I am not proud to have been a Bagley guy coming out of college.That Bagley draft pick was one of the worst, most indefensible draft picks from the moment the Kings made it, & has only gotten historically worse since then.
His feel for the game was just so off & combined with the lack of length & consistent effort, he was never going to be a decent defensive player - 29 blocks in 33 games for a guy with his height & bounce was insane.I am not proud to have been a Bagley guy coming out of college.
hating on Doncic was a bigger crimeI am not proud to have been a Bagley guy coming out of college.
Credit to ATL on making that deal, very gutsy move...I also hated Trae and loved Bamba in that draftI thought Trae was going to be a bust.
Ayton is interesting and could possibly add a 3 to his game. I'm not sure how much value he can have in today's NBA though.
I thought that was a franchise-alteringly awful trade. It turned out to merely just be "bad".Credit to ATL on making that deal, very gutsy move...I also hated Trae and loved Bamba in that draft
not that it matters, but what did ATL do with the pick they received from Dallas?I thought that was a franchise-alteringly awful trade. It turned out to merely just be "bad".
Trae and Cam.not that it matters, but what did ATL do with the pick they received from Dallas?
Reddish.not that it matters, but what did ATL do with the pick they received from Dallas?
The guy sounds like a tool but that's really good work.I was just looking at Dean's draft board from 2018...
The good:
Luka #1
SGA #6
Bagley #8
MPJ #9
Timelord #12
JRobinson #58
The interesting:
Sexton #20
The bad:
WCJ #4
Zhaire #5
Mikal #18
DGraham #57
The Ugly:
Trae #15
Sexton learned well from someone. Defense can keep you in the league if you’re a marginal guy…….but if you can get buckets that’s how you’re going to get paid.Adv metrics really don't like Sexton, esp his defense. He came out of college with a great defensive reputation too. BUT he gets re-drafted in the top 10
agreed, a winning environment would probably do wonders for his defensive effort.Sexton learned well from someone. Defense can keep you in the league if you’re a marginal guy…….but if you can get buckets that’s how you’re going to get paid.
I don’t think Sexton is nearly as bad as those flawed individual metrics make him out to be either when you’re losing games every night and don’t have much of a system in place due to youth/lack of talent.
Great draft. That's pretty much the order, but I probably take the 25ppg scorer after JJJThis is super rough but...
Luka
Trae
SGA
Ayton
MPJ
Mikal
JJJ
TL
Miles
Huerter
Sexton
MitchRob
Trent Jr.
WCJ
Brunson
Donte D
Bruce B
Shake
Bagley
FVV was 2016.Great draft. That's pretty much the order, but I probably take the 25ppg scorer after JJJ
I'd move up Donte
MitchRob/TL are pretty close and MitchRob has played twice the minutes
Is that the draft that VanVleet told teams not to draft him and he bet on himself as a UFA?
Regarding where to put Sexton, I guess it depends on where you are as a franchise. I think those other guys would impact playoff winning more, but it's all speculative.Great draft. That's pretty much the order, but I probably take the 25ppg scorer after JJJ
I'd move up Donte
MitchRob/TL are pretty close and MitchRob has played twice the minutes
Is that the draft that VanVleet told teams not to draft him and he bet on himself as a UFA?
View: https://youtu.be/W5gz3vIIhkwagreed, a winning environment would probably do wonders for his defensive effort.
I remember a Bama game where they had to play 3 on 5 for ~ a quarter of the game. He was a beast
That was a great spectacle, in an "oh my lord, NOOOOOOO!!! Whew...!" kind of way. And yeah, that earns you a bump in the draft rankings.
Sexton clearly better when he doesn't have to defend and he's guarded by slowfooted childrenSexton clearly better when he doesn't have other teammates on the court slowing him down.
I wholeheartedly endorse this post. Tatum and Brown are ready. The horrible luck and resulting roster problems of Gordo and Kyrie (who begat Kemba) are at last behind us. TL, if he can stay healthy, looks ready to become a key contributor. Smart is signed and presumably happy. And in Al and Richardson, the team now includes a couple of character vets on contracts that could provide good trade ballast…and who have at least the potential to contribute positively to this year’s team. The next year-plus is about focusing on acquiring a third star and, after that, using our zillion TPEs to round out the roster with ring-chasing veterans.No. We are looking to formulate an elite young veteran core with other veterans and cheap rookie deals surrounding them. We are no longer in rebuilding mode. Hard pass on Bagley.
[ ] exceptionalHis per-36 minute stats over those two seasons were exceptional: 16.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.9 assists while shooting 35.1% from 3 on 6 attempts.
[ ] couldn't come off the floorRichardson was indispensable and couldn’t come off the floor, logging 36 minutes a game in that series.
[ ] deserves none of the blameHe couldn’t get into a rhythm, and deserves none of the blame for such an occurrence.