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  • backthepack
    backthepack Member Posts: 19,942
    Doncic is amazing and his mom is fucking holy shit.
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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,855
    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    Doncic is not athletic enough, IMO. I would not put my franchise in the hands of a Euro if I was a GM who wanted to keep my job. The list of Euros who have panned out at a high level is very short.

    Nowitzki
    Parker
    Gasol
    Gasol
    Peja
    Petrovic (RIP)
    Vlade
    Detlef
    Kukoc
    Porzingas
    Giannis
    Gobert
    Jokic

    This criticism used to have some validity but it’s “stop loving in the past” status at this point.
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  • BleachedAnusDawg
    BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,746 Standard Supporter
    edited June 2018
    dnc said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    Doncic is not athletic enough, IMO. I would not put my franchise in the hands of a Euro if I was a GM who wanted to keep my job. The list of Euros who have panned out at a high level is very short.

    Nowitzki
    Parker
    Gasol
    Gasol
    Peja
    Petrovic (RIP)
    Vlade
    Detlef
    Kukoc
    Porzingas
    Giannis
    Gobert
    Jokic

    This criticism used to have some validity but it’s “stop loving in the past” status at this point.
    Measure that against the number of busts. This list is 13 deep over a 30+ year period.
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  • BleachedAnusDawg
    BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,746 Standard Supporter
    Tequilla said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    Doncic is not athletic enough, IMO. I would not put my franchise in the hands of a Euro if I was a GM who wanted to keep my job. The list of Euros who have panned out at a high level is very short.

    Larry Bird wasn’t athletic or so they said ...

    I’m pretty sure Cuban disagrees with you on the whole Euro thing ... it’s not like he’s got any past experience to use as a barometer
    Bird played at a position that demanded less athleticism and during a completely different era. I wouldn't stake my job on Doncic.
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  • allpurpleallgold
    allpurpleallgold Member Posts: 8,771
    edited June 2018
    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    Tequilla said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    Doncic is not athletic enough, IMO. I would not put my franchise in the hands of a Euro if I was a GM who wanted to keep my job. The list of Euros who have panned out at a high level is very short.

    Larry Bird wasn’t athletic or so they said ...

    I’m pretty sure Cuban disagrees with you on the whole Euro thing ... it’s not like he’s got any past experience to use as a barometer
    Bird played at a position that demanded less athleticism and during a completely different era. I wouldn't stake my job on Doncic.
    I’m all about bashing the old guys and that teams today would smoke everyone from back then but you gotta get the fuck outta here with even hinting at Bird not being good in today’s NBA. He would tear shit up.
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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,575 Standard Supporter
    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    Doncic is not athletic enough, IMO. I would not put my franchise in the hands of a Euro if I was a GM who wanted to keep my job. The list of Euros who have panned out at a high level is very short.

    Way to get out on a limb with that hot take. Please to be posting the list of American white boys drafted in the first round who panned out at a high level.....same thing.





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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,575 Standard Supporter
    Here - I'll save you time:

    Gordon Hayward

    Kevin Love

    JJ Redick


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  • FreeChavez
    FreeChavez Member Posts: 3,223
    RoadDawg55 said:

    Ayton is a beast. Doncic is going to be really good. A lot of other guys with high potential like Bagley and Bamba. I like Trey Young a lot. Hopefully there is a big trade.

    I don't understand young or why anyone likes him. He literally could be one of the worst lottery picks of my lifetime. The fact he was essentially picked 3rd overall is fucking insanity. He's 6'1" and string bean. Nobody in the nba is going to let him do the shit he did(poorly) in college. He was a turn over machine in college and now has to go against superior talent. Nothing about his body or game makes sense for the nba. At best, he's going to have to mold himself into a pass first PG b/c he does have good vision, but his more than generous ego is not going to allow that. He will be such a defensive liability at all times that I just can't imagine how/why anyone would draft this guy for anything more than a bench guy.

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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,588 Founders Club
    Tend to agree on Young. The worst think is the Curry comparison

    I actually liked to watch Curry in college and his teams won because of him. Not many players get me to turn on a college game and I didn't see one OU game because they sucked

    Every small skinny guy isn't going to be a rare top 50 (all time not now) player like Steph
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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,575 Standard Supporter
    Trey Young ran out of gas after about 12 games. He sucked dick in February and March.
    He's not Curry, that's for damned sure.

    I'm hoping Doncic's mom goes retro Jeannie Buss with the basketball photo shoot.



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