Oregon Ducks Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 I told y’all. Bol should have gone in the lottery. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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11sanchez11 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 i was so confused about this stuff, i thought it was a popup or ad they also had a bruh one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsoxsuck05 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) I just don't get why Bol Bol fell so hard. Look at how skilled and productive he is...is anyone really surprised that he looks so good? Ducks fan is right, he should've gone in the lottery right around the spot where MPJ went. Seriously there are just some players that fall for head scratching reasons. I remember being so jealous that the Heat took him and they trade the pick like it was nothing! I'm well aware that he's a stick and had a foot injury, but he's so skilled I don't even care. Kid just needs to learn how to pass and he'll be a star. Edited July 23, 2020 by redsoxsuck05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I really like the look of the court and the feel of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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seminoles1 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 1 hour ago, redsoxsuck05 said: I just don't get why Bol Bol fell so hard. Look at how skilled and productive he is...is anyone really surprised that he looks so good? Ducks fan is right, he should've gone in the lottery right around the spot where MPJ went. Seriously there are just some players that fall for head scratching reasons. I remember being so jealous that the Heat took him and they trade the pick like it was nothing! I'm well aware that he's a stick and had a foot injury, but he's so skilled I don't even care. Kid just needs to learn how to pass and he'll be a star. I mean he had/has serious injury concerns. That's not a head scratching reason to fall to the 2nd round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyronnosaurus Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Bol Bol is probably more talented but he joins Caruso and Tacko Fall as minuscule bench players or end of the bench players who will get Mahomes and LeBron level coverage. So annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsoxsuck05 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 7 hours ago, seminoles1 said: I mean he had/has serious injury concerns. That's not a head scratching reason to fall to the 2nd round. Yea but MPJ went at the tail end of the lottery, and his injuries were arguably worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seminoles1 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 1 hour ago, redsoxsuck05 said: Yea but MPJ went at the tail end of the lottery, and his injuries were arguably worse. Wings are more valuable than bigs, so that's why teams were more likely to take a flyer on him than Bol. IIRC, MPJ was also more highly regarded going into college, so he was starting from a higher peak and was less likely to fall as far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ11 Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 13 hours ago, redsoxsuck05 said: I just don't get why Bol Bol fell so hard. Look at how skilled and productive he is...is anyone really surprised that he looks so good? Ducks fan is right, he should've gone in the lottery right around the spot where MPJ went. Seriously there are just some players that fall for head scratching reasons. I remember being so jealous that the Heat took him and they trade the pick like it was nothing! I'm well aware that he's a stick and had a foot injury, but he's so skilled I don't even care. Kid just needs to learn how to pass and he'll be a star. I have the intel on this. It's a mixture of a few things. Obviously injuries are a concern with his size and body, so that is a factor. But definitely not the only factor or even the main factor. A HUGE piece of it is the fact that he was such a project. It's A LOT on the coaching, medical, and development staffs to take a guy that has played 8 college games, coming off an injury, that needs at least one red-shirt year. There was no way he was impacting right away. A lot of guys don't have the job security or guts to take a dude like him (or MPJ) early when there is a) a huge injury risk and b) payoff in over a year. It's a huge investment in something that may not pay off and it's definitely not going to pay off within 1-2 years. Longer than a lot of these dudes making decisions might be employed. Another factor is the scouting on Bol. He's a quiet kid and definitely fell into the stereotype that often follows talented bigs that they don't love basketball. One of his biggest on court questions is his motor and general intangibles/IQ so that was another factor. I think front offices were scared to take a project that also has "character" questions - though to me they might not have been fair based on what I know. So moral of this story is....the Nuggets front office, coaching staff, and development team deserves a ton of credit for putting themselves in the position to gamble on these guys. And obviously it makes most of the rest of the league look dumb in hindsight. And now the Nuggets have 2 guys where if they pan out ..... we're looking at multiple championship type ceiling .... and if they don't it's kinda whatever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ11 Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 12 hours ago, Tyronnosaurus said: Bol Bol is probably more talented but he joins Caruso and Tacko Fall as minuscule bench players or end of the bench players who will get Mahomes and LeBron level coverage. So annoying. content / engagement culture on social media stinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyronnosaurus Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 30 minutes ago, champ11 said: content / engagement culture on social media stinks I’m probably just salty. But yeah social media really sucks. Caruso gets far more attention than Oladipo, Booker, Middleton, etc... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MookieMonstah Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 lol Bol Bol has a good game in a meaningless scrimmage and we're acting like he should've gone in the lottery? Everyone pump the brakes. He'll be a decent bench guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ11 Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 1 hour ago, MookieMonstah said: lol Bol Bol has a good game in a meaningless scrimmage and we're acting like he should've gone in the lottery? Everyone pump the brakes. He'll be a decent bench guy. speaks on overreacting to a scrimmage - immediately predicts his outcome as a player in the following sentence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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