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

[Pelicans78]

Depends if you want offense or defense. Noel gives you defense while Zeller gives you offense.

[HornetGuru]

Depends if you want offense or defense. Noel gives you defense while Zeller gives you offense.

Well ya i know that I was just asking yall which u would rather.

[Purple Haze]

Add me one more for Noel, by a million. His defensive upside is daunting compared to Zeller's offensive upside.

[BallSoHard]

Add me one more for Noel, by a million. His defensive upside is daunting compared to Zeller's offensive upside.

Exactly. Ceiling/Floor test. Noels ceiling is higher and floor is higher. At the very worst case scenario for Noel is DeAndre Jordan or Javalee McGee. For what it's worth, i think Zeller is more well rounded.

[HornetGuru]

Not too familiar with ACL injuries, is it possible that Noel will lose his explosiveness or is something like that usually regained?

[Purple Haze]

Not too familiar with ACL injuries, is it possible that Noel will lose his explosiveness or is something like that usually regained?

Anything is possible as players of any sport respond to ligament tears in completely different ways. Not everyone is an Adrian Peterson, but these days the technology is amazing and you can bet your PEL that any team who drafts Noel will be hand over foot to make sure that knee gets to 100%.

[BallSoHard]

Not too familiar with ACL injuries, is it possible that Noel will lose his explosiveness or is something like that usually regained?

Always a chance, but with today's medicine and knowledge, it's becoming less likely for someone his age. Adrian Peterson tore his and came back and almost set the all time rushing record.

[HornetGuru]

Thanks guys, good posts.

[LoCo89]

Always a chance, but with today's medicine and knowledge, it's becoming less likely for someone his age. Adrian Peterson tore his and came back and almost set the all time rushing record.

Not to mention he's having James Andrews do it, who is widely considered the best when it comes to sports surgeries

[HornetGuru]

I am also really liking this Gary Harris kid, very athletic, good 3 point shooter, he just shows up to play every game, I like him a lot and think he will be a very good SG in the nba.

[UNO Gracias]

I am also really liking this Gary Harris kid, very athletic, good 3 point shooter, he just shows up to play every game, I like him a lot and think he will be a very good SG in the nba.

He is making that Dion Waiters jump up the boards now. I could see somebody drafting him earlier than expected.

[HornetGuru]

He is making that Dion Waiters jump up the boards now. I could see somebody drafting him earlier than expected.

Ya most definetly, I wouldnt mind trading back and going after him

[AD23nEG10]

Shabazz is growing on me again for two simple reasons.

1) Roger Mason has played a significant amount of 3 for us this year so Monty clearly has no problem going a little bit smaller

2) UCLA players have made for great pro players lately even if they underachieve at UCLA (Holiday, Collison, Afflalo, Love, etc.)

[MonsterMash]

Shabazz is growing on me again for two simple reasons.

1) Roger Mason has played a significant amount of 3 for us this year so Monty clearly has no problem going a little bit smaller

2) UCLA players have made for great pro players lately even if they underachieve at UCLA (Holiday, Collison, Afflalo, Love, etc.)

Westbrook too

[HornetGuru]

UCLA has put out some quality people

[BallSoHard]

This has to be the worst mock draft I have seen yet:

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2013/3/2...?sct=uk_t11_a5

[glepurple]

This has to be the worst mock draft I have seen yet:

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2013/3/2...?sct=uk_t11_a5

Yeah i was looking at mocks earlier and that was hilarious to me!!

[nolaslim213]

Shabazz is growing on me again for two simple reasons.

1) Roger Mason has played a significant amount of 3 for us this year so Monty clearly has no problem going a little bit smaller

2) UCLA players have made for great pro players lately even if they underachieve at UCLA (Holiday, Collison, Afflalo, Love, etc.)

I've been saying this for a long time now. Monty's defensive system doesn't require a long SF. He doubles in the post and rotates his guards to the open man. That requires a quicker SF. It just so happens that Aminu is long AND quick, but a smaller SF can definitely thrive in this system. That's why I was so adamant about pushing for Harden last off season. Harden would have been a perfect SF here. It's the same reason why I was pushing for Oladipo at the 3 spot for us earlier in the year. I still think it's a good idea, but I'm a fan of smaller, quicker, more skilled SFs.

With regard to Noel vs Zeller, it's no contest IMO. Zeller is extremely limited by his lack of athleticism and length. He made no improvement from his freshman to sophomore year, and I think it only gets worse for him in the NBA. Noel has all the potential in the world as a defensive/rebounding center. He can also finish around the rim, which gives him great PnR potential. He is top-3 IMO.

[kclaboy504]

I'm still not against drafting Len if we wind up in the 7-10 range. He had yet another very efficient game on 6-9 15pts 13rbs 5blks..he doesn't touch the ball much but when he does good things happen. If we r gonna get a big man in this draft Len should be the 1st option IMO..I think he would compliment Davis much better than Noel..I know I may be in the minority in this 1 but that's how I see it. Len can get the ball in the post with back to basket and be a threat to score. Opens things up for the offense when that is an option. I still see our needs of importance as
#1 sf
#2-3 pg or c depending on plans for rivers

[MonsterMash]

I've been saying this for a long time now. Monty's defensive system doesn't require a long SF. He doubles in the post and rotates his guards to the open man. That requires a quicker SF. It just so happens that Aminu is long AND quick, but a smaller SF can definitely thrive in this system. That's why I was so adamant about pushing for Harden last off season. Harden would have been a perfect SF here. It's the same reason why I was pushing for Oladipo at the 3 spot for us earlier in the year. I still think it's a good idea, but I'm a fan of smaller, quicker, more skilled SFs.

With regard to Noel vs Zeller, it's no contest IMO. Zeller is extremely limited by his lack of athleticism and length. He made no improvement from his freshman to sophomore year, and I think it only gets worse for him in the NBA. Noel has all the potential in the world as a defensive/rebounding center. He can also finish around the rim, which gives him great PnR potential. He is top-3 IMO.

I think Davis offers such offensive potential that a pairing with Noel could be absolutely sick. We'd be able to deal with his lack of scoring.

Zeller, even if I was to be a fan of his, has no fit here. We already have a too many bigs to get playing time to, and Zeller/Anderson are redundant players as offense-first bigs (even if they go about it differently). You'd never play them together.

[AD23forMVP]

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http://instagram.com/p/XV6nhCMudt/

[Eman5805]

He actually looked intimidating to match his play. Now he just looks like an extra one one of those LMFAO videos.

[djpaul89]

Jason should have kept growing it mannnnnn

[Purple Haze]

Yeah he should for sure keep that, he looked mean.

[NOLa.]

With this cool weather he's probably like "Dang, should have waited for the weekend."