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  1. Fez Hammersticks

    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    We probably could have started this in June -- this past June.

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    Zeller's my dood!
     
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    Anybody but Zeller!
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Of course he is......... you are 1-1 on big white boys!
     
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    When do people start calling for the coach to be fired?
     
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    Thinking Shabazz right now
     
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    How about why was he even hired?
     
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  8. Fez Hammersticks

    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    I'm going to be careful this year.

    I bombed the Waiters pick, but I nailed the Faried pick the year before!

    The top-tier guys in 2013:

    1A) 'Bazz Muhammad
    1b) Cody Zeller

    It's another top-heavy draft IMO.
     
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    How many games have ya'll seen Shabazz and Nerlens play?

    I've read just as much about them about them as anyone, I've seen the highlights, and I caught most of the game Noel played against McGary's team last season. However, it's too early to really make assessments on either player from our perspective.

    We need to see them against NCAA competition this season before establishing an opinion. This is why we have the rule. Although you have to question that rule, Andre Drummond could have been the #1 pick without it, so maybe it does serve a purpose for the NBA scouts.
     
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    EGame "You're the only one of these fools I trust"

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    I don't think will be the worst team or even the top 5 worst. I do think we manage top 10, but the Bobcats, Cleveland, Phoenix and maybe Golden State and Sactown strike me as worse than us.
     
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    -NBAdraft.net

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    Phoenix and Golden State have pretty good lineups
     
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    Speaking of players we've actually had a chance to watch on the NCAA level, what are everyone's thoughts on James McAdoo?

    The start to his collegiate career was obviously disappointing, but regardless of his productivity, I'm more interested to see what his role will be with UNC this season. All I've heard since he was in high school was that he's a hybrid forward that has the ability to play out on the perimeter. I didn't see much of that last season though.

    He didn't seem to be a great back-to-the-basket player, but his jumper didn't look that great either. I know midnight madness is like the retarded stepchild of the NBA preseason, but after watching him play in that a few days ago, it doesn't seem like he found a jumper over the summer. His offensive role will most undoubtedly be expanded this season with the departure of four players taken in the top 17, but I just wonder if they shouldn't try to develop him into more of a traditional four than a hybrid, playmaking forward.

    (EDIT: Just spotted this in your quote, Fez:

    "The last "true" wing (unless one counts LeBron James, who was thought to be more of a PG when drafted) to be selected #1 overall was Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson in the 1994 NBA Draft."

    That's just untrue. LeBron wasn't pegged as a PG when drafted. This guy's own website had him pegged as a SF.)
     
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    I like McAdoo a lot. This should be his year to showcase his talents with UNC.

    A ball handling big, with great vision. He has a lot of unrealized potential. But the sky's the limit as far as I'm concerned.
     
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    Ya will see. Some other teams that might not be great are Toronto and Detroit. Also I forgot about Orlando they'll probably suck.
     
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    That's the surest bet in the NBA next season...
     
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    Yesterday :dunno:
     
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    Also, just to put it into perspective, here was nbadraft.net's 2012 mock a year before the draft -

    http://web.archive.org/web/20110723220122/http://www.nbadraft.net//

    1) Andre Drummond
    2) James McAdoo
    3) Anthony Davis
    4) Harrison Barnes
    5) Jared Sullinger
    6) Jeremy Lamb
    7) Quincy Miller
    8) Perry Jones
    9) Marquis Teague
    10) Brad Beal
    11) Khris Middleton
    12) Myck Kabongo
    13) Josiah Turner
    14) Austin Rivers
     
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    Lets just say I will be watching more college hoops this season then I have in awhile.
     
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    Wait, the Blazers aren't winning the 'ship this year?
     
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