regardless. Glad RipCity has you guys staying pumped for it. 375 days until the draft I’m excited about!
When are all these trades supposed to pop? I’m gonna be very underwhelmed if we stand pat and are debating another Kris Murray at the end of next Thursday.
Other than Brogdon, trades likely depend on who they draft at 7, so I'd expect trades to happen after the draft unless they're dead set on selling a certain other veteran.
Hey - I'm not pumped about this draft at all - just giving you a hard time. I'm just hoping they don't trade any of our good vets on a draft pick this year.
Why not totally ignore the draft and don’t write 10 times a day that you don’t care? I think we are now really aware of what you think.
We should just give away our draft picks to the Warriors and Spurs. Thunder too if they need a couple.
The thing about Cody Williams' size....when you measure out the weight to height ratio, it's no different than KD being 185 lbs, as a 6'11" player. If the knock on him is weight, it's a poor one since that is easily fixable, especially as he's already athletic and well conditioned and therefore, the bulk is less likely to interfere with endurance. If his shooting never pans out, I do see him as a better Darius Miles. Athletic and fluid with ball handling, elite in transition and capable of attacking the rim. Higher IQ, better FT%, better mentality, better defensive effort, and better playmaking potential than Miles but maybe not escaping the 15-18ppg zone that Miles would've been in modern pacing. Just about every single draft, there is an All-Star at the #7-14 position. Perhaps a better Darius Miles that can shoot could look like Paul George in a few years.
