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I feel that Russell is the best player in this draft. I also think that he fits well on all the teams slated to pick top 4, minus us. I would make room for him however. The Sixers traded MCW because he was a poor shooter. With that said I don't see them picking Mudiay. Russell is a great fit at PG in a triangle offense, Mudiay isn't. The Lakers have so many holes everybody would fit their roster. I think there is a great chance Russell goes first or second and no later than third.

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Camden wrote:Thought the board would enjoy this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoHfZOdh2pk

That was fun to watch. Not only were both of them insanely hot, but they both show a nice shooting stroke...looks like the ball should go in. I found myself cheering for our guy. but maybe if things go our way, they'll both be our guys.

TRKO wrote:I feel that Russell is the best player in this draft. I also think that he fits well on all the teams slated to pick top 4, minus us. I would make room for him however. The Sixers traded MCW because he was a poor shooter. With that said I don't see them picking Mudiay. Russell is a great fit at PG in a triangle offense, Mudiay isn't. The Lakers have so many holes everybody would fit their roster. I think there is a great chance Russell goes first or second and no later than third.

To me Russell has the most potential to be a game changer in this draft. I would rather have Harden or Curry type over AD/Ibaka type.

bleedspeed177 wrote:

TRKO wrote:I feel that Russell is the best player in this draft. I also think that he fits well on all the teams slated to pick top 4, minus us. I would make room for him however. The Sixers traded MCW because he was a poor shooter. With that said I don't see them picking Mudiay. Russell is a great fit at PG in a triangle offense, Mudiay isn't. The Lakers have so many holes everybody would fit their roster. I think there is a great chance Russell goes first or second and no later than third.

To me Russell has the most potential to be a game changer in this draft. I would rather have Harden or Curry type over AD/Ibaka type.

I would rather have the Anthony Davis type, but that guy ain't in this draft. The Harden/Curry type is. We need to pick him.

Stanley Johnson with another ho-hum outing last night. Is this guy even the best player on his team right now? He's been slumping for a while now. We saw D-Russ have a little slump for a few games, but he's pulled out of it with two dominant performances of late.

I may take one of the Euro's over Johnson at this point.

Q12543 wrote:Stanley Johnson with another ho-hum outing last night. Is this guy even the best player on his team right now? He's been slumping for a while now. We saw D-Russ have a little slump for a few games, but he's pulled out of it with two dominant performances of late.

I may take one of the Euro's over Johnson at this point.

There has to be a tangible quality to a player in college for me to get behind him. For instance I loved Bazz because I knew he had a knack for getting great position and scoring. I don't see any definable part of Johnson's game to make me a believer. Johnson has athleticism and hustle, but so do most of the wings in the NBA. I feel the same with Muiday. Russel can shoot, and he is a creative ball handler. He is the only guard/wing I would want with our pick, otherwise I trade down a bit and look at the WCS/Myles Turner tier of bigs.

Q12543 wrote:Stanley Johnson with another ho-hum outing last night. Is this guy even the best player on his team right now? He's been slumping for a while now. We saw D-Russ have a little slump for a few games, but he's pulled out of it with two dominant performances of late.

I may take one of the Euro's over Johnson at this point.

His February was up/down pretty much the entire time. Decent outing followed by a poor outing. Nothing too great, though.

I'd argue that both Stan and Russ had a meh month of February. Good to see D'Angelo jump out of it, though. We need his play to remain strong for us to really have a shot at Towns.

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/karl-anthony-and-cauley-stein-kentuckys-two-headed-monster-is-the-future-of-the-nba/

Q- I may take one of the Euro's over Johnson at this point.
There are a couple of Euros, Porzingis, and Mario Hezonja. I havn't seen much on Hezonja on this board, but he is top 10 in all the mock drafts, sometimes ahead of Porzingis. How would Hezonja look at small forward, being 6'8" and reportedly a great shooter? I think Russell will be gone when we pick.