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Re: 2024 NBA Draft

Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2024 11:28 am
by Cap
TOO wrote:
Sat Jun 29, 2024 8:47 am
Wally_West wrote:
Sat Jun 29, 2024 8:36 am
Probably drinking the kool aid too much but I think Jalen Bridges will be a rotation player for us. Not playoff rotation but as a 9th or 10th man during the regular, I think so. Plays good defense, good 3pt shooter, is 6’9”, sounds like someone who can play 10-15mins a game to me.
I don't think he's a very good defender, probably passable at best but he's got a quick shot that he should be able to get off over anyone. I wish there was a way to combine Dunn and Bridges into one player 😂
Just substitute every time the ball crosses midcourt.

Re: 2024 NBA Draft

Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2024 12:03 pm
by INFORMER
While it would be great if Dunn could hit the long ball, the main thing is that he can't just be bad on offense. I think Dunn would be fine without a 3-point shot if he knew how to score efficiently around the basket and could attack defenses while being able to convert at the free throw line. And the last part is what gives me concern. If want to just use Dunn as a finisher on the offensive end, teams will eventually just send him to the line and let him clank free throws.

Re: 2024 NBA Draft

Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2024 12:09 pm
by Split T
Ya I agree. Dunn is a good athlete and cutter it appears, but if he’s going to shoot 52% from the ft line, he’ll be unplayable as teams will just foul him…we’d have to keep him out of actions and stick him in the corner where no one will guard him. Hitting at least 65% from the line is my hope..that’s enough that teams won’t purposefully foul him.

Re: 2024 NBA Draft

Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2024 3:51 pm
by INFORMER
In addition to Jalen Bridges, the Suns deserve credit for pursuing and getting Boo Buie on an E10 deal. These are the things a competent front office does.

Re: 2024 NBA Draft

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 12:50 am
by Superbone

Re: 2024 NBA Draft

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 1:32 am
by Flagrant Fowl
I'm confident he'll get a decent second contract even if his shot is slow to develop. Just seems like he has it together mentally to be successful and I understand why some people had him projected to be drafted earlier than 28th.

Re: 2024 NBA Draft

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 5:23 pm
by Cap
Anybody remember another defensive specialist we had named Dunn? Didn’t play much. T.R.

Re: 2024 NBA Draft

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 5:40 pm
by Uncle_Gene
Press conference tomorrow at 11am.

I'll be watching.

Re: 2024 NBA Draft

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 7:58 pm
by SunsRIt


A really good take on the controversy.

Re: 2024 NBA Draft

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 8:22 pm
by Flagrant Fowl
LeBron James is arguably the greatest NBA player of all time, and he's controlled a majority of player and coaching moves related to his team for most of his career.

The Lakers used a 55th pick on him.

What's the controversy?

Re: 2024 NBA Draft

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:01 pm
by pickle
Any chance we can collect all the Bronny talk into one thread like we did with Ayton?

Re: 2024 NBA Draft

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:14 pm
by SunsRIt
Flagrant Fowl wrote:
Mon Jul 01, 2024 8:22 pm
LeBron James is arguably the greatest NBA player of all time, and he's controlled a majority of player and coaching moves related to his team for most of his career.

The Lakers used a 55th pick on him.

What's the controversy?
Exactly

Re: 2024 NBA Draft

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:58 pm
by TOO
If it makes you Bronny haters feel any better I'm pretty sure Papa Bartelstein is doing everything he can to help out his Suns employed son.

Re: 2024 NBA Draft

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 10:46 pm
by Flagrant Fowl
There are a Bronny haters? Maybe I shouldn’t ask…

Pretty weird to hate someone over the situation.

Re: 2024 NBA Draft

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2024 6:22 am
by Cap
Prediction: Bronnny’s first NBA minutes will be in garbage time. His dad will stay in the floor in garbage time so he can share the court with his son.

Re: 2024 NBA Draft

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2024 6:24 am
by Flagrant Fowl
It might happen opening night.

Re: 2024 NBA Draft

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2024 9:19 am
by Superbone
Cap wrote:
Tue Jul 02, 2024 6:22 am
Prediction: Bronnny’s first NBA minutes will be in garbage time. His dad will stay in the floor in garbage time so he can share the court with his son.
Will Bronny get the Kaitlin Clark treatment in his first NBA time?

Re: 2024 NBA Draft

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2024 9:20 am
by Superbone
Flagrant Fowl wrote:
Tue Jul 02, 2024 6:24 am
It might happen opening night.
Whatever LeBron wants. Maybe Bronny will be a starter for the Lakers on opening night.

Re: 2024 NBA Draft

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2024 9:27 am
by Cap
Superbone wrote:
Tue Jul 02, 2024 9:19 am
Cap wrote:
Tue Jul 02, 2024 6:22 am
Prediction: Bronnny’s first NBA minutes will be in garbage time. His dad will stay in the floor in garbage time so he can share the court with his son.
Will Bronny get the Kaitlin Clark treatment in his first NBA time?
Assuming it’s garbage time, the other players on the court are garbage time players desperate to use these precious few minutes of PT to make a case for themselves, not to make a point about Bronny’s nepotism.

If it’s not garbage time and he’s getting unearned time against real players, they’ll punish him by exploiting him, not by hitting him.

Re: 2024 NBA Draft

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2024 9:29 am
by JeremyG


But do the Lakers plan to sign him? :P