First S2 NBA GM Draft Discussion Thread

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti)</div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah, but he's a good shooter so he can take advantage of double teams in the halfcourt. You definitely need some more mobile players now, though.</div>
Oden is mobile, he just doesn't have a great outside game yet. He's very fast for a center.</p>

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Haha. You aren't going to use Oden that way. </p>

He's going to play down low in the post!</p>

He's young and spry, so he shouldn't be lagging, but his value isn't in the running game (obviously).</p>

Remember, Shaq was an awesome ballhandler as a kid. He ran the court and led the break like a guard.</p>

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BG7 Lavigne)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ly_yng)</div><div class='quotemain'>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti)</div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah, but he's a good shooter so he can take advantage of double teams in the halfcourt. You definitely need some more mobile players now, though.</div>
Oden is mobile, he just doesn't have a great outside game yet. He's very fast for a center.</p>

Barbosa seemed perfect for my team, though. I was worried that a team based around Jefferson and Oden would be too slow, so Barbosa seemed to be the perfect way to turn that around. Plus, like you said, he's a deadeye shooter that'll make teams pay if they double off of him. </p>

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Oden's in terrible shape. He will be gasping for air after three minutes if you try to run. </p>

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haha, Oden in terrible shape.</p>

He was one of the most athletic players in the draft.</p>

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ly_yng)</div><div class='quotemain'>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti)</div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah, but he's a good shooter so he can take advantage of double teams in the halfcourt. You definitely need some more mobile players now, though.</div> Oden is mobile, he just doesn't have a great outside game yet. He's very fast for a center.</p>

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Haha. You aren't going to use Oden that way. </p>

He's going to play down low in the post!</p>

He's young and spry, so he shouldn't be lagging, but his value isn't in the running game (obviously). </p>

Remember, Shaq was an awesome ballhandler as a kid. He ran the court and led the break like a guard. </p>

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That reminds me of this</p>

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I think Dickie V creamed himself.</p>

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Shaq was soo skinny back then.

 

I can't believe it, I can't believe it!</p>

Are you serious!!!?!!!</p>

ohhh</p>

 

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[quote name='ghoti']Yeah, but he's a good shooter so he can take advantage of double teams in the halfcourt. You definitely need some more mobile players now, though. [/QUOTE] Oden is mobile, he just doesn't have a great outside game yet. He's very fast for a center.</p>

Barbosa seemed perfect for my team, though. I was worried that a team based around Jefferson and Oden would be too slow, so Barbosa seemed to be the perfect way to turn that around. Plus, like you said, he's a deadeye shooter that'll make teams pay if they double off of him. </p>

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Oden's in terrible shape. He will be gasping for air after three minutes if you try to run. </p>

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haha, Oden in terrible shape.</p>

He was one of the most athletic players in the draft. </p>

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Whats being atheltic have to do with his horrid conditioning? </p>

 

Oden also has a bad problem with fouls.</p>

In summer league he fouled out with 10 fouls!</p>

He really has to improve on that.</p>

 

Why was my trade disallowed? Just because I'm more active in trades than some doesn't mean I should be penalized for it. Everyone else is free to make trades too.

 

Barbosa is a great third guard. I wouldn't trust him to be my starter, though. Obviously, with my team, I targetted him in the fourth round, but I figured he wouldn't last until then.</p>

He doesn't really fit your team, but I guess he's a good value pick if you can spin him into a more traditional point. </p>

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GrandKenyon6)</div><div class='quotemain'>Why was my trade disallowed? Just because I'm more active in trades than some doesn't mean I should be penalized for it. Everyone else is free to make trades too.</div>

It was a ridiculous trade and makes a mockery out of the entire process.</p>

If you have any further questions about it, take it to PM</p>

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GrandKenyon6)</div><div class='quotemain'>Why was my trade disallowed? Just because I'm more active in trades than some doesn't mean I should be penalized for it. Everyone else is free to make trades too.</div></p>

Perhaps it wasn't a fair trade?</p>

 

You can say some trades are bad, and there are clear winners and losers, but that trade had absolutely no way you can justify it from CelticKing's side. It was like he was just giving picks up, giving GK6 an unfair advantage by screwing everyone else.<div id="AnswersBalloon" style="width: 490px; position: absolute; visibility: hidden; z-index: 99999; text-align: left; top: 0px; left: 267px"><div class="AnswersHeader"><div id="AnswersHandle0" class="AnswersHeaderInner" style="cursor: move"><div class="AnswersHeader1"><a onclick="var ac = document.getElementById('answertipClose'); if (ac) ac.innerHTML='close'; else window.status='close'; return true;"></a><a target="AnswersQueryWindow" onclick="var ac = document.getElementById('answertipClose'); if (ac) ac.innerHTML='close'; else window.status='close';return true;"><span class="AnswersHeader3">Read more >> </span></a><a onclick="var ac = document.getElementById('answertipClose'); if (ac) ac.innerHTML='options'; else window.status='options';return true;"><span class="AnswersHeader3">Options >> </span></a></div><div></div></div><div id="Answers_frame" class="AnswersContentFrame"><table border="0" class="donotmoveme" style="width: 480px; float: left" id="Balloontable2"><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="Answers_footer" class="AnswersFooter"><div style="width: 470px; height: 22px; float: left"></div> </div></div></div>

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GrandKenyon6)</div><div class='quotemain'>Why was my trade disallowed? Just because I'm more active in trades than some doesn't mean I should be penalized for it. Everyone else is free to make trades too.</div></p>

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There were a lot of trades that didn't make sense either but they were allowed. </p>

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Anyways, my team is free for anyone to take. </p>

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Denny Crane)</div><div class='quotemain'>

I dunno about you guys, but I really want to thank cpawfan for organizing this and running it so well. It's been a lot of fun so far.</p>

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Ya it has.</p>

It has certainly made S2 better too! </p>

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing)</div><div class='quotemain'>Anyways, my team is free for anyone to take.</div></p>

Don't be like that. That trade wouldn't have greatly changed your team, so there's no point in quitting because it didn't go through.</p>

 

Anybody watching the O.C Marathon on Much?

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing)</div><div class='quotemain'>Anyways, my team is free for anyone to take.</div></p>

Don't be like that. That trade wouldn't have greatly changed your team, so there's no point in quitting because it didn't go through. </p>

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It was my choice to make the trade though, and I don't see it as a threat to the other teams. What I don't like more about how the draft is going is the skipping that is happening with lot of teams, which gives an advantage to the other team who's getting a better pick just because someone didn't make a pick. I would do an automatic pick (best player available) and "skip" the skipping. That's doing more damage to the draft then my trade. </p>