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Re: Lottery on Thursday night

Arrghh!

fourth! :(

3rd wouldnt have been so bad as the big man would have been nice. Now
we get none of the big three :/

Akaz









--- In rappak@yahoogroups.com, freewheel_99 <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> First of all I haven't let 6th enter my mind. For that to happen
both
> Cleveland and Denver would also be out of the top three. That just
> cannot happen. The draft is based on the sole idea of letting the
bad
> teams get the top young players. There would be an inquiry into the
> process if it went so badly.
>
> So I am only focused on the top 5. At 4th or 5th, big is the only
way
> to go. Bosh needs to be worked out to find out his talent level. If
> he isn't a top talent, then I'm inclined to take Kaman because
maybe
> we could finaly have a center and forget about that in future
drafts.
> Lampe strikes me as too skinny and maybe not a banger.
>
> Of course the main problem is that I haven't seen any of the top
> prospects play except Anthony. To be honest Anthony didn't strike
me
> as a world beater. I thought he looked soft, but I did like his
> skills.
>
> My brother says we'll get 2nd and I say we'll get 4th. He's a lot
> better at predicting than I am though. ;)
>
> --- In rappak@yahoogroups.com, "rappak" <rappak@y...> wrote:
> > > If we land outside top 5, well....
> >
> > Uh, that should read top 4.
> >
> > The top 4 being James, Milicic, Anthony, and Bosh. Outside this
> four
> > you get into "project" territory of bigmen with less potential
> > (Kaman, Lampe) and small but servicable players (Ford, Wade).
> >
> > It won't be so bad if we pick 5th or 6th. At the very least we'll
> get
> > some frontcourt help.
> >
> > lineup#1
> > Kaman
> > Davis
> > Murray
> > Carter
> > Alvin
> >
> > lineup#2
> > Davis
> > Lampe
> > Murray
> > Carter
> > Alvin




Fri May 23, 2003 12:48 am

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I'm prepared for the worst. If we land 3rd I'm happy. If we land 4th I'll be satisfied but somewhat disappointed. If we land outside top 5, well.... let's just...
rappak
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May 21, 2003
9:24 pm

... Uh, that should read top 4. The top 4 being James, Milicic, Anthony, and Bosh. Outside this four you get into "project" territory of bigmen with less...
rappak
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May 21, 2003
9:58 pm

First of all I haven't let 6th enter my mind. For that to happen both Cleveland and Denver would also be out of the top three. That just cannot happen. The...
freewheel_99
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May 21, 2003
11:41 pm

Arrghh! fourth! :( 3rd wouldnt have been so bad as the big man would have been nice. Now we get none of the big three :/ Akaz ... both ... bad ... way ... ...
akaz1976
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May 23, 2003
12:48 am

Nah. Darko Milicic should be gone by then. Anthony is the 3rd pick. I'm a bit disappointed but it could've been worse. Like I said yesterday, a top 4 pick was...
rappak
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May 23, 2003
1:07 am

Oh well. We got what the percentages said we would get. Now the raptors have the most important workouts of all the teams. They have to find out who is the...
freewheel_99
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May 23, 2003
2:15 am

From what I've read, Bosh is very similar to Darko. Strong post player, good passer, good instincts, shot-blocker, fast up and down the floor, a solid 3-point...
rappak
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May 23, 2003
4:13 am

ESPN.com... To say that Chris is a smart basketball player is an understatement. Off the court, he is a member of the National Honor Society, part of the Wiz...
rappak
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May 23, 2003
4:58 am

1) Unless we get a YOUNG player (NOT a veteran) with star potential PLUS a lottery pick in return. This team is completely thin on talent after Vince. So...
rappak
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May 23, 2003
5:18 pm

They certainly shouldn't trade the pick for a quick fix. The Raptors still have too few assets to start trading them. There is only one player who will be...
freewheel_99
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May 24, 2003
2:24 am
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