NBA DRAFT NIGHT 2015

[Superbone]

I'd be pretty excited about Christmas at 44.

You should always be excited about Christmas no matter what age you are.

[Ladmo]

I seriously can't tell if you're fucking with me or not.

I will say this though; Can you imagine how badly the Suns would have missed the playoffs if they did, god forbid, give a guy like Jimmer the minutes he needs to develop?

I mean, the Suns might have been stuck with Towns or Okafor in the draft instead of Booker...
Good thing THAT was avoided...

[carey]

Brandon Ashley didn't get drafted? Woah. We need him in training camp pronto.

[Split T]

Christian wood and Vince hunter went undrafted as well. I liked both of them

[JCSunsfan]

Christian Wood is interesting.

[Ladmo]

Christian Wood... Sounds like something an altar boy might give to a priest...

[Cap]

We could have had Dakari. Or Brandon. We traded the damn pick.

I think we needed a rotation big a lot more than another marginal prospect.

Oh, yippee. Last year he averaged 4.5 point and 3.3 boards on .443 shooting in a career-high 63 games.

[Shabazz]

He was much better the year before. Last year he was yanked in and out of the rotation. He has some pick and pop ability and is a decent defensive rebounder. Can alternate between the 4 and 5.

I do think there is something to what McDonough said about a saturation point with young players. You can have too many.

[LazarusLong]

Christian Wood... Sounds like something an altar boy might give to a priest...

Holy shit. A Ladmo siting??
Odsbodkins.

[LazarusLong]

So, sell me on Jon Leuer.

He's 6-10 and shoots abou6t 37% from behind the arc.

Look at it this way--he's better than Earl Barron.
(OK, that's damning with faint praise ...)

[Superbone]

We got the poor man's Kaminsky:

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[Mori Chu]

Ladmo's here! Good to see ya, Lad.

[Mori Chu]

I don't know that much about Booker (or any prospect, really) but it's good to see us draft a guy who is tall for his position and can shoot really well. How is his defense?

[ShelC]

I like Leuer. He caught my eye at Wisconsin and I've always been intrigued by him. Not just a BWS who shoots 3s (Novak). He's a very good all around offensive player, in the same mold as Frye but probably more versatile offensively. Shortcomings will be obvious but pretty savvy move I think. Like McD said, we don't need more rooks and Leuer's a young vet who's played on winning teams the last few years. Hope he gets a chance to show what he can do.

[TOO]

I don't know that much about Booker (or any prospect, really) but it's good to see us draft a guy who is tall for his position and can shoot really well. How is his defense?

His D will come, he's got the athletic ability and seems driven to improve.

[Bruiser]

Christian Wood is interesting.

Yau!

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I just wish we could find a way to trade the Morrii for any sort of aging role model with a little bit of veteran leadership and a locker room presence on an affordable contract. Some sort of Grant Hill, KG or maybe even David West could provide some much needed guidance for our young guns right now.

I seriously can't tell if you're fucking with me or not.

I will say this though; Can you imagine how badly the Suns would have missed the playoffs if they did, god forbid, give a guy like Jimmer the minutes he needs to develop?

I mean, the Suns might have been stuck with Towns or Okafor in the draft instead of Booker...
Good thing THAT was avoided...

I kind of agree with this. The young guys need to get out there. A lot! Even if that means being Philly for two years. We have missed the playoffs 5 years in a row now. I am afraid that mediocrity thing is not working out for us and it only prolongs the inevitable.

I like our pick though!

The Kentucky Suns.

[ShelC]

Well, i think this was a pretty successful draft night all things considered. We addressed a major need (outside shooting) with Booker and Leuer.

Booker seems to be a very polished, mature 18 yr old who "gets it". Confident but not cocky and still can improve. I like his size for a SG also. As much raw talent as Archie has, Booker seems more of the basketball player. I think Archie definitely becomes expendable now and is maybe thrown in as sweetner to a deal.

But Booker will help spread the floor and keep defenses honest regardless of whether he's next to Bledsoe or Knight.

Leuer...same thing. A 6-10 guy that can spread the floor but also play off the dribble so teams can't just close out on him. If TJ starts getting time, having a 4 that can space things is huge since TJ isn't much of an outside threat. And Leuer can also hoepfully open things up inside for Len.

[Sunsfan4life]

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Leuer...same thing. A 6-10 guy that can spread the floor but also play off the dribble so teams can't just close out on him. If TJ starts getting time, having a 4 that can space things is huge since TJ isn't much of an outside threat. And Leuer can also hoepfully open things up inside for Len.

They need to play T.J. I liked him as a prospect, liked what I saw in limited time last yr, now they need to make room for him. I'd love to see him starting to open the season.

[Mori Chu]

Doubt Leuer gets any minutes; seems like a practice/insurance guy to me. But I don't mind getting capable young players to fill out the end of the bench like that.

[JCSunsfan]

Jon Leuer 6-11 witn a 7-0 wingspan and a 37 inch vert. Standing reach is not too good at 8-10 (3 inches shy of Kaminsky). Usually that means a longer kneck, and bigger head rather than the higher, hunched shoulders players like KD have.

If you looking at a player or playing style to compare him to, think Gugliotta. I suppose he is as good as any second round prospect you might get, but he is older and closer to being a contributor.