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The fact that he was picked earlier than his draft position really tells me we picked him to keep him.Ya, hopefully we didn't pick him for some other team. I hate when that happens.
The fact that he was picked earlier than his draft position really tells me we picked him to keep him.Ya, hopefully we didn't pick him for some other team. I hate when that happens.
I wonder if it is a position thing. Not many highly rated PFs, so the ones available get over valued?The fact that he was picked earlier than his draft position really tells me we picked him to keep him.
Good Grief, it sounds like according to flex the suns wanted to draft Deni.
Would much rather have Jalen Smith, so I guess I should just be happy, it could have been worse.
Deandre Ayton/Mikal Bridges/Cam Johnson/Dario Saric/Jalen Smith/Frank Kaminsky/Abdel Nader/ Cheik Diallo/Tariq Owens.
Is that a frontcourt that can get you well into the playoffs? Maybe. If they stay healthy.
What about if your backcourt is
Chris Paul/Devin Booker/Elie Okobo/Cameron Payne
The answer is yes, but only if they avoid injury. It's a talented but thin team.
James Jones knows who he wants and drafts him. Doesn't matter where they are slotted by others. I do respect that. McD always took the guy that all the mocks said he should.
Nah. Smith is a very good prospect. He is a stretch big that is a rim protector with 2.7 blocks a game. That is a rare combination of skills. I liked Haliburton, but the Spurs passed on Hali too. That tells me that there was something I missed.I don't. That means your just too stupid to take advantage of your assets.
Smith will be nice when he grows into those legs. Put him on a bike and feed him some pasta.
Nah. Smith is a very good prospect. He is a stretch big that is a rim protector with 2.7 blocks a game. That is a rare combination of skills. I liked Haliburton, but the Spurs passed on Hali too. That tells me that there was something I missed.
Look at his numbers. He has basically the same skill set as Okwangu but Smith shoots the three.
Mocks are just sports dudes projections. I wonder what the team big boards really looked like around the league.
I would have liked to pick him a bit later too but there has to be teams wanting to move up , no one is going to just hand you an asset for no reason, in a draft like this I'm not surprised there aren't many trades, there weren't any "wow" prospects that teams were drooling overLook I am warming to the Smith pick, but there was at least 5 other guys that would have been just as good, and we would have got an asset in addition.
I am really just sick of James Jones throwing around draft picks like they are worthles s when in reality they are the lifeblood of an NBA team.
Nah. Smith is a very good prospect. He is a stretch big that is a rim protector with 2.7 blocks a game. That is a rare combination of skills. I liked Haliburton, but the Spurs passed on Hali too. That tells me that there was something I missed.
Look at his numbers. He has basically the same skill set as Okwangu but Smith shoots the three.
Mocks are just sports dudes projections. I wonder what the team big boards really looked like around the league.
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Any GM that spends his time strategizing his draft based on media mocks should be fired. Jones had Smith at 10 or higher on his board and he went with it.Look I am warming to the Smith pick, but there was at least 5 other guys that would have been just as good, and we would have got an asset in addition.
I am really just sick of James Jones throwing around draft picks like they are worthless when in reality they are the lifeblood of an NBA team.
One thing to consider, Gambo was reporting that they were shopping the pick just before he reported Jalen's selection. Since it's reasonable to conclude that he doesn't make it passed #16-19 they were probably looking at going back to 15 or so. So if they got no bites on trading back a few picks and obviously had him as BPA on their Big board, then they did everything they could to maximize the value of the pick.Look I am warming to the Smith pick, but there was at least 5 other guys that would have been just as good, and we would have got an asset in addition.
I am really just sick of James Jones throwing around draft picks like they are worthless when in reality they are the lifeblood of an NBA team.
You would think people would start to understand this when players consistently get picked before or after where they "should" have been picked. Teams have a lot more access to these players/information to get evaluations done than we as fans do or most of the analysts as well.Any GM that spends his time strategizing his draft based on media mocks should be fired. Jones had Smith at 10 or higher on his board and he went with it.
You would think people would start to understand this when players consistently get picked before or after where they "should" have been picked. Teams have a lot more access to these players/information to get evaluations done than we as fans or most of the analysts as well.