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  1. BonesJones

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    Prince also compares well to Harmless

    Prince: 220 lbs, 8'6 Stand. Reach, 36' vert
    Harkless: 207lbs,8'6.5 Stand.Reach, 37'vert
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    Boss move @ 1:50
     
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    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    He's on the Brute Squad.
     
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    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    Neil can threaten to send him where he was: unemployed in Greenland.

     
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    Garnett was way more polished than Maker at the same point in their lives. Maker's athletic and has a great motor, but he's as raw as the century is long.
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    Exactly. In my mind he is the kind of guy you let someone else draft but keep a close eye on. Let some team waste a couple years on development and then give up on him. If the monitoring of him shows growth, that's when you sweep in. It's the long con. That's kind of how Olshey got Harkless.
     
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    Interesting article: "What did we learn at the Combine?"

     
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    After reviewing Zubac's medical history teams are cooling their interest.

    Only 19 and apparently has a history of knee and foot issues. That's a major red-flag when you consider just how huge he is.

    Sabonis may have a promise according to Ford - the reason why he skipped the combine. My guess would be Boston.
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    Along with Maker/Prince/Jackson Neil interviewed:

     
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    Case in fucking point. Neil does not, and cannot dismiss this draft just because he has no picks.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Exactly. I can't believe anyone believes that Olshey and his staff would not scout the draft and work on contingencies just because they don't have a first round pick. If anything they might work harder to determine what, if any, moves they might make concerning the draft, on any number of levels, from trading into the draft, to buying into the draft, to facilitating other team's draft and player acquisition aspirations, to relieving other teams of unneeded picks, the list goes on. It's called doing his job.
     
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    But it was already proven to be true that he was scouting and interviewing players in this draft long before this tweet. Not sure why this is even a question?

    More like a no-duh he is when people say he better be.

    Paul Allen loves the draft. We will get a pick most likely. Now getting lots of picks? That is a bit wishful thinking.
     
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    Crabbe replacement? :dunno:
     
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    I think he's already on the team. I also think he has the potential to be a better overall player. It's Pat...
     
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    Better ball handling, thats for sure. And its needed.
     
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    I'm not even gonna call him Pat or PattyC anymore... We need to call him "Irish Spring" due to his 44 inch vert.
     
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    Late second rounders/undrafted prospects..

    This guy is a low ceiling prospect but is a guy that can contribute right away.

    He fills up the statsheet: 15 ppg | 8 rpg | 7 apg -- but he can't shoot from three. Outside being 24 years old this is his biggest knock.

     
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