Keeping our pick? This might be a Lottery year

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Make the pick for the Future.....or trade it for 'now'?

  1. One last attempt

  2. Build for the future....one player won't make enough of a difference

  3. Get bad enough to where the pick makes an immediate impact

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  1. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Obviously I needed to increase the size of the bold, italic font.
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Someone had to say it. I'll put stock in green font. ;)
     
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    Durant prolly had the best numbers for a freshman in NCAA history.

    So no. Not even mildly.

    And i the comps between the two start and end at their skinny frames.
     
    illmatic99, Feb 6, 2022
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Not talking about his production, just his style.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Not seeing it. KD had such a guard like quickness and a terrific handle.
     
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    New Orleans beat OKC, which moves us ahead of NO and into undisputed possession of the 8th spot in the race to the bottom. On the other hand we lose a half game to OKC, whom I thought we might have a chance to pass by the end of the season.
     
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    But only 3 games in front of OKC.....still doable, but they aren't going to win many games either.
     
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    Being so young, maybe they will start playing better....
     
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    Blazers WERE favored against the Magic. Now, this has a real chance to be a loss. If Nurk is held out for some mysterious ankle sprain, here is what our line-up looks like.

    Brown, Elleby
    Watford, Elleby
    Winslow, Elleby
    McLemore, Elleby
    Simons, DSJ

    so basically....

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    Ivey is going to be a superstar. Book it.
     
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    We already were ahead of NO
     
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    He's got some Ja Morant in his game. Like him a lot.
     
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    Griffin and Ivey are rising on every mock draft.

    AJ looks like he’s going to be an elite glue player - cut from the Jimmy Butler mold of wings.
     
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    If Chet falls to us I’d gladly take him the more I think about it. He can have a Gobert style impact in the league. His handle for his size will create all kinds of mismatch problems and in the NBA game he will have more space to operate. The college game is more cluttered with the gimmicky defenses.

    I think at the absolute worst he’s Chris Boucher type player.

    My lottery big board would look like:

    1.) Smith Jr
    2.) Ivey
    3.) Holmgren
    4.) Banchero
     
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    I'm glad I have somebody checking up on me!
     
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    Aside from the defense, he can get a face up jumper over anyone. Like a taller KD.
     
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    Blazers now up to the #8 Lottery spot.

    3 games in front of the #4 spot OKC, with which we have 2 more games against. Losses in both of those would go a long way towards 'catching' them.
     
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    Jabari Smith and Ivey would be an absolute homerun. But very very unlikely
     
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