Two Big Predictions

[bleedspeed]

And I'll give you a D for those grade levels :thumb:

And I give you an "F" for the input you provide. :-) If you can do better share.

[Q12543 [enjin:6621299]]

And I'll give you a D for those grade levels :thumb:

And I give you an "F" for the input you provide. :-) If you can do better share.

And I give both of you guys "incompletes" for your board spat. C'mon, where is the profanity, hurt feelings, and threats never to come back again!? You can do better than this!!!

[bleedspeed]

Q - I suck at this stuff. I need to work on my people skills as much as my basketball knowledge.

[longstrangetrip [enjin:6600564]]

Idk if it's just me, but even being raw, Bender looks like a better basketball player then all of them. Whenever you see a kid have high BBIQ and massive offensive and defensive potential, you gotta get him.

Murray lacks elite athleticism and defensive potential.

Hield can gun, he doesn't really have a great mid range game, his defensive potential is there but questionable. Like his work ethic but he's not a total package in terms of obvious two-way talent.

Would be super disappointed if we sit pat and took Murray when LaVine does what he does, and better, with more athleticism.

I thought the knock on Bender is that he hasn't played much top-level basketball... or am I missing something?

Biggest knock and the level of competition too, to a degree, is one of the things that could discredit my statement.

However, the stuff I watched on him showing him hitting open shots, looking like he knows where to go on the court, passing for a big man on the fast break, making simple passes in the flow of offense. Good timing on his blocks and block attempts. I came away super intrigued and impressed with what I saw.

I watched Murray, Dunn, and Hield so far, assuming they were guys we'd get. Started watching Bender because I saw someone on here say they didn't believe the hype that after Porzingis he was getting undeserved love. I didn't like him from what I had heard, then when I watched him and turned the corner. It's a preference because I didn't come away super impressed overall with any of the guards. First thing I thought was "LaVine plays like these guys but is already better". So it was hard for me to get excited about it, unless we already have plan in place to play LaVine as 6th man and trade Bazz.

That's where I am with Bender too, ahughes. We will have to be patient with him if he becomes our pick, but I might argue he would immediately become our 2nd best passer the moment he joins us...at age 18.


(Second to Rubio, of course...who KAT told us this morning on Mike and Mike is no Tyler Ulis).

[BizarroJerry [enjin:6592520]]

Q - I suck at this stuff. I need to work on my people skills as much as my basketball knowledge.

I do too Bleed. I'm just busting your balls. I think whoever we pick tonight will fit in well on this team. We don't need a superstar, just a really good role player.

[bleedspeed]

BJ - I am just a greedy MotherF'f I want to add another stuperstar to this team. We can look for role players in FA.

[Monster]

BJ - I am just a greedy MotherF'f I want to add another stuperstar to this team. We can look for role players in FA.

Me too Bleed.

[TAFKASP]

[AbeVigodaLive]

I predict Rubio gets traded.

He's arguably the most polarizing player (but not the best nor most important) on a team with a new coach and decision-maker. SOMETHING big will happen today/tonight. Some kind of trade.

I think there are legit odds it involves Rubio.


[Note: I don't want him to be traded. I've ripped him here and there previously, but he's genuinely fun to watch.]

[thedoper]

I predict Rubio gets traded.

He's arguably the most polarizing player (but not the best nor most important) on a team with a new coach and decision-maker. SOMETHING big will happen today/tonight. Some kind of trade.

I think there are legit odds it involves Rubio.


[Note: I don't want him to be traded. I've ripped him here and there previously, but he's genuinely fun to watch.]

I think you're right. Both on him being fun to watch and on him being the player that gets moved.