Official 2013 Draft Thread

[Chris_Sanders]

If we seriously just spent the #5 pick on Meyers Leonard...

 

[Chaplin]

We worked out all those guys and we end up picking....

a guy who couldn't work out due to injury.

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[Superbone]

Len is not a stiff, he is just not a sexy pick.

Len is furthest from a stiff I have seen in a 7'1 center. He is nimble and agile.

He was a gymnast for god sakes. The guy is NOT stiff. The ignorance on this board amazes me sometimes.

 

[Joe Mama]

I keep feeling like I have to say that I would have taken McLemore, but I don't think it's at all out of the question that they had him #1. I mean clearly they had him over everybody but the 4 players taken ahead. Of those players the only guy I think they might have possibly had rights over Len would be Oladipo.

I also think it's a little ridiculous to get so bent out of shape about Gortat not being traded tonight when we have ABSOLUTELY no idea what if anything was actually offered. This is like everybody bitching about losing Amare for nothing when he helped us get to the Western conference finals and we have no evidence anybody really offered us anything worthwhile for him. Plug Nash into the same thread.

Besides, there's still the rest of free agency and all of next year to trade guys like Gortat, Scola, and Dudley (whom I hope they hold onto).

Joe

 

[Superbone]

If it's true, how can it be spin? It's spin only because you WANT it to be spin. Maybe McD isn't the savior a lot of us had thought and they honestly had him #1 on their board.

OR, maybe the selection is a lot better than everybody is giving him credit for.

 

[carey]

This is from the guy that does all the DX videos.

‏@Mike_Schmitz: Don't understand the Len hate. People automatically group him in the "Euro, unathletic BIG" category when he's far from that.

@Mike_Schmitz: Great pick for the #Suns. Len has a chance to be one of the best players to come out of this draft. Major upside.

@Mike_Schmitz: Len can be an impact guy on BOTH ends, not just one. You don't find players with his physical tools, athleticism, and skill set. #NBADraft

@Mike_Schmitz: Skeptical #Suns fans, trust in Ryan McDonough. Len is a very good pick. Really good kid. Good sense of self-awareness.

 

[Raindog]

If we seriously just spent the #5 pick on Meyers Leonard...

Is anybody certain that Alex Len ISN'T actually Meyers Leonard? They sure look alike. Maybe he snuck back into college to try to improve his draft position one year later. He didn't really even bother to disguise his last name very well.

 

[Joe Mama]

big guy with a stress fracture in the ankle. reminds me of sam bowie, but bowie was more explosive than Len will ever be.

they said Noel's knee was in pristine condition, being a lightweight guy and having some time to recover I think he makes almost a 100% recovery.

i'm not sure we took the bpa

I'll say this one more time. The one area where this current group has earned our complete trust is the ability to assess health and keep people on the court. I would have taken McLemore, but it has nothing to do with the ankle.

Joe

 

[elindholm]

That video breakdown of Len vs. Noel really scared me. Len looked pretty seriously outclassed.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I keep feeling like I have to say that I would have taken McLemore, but I don't think it's at all out of the question that they had him #1. I mean clearly they had him over everybody but the 4 players taken ahead. Of those players the only guy I think they might have possibly had rights over Len would be Oladipo.

I also think it's a little ridiculous to get so bent out of shape about Gortat not being traded tonight when we have ABSOLUTELY no idea what if anything was actually offered. This is like everybody bitching about losing Amare for nothing when he helped us get to the Western conference finals and we have no evidence anybody really offered us anything worthwhile for him. Plug Nash into the same thread.

Besides, there's still the rest of free agency and all of next year to trade guys like Gortat, Scola, and Dudley (whom I hope they hold onto).

Joe

This, start to finish, very much this.

Steve

 

[SirStefan32]

Crap! I wanted Snell for the Suns.

 

[sunsfan88]

People were saying the same exact thing about Chris Mihm...who ended up being a big white stiff.



I don't buy a second of it.



if you're that talented, you rise above bad guard play. drafting a guy at 5 who couldn't...and already has a) motor issues and b) injury issues is insanity, whether he's white or not.

Len is very mobile big man for a 7'1, 255lb center. He has a 7'4 wingspan which I think is the 2nd biggest wingspan in this draft.

He's very raw in terms of skill but athleticism won't ever be the knock on Len.

And you say white big men suck yet Dirk, Pau, Love, Marc etc all turned out good.

Len has added a significant amount of weight to his outstanding 7-1 frame, even if he wasn't quite able to maintain it as the season moved on. Nevertheless, his physical potential is off the charts, a he sports a 7-4 wingspan, a very solid base, and excellent agility and dexterity for a player his size.

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[CardsFan88]

ROFL, Shabazz goes on stage six picks late.

 

[Mainstreet]

We worked out all those guys and we end up picking....

a guy who couldn't work out due to injury.

I'm sure McDonnough has watched Len extensively.

 

[Mainstreet]

If we seriously just spent the #5 pick on Meyers Leonard...

I like Meyers Leonard's upside.

 

[PDXChris]

Crap! I wanted Snell for the Suns.

I am happy with who picked him.

 

[Superbone]

Not trading Gortat is one of the worst ideas in the history of bad ideas. Do we need him to "mentor" Len? What in his history says that Gortat can mentor anybody?

TWIN TOWERS, baby!!!

 

[Folster]

That video breakdown of Len vs. Noel really scared me. Len looked pretty seriously outclassed.

I thought the consensus was that Len outplayed Noel.

 

[SirStefan32]

I am happy with who picked him.

I am genuanily happy for the Bulls. I think he'll be a very good player, and is exactly what Chicago needed.

 

[Joe Mama]

I think my guy is about to be taken

 

[RON_IN_OC]

ROFL, Shabazz goes on stage six picks late.

If he can't remember his real age, how can he be expected to remember his draft number?

 

[PDXChris]

I am genuanily happy for the Bulls. I think he'll be a very good player, and is exactly what Chicago needed.

 

[elindholm]

I thought the consensus was that Len outplayed Noel.

The DX guys didn't render a verdict, but the video left me thinking that Noel was the better prospect, especially if he can come back healthy.

 

[Superbone]

we have different ideas of what makes someone a stiff. not sure what's so hard to understand about that.

The guy is Chris Mihm who IMO was a big white stiff. you have different ideas. so be it.

You've got the wrong guy. He's more like Ilgauskas.

 

[PDXChris]

Stern is loving the booing in his final year running the draft.