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[BSLChrisStoner]

Boston Globe: Towns, Okafor go 1-2 in NBA beat writers mock draft

https://www.bostongl...vmQK/story.html

[You Play to Win the Game]

Maybe it'd be easier to move all of the side bar's about team's strategies to this thread for the next few days.

[You Play to Win the Game]

Thought this was interesting:

 

@ESPNStatsInfo If Timberwolves keep #1 pick + Wiggins & Bennett, they'll be the 1st team with 3 straight No. 1 picks on the same roster. (via @EliasSports)

[mweb08]

Reports of the Lakers targeting Russell if they keep their pick.

[You Play to Win the Game]

I'm a big Bilas fan, but all his sound bites about Okafor the past couple days are getting annoying. It's like he's taken it amongst himself to be his agent and help build him up in the midst of slipping a bit leading up to the draft tonight. I agree with what he's saying, but it doesn't look right.

[bnickle]

As I noted during the NCAA tournament it was a little concerning when Okafor went up against a legit big man. Most all are legit in the NBA. I think he'll be good offensively, a lot of questions about being great.

[SportsGuy]

I'm a big Bilas fan, but all his sound bites about Okafor the past couple days are getting annoying. It's like he's taken it amongst himself to be his agent and help build him up in the midst of slipping a bit leading up to the draft tonight. I agree with what he's saying, but it doesn't look right.

What he is saying is 100% right. Doesn't matter how it looks.

People hate it when people are right or telling the truth..will never understand that mindset.

[SportsGuy]

Reports of the Lakers targeting Russell if they keep their pick.

All those years of getting bitched by guards is making them think?

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You can't understand why a Dookie who is supposed to be objective is OBSESSED with Okafor the past two days? How is that hard to understand? And I've defended him a lot with this stuff, but it's been so obvious the past couple days. It's silly. I'm not debating the content of what he's saying at all. But as Buck Showalter would say, he can be right but still be wrong. I think it's wrong to be that obsessed about your fellow Dookie to a national audience.

[Pedro Cerrano]

All those years of getting bitched by guards is making them think?

 

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[Pedro Cerrano]

You can't understand why a Dookie who is supposed to be objective is OBSESSED with Okafor the past two days? How is that hard to understand? And I've defended him a lot with this stuff, but it's been so obvious the past couple days. It's silly. I'm not debating the content of what he's saying at all. But as Buck Showalter would say, he can be right but still be wrong. I think it's wrong to be that obsessed about your fellow Dookie to a national audience.

 

It's disgusting.  Last night ESPN was supposed to be airing a Draft Preview and it was, literally, almost 70% Bilas talking about Okafor.

[bnickle]

Bilas is becoming less likeable by the year. He's smart, but he definitely is pumping Okafor and at. times Duke too hard. He also has become full of himself. He's overly critical, is extremely hard headed, and obnoxious.

[SBTarheel]

Love the draft, really looking forward to tonight.

 

#jptokoto#1

[SportsGuy]

You can't understand why a Dookie who is supposed to be objective is OBSESSED with Okafor the past two days? How is that hard to understand? And I've defended him a lot with this stuff, but it's been so obvious the past couple days. It's silly. I'm not debating the content of what he's saying at all. But as Buck Showalter would say, he can be right but still be wrong. I think it's wrong to be that obsessed about your fellow Dookie to a national audience.

It's likely the topic ESPN wants him to discuss.

On top of that, who to take #1 and Okafor himself has basically become the biggest story of the draft in terms of the players.

It's the idea of the new NBA and shit like that.

I think you are reading more into than is there.

[mweb08]

From what I've heard, Okafor isn't really even being considered at #1 and Towns is pretty clearly the guy. So that's an odd biggest story of the draft if it is.

[SportsGuy]

From what I've heard, Okafor isn't really even being considered at #1 and Towns is pretty clearly the guy. So that's an odd biggest story of the draft if it is.

From what I've heard, Okafor isn't really even being considered at #1 and Towns is pretty clearly the guy. So that's an odd biggest story of the draft if it is.

It's not who will go as much as who should go.

The one thing I will disagree with Bilas about is how he said that he was the #1 pick after the season. That's not true. Towns has been the guy since the end of the regular season.

[SportsGuy]

I didn't see enough of Towns but I would agree that he is the better all around prospect right now.

Bilas' point is that his post game is so good, that he should be ahead of Towns.

I actually think Okafor has a chance of falling a little bit because of the worries about his defense.

[mweb08]

From what I've heard, Okafor isn't really even being considered at #1 and Towns is pretty clearly the guy. So that's an odd biggest story of the draft if it is.

From

what I've heard, Okafor isn't really even being considered at #1 and Towns is pretty clearly the guy. So that's an odd biggest story of the draft if it is.

It's not who will go as much as who should go.


The one thing I will disagree with Bilas about is how he said that he was the #1 pick after the season. That's not true. Towns has been the guy since the end of the regular season.

Well besides from Bilas, the consensus seems to be that Towns should be that pick.

[mweb08]

Okafor shouldn't even be a top 3 pick if there aren't trades due in part to the rosters/needs of the top 3 teams.

[mweb08]

Porzingis is super enticing from what I know of him. But he does have the soft European big bust cloud hanging over him. Could be Dirkish though.