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I think Olynyk is going to be a role player, probably off the bench in the NBA. For a guy as coordinated as he is, he is glacially slow and I don't think he's got the speed or explosiveness to big a big time NBA player. The NBA is a whole different speed from CBB and I think he's really going to struggle to score like he does against guys who are so much more athletic than he is. Those post moves take forever to execute. He's also going to have to become a magnificent shooter like Dirk to cover up how much he's going to suck on defense or else he's just not going to earn big minutes.
Jr prospect that pretty much came out of nowhere this season, doesn't seem to have NBA athleticism, plays in a small conference that lacks other NBA caliber big men. I'm skeptical he's going to be any good.
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Olynyk will be a better pro than Alex Len. He's ridiculously efficient in the paint. I'd love him on this team if some of the other guys who we targeted are off the board.
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You know what is sad about this thread over the years? Even while the season is being played, we're constantly talking about the draft or trades or projected lineups for next year while the team doesn't give us any in game talk most of the time. Even when you guys do talk about the game, the conversation ultimately goes to the draft.
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These team is going to play themselves right into the 7th or 8th pick.
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Lombardi's_kid_brother
These team is going to play themselves right into the 7th or 8th pick.
#BecauseWizards
If I had any faith in Grunfeld, this would be the year to trade the 1st for a reliable piece, but he is who he is.
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ASHINGTON -- Randy Wittman believes John Wall is one of the smartest players he's ever coached. His proof? The Wizards' point guard is the first one to call out the other team's plays.
"He knows, from a scouting standpoint, the plays that the other team [runs]. He'll call that out sometimes, which is pretty good. [He remembers] that we've played Milwaukee three times and that '54 Dive' is a play for [Ersan] Ilyasova. That's a talent you can't teach," the Wizards' coach says.
Being intelligent and playing intelligent are two different things, though, and the latter often eludes Wall. His speed is addicting, his leaping ability a blessing and a curse. When he discovers a sliver of daylight, it's easy for him to think that these tools will allow him to make a play out of it.
But as he's discovered over the past three years, not even his natural gifts are enough to do what he thinks he can do all the time. Translating natural smarts to on-court intelligence has proved difficult.
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Such a great read....
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By the way, the Wizards shot 50 percent from the floor, 50 percent from three point range and 50 percent from the free throw line last night. I checked with Stats Inc., and that hasn’t happened back to 1985-86 (as far back as they can check). If you drop the free throw part out, teams had shot exactly .500 from the floor and from behind arc 155 previous times back to 1985-86.
As a stat junkie, I just thought that was interesting.
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I swear we do this every year. We have the third worst winning percentage right now but we are one precarious win away from being in the same ping pong pool as Cleveland, Minnesota, New Orleans and Phoenix. And we play the ****ing Hornets this weekend. Aaaaaarghhhh!!!!!!!
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StillUnknown
#BecauseWizards
If I had any faith in Grunfeld, this would be the year to trade the 1st for a reliable piece, but he is who he is.
I agree, this does seem like a good year to trade the pick. Then again this team has a lot of trading to do if the plan is greater than maybe making a run at the 8th or 7th playoff spot next season.
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StillUnknown
#BecauseWizards
If I had any faith in Grunfeld, this would be the year to trade the 1st for a reliable piece, but he is who he is.
We can get a good player at 7 or 8. I was for trading the pick for vets but with our cap situation this summer, we probably need a rookie deal. We need contract efficiency right now. Okafor and Ariza have very inefficient contracts and we want to keep Webster.
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Trading the 2014 pick might be the way to go - under the assumption that the Wizards brass legitimately feels as though we have a realistic chance of making the playoffs in 2013. I say keep the pick this year...trade the 2014 first (unprotected) and bring in a quality player or two.
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Trading the 2014 pick might be the way to go - under the assumption that the Wizards brass legitimately feels as though we have a realistic chance of making the playoffs in 2013. I say keep the pick this year...trade the 2014 first (unprotected) and bring in a quality player or two.
I definitely would not trade next year's pick unprotected. I don't think anyone in this year's class could be a top five pick next year. We're the Wizards. There is a strong chance we'll pick in the lottery next season.
In general I would just keep our picks. I'd want to keep a balance of vets and rookie deals. Vet deals are usually inefficient contracts and we need a roster that is about 9 deep with good players and we're only going to be able to afford that with good drafting.
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- Zeller and Dipo on ESPN at noon
- Trey Burke and GRIII on ESPN at 2:00.
- Len, Plumlee on ESPN2 at 7:00
- Porter and MCW on ESPN at 7:00
- McLemore and Withey on ESPNU at 7:30
- McAdoo, Bullock, Snaer on ESPN2 at 9:00
- Smart on ESPNU at 10:00
- Bennett on CBSs at 11:30
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stevemcqueen1
I definitely would not trade next year's pick unprotected. I don't think anyone in this year's class could be a top five pick next year. We're the Wizards. There is a strong chance we'll pick in the lottery next season.
In general I would just keep our picks. I'd want to keep a balance of vets and rookie deals. Vet deals are usually inefficient contracts and we need a roster that is about 9 deep with good players and we're only going to be able to afford that with good drafting.
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- Zeller and Dipo on ESPN at noon
- Trey Burke and GRIII on ESPN at 2:00.
- Len, Plumlee on ESPN2 at 7:00
- Porter and MCW on ESPN at 7:00
- McLemore and Withey on ESPNU at 7:30
- McAdoo, Bullock, Snaer on ESPN2 at 9:00
- Smart on ESPNU at 10:00
- Bennett on CBSs at 11:30
Would you give up our 2014 pick (plus filler) for Demarcus Cousins?
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RonArtest15
Would you give up our 2014 pick (plus filler) for Demarcus Cousins?
That's really hard to say. Cop out, but I just don't know enough to give a smart answer. I don't know what kind of market is out there for Cousins for one thing. For another, I don't know how good we are going to be next year.
- It could be that we might not even need Cousins after the draft this year.
- It could be that Cousins is a lot cheaper than we expect--Sacramento might be fed up with him and willing to dump him for 50 cents on the dollar.
- It could be that we could just get him in FA
- It could be that our 2014 pick is a lotto pick and we end up picking top three.
I think a top 3 pick in next year's class is a tough price to pay for Cousins. That player will probably end up being better than Cousins and he'd be cheaper and he probably wouldn't be the headache Cousins is.
But I think a late lotto pick or a pick outside the lottery would be a pittance to pay for Cousins. So I would protect that pick with at least top five protection.
Cousins is a big risk. He's a destabilizing element to put into the locker room. We're still a young team that hasn't fully found it's identity. He's totally dominant when he's on. But he'll get thrown out of games over silly and avoidable crap. I don't really have an issue with all his technicals, it's when he gets suspended and ejected that becomes problematic.
And if we get a big man like Zeller or Noel, I don't think it makes much sense to take a big risk on Cousins. I think he could definitely still make sense if we get Porter. I wonder how he would work with Bennett and Shabazz? Those two and Cousins need a lot of shots. Beal needs possessions too. And Wall needs to be active in the offense as well. That might be too many chiefs and not enough braves.
I would hold off on trading for Cousins until after the draft most likely. If we end up with McLemore or Oladipo, I would definitely consider dealing them for Cousins.
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stevemcqueen1
We can get a good player at 7 or 8. I was for trading the pick for vets but with our cap situation this summer, we probably need a rookie deal. We need contract efficiency right now. Okafor and Ariza have very inefficient contracts and we want to keep Webster.
Crazy that a team designed to max out at .500, needs a rookie contract just to be easy on the books.
