sixers lottery pick thread

[SD]

big loss to Charlotte tonight

[ice grillin you]

with only seven games left its fairly safe to say that any teams +/- 2 of the sixers are not going to effect them (there are two teams kings @ 24 and indy @ 28 within 2 games)

so really it comes down three teams fighting for the seventh pick with an advantage to the sixers ('winnable' games)

clippers - 27 (ny - @ sac - gs)
knicks - 26 (@ sac - @ gs - @ lac - @ ind - was - @ tor)
sixers - 26 (tor - det)

[phattymatty]

i'm not excited about anyone at 7.  i hate cole aldrich and even as a georgetown fan i wouldn't touch greg monroe.  i guess ed davis would be a pick there but not too sold on him either. maybe udoh or patterson. 

[ice grillin you]

yeah its a pretty vanilla draft....theres two players that jump out to me in the whole draft...wall of course and hassan whiteside...his upside is ridiculous

he wont be ready for a couple years but they can work him in until then and hope he explodes around the time they will have some cap money

[phattymatty]

i haven't seen one second of him.

[ice grillin you]

they were on espnu several times that i saw...didnt watch any full games but saw a decent amount and theres a lot of film on the internet of him

[Sgt PSN]

i'm not excited about anyone at 7.  i hate cole aldrich and even as a georgetown fan i wouldn't touch greg monroe.  i guess ed davis would be a pick there but not too sold on him either. maybe udoh or patterson. 

i really like aldrich as a college player but he's definitely one of those guys who probably won't do much at the pro level.  he's kind of a lighter, but more skilled version of todd mccullough.  that said, if he has a career even remotely similar to mac's, then it's a huge success for him.  i'd rather see him stay at kansas for his senior year but i can't really blame him for chasing the cash since there's nothing by way of big men this year which automatically improves his stock. 

[ice grillin you]

i wouldnt say hes chasing the cash because thats usually reserved for people who are going out way to early...he has no upside whatsoever...he is what he is and there nothing another year of college can do for him...

[MDS]

when john wall turns out to be the next AI i say we all burn down ed stefanski's house for not tanking and not getting enough lotto balls. in fact i say we do it anyway.

[Sgt PSN]

i wouldnt say hes chasing the cash because thats usually reserved for people who are going out way to early...he has no upside whatsoever...he is what he is and there nothing another year of college can do for him...

the reason i say he's chasing the cash is because this year, he's the top center in the draft so he will most definitely get drafted higher now than if he waited until next year.  obviously he's about maxed out as far as his upside/potential goes so the extra year of college won't really make him any/much better.  the only reason i wanted to see him stay for his senior year is because i like kansas and he's an important part of that team, not because i think he needs to work on his game. 

[MDS]

nj 11
min 15
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gs 23 (@ dc, @ min, @ lac)
det 23 (@ phi, atl, @ mia)
dc 23 (gs, @ orl, @ bos)
sac 24 (sa, lac, dal)
phi 26 (det, @ mia, mil)
ny 27 (bos, @ ind, @ orl)
lac 27 (por, @ sac, gs)

how big is the detroit game? some real chances to move up in the draft now.

[BigEd76]

proud of these guys

[Sgt PSN]

looking pretty good through 3 qtrs.  down by 11.  a little less effort on the quart and this game can be out of reach in no time. 

[MDS]

3 games is a lot for detroit, gs and dc to make up but it can be done.

either way this is terrific effort, exactly what you want to see. if only it could have started sooner.

[MDS]

wow

dc wins @ bos
det wins @ mia

this might happen. believe.