Event With the 16th pick, Blazers have selected Hansen Yang

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  1. wizenheimer

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    outlier?

    it would be more credible if those results matched lane agility and 3/4 sprint. But they didn't

    they didn't do a shuttle run when Meyers was at the combo so I just compared Meyers to Yang since we actually saw Meyers for several seasons on an NBA floor against NBA players. Haven't seen Yang yet, but the combine comparison to Meyers was pretty similar
     
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    haven't seen yang go for a rebound yet with his head turned and both eyes closed. not that similar.
     
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    Love to see the mainstream media do a 180. Both these guys slammed the pick, now they're singing a different tune:
     
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    well, Meyers averaged 8.3 rebounds as a rookie in SL. Yang is averaging 4. Maybe Yang should close his eyes
     
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    summer league stats? really? not even counting small sample size (3 games!) lol? come on fella', ain't about stats but the eye test.


     
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    My guy, I put an "lol" on top of the stats, for just that reason.

    However, there is also a good reason to use the stats: many of the negative arguments I've heard are comparing SUMMER LEAGUE Yang to PRIME Jokic. Instead let's compare apples to apples, even though, as you point out, we don't have the sample size to do that.
     
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    response was to wiz about meyers closed eyes my brother. we were joking about meyers' rebounding prowess sir.
     
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    Joking about Meyers was a real thing for years

    it could have been a drinking game about how many minutes Meyers played each game before he got smacked in the face. It happened every single game,,,,and he always looked surprised
     
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    What if we'd have drafted a 20 year old Hansen instead of Biebs?
    Drink!
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Any day you fuck over the Nets *and* get a hot young player is a good day.
     
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    Rachel Nichols vs. Malika Andrews. Go!
     
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    It almost sounded like these two thought the Blazers moved up to get him.....not down. Did I hear that wrong?
     
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    No. They are idiots
     
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    Do you think you could beat him in a 100 yard dash?
     
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    Is the ending line at a donut shop?
     
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    WOW....skimming through this thread is hilarious.
    Goes to show 95% of this board has absolutely zero idea of what they're talking about.

    I won't say I do either, but the conviction of how clueless everyone here is...it's astounding.
    Worse than reddit.
     
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    rachel definitely thought we traded up to draft Yang and the dude didn't correct her
     
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    Nah. His bone headed toxicity drops him below most of those guys IMO. I'd throw out ever having Sheed if I could get one more healthy year out of Roy.

    Rasheed did have the talent to be the best player in the NBA. Which makes it all that much worse.

    Fuck that guy.
     
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