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Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri June 27, 2014 2:04 am
by bada
I hope the Hornets take Shabazz.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri June 27, 2014 2:21 am
by bada
Ugh. Simmons is right why are teams helping the Heat?
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri June 27, 2014 2:22 am
by 4/5
I'm not quite sure what to think. I hope they didn't have to trade Norris Cole.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri June 27, 2014 2:23 am
by 4/5
bada wrote:Ugh. Simmons is right why are teams helping the Heat?
I've said this about the Pats for years lol.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri June 27, 2014 3:04 am
by verb_to_trust
Not sure what the Bulls are doing....
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri June 27, 2014 3:39 am
by Lament
verb_to_trust wrote:Not sure what the Bulls are doing....
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri June 27, 2014 3:43 am
by nyquillyn
McDermott is a terrible defender. Pair him with Melo and Chicago's not gonna be able to stop anybody.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri June 27, 2014 3:47 am
by Lament
I can't see Thibs ever putting McDermott and Melo on the court together. Even if they were surrounded by Noah, Gibson, and Butler.
Have I ever mentioned how much I hate the Bulls front office?
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri June 27, 2014 4:01 am
by nyquillyn
Love the Spurs pick. Anderson is gonna flourish in SA.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri June 27, 2014 4:10 am
by Lament
At this point I just assume anyone drafted by the Spurs will be good.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri June 27, 2014 11:21 am
by Peeps
Lament wrote:I can't see Thibs ever putting McDermott and Melo on the court together. Even if they were surrounded by Noah, Gibson, and Butler.
Have I ever mentioned how much I hate the Bulls front office?
thing is i think dougie isnt a volume shooter, he just takes shots he can make. and melo while a ball stopper for the knicks can be a good passer it just seemed he got the ball in his hands late in the shot clock cause others didnt know what to do so they passed him the ball
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri June 27, 2014 12:35 pm
by bada
I would think if Melo was coming McDermott would be going the other way. If not you can never have enough shooters. Bad individual defenders can be really good team defenders even white people.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri June 27, 2014 1:42 pm
by Monkey_Driven
turned2black wrote:McDermott is a terrible defender. Pair him with Melo and Chicago's not gonna be able to stop anybody.
I think McDermott could be a decent team defense kind of guy. It's not like Boozer was helping on that end either.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri June 27, 2014 2:04 pm
by Peeps
turned2black wrote:McDermott is a terrible defender. Pair him with Melo and Chicago's not gonna be able to stop anybody.
james harden is a terrible defender. mcdermott can keep people in front of him
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri June 27, 2014 2:20 pm
by Monkey_Driven
Peeps wrote:turned2black wrote:McDermott is a terrible defender. Pair him with Melo and Chicago's not gonna be able to stop anybody.
james harden is a terrible defender. mcdermott can keep people in front of him
As mentioned earlier, McDermott is deceptively athletic. I feel like he won't necessarily be a liability with Thibs coaching him and Noah protecting the rim.
He can also score in a variety of ways. I don't think he will have a problem getting a shot off in the league.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri June 27, 2014 2:27 pm
by nyquillyn
James Harden is like Melo. He can defend when he gives a shit. He played solid D at OKC.
McDermott is gonna be undersized in the NBA and has limited quickness. This league is gonna eat him up. People seem to want to compare him to Dirk, but Dirk has like 6 inches on him and better footwork. None of those little moves he did to free up space in college are gonna work in the NBA. Several of the scouting reports on McDermott said, "He struggles against long and athletic defenders." Guess what, like 90% of the NBA can be described as "long and athletic."
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri June 27, 2014 2:38 pm
by Monkey_Driven
turned2black wrote:James Harden is like Melo. He can defend when he gives a shit. He played solid D at OKC.
McDermott is gonna be undersized in the NBA and has limited quickness. This league is gonna eat him up. People seem to want to compare him to Dirk, but Dirk has like 6 inches on him and better footwork. None of those little moves he did to free up space in college are gonna work in the NBA. Several of the scouting reports on McDermott said, "He struggles against long and athletic defenders." Guess what, like 90% of the NBA can be described as "long and athletic."
He was Creighton's number one option and typically had the other team's best defender on him. As a role player who can make open shots and corner threes, he will be just fine.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri June 27, 2014 2:49 pm
by nyquillyn
Having little lateral quickness is usually a killer in the NBA. It means you can't close out on D and will have problems creating your own shot. You're right, he'll be able to knock down some open shots, but that's about it.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri June 27, 2014 2:51 pm
by Monkey_Driven
turned2black wrote:Having little lateral quickness is usually a killer in the NBA. It means you can't close out on D and will have problems creating your own shot. You're right, he'll be able to knock down some open shots, but that's about it.
A lot of guys have had long careers doing only that.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri June 27, 2014 2:52 pm
by bada
If he turns into a Kyle Krover it's a great pick.