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 (seven years ago) link
Fuck the Celtics.
― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 15 April 2016 20:42 (seven years ago) link
rude
― lag∞n, Friday, 15 April 2016 20:47 (seven 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 (seven 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 (seven years ago) link
they've been drafting well
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 17 April 2016 23:36 (seven 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 (seven 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
yeah i am not sure how you get from 'he's not a good shooter' to 'he will shoot a lot of 3s and be good at it' that quickly
― ciderpress, Monday, 23 May 2016 00:05 (seven years ago) link
but simmons form is kinda terrible
― micah, Monday, 23 May 2016 01:02 (seven years ago) link
Still think this draft is terrible. This is the draft where I'm gonna be that guy finally.
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 20 June 2016 00:05 (seven years ago) link
is bumping this thread during the national anthem of game 7 like one of those lebron subtweets where he tweets about a game being shown on nba tv while the warriors are disemboweling a team on tnt
― J0rdan S., Monday, 20 June 2016 00:06 (seven years ago) link
anyway this draft is terrible, the celtics got screwed
blazers have no picks this draft. I am pretty non-committal about it. it will be interesting to see who gets simmons and whether he is worth his salt.
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Monday, 20 June 2016 03:48 (seven years ago) link
Absolutely
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 20 June 2016 03:54 (seven years ago) link
Who would you take with the second pick in this draft?
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 11 April 2018 04:43 (five years ago) link
guerschon yabusele
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 04:52 (five years ago) link
in all seriousness the top 3 are looking like sure fire allstars, simmons is obvs the best and ingram and brown are looking pretty even, id prob take brown if i had to choose but ingram cld easily turn out better he was a total revelation taking over ballhandling duties for the lakers this year, murray goes 4th then everyone else is looking pretty rough
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 04:57 (five years ago) link
o wait i missed taurean prince i like him too sabonis and brogdon are dece a few other guys will prob pan out to some extent, anyway its prob rare to have the best three players actually go in the top 3 spots but it looks like thats what happened here
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 05:06 (five years ago) link