hell be a pro but prob not that great
― lag∞n, Saturday, 19 March 2016 19:33 (eight years ago) link
tho when u can shoot anything is possible
― lag∞n, Saturday, 19 March 2016 19:34 (eight years ago) link
hes projected as a bubble 1st rounder now
― lag∞n, Saturday, 19 March 2016 19:35 (eight years ago) link
wait hold on there's another plumlee?
― k3vin k., Saturday, 19 March 2016 19:37 (eight years ago) link
theres an endless supply of plumlees
― lag∞n, Saturday, 19 March 2016 19:38 (eight years ago) link
i think the thing w/ allen is that he's only listed at 6' 5" so he's more a combo guard than a 3 and d guy. if he was 2 or 3 inches taller he would be a lottery pick. i.e. he's much more skilled than sam dekker but dekker has enough height to play on the wing.
but l feel like a lot of teams still have pretty poor guard depth. a lot of teams frankly don't even have three good guards so i feel like there's def a place for him in the league as a scorer off the bench.
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 19 March 2016 19:44 (eight years ago) link
im a plumlee but when my family immigrated from plumland they changed their family name to bison bc thats the english equivalent
― get a long, little doggy (m bison), Saturday, 19 March 2016 19:46 (eight years ago) link
six four/five is plenty big to play the nba 2 if he really is that big, but seems like he doesnt have great athleticism either so
― lag∞n, Saturday, 19 March 2016 19:46 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGCytpyY5Wg
he's not unathletic!
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 19 March 2016 19:48 (eight years ago) link
i think weirdly he can really jump but isn't that fast or quick laterally
wwhen he was 11 should have prayed to god for overall athletic abilities instead of "dear god please let me dunk good"
― get a long, little doggy (m bison), Saturday, 19 March 2016 19:49 (eight years ago) link
yeah allen doesnt look super quick out there idk
― lag∞n, Saturday, 19 March 2016 20:01 (eight years ago) link
buddy hield??
― lag∞n, Sunday, 27 March 2016 00:02 (eight years ago) link
he had an absolutely insane shooting year but it kinda came out of nowhere and hes old
― lag∞n, Sunday, 27 March 2016 00:03 (eight years ago) link
but if he can really shoot like that...
idk i'm not convinced that age should be held against guys who could really play as upperclassmen. he can really play imo
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 27 March 2016 00:41 (eight years ago) link
his shot looked unbelievable tonight and you have a pretty high floor if you can shoot like that. i think the question about him is if he's athletic/quick enough to consistently generate his own shot but given how the game is right now that shot would still make him a pretty valuable player.
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 27 March 2016 00:41 (eight years ago) link
seniors drafted in the first round in the last 3 years
frank kaminskyjerian grantdelon wrightlarry nance jrdoug mcdermottadreian payneshabazz napiercj wilcoxjosh heustiscj mccollummason plumleesolomon hilltyler zellerandrew nicholsonmiles plumleefestus ezilijimmer fredettenolan smithkenneth fariedjajuan johnsonnorris colejimmy butler
not exactly the most encouraging group. butler the only franchise player, faried and mccollum arguably close. a lot of role players and busts in that group. also had draymond and jae crowder as second round seniors.
obv if buddy is this good of a shooter it would be almost impossible for him to not be a valuable nba player http://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2016/3/22/11259826/buddy-hield-stephen-curry-three-point-shooting-nba-draft-ncaa-tournament
that his shot pretty much came out of nowhere this year might be a little concerning but it looks really damn good
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 27 March 2016 00:52 (eight years ago) link
er that's the last 5 years i mean on the draft list
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 27 March 2016 00:53 (eight years ago) link
I figure he'll be taken somewhere between picks 10 and 20.
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Sunday, 27 March 2016 01:00 (eight years ago) link
no way he lasts to 10
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 27 March 2016 01:15 (eight years ago) link
wasnt damian a senior taken in the last 5 years?
― Clay, Sunday, 27 March 2016 01:23 (eight years ago) link
nah jr. might have been a fourth year jr. tho?
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 27 March 2016 01:24 (eight years ago) link
huh yeah i think he was 22, figured he was a sr.
― Clay, Sunday, 27 March 2016 01:25 (eight years ago) link
he was a 4-year player, he's more or less a senior and belongs in the same discussion as the rest of those guys
― k3vin k., Sunday, 27 March 2016 01:32 (eight years ago) link
feel like hield should at least be as good as mccollum. fwiw mccollum also just had an insane shooting year as a senior.
― circles, Sunday, 27 March 2016 03:28 (eight years ago) link
some guys are late bloomers whatcha gonna do
― Clay, Sunday, 27 March 2016 03:41 (eight years ago) link
a single season can be fluky tho especially when youre a grown man playing against teens
― lag∞n, Sunday, 27 March 2016 05:47 (eight years ago) link
like this is dumb
http://i.imgur.com/4mq4yS1.png
― lag∞n, Sunday, 27 March 2016 05:48 (eight years ago) link
he cld be a great shooter he cld also be just a good shooter
― lag∞n, Sunday, 27 March 2016 05:52 (eight years ago) link
lol that red trendline really illuminates that he got better then regressed then improved again huh we are truly in the age of data
― Clay, Sunday, 27 March 2016 06:09 (eight years ago) link
its a testament to his remarkable work ethic
― lag∞n, Sunday, 27 March 2016 06:20 (eight years ago) link
hield moved up from 10 to 5 in chad fords 100
― lag∞n, Monday, 28 March 2016 20:40 (eight years ago) link
or maybe that was xpress that had him at 10, anyway hes at 7 there now
― lag∞n, Monday, 28 March 2016 20:41 (eight years ago) link
he shd give tip steph if he goes top 5
― lag∞n, Monday, 28 March 2016 20:42 (eight years ago) link
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― lag∞n, Monday, March 28, 2016 4:41 PM (17 minutes ago)
check back in a few years to see where he ends up
― k3vin k., Monday, 28 March 2016 20:59 (eight years ago) link
haha
― lag∞n, Monday, 28 March 2016 21:00 (eight years ago) link
celtics ~30% chance of getting one of the top two picks http://www.celticsblog.com/2016/4/14/11429164/updated-boston-celtics-2016-nba-draft-odds
― lag∞n, Friday, 15 April 2016 20:01 (eight years ago) link
Fuck the Celtics.
― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 15 April 2016 20:42 (eight years ago) link
rude
― lag∞n, Friday, 15 April 2016 20:47 (eight years ago) link
As a nuggets and celtics fan I wish this draft was better but maybe more international guys get in
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 17 April 2016 22:57 (eight years ago) link
nugs are gonna have to either make some sort of move or draft and stash, they're gonna have too many dudes
― k3vin k., Sunday, 17 April 2016 23:23 (eight years ago) link
they've been drafting well
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 17 April 2016 23:36 (eight years ago) link
The nuggets def have too many players... They're at least 2 deep at every position other than PG (and Augustin isn't half bad). although that includes 2 SFs who are always injured. Maybe time to move faried.
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 23 April 2016 23:00 (eight years ago) link
wait david thorpe sold me on simmons http://es.pn/1VeiQRM
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 21 May 2016 00:55 (seven years ago) link
wow, he is really high on him. as much as people have talked about length in recent years, it's interesting that simmons is notably not long for a 6'10" guy.
― circles, Saturday, 21 May 2016 03:59 (seven years ago) link
did not even realize he was that tall
― Spottie, Saturday, 21 May 2016 04:12 (seven years ago) link
yeah, maybe not, different sources have different numbers, and he didn't do the official combine measurements.
― circles, Saturday, 21 May 2016 04:25 (seven years ago) link
he does not look 6'10" irl, might be 6'8"
― micah, Saturday, 21 May 2016 08:48 (seven years ago) link
Concerns about Simmons?
The knock on Simmons as a shooter is somewhat overrated. Let's not forget that another do-it-all type of NBA star was not a good shooter in college. In two seasons, Kawhi Leonard shot 20.5 percent and 29.1 percent from 3, yet is a career 39-percent shooter in the NBA -- making 44 percent this season.
Simmons has a good-looking stroke, but he never looked as if he was willing to take 3-pointers, and was hesitant to take a lot of jump shots, period. Perhaps this was due to a coaching decision, as he was able to drive by or pass over most defenders. In the NBA, it is fair to expect he will shoot a lot of 3s and be at least good at it, in time.
[waves hands until they fall off]
― lag∞n, Monday, 23 May 2016 00:01 (seven years ago) link