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  1. Drocca

    Jaylen Brown - underrated?

    This is such a good post and probably gets way too closer than I did at expressing my disbelief about concepts of Jaylen Brown's floor. It has nothing to do with Jaylen Brown, who is fun as shit to watch and I hope becomes a star. The point is that the NBA is filled with really, really great...
  2. Drocca

    Jaylen Brown - underrated?

    Exactly. The words we use have meaning.
  3. Drocca

    Jaylen Brown - underrated?

    Sorry, last thing. Are you saying that Ben Simmons, if he plays next year, will be one of the 15 best forwards NEXT YEAR? If so, yes, that is insane.
  4. Drocca

    Jaylen Brown - underrated?

    One of the best 3 and D guys in the league is towards the high end of any likely outcome for Jaylen Brown because "one of the best" anything is on the high end of any likely outcome for any player in any sport. For that matter, "one of the best" is on the high end of any likely outcome for any...
  5. Drocca

    Jaylen Brown - underrated?

    Yes, both of those things are preposterous. I'm honestly just not sure what you think floor means in this context. Anthony Bennet was the number one overall pick, if we're going by "top picks." His floor, which has been realized, is "not an NBA player."
  6. Drocca

    Jaylen Brown - underrated?

    You miss my point entirely. Saying anyone's floor after one year is "one of the best three and D guys in the league" is asinine. The only players, regardless of type of player, that have floors that high after one year are exceptional talents such as the three I mention.
  7. Drocca

    Jaylen Brown - underrated?

    It is preposterous to say that any first year player's floor is "one of the best three and D guys in the league" barring injury. The exceptions are the exceptional - Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis.
  8. Drocca

    2017-2018 NC Hoops

    Further, I understand it is the AD and not the Coach. The Coach is a longtime Roy Williams assistant and friend.
  9. Drocca

    2017-2018 NC Hoops

    Agreed. Maybe Frank Jackson is a surprise lottery pick. If not though then it just comes down to different philosophies about how you win and treat kids. Both work, just different.
  10. Drocca

    2017-2018 NC Hoops

    If UNC had recruited over Justin Jackson then I'm sure he would have left prematurely as well.
  11. Drocca

    2017-2018 NC Hoops

    I think a Sophmore Jackson would be better than a Freshman Duval even if Duval is the sexier prospects.
  12. Drocca

    2017 NBA Draft Thread

    Ok. My point remains - this is very, very silly.
  13. Drocca

    2017 NBA Draft Thread

    This is a really, really silly conversation. They are discussing the second round guys.
  14. Drocca

    2017 NBA Draft Thread

    People miss shots, I think everyone understands that. But to get outrebounded TWICE in a row as the offensive player at the foul line in the most critical part of the most critical game of your life? That's effort and character. Meeks had it in spades, lights were too bright for Bell. Edit -...
  15. Drocca

    2017 NBA Draft Thread

    Surprised to hear him referred to as having great energy or protecting the rim. What I remember most about him is that in the freaking Final Four, with his team's season on the line at the end of the game, he let Kennedy Meeks rebound over him twice from the foul line to lose the game. He was...
  16. Drocca

    2017-2018 NC Hoops

    Seems like a good sign for Duval. I don't understand the strategy of recruiting over guys. I know, for me, seeing a seasoned class make it to two straight finals and eventually win the whole thing was a lot of fun but to each his own. Duke fans seem to be more along the "the next shiny thing is...
  17. Drocca

    Lonzo and his brother Chuck Cunningham and his other brother Chuck Cunningham

    Agreed and I'm glad to see this point of view somewhere. He's entertaining and I hope they are successful. Man, we used to celebrate the little guy sticking it to huge corporations.
  18. Drocca

    2017 NBA Draft Thread

    Agreed. For all the talk on here about him being Jimmy Butler 2.0 it remains a higher likelyhood that he's just another guy. It's a pretty deep draft, I'd say he's around 10.
  19. Drocca

    2017-2018 NC Hoops

    People seemed surprised and I guess I was too in a way just because Kentucky usually locks their top class up pretty quick and isn't involved in a ton of late drama recruiting. But, whatever, he chose to play behind two guys in his own class more highly regarded than him at the same position...
  20. Drocca

    ESPN Is Pathetic

    Right, agreed completely. So they need to change the model. They have something of value and something that is not imitable so it really is a matter of changing the model to profit off a valuable, rare, imitable product.
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