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Does anyone have anything on his shooting ability? From what I've seen he can hit a 3, but there's not a huge consensus on how consistent it is.
I do like the pick for now, in my mind it's better to gamble on prospects like this when your current roster is in a good position already. Considering how good the raps record was post-Gay trade, I'm happy to bring the #wethenorth band back together and let this kid get some small run off the bench (or go to a different league).
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I've been saying for a while that with the 20th pick we don't need another guy that's going to sit at the end of the bench, we need to take a shot on a guy that is a project and maybe a gamble, but has some elite athletecism or ability. I was using Lavine as an example, but if this Caboclo kid is that elite athelete that I'm hearing then I support this pick. No point going with another mediocre talent this late in the draft.
I'm excited to see if he turns out to be something special or if this is anothe Alabi situation. Not so much the latter.
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KHD wrote: View PostBill Simmons and all of ESPN was the worst for this kind of attitude last night. Ignorant to the point of unprofessionalism.
http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa...ubs/index.html
If anyone speaks Portuguese, and feels like crunching numbers:
http://lnb.com.br/jogadores/bruno-co...des-cabloco-2/
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swingman wrote: View PostDoes anyone have anything on his shooting ability? From what I've seen he can hit a 3, but there's not a huge consensus on how consistent it is.
I do like the pick for now, in my mind it's better to gamble on prospects like this when your current roster is in a good position already. Considering how good the raps record was post-Gay trade, I'm happy to bring the #wethenorth band back together and let this kid get some small run off the bench (or go to a different league).
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If we ignore the parallels of a balls-of-steel GM picking a Brazilian player I had never heard of in their first draft (read: Babcock and Hoffa)...
Does this signal to anyone else that Lowry probably won't be resigning? We went super-young as opposed to win-now, which to me implies there will be more young moves being made and less win-now moves being made. It's rare that we see a team do both at the same time.
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Marz wrote: View PostIf we ignore the parallels of a balls-of-steel GM picking a Brazilian player I had never heard of in their first draft (read: Babcock and Hoffa)...
Does this signal to anyone else that Lowry probably won't be resigning? We went super-young as opposed to win-now, which to me implies there will be more young moves being made and less win-now moves being made. It's rare that we see a team do both at the same time.
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Marz wrote: View PostIf we ignore the parallels of a balls-of-steel GM picking a Brazilian player I had never heard of in their first draft (read: Babcock and Hoffa)...
Does this signal to anyone else that Lowry probably won't be resigning? We went super-young as opposed to win-now, which to me implies there will be more young moves being made and less win-now moves being made. It's rare that we see a team do both at the same time.
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Apollo wrote: View PostI don't know how you can say that and then expect anyone to ignore it. Hoffa was drafted top ten with Iggy still on the board. Babcock was drafting out of need and apparently with bad information. This is different in many ways.
He was a known commodity.
Bruno is about as unknown to the general basketball/Raptor fan as one can get.
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After getting over the initial shock and watching some footage, albeit limited, I'm pretty excited. He's fluid, moves his feet well, covers a lot of ground off a single dribble, has a workable jumper and an insane wingspan. Can't wait to see him in action."Both teams played hard my man" - Sheed
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MACK11 wrote: View PostAfter getting over the initial shock and watching some footage, albeit limited, I'm pretty excited. He's fluid, moves his feet well, covers a lot of ground off a single dribble, has a workable jumper and an insane wingspan. Can't wait to see him in action.
Heading to LA to eat, lift, and work with DD, TR, and Amir.
A lot to like here.
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mcHAPPY wrote: View PostAnd he is eager.
Heading to LA to eat, lift, and work with DD, TR, and Amir.
A lot to like here."Both teams played hard my man" - Sheed
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MACK11 wrote: View PostOn paper, ignoring the out of nowhere aspect, this kid is a stud. 6'9, 7'7 wingspan, youngest player in the draft, willing defender, reasonably athletic, 3 point range. I mean what!?! That's better on paper than most of the lottery.
I was absolutely stunned last night.
Then panicked when became obvious the Memphis deal fell apart.
But there is a lot to like.
This isn't Hoffa.
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