CTMagicUK 1,488 Report post Posted August 4, 2013 I am not sure parker has the athleticism to be the type of player we need. What we need is a star to build around. Jabari has been compared to Melo and a young Grant Hill, I have issues with him as well as everybody in this draft but if he shows at Duke that those issues aren't important and he can be dominant I'd draft him. There isn't a single player I don't have doubts about thus far. The college season is going to be massive in coloring my opinion and until then I'm not prepared to make statements like "i don't think we need this guy" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaVar 108 Report post Posted August 4, 2013 What we need is a star to build around. Jabari has been compared to Melo and a young Grant Hill, I have issues with him as well as everybody in this draft but if he shows at Duke that those issues aren't important and he can be dominant I'd draft him. There isn't a single player I don't have doubts about thus far. The college season is going to be massive in coloring my opinion and until then I'm not prepared to make statements like "i don't think we need this guy" He is a scorer so let see if he is mello or shabazz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bauncey Chillups 288 Report post Posted August 4, 2013 Parker is arguably the most polished high school player since Durant. His quickness is a concern but if he's at least good in that area (and i mean actual good athleticism, not like Trey Burke's "good" athleticism) then I like him more than anyone in this class. I see a little Rudy Gay in Wiggins and it's something I can't shake from my mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaVar 108 Report post Posted August 4, 2013 Parker is arguably the most polished high school player since Durant. His quickness is a concern but if he's at least good in that area (and i mean actual good athleticism, not like Trey Burke's "good" athleticism) then I like him more than anyone in this class. I see a little Rudy Gay in Wiggins and it's something I can't shake from my mind. This is his biggest question mark to me. Can he be good at the pro level? Because you need some athleticism. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CTMagicUK 1,488 Report post Posted August 4, 2013 Did anybody see that Rick Pitino tipped Joel Embiid to be a top 2 pick in 2014? Honestly Embiid is a prospect I'd really be interested in, not sure he'd make the top 2 (if he even chooses to come out of college after his freshman year) but I think he's an raw but exciting, athletic big man with ridiculous potential. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaVar 108 Report post Posted August 4, 2013 nice young player. bigs normally go high in the draft. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted August 4, 2013 Did anybody see that Rick Pitino tipped Joel Embiid to be a top 2 pick in 2014? Honestly Embiid is a prospect I'd really be interested in, not sure he'd make the top 2 (if he even chooses to come out of college after his freshman year) but I think he's an raw but exciting, athletic big man with ridiculous potential. He seems to be the new fast riser. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CTMagicUK 1,488 Report post Posted August 11, 2013 Dante Exum said recently that he's gone from 90/10 (%) leaning towards college to 50/50 on the basis of his strong showing at the Fiba U19's and people projecting him to be a top 5 pick. Honestly if he declares in 2014 he slots right in as my #2 prospect. A back court of Oladipo and Exum would be awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mauro Pedrosa 1,033 Report post Posted August 11, 2013 Dante Exum said recently that he's gone from 90/10 (%) leaning towards college to 50/50 on the basis of his strong showing at the Fiba U19's and people projecting him to be a top 5 pick. Honestly if he declares in 2014 he slots right in as my #2 prospect. A back court of Oladipo and Exum would be awesome. I wouldn't mind that. The stronger the 2014 class, the better for us. We won't have to worry about losing games as much Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BN 44 Report post Posted August 12, 2013 Dante Exum said recently that he's gone from 90/10 (%) leaning towards college to 50/50 on the basis of his strong showing at the Fiba U19's and people projecting him to be a top 5 pick. Honestly if he declares in 2014 he slots right in as my #2 prospect. A back court of Oladipo and Exum would be awesome. Cool beans, I'd definitely rather have him as an option in 2014 than in 2015 (given that we'll be making a run for the title that year ;) )... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mauro Pedrosa 1,033 Report post Posted August 14, 2013 http://watch.nba.com/nba/video/channels/nba_tv/2013/08/13/rookie-jersey-numbers.nba Rookies say why they chose their numbers (Oladipo included) Shabazz is a smart kid Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CTMagicUK 1,488 Report post Posted August 14, 2013 What's everybody's top 10 rankings then before the season? Should be interesting to see when the end of the season comes around and people have risen and fallen. Here's mine: 1. Andrew Wiggins 2. Dante Exum 3. Jabari Parker 4. Marcus Smart 5. Julius Randle 6. Joel Embiid 7. Aaron Gordon 8. Andrew Harrison 9. Gary Harris 10. Montrezl Harrell I begrudgingly put Harrison in at #8 because honestly I'm not sold on the Harrison's but I can't see any prospects better than Andrew at 8. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
