Who should become the first person to be drafted to the pelicans?

It would be hard to predict Zeller or Len to displace any of our bigs ( Lopez, AD, Smith, Anderson) within the 1st 2 years and their bulkiness is less than both Lopez, Smith and long term < AD. So, the two PGs mentioned, Smart or Burke would be most likely, unless we want to add a bulky big , but I think that will be our FA. It may be too far down but I'd also consider adding McCollum ( very efficient 21 yr old, 4yr SR) or Porter.

This isn't the deepest draft overall but there are some serious PG's in this draft. Here are a few that are projected to still be around in the 2nd round. Draft one of these guys and let them develop under GV for a season and hand it over. Rivers isn't PG. People are going to have to get over that.

Nate Wolters 6'4 190 PG Sr South Dakota State
Lorenzo Brown 6'4 180 PG Jr North Carolina State
Isaiah Canaan 6'0 175 PG Sr Murray State
Myck Kabongo 6'1 180 PG So Texas
Ray McCallum 6'2 190 PG Jr Detroit

I will take Paul Pierce on this team. They say McLemour is Ray Allen.

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This isn't the deepest draft overall but there are some serious PG's in this draft. Here are a few that are projected to still be around in the 2nd round. Draft one of these guys and let them develop under GV for a season and hand it over. Rivers isn't PG. People are going to have to get over that.

Nate Wolters 6'4 190 PG Sr South Dakota State
Lorenzo Brown 6'4 180 PG Jr North Carolina State
Isaiah Canaan 6'0 175 PG Sr Murray State
Myck Kabongo 6'1 180 PG So Texas
Ray McCallum 6'2 190 PG Jr Detroit

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Rivers look much better running the point than he does playing the two, so where is this coming from? Is it based of something you've actually seen while watching him play or are you just spewin nonsense to start a debate?

What about Peyton Siva, why isn't he on any draft boards?

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Rivers look much better running the point than he does playing the two, so where is this coming from? Is it based of something you've actually seen while watching him play or are you just spewin nonsense to start a debate?

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Could be his impatience with Rivers' inability to stay consistent

Even though, it's been stated ad nauseum that Rivers is still developing at PG.

This is based on what I've seen and what I believe he is best at. I don't think Rivers will ever be better than Vasquez at the Point but I do think he could become a very good scoring threat off the bench. Rivers is a scorer. He sees the basket and that's it. I think that's fine as long as he is not the PG.

Big fan of Victor Oladipo. He has MJ athleticism, and he reminds me a lot of Iggy, but he can shoot better. Guy is a great off-the-ball shooter, and his biggest knock is that he can't create his own shot, but that isn't a biggy in our offense where Gordon, Vasquez, and Rivers dominate the ball. Love his defensive tenacity, and he is the best offensive rebounding SF in the draft. Good video yall should watch:

I don't see many differencies from aminu. He's shot 50% from 3, but on 37 attempts. 30% of his offense is on transition, has horrifying ball-handling, turnover prone. He's a good defender, has athleticism and hoops. And for a SF, 6'5 is definitely short.

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Finally found the one I was looking for, answers your question somewhat better.

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This guy screams Derrick Williams to me. That's not a bad thing, Williams was the #2 pick for a reason, but if you miscast him as a SF, he'll struggle badly. At the 4, he can take guys off the dribble, use his athleticism to finish around the rim, make guys chase him around the perimeter. He'd be a sieve defensively at the 3 because he doesn't have the lateral speed movement or frankly the interest to guard the perimeter. If we needed a 4, I'd love this guy, but he strikes me as a square peg, round hole.

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Big fan of Victor Oladipo. He has MJ athleticism, and he reminds me a lot of Iggy, but he can shoot better. Guy is a great off-the-ball shooter, and his biggest knock is that he can't create his own shot, but that isn't a biggy in our offense where Gordon, Vasquez, and Rivers dominate the ball. Love his defensive tenacity, and he is the best offensive rebounding SF in the draft. Good video yall should watch:

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This seems like the year you want one of 2 things.
1) a top 4 draft pick
Or
2) multiple 1st rounders.

I wouldn't take Victor earlier than 10, but if we had multiple firsts I would take him and Burk and address our sf needs via free agency.

Oladipo is a stronger aminu. Same turnover/ballhandling problems. Same out of control style.

Oladip does have a better shot. If we some how gather up another first round pick in the 18-25 area, he may be worth a pick depending on who we draft with the #5 pick.

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This seems like the year you want one of 2 things.
1) a top 4 draft pick
Or
2) multiple 1st rounders.

I wouldn't take Victor earlier than 10, but if we had multiple firsts I would take him and Burk and address our sf needs via free agency.

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I agree 100%. For some reason, I don't think Demps and Monty are looking to add more rookies...

Myck Kabongo. Is he supposed to be any good? He is short (i heard he was 5'10) so what does he bring to the table.

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I don't see many differencies from aminu. He's shot 50% from 3, but on 37 attempts. 30% of his offense is on transition, has horrifying ball-handling, turnover prone. He's a good defender, has athleticism and hoops. And for a SF, 6'5 is definitely short.

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Yes, he is 6'5, but he is the most athletic guy in the draft, which helps him make up for it, and he also has a monster 6'11 wingspan, which helps him make up for it. His ball handling is only horrifying when he is trying to iso guys up. When he is running the break or cutting to the rim, his handle is actually pretty good. He is only TO prone because of his attempts to iso, but when he cuts down on that (you know Monty will put him in a "box"), then he should be fine. Comparing him to Aminu is ridiculous, at best.

What he is better than Aminu at:

1) Finishing at the rim - 69% in the half court.
2) Efficiency - 68% in the NCAA, good enough for 1st place.
3) Better defender - Oladipo is the best defender in the NCAA, and he actually has a feel for the game, unlike Aminu.
4) Creates TOs - 3.5 steals per 40 min. which is good enough for 1st place in the NCAA.
5) Way better shooter, which stems from his good shooting form - Over 50 % from 3, and I don't care if it's 37 attempts or not, that is a decent enough sample size. He also shoots 60% off the dribble.
6) Better off the ball - 50% in catch and shoot situations.
7) Work Ethic - Coaches rave about him, but you can see how hard he works defensively, and the time he put in the gym over the off season is paying off in his shooting %.
8) Overall basketball I.Q. - he doesn't look lost on the court like Aminu does. Simple as that.

Side note - He is the #1 offensive rebounding SF in the NCAA with 4 offensive boards per game.

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Yes, he is 6'5, but he is the most athletic guy in the draft, which helps him make up for it, and he also has a monster 6'11 wingspan, which helps him make up for it. His ball handling is only horrifying when he is trying to iso guys up. When he is running the break or cutting to the rim, his handle is actually pretty good. He is only TO prone because of his attempts to iso, but when he cuts down on that (you know Monty will put him in a "box"), then he should be fine. Comparing him to Aminu is ridiculous, at best.

What he is better than Aminu at:

1) Finishing at the rim - 69% in the half court.
2) Efficiency - 68% in the NCAA, good enough for 1st place.
3) Better defender - Oladipo is the best defender in the NCAA, and he actually has a feel for the game, unlike Aminu.
4) Creates TOs - 3.5 steals per 40 min. which is good enough for 1st place in the NCAA.
5) Way better shooter, which stems from his good shooting form - Over 50 % from 3, and I don't care if it's 37 attempts or not, that is a decent enough sample size. He also shoots 60% off the dribble.
6) Better off the ball - 50% in catch and shoot situations.
7) Work Ethic - Coaches rave about him, but you can see how hard he works defensively, and the time he put in the gym over the off season is paying off in his shooting %.
8) Overall basketball I.Q. - he doesn't look lost on the court like Aminu does. Simple as that.

Side note - He is the #1 offensive rebounding SF in the NCAA with 4 offensive boards per game.

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Wow, nola... this is a heck of a post. You've got me convinced he's worth a pick around 10 or so.

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Yes, he is 6'5, but he is the most athletic guy in the draft, which helps him make up for it, and he also has a monster 6'11 wingspan, which helps him make up for it. His ball handling is only horrifying when he is trying to iso guys up. When he is running the break or cutting to the rim, his handle is actually pretty good. He is only TO prone because of his attempts to iso, but when he cuts down on that (you know Monty will put him in a "box"), then he should be fine. Comparing him to Aminu is ridiculous, at best.

What he is better than Aminu at:

1) Finishing at the rim - 69% in the half court.
2) Efficiency - 68% in the NCAA, good enough for 1st place.
3) Better defender - Oladipo is the best defender in the NCAA, and he actually has a feel for the game, unlike Aminu.
4) Creates TOs - 3.5 steals per 40 min. which is good enough for 1st place in the NCAA.
5) Way better shooter, which stems from his good shooting form - Over 50 % from 3, and I don't care if it's 37 attempts or not, that is a decent enough sample size. He also shoots 60% off the dribble.
6) Better off the ball - 50% in catch and shoot situations.
7) Work Ethic - Coaches rave about him, but you can see how hard he works defensively, and the time he put in the gym over the off season is paying off in his shooting %.
8) Overall basketball I.Q. - he doesn't look lost on the court like Aminu does. Simple as that.

Side note - He is the #1 offensive rebounding SF in the NCAA with 4 offensive boards per game.

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I see your point but i still don't like it. If we end up with jennings+gordon+this guy, heck, i would like it even less. I still think we'd need a scoring sf, i'm not really sure he's what we need. A nice player, and i appreciate your post, but i still don't like it anyway.

Can he create his own shot ? I'm not really into a wing who can't create his own shot. Outside of gravy Gordon and rivers we don't have that and that's what I personally would like.

And that crossover at 4:10 of that video... yeah Aminu can't do that. :hihi:


Concerned about the 20% from three his soph. year but I suppose his sample size is big enough this year to show real improvement. Great shooting form.

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And that crossover at 4:10 of that video... yeah Aminu can't do that. :hihi:


Concerned about the 20% from three his soph. year but I suppose his sample size is big enough this year to show real improvement. Great shooting form.

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His sample size is still very small. 39 attempts isn't big enough.

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His sample size is still very small. 39 attempts isn't big enough.

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Not as a concrete stat, but to show improvement I think it is. The mechanics are there.

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Wow, nola... this is a heck of a post. You've got me convinced he's worth a pick around 10 or so.

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Thanks man. I'd be happy with him int hat 8-12 range. He also has great intangibles, and if you watch that video I posted, he is the most tenacious defender I've seen in a long time. Dude can be a stud defender from day 1 in the NBA, and you know Monty would love that.

The question is can he guard NBA 3's, and the answer, IMO, is certainly yes. With his combination of length, athleticism, strength, and defensive intensity, I think he can be like Iggy, but with more offensive firepower.

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I see your point but i still don't like it. If we end up with jennings+gordon+this guy, heck, i would like it even less. I still think we'd need a scoring sf, i'm not really sure he's what we need. A nice player, and i appreciate your post, but i still don't like it anyway.

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I understand your position. I'm of the field of thought that we should get a smaller, more skilled SF. I was a huge advocate of bringing in James Harden to be our 3, but that didn't work out. Oladipo fits my bill as to what I like in a SF.

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Can he create his own shot ? I'm not really into a wing who can't create his own shot. Outside of gravy Gordon and rivers we don't have that and that's what I personally would like.

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It's a work in progress. He has a really nice crossover that he doesn't use much. He is great at moving with out the ball though, and he gets a lot of his points in transition, on cuts, and offensive rebounds/putbacks. The thing I love about him is that he can catch it on the go, dribble it twice, and get to the hoop no problem. It's when he is in isolation that things start to get hazy with his ball handling. Like I said, though, I've seen him use a nice crossover to get where he wants to go, and those things can be worked on. The main thing I love about him, though, is his off-ball shooting. 50% in catch-and-shoot situations, over 50% from 3... That's impressive, even if he's only taken 40 attempts this year. You still have to make them.

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And that crossover at 4:10 of that video... yeah Aminu can't do that. :hihi:


Concerned about the 20% from three his soph. year but I suppose his sample size is big enough this year to show real improvement. Great shooting form.

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Yeah man, that's a good catch. That's what I'm talking about above. He has a really nice crossover that he doesn't use much, and I'm not sure why, but it's pretty effective when he does. I think he can work on it, and eventually, he can become a CHOS guy.

Yeah, the sample size is smaller than you'd like, but like I said above, you still have to make them. What gives me the most encouragement his the textbook shooting technique he uses, makes me think it isn't just a fluke. Reports are that he just worked his *** off this past off season on his shot, and that's why you see such a big jump in his numbers. He is supposed to be a VERY hard worker, which I love.

Appresh the scouting btw

So here's a question. With it being stated that this guy of gets his points in transition, coupled with the fact that we are one of the slowest paced teams; why is this a good fit? Development to the half court game expectations ?

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So here's a question. With it being stated that this guy of gets his points in transition, coupled with the fact that we are one of the slowest paced teams; why is this a good fit? Development to the half court game expectations ?

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Flavor of the month.

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Appresh the scouting btw

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No problem man. I enjoy it, but I don't have time during the school week. Mardi Gras break is AWESOME, and it gives me time to do stuff like this.

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So here's a question. With it being stated that this guy of gets his points in transition, coupled with the fact that we are one of the slowest paced teams; why is this a good fit? Development to the half court game expectations ?

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This isn't popular because of the Vasquez fanboys, but if we get a PG who can actually push the pace, we'd be one of the best fast break teams in the league. Rivers, Gordon, Aminu, Oladipo (if we draft him), Davis, Anderson, Lopez, JSmith... They all get out and run, but Vasquez is just TOO SLOW to do what we need him to do.

The Hornets didn't "push the pace" with Jack who thrives in transition, So they won't push the pace with Olapido a guy similar to Shannon Brown. But you can keep dreaming.

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The Hornets didn't "push the pace" with Jack who thrives in transition, So they won't push the pace with Olapido a guy similar to Shannon Brown.

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Well, Monty seems to disagree with you. He keeps screaming to push, and we aren't. Also, with Jack, we didn't have Rivers or Gordon or Davis or Anderson or Lopez, so your angle is really not a good one. No offense.

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I don't know why you are being so passive aggressive. I'm just posting about a guy I'd like us to consider. No need to get so upset man.

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The Hornets didn't "push the pace" with Jack who thrives in transition, So they won't push the pace with Olapido a guy similar to Shannon Brown. But you can keep dreaming.

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I don't feel like your posts today have been very constructive, no need to be so pissy at someone who did his research. Especially when your Jack angle makes no sense.

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Well, Monty seems to disagree with you. He keeps screaming to push, and we aren't. Also, with Jack, we didn't have Rivers or Gordon or Davis or Anderson or Lopez, so your angle is really not a good one. No offense.

And I don't know why you are being so passive aggressive. I'm just posting about a guy I'd like us to consider. No need to get so upset man.

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That team was made for running that season. Jack, Belinelli, Ariza/Aminu, Landry/Ayon, Kaman/Okafor. We didn't push the pace because Williams doesn't like it when his team take shots early on in the shotclock.

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I don't feel like your posts today have been very constructive, no need to be so pissy at someone who did his research. Especially when your Jack angle makes no sense.

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What doesn't make sense regarding Jack?

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That team was made for running that season. Jack, Belinelli, Ariza/Aminu, Landry/Ayon, Kaman/Okafor. We didn't push the pace because Williams doesn't like it when his team take shots early on in the shotclock.

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Pushing the pace absolutely does not = taking shots early in the shot clock. If anything, it means you are setting your offense up early, so you have more time on the clock. Monty has said many times this year that he wants to get out and run.

We'll just agree to disagree.

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Pushing the pace absolutely does not = taking shots early in the shot clock. If anything, it means you are setting your offense up early, so you have more time on the clock. Monty has said many times this year that he wants to get out and run.

We'll just agree to disagree.

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He says it every single year since he's been here and the pace is ALWAYS the same. His defensive philosophies does not allow his team to play uptempo. He wants to limit possessions and push the pace at the same time. It 's contradictory. He only wants to push the pace in transition when the opportunities arise rather than playing an uptempo style. At the end of the day, he's pretty much has a half-court philosophy. He's had enough sample size to know what type of offense he prefers to play.

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He says it every single year since he's been here and the pace is ALWAYS the same. His defensive philosophies does not allow his team to play uptempo. He wants to limit possessions and push the pace at the same time. It 's contradictory. He only wants to push the pace in transition when the opportunities arise rather than playing an uptempo style. At the end of the day, he's pretty much has a half-court philosophy. He's had enough sample size to know what type of offense he prefers to play.

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I'm not trying to demean you or anything, but I think the problem is that you don't understand the philosophy behind pushing the pace. That's different than having an uptempo offense where you jack up a lot of shots. I'll break it down.

Pushing the pace - This is when you get a defensive rebound and outlet to the PG. The PG advances the ball up the court as fast as possible in an attempt to catch the other team off guard. If you are able to catch the opposing team off guard, then it should equate into an easy layup or a great look at a "transition 3." Both are great, high % looks, and that is the whole goal of pushing the pace, and running the fast break.

Now, let's say you get the rebound, outlet to the PG, and run the break, but the opposing team recognizes it and gets back in time to stop your run. That doesn't mean that you should just jack up a shot since you are already down there (which is what you are suggesting). Instead, you pull the ball out to mid court, and you set up your half court offense. This is where Monty's philosophy that you are speaking of comes in. Monty is a half-court guy. He wants to get high quality looks and limit the possessions of the other team. He doesn't want us jacking up shots with 15 seconds left on the shot clock. The whole point of his system is to slow the pace down in the half court, get a good look, and get back on defense.

Fast paced offense - This is what you are thinking of, and this is NOT what we run. A fast paced offense tries to get as many possessions as possible, and they want their games to turn into a "shoot out." Teams like Denver and Houston run this sort of an offense, which is whey their players numbers are inflated.

So, just because you want to push the pace does NOT mean that you have to run a fast paced offense. Pushing the pace is more like probing the opposing team and trying to get a few quick, easy, cheap buckets. That's the best case scenario. Worst case scenario is that you push the pace, nothing is there, you back it out, and you set up your offense a few seconds earlier than you would have had you not pushed the pace because your whole team is already in the half court already because you just ran the break.

I'm sorry if this doesn't make any sense. I tried to section it off to make it more readable, but that is basically the gist of what Monty wants us to do.

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I'm not trying to demean you or anything, but I think the problem is that you don't understand the philosophy behind pushing the pace. That's different than having an uptempo offense where you jack up a lot of shots. I'll break it down.

Pushing the pace - This is when you get a defensive rebound and outlet to the PG. The PG advances the ball up the court as fast as possible in an attempt to catch the other team off guard. If you are able to catch the opposing team off guard, then it should equate into an easy layup or a great look at a "transition 3." Both are great, high % looks, and that is the whole goal of pushing the pace, and running the fast break.

Now, let's say you get the rebound, outlet to the PG, and run the break, but the opposing team recognizes it and gets back in time to stop your run. That doesn't mean that you should just jack up a shot since you are already down there (which is what you are suggesting). Instead, you pull the ball out to mid court, and you set up your half court offense. This is where Monty's philosophy that you are speaking of comes in. Monty is a half-court guy. He wants to get high quality looks and limit the possessions of the other team. He doesn't want us jacking up shots with 15 seconds left on the shot clock. The whole point of his system is to slow the pace down in the half court, get a good look, and get back on defense.

Fast paced offense - This is what you are thinking of, and this is NOT what we run. A fast paced offense tries to get as many possessions as possible, and they want their games to turn into a "shoot out." Teams like Denver and Houston run this sort of an offense, which is whey their players numbers are inflated.

So, just because you want to push the pace does NOT mean that you have to run a fast paced offense. Pushing the pace is more like probing the opposing team and trying to get a few quick, easy, cheap buckets. That's the best case scenario. Worst case scenario is that you push the pace, nothing is there, you back it out, and you set up your offense a few seconds earlier than you would have had you not pushed the pace because your whole team is already in the half court already because you just ran the break.

I'm sorry if this doesn't make any sense. I tried to section it off to make it more readable, but that is basically the gist of what Monty wants us to do.

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Pushing the pace with a team like the Hornets only accounts for a really small % of their offense. It generally most prevalent on uptempo teams like the Rockets, OKC, NYK, and GSW. I don't believe the team will ever push the pace anymore than any other slower paced teams. You'd need an elite PG to do it effectively on a slow paced team.

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Pushing the pace with a team like the Hornets only accounts for a really small % of their offense. It generally most prevalent on uptempo teams like the Rockets, OKC, NYK, and GSW. I don't believe the team will ever push the pace anymore than any other slower paced teams. You'd need an elite PG to do it effectively on a slow paced team.

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I think, aside from Vasquez, we are built to run the break and push the tempo. We aren't build for a fast paced offense, though. I think if we had a more athletic PG who can get up and down in transition, this team would look totally different running the break. Vasquez is extremely limited in this way, and that is one of the biggest reasons I want to trade him, along with his poor shot selection, poor defense, and hero-ball antics. That said, there is a lot of good to Vasquez, which is why I think we should trade him to a slow paced, half-court team like Boston. I'd love to have their 1st round pick for Vasquez straight up.

Burke and Oladipo would be a dream come true for me if we are picking in the 10-16 range with both picks.

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That said, there is a lot of good to Vasquez, which is why I think we should trade him to a slow paced, half-court team like Boston. I'd love to have their 1st round pick for Vasquez straight up.

Burke and Oladipo would be a dream come true for me if we are picking in the 10-16 range with both picks.

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That would be pretty interesting. To take it a step further, we could go super small and super fast with great defense:

Burke PG
Gordon SG
Oladipo SF
Aminu PF
Davis C

Or maybe you move Gordon and get Oladipo to play SG.

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That would be pretty interesting. To take it a step further, we could go super small and super fast with great defense:

Burke PG
Gordon SG
Oladipo SF
Aminu PF
Davis C

Or maybe you move Gordon and get Oladipo to play SG.

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That would be a tiny team. I like Otto Porter out of Georgetown a lot

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Good point. I dont think you can have Burke and Oladipo.

Burke 6' (Maybe)
Gordon 6'3"
Oladipo 6'5"

No way imo.

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Good point. I dont think you can have Burke and Oladipo.

Burke 6' (Maybe)
Gordon 6'3"
Oladipo 6'5"

No way imo.

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I like Burke and Oladipo a lot but only way that works is we Gordon isn't here any more.

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I like Burke and Oladipo a lot but only way that works is we Gordon isn't here any more.

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I'm prefectly ok with an Oladipo/Burke back court.

I've been against retaining Gordon since he couldn't play last year.

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That would be pretty interesting. To take it a step further, we could go super small and super fast with great defense:

Burke PG
Gordon SG
Oladipo SF
Aminu PF
Davis C

Or maybe you move Gordon and get Oladipo to play SG.

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This is a tiny team. Not only lacking height, but strength and bulk. We'd get bullied every game.

DX Scouting Report for Marcus Smart. I think it does a good job breaking down his offensive strengths and weaknesses at this point, but if you want to see how impactful he is as an on-ball defender, watch a game. He was absolutely amazing in he OK/OSU game on both ends, especially the block/held ball on OK's last possession to end the game.



Like I've said in the past, would love to have him but I'll be pretty surprised if he isn't widely considered a top 3 pick by March.

Yeah it seems that Smart is rising on everyone's boards very fast. Almost as fast as McLemore.

My oh my would Smart fit the philosophy this team is building! If we do end up trading Gordon, I hope we get another pick in the deal, so as to have some flexibility for the draft.

If we draft Smart, i'm pretty sure i see a Gordon trade demand happening.

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I have come to the opinion that Gordon just doesn't fit here and its simply a matter of when, where, and how he moves on.....

I don't see any possibility Gordon finishes his contract with the Pelicans. I'm not even 100% sure he wears a pelican jersey.

I do think Gordon's trade(if and when) needs to net us a pick in this years draft(if he is traded this week or offseason). If we some how grab a pick in the 13-18 range from Gordon, we have the flexibility to draft Smart/Burke/Porter with our pick and maybe pickup a Oladipo/Robinson III in the late 1st.

Don't know about oladipo lasting to a late 1st..

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I agree. McNamara already has him going 5th overall. While that may or may not be a stretch, I wouldn't call it an impossibility.

http://www.hornets247.com/2013/02/16...on-mock-draft/