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Re: Jamal Murray is the GUY!
« Reply #30 on: April 21, 2016, 12:01:19 AM »

Offline max215

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Everybody keeps talking about who we will pick at #3, but we actually have a veey slim chance at getting #3.  It would mean mean the team's with the top 3 odds finish top 3, which rarely ever happens.

Kinda more likely for us to get 2 or 4, with an outside chance at 1 or 5.

Anyway Regardless of where we fall, I would take Hield over Murray any day.  Even though he isn't the youngest rookie, he's an outstanding shooter...but also an all out scorer.  And he has potential to become a good defensive player, solid athleticism, good size for the 2 spot, and a winning attitude.

I don't feel Murray's upside is nearly as high.  I feel there's too much risk of Murry becoming just a one dimensional guy who can't do much more than shoot threes. 

I might actually agree also about Korkmaz having just as much upside as Murray.  Would rather try and snag him with the Dallas pick, and go for a legit start with the nets pick. 

I definately don't see Murray having anything near the potential of Simmons, Ingram or Hield.

I disagree

Chances are good

What you saying then there is a good chance someone from 4-6 have a decent chance to move up top a 2 or 3 pick


I'm no saying we will get 2 or 3 , but I say it's harder for 4-6 to leapfrog us to nab a 1-3 spot and 1-2 worst record teams to drop to 3

We have a 53% chance of drafting out of the top 3...so no, it's more likely that another team outside the top 3 moves into the top 3 (while we do not move into the top 2), thereby bumping us to 4-6.

No need to bring facts into the discussion :).

Here's another fact for you: there's only a 1.5% chance that the 1/2/3 seeds get the 1/2/3 picks, in order. (This means the rest of the draft would go in order as well).

Put another way: there's a 98.5% the actual draft order does not correspond to the order by ping-pong balls.

Yep. Frankly, discussing specific draft scenarios prior to the lottery is senseless; we have no clue where we're picking. We should be discussing every prospect in the 1-6 range, not who we should take with the 3rd Pick.
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Re: Jamal Murray is the GUY!
« Reply #31 on: April 21, 2016, 01:37:11 AM »

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Re: Jamal Murray is the GUY!
« Reply #32 on: April 21, 2016, 11:27:56 AM »

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A great alternative to Murray with the Bkn pick is Korkmaz with the Dallas pick. I'm not sure why Korkmaz is ranked so low on DX (#18), but he's just as appealing as Murray. Just as good a shooter if not better, at 46% from 3 on decent volume (last year: 42%). A really nice midrange game, quick high release, creates for himself and teammates off the dribble (72:42 ast/tov). He has better tools than Murray; he's also skinny, but he's 6'7 (Murray: 6'5) and surprisingly athletic considering his immature frame. He has great feel for the game-- timely passes, gets open for jumpers and layups, DX thinks he can play some PG. He's a good ballhandler with a nice crossover, and he plays with good change of pace. I honestly can't find an area of the game where Murray has a clear advantage, and I'm not sure why Korkmaz isn't a top-10 prospect.
on korkmaz, i believe the questions on him are his defense and athleticism. he has problems with both. but the first seems correctable. the latter is why he will be available and be a good off the bench player under CBS.

i would like either korkmaz or sabonis with dallas pick. both should be very good rotation players.

Korkmaz is an NBA athlete. In Europe he's a ++ athlete, won a dunk competition recently. In the NBA he's nothing special athletically, but it's not a weakness by any means. Strength is a more significant issue, and defense as you say. Always tough to project defense for guys like Korkmaz + Murray - hard to know how much of their struggles are due to super-high offensive usage, and they'll get better once their coach forces them to focus more on that end.

Re: Jamal Murray is the GUY!
« Reply #33 on: April 21, 2016, 11:36:21 AM »

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Murray just doesn't excite me for obvious reasons; another guard (ugh), with limited athleticism, seems to lack any explosiveness. Not even sure his shooting numbers will hold up.  Just not feeling him.