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Off-season thoughts
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Let's be honest, Mal is a top 10 pick based purely on potential, not because he was a great player while he was at Duke.
He only played 21 minutes a game for a reason.
I have nothing against Mal, he gave us fans some exciting moments but he will be in the back of our minds when Pat is putting up 13 and 10 next season give or take.
And Pat has court vision and passing ability to boot.
I respect your opinion but “great” is a stretch in my opinion.
I would say good, if Mal was a great rim deterrent then how would you describe say Hakeem Olajuwon?
id say great in his time w/ duke doing what we needed him to do in regards to rim support
I think many are going off his ability to alter shots which he did a lot but kid has only been playing basketball for three years. So with that I will agree with boogie .
I loved Mal in his year with Duke but he was extremely raw. Barring injury he will be a great nba player but he had a lot of holes this season. He is a top 10 pick because of what he will eventually be and not on what he currently is.
We will miss his size for the pick and roll alley oops for sure but I think duke’s frontcourt will be much improved in terms of defense, post scoring, and rebounding this coming season. If ngonba hadn’t had a minutes restriction all year due to his senior injury, he may have gotten more minutes and cut into Mals. Plus brown could have done the same if it wasn’t for his injuries.
We will miss his size for the pick and roll alley oops for sure but I think duke’s frontcourt will be much improved in terms of defense, post scoring, and rebounding this coming season. If ngonba hadn’t had a minutes restriction all year due to his senior injury, he may have gotten more minutes and cut into Mals. Plus brown could have done the same if it wasn’t for his injuries.
Only Charlotte sports could make a ping pong ball drawing feel like the Super Bowl. It’s exhausting trying to root for teams that never give you anything in return. Now, that flicker of hope, as rare as a Charlotte playoff run, is back. The Hornets were my first love, then they left for New Orleans like a deadbeat dad going out for milk and cigarettes. Screw you, George Shinn. Then came the Bobcats, Bob Johnson, and MJ running the team like a hobby, overseeing decades of draft disasters and basketball misery. One pick away from Dwight. One from Anthony Davis. One from Wemby. Every draft lottery is another episode of heartbreak.
Let’s not act like Silver hasn’t rigged this thing before. Hornets fans are held together by anti depressants, pure delusion, and duct tape. So please, Adam, just this once. Rig the ping pong balls so we can get Cooper and finally feel something again. And while I know we’ll get screwed again tonight, at least I can dream for a few more hours.
Let’s not act like Silver hasn’t rigged this thing before. Hornets fans are held together by anti depressants, pure delusion, and duct tape. So please, Adam, just this once. Rig the ping pong balls so we can get Cooper and finally feel something again. And while I know we’ll get screwed again tonight, at least I can dream for a few more hours.
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Flagg joining Lively and Kyrie in Dallas.
The Dallas Blue Mavericks. Nico Harrison is a Genius!!!
The Dallas Blue Mavericks. Nico Harrison is a Genius!!!
I think if I were the Hornets I’d trade down.
At 4 it’s probably Tre Johnson who is pretty dang good but at 8 or 9 you can get a similar player who could end up being just as good.
Not that I care though
At 4 it’s probably Tre Johnson who is pretty dang good but at 8 or 9 you can get a similar player who could end up being just as good.
Not that I care though
I’m not a conspiracy theorist but that’s the most rigged thing I’ve ever seen.
Cedric was sitting right behind our guys at the draft lottery. Hopefully he stays with us
1.8% chance and they get the #1 pick. Not only that, the WNBA team also got the #1 pick
So let's see. The NBA gets Luka to LA. Dallas, who has a miniscule chance of getting the 1 and is mocked mercilessly lands said pick for getting Luka to LA. The Spurs have the 2 pick and another early first rounder to set up one of their young poster kids in Winnie.
Why not put the drawing on TV for all to see?
Who cares the nba sucks. I really find it hard to believe kids “dream” about playing in it. I guess some do, but I couldn't care less when I played. I dreamt of playing for Duke.
No one 18 would rather play college basketball. Us dinosaurs would but that is it.
Getting paid millions to play a game you love as your “job” against the best players in the world. That was definitely my “dream job”. Professional Basketball or Soccer Player
I wanted to play college hoops but I wasn't good enough. But at 18 if they offered me 2 million to run track or....go to classes all day, then have my coach yell at me for 2 hours while running, then go to the library to study for 3 hours, then go back to my roach infested Queens apartment, well you can imagine what I would choose.
Yahoo's latest mock has Coward at 14; oof. Doubt he goes that high but he is rising.
(If Coward stays in there is a spot for you Tyrese.)
(If Coward stays in there is a spot for you Tyrese.)
Proctor has always had a place back at Duke if he wanted it. Unfortunately, I think he’s just over the college routine.
Foster
Proctor
Evans
Cameron
Ngongba
Brown
Harris
Khamenia
Cayden
Chuk
^ I’d be perfectly fine with that rotation
I'd also bet on not seeing Coward in a Duke uniform. We have backup options, and it's best to plan on those at this juncture.
I hope my Spurs trade that pick to the Bucks for Giannis. Some of us still care about the NBA.
Tatum just went down and it didn't look good at all. Wasn't even contacted and he just went down. Possibly Achilles injury smh
Tatum ruptured his achilles tonight 
. Hoping he attacks Rehabilitation hard and returns Stronger 
. Hoping he attacks Rehabilitation hard and returns Stronger When I was a kid I never watched the NBA. I didn't care for it. I just liked playing basketball, never missed a duke game, and cried every time Duke lost
.If Cedric indeed doesn’t come, Jon will have to get busy in a hurry in the portal. Without him, this is a #15-#20 type of team.
What's wrong with Queens? Massage parlor on every corner!
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Ringer has Coward 15 to OKC. Seems like a lot of buzz around him and starting to feel like that ship has sailed for Duke.
Never expected to get this guy anyway:
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