Random NBA Observations 2014 - 2015
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NewNewYork
I knew Washington passing on Noel would come to bite them in the ass. They can't draft talent for shyt.
Hotel? So you gonna sleep in a bed that another men slept in before? PAUSE You may as well cuddle with the bell hop in front of ya son PAUSE, I'm from Harlem we don't do that PAUSE
I knew Washington passing on Noel would come to bite them in the ass. They can't draft talent for shyt.
Otto Porter was the clear cut best possible pick at the time and was a perfect fit. hindsight is 20/20
The '13 draft was overall pretty meh for lottery picks. I will say though that the Wiz (and every other team for that matter but
) is kicking themselves for missing out on Giannis
The War Report
NewNewYork
No the fukk he wasn't.Otto Porter was the clear cut best possible pick at the time and was a perfect fit. hindsight is 20/20
The '13 draft was overall pretty meh for lottery picks. I will say though that the Wiz (and every other team for that matter but
yes he was. Wiz had no reliable swingman and had the other 4 of their starting five locked up. Porter was a great all-around player at Georgetown that had an emphasis on scoring, had NBA measurables, had NBA skillset, came in universally as the most NBA ready, plug in and play player in the draft.
These are facts, Porter was easily a top 3 player in the draft and the consensus was that you pick either Oladipo, Noel or Porter first (lol cavs), and Porter actually fit a need for the Wiz so they took him instead of a big since they had Nene and Gortat
These are facts, Porter was easily a top 3 player in the draft and the consensus was that you pick either Oladipo, Noel or Porter first (lol cavs), and Porter actually fit a need for the Wiz so they took him instead of a big since they had Nene and Gortat
triplehate
Superstar
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What data is that graph giving?
triplehate
Superstar
The likelihood of matchups out west.
Them receipts, tho
Did you say receipts?
I don't need to own the house.
Just want to make sure I'm seated at the table. :smugsilver:
I understand why they picked Otto, I'm not slamming the pick. But Noel was right there and the Wiz don't have a big worth a damn that's under 30. Hindsight is 20/20 but a part of me was really saying they should have drafted Noel or Len at #3 to balance out the roster and get a young big prospect which we haven't had.
Wizards also didn't have Gortat they had Emeka Okafor at the time... they traded 2014 1st and Okafor for Gortat in October 2013 when Okafor got hurt working out.
If they had picked Otto and NOT re-signed Webster after that resurgent 2012-13... then I'd understand. But they picked Otto AND kept Webster... with Ariza still on the team. We went from decent depth to a logjam. Otto got hurt in camp anyway but the roster was imbalanced.
The Wizards management of Otto Porter has been straight up incompetent. Wittman refuses to play him just because of one or two mistakes. Does he not realize he is 21 years old and needs minutes? He has shown he can defend, he can hit shots, and he can get to the FT line and he might be our best off ball cutter on the whole team.
Its a classic case of Wittman trying to box him in and Otto comes from playing in that Princeton offense in Georgetown where they motion and cut... and the Wiz offense just doesn't have that.
I think if Leonsis ever gets a clue and brings in a new regime we'll see Wall/Beal/Otto grow finally. Wall is one of those rare players who will look good in any system and he's good now in this disgusting trash of a system right now... imagine him in Atlanta?
Nope.
Otto Porter was the clear cut best possible pick at the time and was a perfect fit. hindsight is 20/20
The '13 draft was overall pretty meh for lottery picks. I will say though that the Wiz (and every other team for that matter but
They didn't need an SF when he was drafted, just look at Noel right now and tell me the Wiz couldn't use him, he's averaged 14ppg, 11rpg, 3bpg, 2spg, 2apg and shot 51% over his last 10, nevermind the fact the Sixers are 11th in the league defensively because of him while the Wiz are 10th (103.9 vs 103.4 DRTG). Noel is already a difference maker on defense and they'd probably be a top 5 defense with him.
tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
Noel getting red-flagged by Phoenix scared everyone off. Noel wasn't a slam dunk lock
Thank you Phoenix
