Report: Alex Len "likely" choice for Cavs at No. 1

[FreezingTsmoove]

This time last year, the Cavs were "very likely" to take Harrison Barnes. He and Kyrie are great friends, it was reported. He had awesome workouts, they said.

In actuality, Waiters and MKG were going to be the guys all along. Waiters never even worked out for the Cavs (or anyone else).

Smoke. Screen.

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/sho...=269154&page=2

[CJ Mustard]

This time last year, the Cavs were "very likely" to take Harrison Barnes. He and Kyrie are great friends, it was reported. He had awesome workouts, they said.

In actuality, Waiters and MKG were going to be the guys all along. Waiters never even worked out for the Cavs (or anyone else).

Smoke. Screen.

Why would you need a smoke screen when you're drafting 1st overall?

[FreezingTsmoove]

Why would you need a smoke screen when you're drafting 1st overall?

[IGOTGAME]

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/sho...=269154&page=2

Yea, should have just drafted Barnes...

[RedBlackAttack]

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/sho...=269154&page=2

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=266517

The thread you posted was put up the day of the draft, when someone finally got wind of their actual plan. Up until then, it was Barnes, Beal, MKG.... Whichever guy was there.

[DukeDelonte13]

Why would you need a smoke screen when you're drafting 1st overall?

if you are trying to trade the pick you don't want teams knowing which guy you really like.

[RedBlackAttack]

Yea, should have just drafted Barnes...

Still not wild about Barnes. I think Waiters has a much higher ceiling.

[RedBlackAttack]

Why would you need a smoke screen when you're drafting 1st overall?

The answer is quite obvious if you think about it.

[DukeDelonte13]

Yea, should have just drafted Barnes...

Dion > Barnes and its not even that close.

[IGOTGAME]

Still not wild about Barnes. I think Waiters has a much higher ceiling.

Really, I've been impressed. What's not to like? Good shooter n finisher who is developing a nice mid post game. Looks like a championship piece.

I'm shocked by this Waiters love...undersized wild slashing combo guards ftw! I just don't see him as a starter on a really good team.

[chips93]

Apparently, Len has been crushing it on the circuit.
Solid all around with lots of upside.

hasnt he been hurt and unable to workout?

id be happy enough with len.

in terms of fit he is perfect. tristan is short doesnt really block shots and cant shoot, and len could potentially make up for tristans main deficiencies.

[CJ Mustard]

The answer is quite obvious if you think about it.

I don't see the Cavs trading down. This is a weak all around draft and you're not gonna get much for that pick IMO.

[chips93]

Len will probably contribute more the Noel in the short term but Noel's ceiling is so much higher, and his advanced stats are so much better.

Len also has a stess fracture in his ankle which has a much higher chance of being a recurring problem than Noel's torn acl.

noel has had issues with that same knee in HS though, this is, as far as i know, the first time len has hurt that ankle.

im not sure about noels ceiling being higher either. len has far more potential offensively. he is bigger, he has shooting touch, and some post game. noel has pretty much no offensive game. i have a hard time seeing noel developing a decent offensive game, pretty much from scratch.

what are the advanced stats you are talking about?

[chips93]

Your history of draft analysis is quite....

Btw...I told y'all bums to draft Drummond. Again, right move.

you also told me valanciunas was a cant miss all-star, and that jeremy lamb would be great

[BlazersDozen]

People are still saying Bennett has defensive potential? He doesn't even look interested in playing defense at all.

How is somebody who doesn't WANT to play defense have any defensive potential?

Let us not forget about the last 6'6" PF who came into the league who was actually a good defender in college...where is he now?

Obviously, Bennett's offense is going to keep him off the end of the bench like Blair but he's undersized to play PF & too slow to play SF in the NBA. He'll be a scorer off the bench by his 3rd-4th year in the league, maybe contending for 6th man of the year honors. Reminds me more of Rodney Rogers than Larry Johnson.