KoB2011

You're not going to like hearing it, but I think both teams have a lot of junk players

There’s a lot here to unpack and it’s kinda hard to dig into without clean paragraph breaks, but I’ll give it a shot. I’ll start by saying you kind of pick and choose when you’re applying whatever your definition is of a big in your post - you said JJJ isn’t (he lead the league in blocks) because he doesn’t get planted to the floor and can’t move (I assume this is a shot at Ayton), but if you’re not counting JJJ then wouldn’t you not count Embiid, Joker, etc? I think it’s a little unfair to say not to draft a big high and just use this year as an example when all the best bigs in the leagues had weird things/injuries happen around them to the other best players. Giannis is out in part because of an injury, Joker same story, Embiid just had weird stuff going on with that team, Ayton is out this year but made the Finals last year and they’re out because of how badly CP3 got abused, not because of Ayton. I would obviously take Luka and Young over Ayton from that draft but the rest of it I’m not so sure. I am not even sure I know who you’re talking about you wouldn’t take in this draft, because the top three guys are all 6’10 and all frankly have HOF upside and look the part of guys who can be the centerpiece of a title team in about 5 years.

If Geronimo plays 25 mpg next year with the guys we have in front of him at the four, he will be the most improved player in the country.

I guess I would be JHS in that category even if he plays some point guard. He’s 6’5, athletic, skilled, etc.

So he has to accomplish significantly more than the guy that most would consider the most important guy since Knight to get a ‘perhaps’?

Are you calling us a cesspool? We are a free board….

TJD has a chance to be the most important player we’ve had since Bob Knight was coach IMO.

I don’t want to split hairs of wings vs guards, but if we are playing JHS and X side by side, doesn’t that more or less do what you’re asking for?

I would guess seniority is merely a tie-breaker, which it should be when no one clearly establishes themselves as the starter IMO.

Plenty of things, but so far you've compared a DUI and sexual assault to speeding.

He got a DUI, it's not at all the same.

Such a weird comment. What more do you think Xavier learns about his error by sitting a game in November that he wouldn't/couldn't learn before then?

I honestly don't think he's getting suspended for that at this point, nor should he be. Our starting point guard getting a speeding ticket (that's all it really ended up being) in the offseason is a big fat nothing burger.

For what?

A lot more chances for offensive rebounds, too.

XJ JHS Kopp Race TJD Galloway Reneau Bates Geronimo/Banks Banks/Geronimo Gunn Duncomb Leal

I think IU was just too tall of a job of Archie.

We got about one sentence of good information and three sentences saying it won't go over well; I just didn't want him to feel invalidated.

I just really hate this post.

You mean Wendell Carter? He's turned out to be a pretty good player. I think you can find Superstars beyond the first few picks in most drafts, it's just a matter of identifying who they are. They best player on the two teams likely to be in the Finals weren't top 5 picks, but that's also probably why the Heat and the Warriors are the Heat and the Warriors.

Maybe they are drinking so much because they got tired of hearing about how much better the game was in the 80s....

You're one of the freedom lovers, eh?

I would LOVE Carolina and Villanova.

It was Davison - I believe he backed up Tom Brady in high school.

I'm not an Urban Meyer fan but no one can argue with his results... he's big on multiple sport athletes.