NBA Draft 2025

saffron said:
You watched the wrong channel. ABC had the draft with Stephen A. Smith. ESPN had the draft with Andraya Carter and Jay Bilas, who are both college basketball analysts.
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Thanks for the clarification because I didn't see SAS all night and was wondering what everyone was talking about. Who else was on the ABC desk?
 
NCJohnnie said:
RJ, Watkins or Broome.
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The last two will probably be gone and they can sign RJ as a FA after the draft. I am wondering what folks think of Koby Brea? He should be available. My philosophy is if you have one skill in which you are heads and shoulder above average or exceptional you have better value. And his shooting is a skill you can not teach. I know his D is really suspect but that and overall effort are more teachable skills. But there's been a lot of 3&D picks in the first round. Folks looking for low budget swiss army knives. Always fun to watch even if 90% of those selected really won't change the teams that draft them too much.
 
austour said:
The last two will probably be gone and they can sign RJ as a FA after the draft. I am wondering what folks think of Koby Brea? He should be available. My philosophy is if you have one skill in which you are heads and shoulder above average or exceptional you have better value. And his shooting is a skill you can not teach. I know his D is really suspect but that and overall effort are more teachable skills. But there's been a lot of 3&D picks in the first round. Folks looking for low budget swiss army knives. Always fun to watch even if 90% of those selected really won't change the teams that draft them too much.
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I'd be fine with Brea but I've seen him going in the low 40s. Also saw an article saying Knicks may try to move up to earlier in 2nd round so maybe.
 
carmineabbatiello said:
How much draft position did RJ lose by us screwing him over in Providence?
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We didn't screw him over, he simply did not come to play that game and played horribly. Rick made the correct move and frankly its refreshing to see this from a coach in an age when coaches often are forced to bow to superstars. RJ was great player overall last year, but its a team game and no one is above sitting when they are hurting the team during a big game.
 
FriendofJohnnie said:
We didn't screw him over, he simply did not come to play that game and played horribly. Rick made the correct move and frankly its refreshing to see this from a coach in an age when coaches often are forced to bow to superstars. RJ was great player overall last year, but its a team game and no one is above sitting when they are hurting the team during a big game.
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FriendofJohnnie said:
We didn't screw him over, he simply did not come to play that game and played horribly. Rick made the correct move and frankly its refreshing to see this from a coach in an age when coaches often are forced to bow to superstars. RJ was great player overall last year, but its a team game and no one is above sitting when they are hurting the team during a big game.
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Again. Damnit.

RJ had a bad game. My take: With two starters sent to the bench with fouls (Kadary played 16 mins before fouling out on a garbage call) and Smith clearly not 100%, RJ tried to carry the teM on his back against a talented, athletic, (underperforming) Arkansas team that could key on him all game.

To say he didn't come to play is just b.s. He tried to do too much, to force the action, because quite frankly, he knew without him making up the slack, we were in bad shape.


It's a circular bs argument but I wouldn't try for a second to take your position. He was benched, and maybe rightly so (I'm not the coach) but to say compare him to a selfish superstar is pure nonsense and pure crap.

Bad game. That's it.

To think of it I'm just as annoyed at the sju fans who flooded Providence who couldn't find MSG or CA early in the season when CA tix were going for $8 on stubhub, or when I couldn't give away extra SHU tix at end of season for $25.

Sorry all. I just can't tolerate crapping on a good kid.
 
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