2015 NBA Draft

Discussion of the league and of our favorite team.
User avatar
Sunsfan4life
Posts: 3013
Joined: Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:16 pm

Re: 2015 NBA Draft

Post by Sunsfan4life »

I'd rather have Hollis-Jefferson then Johnson.

Turner over Harrell. Bobby Portis is interesting...
“Kobe had said (after the play) I wasn’t hugged enough as a child,” Bell recalled. “My mom kind of found him after the instance and we had beat them and offered him a hug in the bowels of the Phoenix arena. She really feels a part of that story.”

User avatar
Cap
Posts: 10181
Joined: Sun Mar 23, 2014 6:08 pm

Re: 2015 NBA Draft

Post by Cap »

Gotta admit, I'd like either Stanley Johnson or Rondae Hollis-Jefferson at 13. Such sentiment probably isn't the way to build a team, but I'd like it, and it's not like we'd be reaching.
“Are you crazy?! You think I’m going to go for seven years and try to get there? You enjoy the 2030 draft picks that we have holding? I want to try to see the game today.” — Ish 3/13/25

User avatar
wpmiller42
Posts: 1017
Joined: Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:22 pm

Re: 2015 NBA Draft

Post by wpmiller42 »

Cap wrote:Gotta admit, I'd like either Stanley Johnson or Rondae Hollis-Jefferson at 13. Such sentiment probably isn't the way to build a team, but I'd like it, and it's not like we'd be reaching.
I like Jefferson, but I wouldn't be thrilled with Johnson. I just think he's overrated and there's a bunch of better options at guard out there.

User avatar
JCSunsfan
Posts: 2136
Joined: Wed Jul 16, 2014 11:22 am

Re: 2015 NBA Draft

Post by JCSunsfan »

Porzingis measurements. Unbelievable. Just unbelievable that a guy that big could have that level of athleticism and shooting touch.

Hint: Closer to 7-3 than 7-2 in shoes. And the wingspan. Good grief.

http://www.nbadraft.net/forum/kristaps- ... asurements

To me, now, the #4 pick is superstar level. I would do the Bledsoe plus #13 for it. Porzingins measurements are a game changer. That combination of size and skills is just too rare.
Last edited by JCSunsfan on Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:13 pm, edited 3 times in total.

User avatar
Wally_West
Posts: 11235
Joined: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:12 pm

Re: 2015 NBA Draft

Post by Wally_West »

JCSunsfan wrote:Porzingis measurements. Unbelievable. Just unbelievable that a guy that big could have that level of athleticism and shooting touch.

Hint: Closer to 7-3 than 7-2 in shoes.

http://www.nbadraft.net/forum/kristaps- ... asurements
If we are able to get the 4th pick, that is who I would choose.

User avatar
Wally_West
Posts: 11235
Joined: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:12 pm

Re: 2015 NBA Draft

Post by Wally_West »

So no Mock Draft thread or poll on who everybody wants the most with the 13th pick? Or is it far too late now?

User avatar
Superbone
Posts: 38145
Joined: Wed Feb 26, 2014 11:44 am
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Mood:

Re: 2015 NBA Draft

Post by Superbone »

Wally_West wrote:So no Mock Draft thread or poll on who everybody wants the most with the 13th pick? Or is it far too late now?
Go for it!
Synchronicity and all that jazz, man.

"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway

User avatar
specialsauce
Posts: 8675
Joined: Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:45 pm

Re: 2015 NBA Draft

Post by specialsauce »

Ugh.

No big white stiffs from Europe. Will people ever learn?

Tskitishvili, Cabarkapa, Milicic, Tsakalidis, Latvia's own BIEDRINS, I could go on.

For every Nowitzki there are 10 stiff players that run around like legs without knees.

I don't care about his touted shooting or length. He plays in LATVIA.

User avatar
specialsauce
Posts: 8675
Joined: Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:45 pm

Re: 2015 NBA Draft

Post by specialsauce »

And I'm not against drafting white players, I want Kaminsky in this draft.

Just no stiffs in Europe that are touted because of their height.

User avatar
Shabazz
Posts: 7491
Joined: Wed Feb 26, 2014 11:16 pm

Re: 2015 NBA Draft

Post by Shabazz »

specialsauce wrote:Ugh.

No big white stiffs from Europe. Will people ever learn?

Tskitishvili, Cabarkapa, Milicic, Tsakalidis, Latvia's own BIEDRINS, I could go on.

For every Nowitzki there are 10 stiff players that run around like legs without knees.

I don't care about his touted shooting or length. He plays in LATVIA.
From Latvia, but plays in Spain in the ACB league which is the second best basketball league in the world. Tougher competition there than the Mountain West Conference.

User avatar
specialsauce
Posts: 8675
Joined: Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:45 pm

Re: 2015 NBA Draft

Post by specialsauce »

I'm unimpressed.

User avatar
Shabazz
Posts: 7491
Joined: Wed Feb 26, 2014 11:16 pm

Re: 2015 NBA Draft

Post by Shabazz »

[video][/video]


[sex noises]

User avatar
carey
Posts: 12131
Joined: Wed Feb 26, 2014 1:06 pm
Contact:

Re: 2015 NBA Draft

Post by carey »

Wally_West wrote:So no Mock Draft thread or poll on who everybody wants the most with the 13th pick? Or is it far too late now?
Do we want to do the mock draft game this year? I didn't do last year because so few participated the year before. I could throw a post up later.
Go Suns!

Og Snus!

User avatar
Bruiser
Posts: 275
Joined: Wed Feb 26, 2014 1:59 pm
Location: Duesseldorf, Germany

Re: 2015 NBA Draft

Post by Bruiser »

carey wrote:
Wally_West wrote:So no Mock Draft thread or poll on who everybody wants the most with the 13th pick? Or is it far too late now?
Do we want to do the mock draft game this year? I didn't do last year because so few participated the year before. I could throw a post up later.
I don't know exactly what we are talking about here but I'm in.

Also, here is a kind of interesting video from Grantland on Kristaps Porzingis's Pro Day experience.

[youtube][/youtube]

User avatar
Sunsfan4life
Posts: 3013
Joined: Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:16 pm

Re: 2015 NBA Draft

Post by Sunsfan4life »

Shabazz wrote:[video][/video]


[sex noises]

LOL. That made me laugh out loud.
“Kobe had said (after the play) I wasn’t hugged enough as a child,” Bell recalled. “My mom kind of found him after the instance and we had beat them and offered him a hug in the bowels of the Phoenix arena. She really feels a part of that story.”

User avatar
Sunsfan4life
Posts: 3013
Joined: Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:16 pm

Re: 2015 NBA Draft

Post by Sunsfan4life »

Ok you're at #13.....Here's who is gone

Towns
Russel
Okafor
Winslow
Portzingas
Mudiay
Cauley-Stein
Booker
Turner
Hezonja
Payne
Kaminsky

So who do you take?
“Kobe had said (after the play) I wasn’t hugged enough as a child,” Bell recalled. “My mom kind of found him after the instance and we had beat them and offered him a hug in the bowels of the Phoenix arena. She really feels a part of that story.”

User avatar
Split T
Posts: 29045
Joined: Wed Jul 16, 2014 9:51 am
Location: Provo, Utah

Re: 2015 NBA Draft

Post by Split T »

Hmm, probably Stanley Johnson, but I wouldn't like the pick that much. Maybe Looney or Lyles

User avatar
JCSunsfan
Posts: 2136
Joined: Wed Jul 16, 2014 11:22 am

Re: 2015 NBA Draft

Post by JCSunsfan »

specialsauce wrote:Ugh.

No big white stiffs from Europe. Will people ever learn?

Tskitishvili, Cabarkapa, Milicic, Tsakalidis, Latvia's own BIEDRINS, I could go on.

For every Nowitzki there are 10 stiff players that run around like legs without knees.

I don't care about his touted shooting or length. He plays in LATVIA.
Nurkic, Len, PGasol, MGasol, Gortat, Vucevic, Gobert, Mozgov, Divac, Pekovic. European big men have no greater fail rate than homegrown ones.

And btw, you watch this kid play and he is anything but a stiff. He runs the court well, moves well, has an excellent vertical. His only flaw is his strength. But he has a frame that will fill out some. He is also a pf not a c.

Preacherpj
Posts: 39
Joined: Thu Sep 25, 2014 9:22 am

Re: 2015 NBA Draft

Post by Preacherpj »

Sunsfan4life wrote:Ok you're at #13.....Here's who is gone

Towns
Russel
Okafor
Winslow
Portzingas
Mudiay
Cauley-Stein
Booker
Turner
Hezonja
Payne
Kaminsky

So who do you take?
Yeesh, don't like how that draft plays out with Booker, Kaminsky, Turner all leaving the board before our pick.

I do not want Stanley Johnson. In this scenario I'd be pretty tempted by Dekker even though I have concerns with his ability to create off the dribble. He's a legit 6-8 with athletic ability and versatility. Maybe Lyles as well, but I think I like Dekker more than Lyles.

User avatar
In2ition
Posts: 13154
Joined: Wed Feb 26, 2014 1:35 pm

Re: 2015 NBA Draft

Post by In2ition »

He's no stiff. He's a cross of Nowitzki and AK47, but like everyone he does have bust potential. I think it's a lot less though with him.
"There are 3 rules I live by: never get less than 12 hours sleep, never play cards with a guy with the same first name as a city & never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Everything else is cream cheese."

Post Reply