2024 NBA Draft Thread

[TheGreatYacht]

I look like an all star on YT too...

- Topic has a long neck but length is really not what stands out watching him.
- He has no real athleticism, but looks on the contrary like your random under the rim, unathletic euro PG. Forget about Manu here. Most of his drives are actually without contact, (which tells you about the level of defense over there). Combine measurements should be brutal to him.
- His handlings are not that great.
- Can't shoot, 29% on 3 (behind the closer euro line).
- Bad defense, just a body out there.
He's confident, yeah, like Teodosic, Micic or Nando were...

Just for perspective, his stats in 2 Euroleague games this year (16min/game): 3.5pt, 3.5 ass, 1to, 1.5rbd, 0.5stl.

Biggest risk in this draft, massive bust potential. I don't see all star ceiling at all. He won't get all these easy driving lines in the NBA. how many, unathletic, bad shooting euro, white guards have succeeded in the NBA the last 10 years? If ever? He's no Ricky rubio, much mess Luka.

No way spurs can waste a pick on a guy I can see seriously dropping in mock drafts after scouts start to look more closely at College BB... He was your start of the season hype when you have to make mock drafts but can still really picture College players. Could be back in Europe before the end of his rookie contract.

IMHO ofc.

I cringe so bad when I watch film of him on youtube. There isn't a single big in that league that's a better rim protector than ZACH COLLINS. Seriously wish I was kidding.

[CorrectCrusader]

All I want is a guard that can come off a screen with minimal separating and bottom a three. (Reed)
And a long wing that can play average defense and space the floor (Risacher)

[DAF86]

You think our audience does not know you can spoof IP, Dulcinea?

Everybody that has been paying any attention knows Ariel isn't a troll. He doesn't even make controversial posts for anyone to think he could be a troll, tbh.

I don't know where you two started beefing but it's probably your fault, tbh.

It's funny because I was about to ask if you weren't an alt account from ChumpDumper. You have the same tiresome argumentative style.

[spurraider21]

All I want is a guard that can come off a screen with minimal separating and bottom a three. (Reed)
And a long wing that can play average defense and space the floor (Risacher)

dillingham can also do the first, and since he's more of a threat to penetrate, is more likely to cause the defense to back off a little. with sheppard i imagine the nba strategy out the gate will be to crowd him and force him to beat them off the dribble. its possible he can beat those looks or get better at them, but theres no obvious approach to slowing dillingham

[spurraider21]

Everybody that has been paying any attention knows Ariel isn't a troll. He doesn't even make controversial posts for anyone to think he could be a troll, tbh.

I don't know where you two started beefing but it's probably your fault, tbh.

he kind of has the Beautiful Mind thing going on (not the part about being a genius, the paranoia part) where he thinks basically anyone who disagrees with him is a troll or alt account

[mo7888]

Everybody that has been paying any attention knows Ariel isn't a troll. He doesn't even make controversial posts for anyone to think he could be a troll, tbh.

I don't know where you two started beefing but it's probably your fault, tbh.

It's funny because I was about to ask if you weren't an alt account from ChumpDumper. You have the same tiresome argumentative style.

Yup.... Ariel is a legit poster....

[scott]

Fuzzy is just a pathetic human whose satisfaction in life is apparently driven solely by being the self-proclaimed king of internet forums. Anyone who dares engage in an opinion counter to his/hers/theirs is "petulant", "stupid" or part of the "troll swarm". He/She/They adds zero value to to the forum and, like many of the other posters who primarily dwell in the Politics forum, is best ignored.

[Dejounte]

he kind of has the Beautiful Mind thing going on (not the part about being a genius, the paranoia part) where he thinks basically anyone who disagrees with him is a troll or alt account

So it’s kind of like Mr Body but even more unhinged. Who would have thought that was possible?

[Bruno]

Regardless of the level of the ABA, Topic was playing for a quite special team called Mega Basket. Mega Basket owner is Topic's agent and most, if not all, of the other players of Mega Basket are also represented by this agent/owner. The main goal of the team is to showcase young players.

Because of that, I'm always cautious when a player put great stats with this team. You had to wonder if the owner/agent doesn't ask to the coach, as main goal, to make the best prospect (Topic this year) looks as good as possible.

While I'm cautious, I'm obviously not writing off a player because he is on that team. Jokic came from that team.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Fuzzy is just a pathetic human whose satisfaction in life is apparently driven solely by being the self-proclaimed king of internet forums. Anyone who dares engage in an opinion counter to his/hers/theirs is "petulant", "stupid" or part of the "troll swarm". He/She/They adds zero value to to the forum and, like many of the other posters who primarily dwell in the Politics forum, is best ignored.

I love you trying to hedge and prop up your Dulcinea. Not obvious at all and fit with what I have been saying perfectly.

you seem upset

[couchman]

People who act as though coaching in european leagues is worse than Ameircan coaching aren't paying attention. Here's a little clue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU30jvjLpcA

[Ariel]

Important game going our way, with Charlotte beating Memphis. Vasilije Micic and Tre Mann seem like really nice pick ups by Charlotte.

[Mr. Body]

So it’s kind of like Mr Body but even more unhinged. Who would have thought that was possible?

What your don't stink?

Good God you really need to get a grip.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Important game going our way, with Charlotte beating Memphis. Vasilije Micic and Tre Mann seem like really nice pick ups by Charlotte.

So of course this one comes in and pretend nothing has happened.

So this is what I like to call one of bags Dulcinea. The key is they want to be seen as impeachable and 'above the fray.' I imagine it has something to do with purity of something because they tend to act like old southern women from 50 years ago. Pantomiming his mother or grandmother. It's really phony. They will not get mad on this account. Bless your heart is as far as it goes. He hops on bunches of other accounts for that.

So bag has ben having a rough couple days. I have been ambushing and slamming any sense of authority, a key component to his narcissistic supply, and then someone challenged Dulcinea here. I then indirectly supported the challnger and continuing squeezing. Squeezing is how I found out he was still mad at me for not letting him sell Klan ideology on the political forum. The silly ole bag.

Anywho, he was heavy into his alts at this point mad at and I was slamming and outing him obviously over and over again and he just seemed to give up.

Yet lo and behold if Dulcinea themselves was sent in to salvage the rep.

I quickly slammed that and what you see above is bag and his alts trying to salvage cred.

[Ariel]

I'm now selling Klan ideology on the political forum?

Dude... get help... right now.

[Mr. Body]

Trying to ignore all you catty little schoolgirls.

Someone posted this from the last Bourg game. Not a good game for Risacher. He looks smaller than I hoped, but I like how he moves in space on defense, good stance and coverage despite not being very long. The offense here is super rough, though. I don't think much of what he's attempting is bad, really, just not well executed, other than some plays just blundering into turnovers/swipes. That stuff can be marked as due to youth.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

I'm now selling Klan ideology on the political forum?

Dude... get help... right now.

Do you believe race exists as a genetic construct?

[Ariel]

It's like I stepped on and I can't shake it off

[Degoat]

Rob Dillingham is my target! Has all the tools to be a great guard

[FuzzyLumpkins]

It's like I stepped on and I can't shake it off

You are being studied. You should be happy as it makes you important.

[vy65]

he kind of has the Beautiful Mind thing going on (not the part about being a genius, the paranoia part) where he thinks basically anyone who disagrees with him is a troll or alt account

But dressed up in the most tortured language that screams coffee shop intellectual who’s too stupid to properly string together the words he/she/they looked up in a thesaurus moments prior. Or who’s a non-native speaker, which is even sadder when you think about it.

[vy65]

Actually Fuzzy gives off strong unabomber vibes. Paranoia, obsession with middling intellectuals, god complex, deep deep deep rooted narcissism. All the signs are there.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

But dressed up in the most tortured language that screams coffee shop intellectual who’s too stupid to properly string together the words he/she/they looked up in a thesaurus moments prior. Or who’s a non-native speaker, which is even sadder when you think about it.

As seen here, bag jumps on different accounts from Dulcinea to be ugly.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Actually Fuzzy gives off strong unabomber vibes. Paranoia, obsession with middling intellectuals, god complex, deep deep deep rooted narcissism. All the signs are there.

It should also be noted in these posts the conspira takes and the casual racism as seen before.

[CorrectCrusader]

If you use a webforum in the year of our lord 2024 you're either an old head or an insane person so I don't think we should be throwing stones