Washington Wizards
#1
Posted 20 June 2012 - 01:47 PM
Thoughts?
#2
Posted 20 June 2012 - 01:50 PM
Wizards add defense but a lot of money to the books.
#3
Posted 20 June 2012 - 01:52 PM
There is baseball, and occasionally there are other things of note
"Now OPS sucks. Got it."
"Making his own olive brine is peak Mackus."
"I'm too hungover to watch a loss." - McNulty
@bopper33
#4
Posted 20 June 2012 - 01:54 PM
If he falls to them.Welp, this means they're taking Beale. Like the deal for the Wiz, Arenas and Lewis now both off the books, the cap dollars aren't too terrible and now, with Nene, they have a pretty good defensive team (at least in the front court) in Nene, Ariza and Okafor.
They probably could deal Ariza or Okafor if they wanted to.
#5
Posted 20 June 2012 - 01:57 PM
This greatly improves the defense, and Okafor and Nene are pros on and off the court. Changing the culture too.
Obviously it's easy to see the Hornets M.O. here, good for both teams.
#6
Posted 20 June 2012 - 01:57 PM
There is baseball, and occasionally there are other things of note
"Now OPS sucks. Got it."
"Making his own olive brine is peak Mackus."
"I'm too hungover to watch a loss." - McNulty
@bopper33
#7
Posted 20 June 2012 - 01:57 PM
I guess a starting 5 of:
Wall
Beal
Ariza
Okafor
Nene
for the Wiz? Certainly hope Beal is as elite of a scoring option, as they will need it. As Pedro said, should be a solid defensive team.
I like the move for the Hornets as well. They'll buy out Lewis, so they now have the #1 and #10 picks in a deep draft, Eric Gordon, and a whole lot of cap room. They're in good shape.
@AdamWolff
#8
Posted 20 June 2012 - 01:59 PM
MKG could also go.I dunno I'd be surprised if Charlotte took Beale over Robinson or Barnes.
I take Beal over all of them.
Wouldn't surprise me if he ends up being the best player in the draft.
I like Barnes a lot but I question his mentality to want to be as good as he can be.
Robinson will be a 10+ year pro...He has great make up and an NBA body. But I don't see much more than very good role player when I see him.
#9
Posted 20 June 2012 - 02:00 PM
I dunno I'd be surprised if Charlotte took Beale over Robinson or Barnes.
Yes. Don't dismiss MJ's & HB's relationship. Plus Barnes has been really impressive in individual workouts...Granted I'm following his prospects more than others, so I'm not sure how Beal, MKG, and Robinson have done.
#10
Posted 20 June 2012 - 02:01 PM
MKG could also go.
I take Beal over all of them.
Wouldn't surprise me if he ends up being the best player in the draft.
I like Barnes a lot but I question his mentality to want to be as good as he can be.
Yeah, Barnes has been worrying about his "brand" far more than he should be.
I really like MKG- he may not be the scorer that Beal is, but is an extremely hard working player who will get the most out of his abilities.
#11
Posted 20 June 2012 - 02:02 PM
MKG could also go.
I take Beal over all of them.
Wouldn't surprise me if he ends up being the best player in the draft.
I like Barnes a lot but I question his mentality to want to be as good as he can be.
Robinson will be a 10+ year pro...He has great make up and an NBA body. But I don't see much more than very good role player when I see him.
Definitely.
The talent is absolutely there though.
#12
Posted 20 June 2012 - 02:03 PM
There is baseball, and occasionally there are other things of note
"Now OPS sucks. Got it."
"Making his own olive brine is peak Mackus."
"I'm too hungover to watch a loss." - McNulty
@bopper33
#13
Posted 20 June 2012 - 02:04 PM
No doubt..may be the most talented player in the draft.Definitely.
The talent is absolutely there though.
But personally, even though Barnes has the height, I am taking Beal over him just because of the "want to" factor.
I don't fault any team for taking Barnes though and he would likely be third on my personal board.
I really like Lamb too but he is more in that 6-10 range.
#14
Posted 20 June 2012 - 02:05 PM
If (and this is a big IF) Beal becomes the elite scorer that he can be, he will be fun to watch with Wall out there. The Wiz front court won't wow people but they won't get pushed around and they'll play smart basketball -- quite a relief. Going from McGee and Blatche and Nene and Okafor is a welcome sight.
Oh man, no doubt. At least they'll play the right way moving forward.
#15
Posted 20 June 2012 - 02:07 PM
No doubt..may be the most talented player in the draft.
But personally, even though Barnes has the height, I am taking Beal over him just because of the "want to" factor.
I don't fault any team for taking Barnes though and he would likely be third on my personal board.
I really like Lamb too but he is more in that 6-10 range.
I feel like the light is going to go on for him very soon (remember how good he was late in his Freshman year), and whoever passes on him is going to regret it. And me and Dish will be left wondering how these last 2 Tar Heel teams didn't even get to a Final Four.
#16
Posted 20 June 2012 - 02:08 PM
I feel like the light is going to go on for him very soon (remember how good he was late in his Freshman year), and whoever passes on him is going to regret it. And me and Dish will be left wondering how these last 2 Tar Heel teams didn't even get to a Final Four.
Eh I doubt you'll care once the next Tar Heel team with 8 McD's AA's on it takes the floor.
There is baseball, and occasionally there are other things of note
"Now OPS sucks. Got it."
"Making his own olive brine is peak Mackus."
"I'm too hungover to watch a loss." - McNulty
@bopper33
#17
Posted 20 June 2012 - 02:10 PM
Eh I doubt you'll care once the next Tar Heel team with 8 McD's AA's on it takes the floor.
Touche..
#18
Posted 20 June 2012 - 02:11 PM
And that is why I am hesitant to jump completely on the Barnes bandwagon.I feel like the light is going to go on for him very soon (remember how good he was late in his Freshman year), and whoever passes on him is going to regret it. And me and Dish will be left wondering how these last 2 Tar Heel teams didn't even get to a Final Four.
With or without Marshall, he should have led that team to the final 4. He did nothing against Ohio and Kansas wasn't all that great. Barnes could and should have taken those games over.
I heard the same thing you did about his workouts though.
The guy has off the charts talent. He has that great mid range game which no one seems to have anymore. He has good height and is an excellent athlete. But does he have it between the ears?
#19
Posted 20 June 2012 - 02:14 PM
And that is why I am hesitant to jump completely on the Barnes bandwagon.
With or without Marshall, he should have led that team to the final 4. He did nothing against Ohio and Kansas wasn't all that great. Barnes could and should have taken those games over.
I heard the same thing you did about his workouts though.
The guy has off the charts talent. He has that great mid range game which no one seems to have anymore. He has good height and is an excellent athlete. But does he have it between the ears?
"Hi Sports Guy!"
There is baseball, and occasionally there are other things of note
"Now OPS sucks. Got it."
"Making his own olive brine is peak Mackus."
"I'm too hungover to watch a loss." - McNulty
@bopper33
#20
Posted 20 June 2012 - 02:17 PM
And that is why I am hesitant to jump completely on the Barnes bandwagon.
With or without Marshall, he should have led that team to the final 4. He did nothing against Ohio and Kansas wasn't all that great. Barnes could and should have taken those games over.
I heard the same thing you did about his workouts though.
The guy has off the charts talent. He has that great mid range game which no one seems to have anymore. He has good height and is an excellent athlete. But does he have it between the ears?
Great analysis. Can't argue with a word of that..
The "Bullets forever" site, has some of the individual numbers, and Barnes literally grades out the best overall of them, including the unibrow. Impressive.
Keep in mind that Kevin Durant couldn't bench 135 in pre draft workouts, and he turned out ok, so take everything with a grain of salt..
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