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Post by Citizen Cane on May 16, 2016 9:56:40 GMT -6
I am going to end up hating the jabari parker trade
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Post by MistleTacoe on May 17, 2016 13:34:06 GMT -6
Love my some Billy Hoyle.
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Post by Lazy Pete on May 23, 2016 13:02:36 GMT -6
Final Ranking 1. Jesse Epstein PG 22 6'2'' 175 B+ B+ C B C A LR: 2
 Everyone's favorite player swipes the #1 spot in the final rankings. While he didn't score quite as much as Jimmy this season, he did it on a much better roster, and was unbelievably efficient to boot. He's also still got very strong shot-blocking for a guard, meaning he guarded people like they were labor criminals sequestered in an Indonesian hotel. 2. Jimmy Jackson SG 23 6'6'' 220 B A- C A- C+ A LR: 1
 This was extremely difficult to do to Jimmy and Bruns, who turned in probably the best non-cheat code rookie season we've seen. As mentioned above, I bumped him down because he didn't have as much talent surrounding him, and because 2.6 TOs at SG is probably a little bit more worrisome than 3.1 at PG. 3. Shaquille O'Neal C 22 7'1'' 330 A+ D+ C B+ A B LR: 5
 Shaq and Zo were neck and neck for most of the season, but the Diesel finished strong. Great rebounding numbers and strong block numbers. He's got some impressive efficiency for a rookie big, especially considering his jumper is a work in progress. Once those TOs get reined in, look out. 4. Alonzo Mourning C 23 6'10'' 245 A- C D+ A- B+ B LR: 3
 Anchored a great defensive team in Miami this season, but I bumped him below Shaq because of his disappointing FG%. I'm sure it'll get better with time, and he's got the looks of a player who can win multiple DPOYs, but I just can't put a player scoring 22 PPG on .409 FG% above the other three. 5. Billy Hoyle SG 24 6'3'' 190 C+ A- C B- C B LR: 4
 Hoyle rounds out the top tier of rookies in a familiar place as the #5 rookie. He's got everything you want from a guard prospect, and with some seasoning will be an elite wing. He's about to get a whole lot more help in the locker room too. 6. Christian Laettner PF 22 6'11'' 235 B- B C- B B- A LR: 6
 Laettner is a touch inefficient at the moment, and hopefully will cut down a little on the turnovers, but I really liked his rookie year. He rebounded well and blocked enough shots that he may grow into a 2.5 BPG player. Most impressively, he shot a good number of threes for a big and did so efficiently. We'll see how he develops but the potential is there for a strong offensive player. 7. Sidney Deane PG 23 6'0'' 180 C+ A- A- B- C- B LR: 7
 I may overrate Deane because of how little PT he got, but I think he'd be on the same tier as Billy Hoyle if he played starter's minutes all season. He's scored efficiently, has a great AST/TO ratio, and racked up some steals to boot. 8. Tom Gugliotta PF 23 6'10'' 240 B B- C B+ A- B LR: Unranked
 Gugliotta is the biggest riser in the end of season rankings. He got his FG% north of .400 while rebounding at a high level and chipping in about 1 block and 1 steal per game. Definitely feels like his future is at SF. 9. Willie Lewis PG 23 5'10'' 190 C+ B+ B- B+ D+ A LR: 8
 Willie improved a bit once he got to Milwaukee. He just needs to shoot a little bit more and cut down on the turnovers. One of three rookies on this list to start for a playoff team, along with Epstein and Mourning. 10. Bryant Stith SG 22 6'5'' 208 B- B C C+ C+ A LR: 9
 A lot of options for the last spot, but I'm sticking with Stith. His efficiency leaves a lot to be desired, but he's shooting a good volume of shots at least and with some TC luck and SC/RC love could end up as a very solid starter. previously ranked: Lee Mayberry
Final thoughts: This class stole headlines all season, from the Epstein controversy to the Heat's surprising start to Jimmy Jackson's last second heroics. After the big 4 plus Hoyle, no one separated themselves too much from the pack. I'm not ready to call this the strongest draft ever, because that will depend on how some of the depth guys develop. But as far as a top 5, I don't think we've seen anything this impressive in 4.0. |
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Post by eric on May 23, 2016 13:53:53 GMT -6
i don't practice santeria
but i do a lot of arithmetic so i have some thoughts on efficiency
in points per true shot attempt i have...
.99 holidayian laettner
.95 zo
.93 shaq
great article peter, i'm just saying don't fall for FG%'s lies
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Post by Lazy Pete on May 23, 2016 13:57:34 GMT -6
i don't practice santeria but i do a lot of arithmetic so i have some thoughts on efficiency in points per true shot attempt i have... .99 holidayian laettner .95 zo .93 shaq great article peter, i'm just saying don't fall for FG%'s lies I don't have time to calculate these fancy statistics |
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Post by eric on May 23, 2016 14:23:19 GMT -6
i don't practice santeria but i do a lot of arithmetic so i have some thoughts on efficiency in points per true shot attempt i have... .99 holidayian laettner .95 zo .93 shaq great article peter, i'm just saying don't fall for FG%'s lies I don't have time to calculate these fancy statistics do you think you can block out 10 or 20 hours so we can work out the wrinkles in a new version of Spreadsheet that calculates it for you?  i intended that to be a joke but now i kind of want to calculate PER on it too. if we just rig up a floppy disk drive to run to USB 2.0 (NOT 3.0) then we could have it virtual box an instance of Windows 3.1 and run a VLOOKUP into Lotus 1-2-3!... hmm... i'll get back to you. |
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Post by Heebs on May 23, 2016 15:43:41 GMT -6
Eric is trying to backdoor his way into Trump's campaign.
And I don't mean his political campaign.
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