2015 Draft: Towns vs Okafor vs Russell vs Mudiay..who do you want us to draft?

MJST · Retired Number Joined: 06 Jul 2014 Posts: 26386

Justise Winslow and Hezonja need to be added.

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scott12199 · Starting Rotation Joined: 06 Jun 2009 Posts: 630

I have a feeling Mitch will pick Hezonja if the lakers get the fourth or fifth pick.

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PICKnPOP · Star Player Joined: 14 Jul 2014 Posts: 5389

I have a feeling Russell is the guy who will drop in this draft. If we pick fourth or fifth I believe he will be there because the better athletes are the safer picks.

Imagine how much WCS draft stock will rise if they play duke in the championship game and he has a grea showing.

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TheKing23 · Starting Rotation Joined: 27 Jun 2014 Posts: 299

Hezonja

Warren Coolidge · Sixth Man Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 74

he certainly looks like the real deal...and yes that is a position of need for us..

but folks should remember that we have an option at SF possibly moving forward...

IF we get a PF who can stretch the floor from the outside....like say a Kevin Love.... Julius Randle could easily be our SF...

in fact...think about a front line of Cauley-Stein....Love.....Randle...

we could match up defensively against ANY front line with that...and have some offensive diversity to run and also in the half court...

just a thought.

R-Tistic · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:01 am Post subject:

Hmm I gotta look up Hezonja then

Nightwalker · Star Player Joined: 09 May 2013 Posts: 2739

1. Karl-Anthony Towns

2. D'Angelo Russell

3. Jahil Okafor

4. Justise Winslow

5. Willie Cauley Stein

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lakerglory · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 10:24 am Post subject:

jorkerjork · Starting Rotation Joined: 09 Feb 2014 Posts: 535

I wish we had EuroLeague dunk rates--everyone's been raving about Hezonja's athleticism, and from mixtape reels and his 2-pt percentage this year, I suspect it's very, very high. I'd like to put a number to it, since Hezonja's secondary stats (particularly free throw rate, but also rebounding) are iffy to me.

I really, really like Justise Winslow. I actually think that we were pretty reasonable at the big man positions and at the small guard positions, but we were sorely lacking at big wing depth. That's where Winslow comes in. Dude ranks tied in #1 in my metrics with Karl Towns, and I think he's a lock to at least be a very good role player. He has very few weaknesses, and major upside. That usually bodes very well.

If Karl Towns or D'Angelo Russell are somehow available, I'd also go for them. Winslow, Towns and Russell are my top three. With Russell, it depends on how much we're vested in Jordan Clarkson. They are very different--Russell only had 3 dunks all season for a 6'5" dude and only had 17% of his shots at the rim--dude is a shooter through and through, but one who can really shoot and pass. Clarkson is our slasher. Metrics love Russell enough, and I think we can move Clarkson to the 2 if need be in a hybrid lineup. Both 6'5".

I mentioned prior that I had Tyus Jones and Stanley Johnson also ranked extremely highly, and while I haven't coded the metrics, I did look at their at-rim percentages and dunk rate--Tyus (55% at-rim %, 0% dunks) and Stanley (52% at-rim %, 4% dunks) are clearly going to get docked for these metrics in the regressions. So in my mind, I've already bumped them down.

I suspect Willie Cauley-Stein will be propped up with my at-rim and dunk regressions--he was already top 10, but I'm not certain he'll make top five.

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Vottomatic · Starting Rotation Joined: 20 Feb 2015 Posts: 385

1. Towns
2. Okafor
3. Mudiay
4. DRussell
5. Mario/Winslow

I would be very happy with any of these players, hopefully we keep our pick

Lakers_Jester · Star Player Joined: 17 Sep 2012 Posts: 5366

Russell because he's the only guy in the poll who can create his own shot in a manner suitable for today's nba. He's in the mold of harden / curry. watch his recent interview in la "through the lens" he already speaks like a star, talking about the essence of self branding basically. He's got "it."

Okafor can create his own shot but I have serious doubts about your number 1 option in today's nba being a post up big man. Not saying it couldn't work but requires unique team makeup including coaching a post style system for it to maybe work. The odds aren't in that favor imo.

scoobs · Star Player Joined: 19 Aug 2005 Posts: 4746

Only 26 out of 150 posters voted for Russell......That is only 17%.....Congrats to the 17% that got it correct....personally, i was really hated on in this thread for choosing Russell....people just being ignorant/followers, etc. . . Russell is the epitome of somebody being their self, not being fake, not following the crowd, thinking outside the box...unlike a lot of people that made malicious comments on this board....I put it plain and simple, the guy makes others around him better...on top of that, hes a great shooter...congrats to the Lakers franchise for picking the correct player....

R-Tistic · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2015 9:11 am Post subject:

I might have to re-up this post every few months.

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And the purpose of that would be what exactly?
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Here is another poll afte taken after the draft.

Russell over Okafor - Do you like the pick

Are you happy with the pick?

Yes 73% [ 365 ]
No 26% [ 129 ]

http://forums.lakersground.net/viewtopic.php?t=174031
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