2012-13 NBA Random Thoughts Thread IX: Ode to Joy

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  • Heisenberg
    u bum
    • Jun 2010
    • 25190

    Re: 2012-13 NBA Random Thoughts Thread IX: Ode to Joy

    Vesely may have been drafted in the lotto but he sure as hell isn't a lotto talent. He's AWFUL. There's absolutely no reason for him to get a 2nd NBA contract.

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    • Nuntius
      Member
      • Jan 2012
      • 35969

      Re: 2012-13 NBA Random Thoughts Thread IX: Ode to Joy

      Originally posted by Heisenberg
      Vesely may have been drafted in the lotto but he sure as hell isn't a lotto talent. He's AWFUL. There's absolutely no reason for him to get a 2nd NBA contract.
      He will get a 2nd contract. Some team will take a chance on his athleticism and he could prove to be a dependable back-up. But I agree that he wasn't a lotto talent.

      He wasn't even a guy that "busted". He didn't show high promise and then fall flat in the NBA. He just never showed enough promise to justify a high lotto pick.
      Originally posted by IrishPacer
      Empty vessels make the most noise.

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      • PacersHomer
        • Jul 2009
        • 9464

        Re: 2012-13 NBA Random Thoughts Thread IX: Ode to Joy

        The 2011 draft was embarrassing. I don't know if we'll see a draft that bad ever again.

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        • Kstat
          Rebound King
          • Jan 2004
          • 34207

          Apparently you aren't old enough to remember 1986....

          I'd rate 2011 better than that year or 2000.

          It wasn't about being the team everyone loved, it was about beating the teams everyone else loved.

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          • 15th parallel
            Member
            • Nov 2009
            • 1485

            Re: 2012-13 NBA Random Thoughts Thread IX: Ode to Joy

            Originally posted by PacersHomer
            The 2011 draft was embarrassing. I don't know if we'll see a draft that bad ever again.
            Well, 2000 draft was one of the worst drafts ever if you were aware of that. And some of the 2011 draftees are doing well right now (Irving, Leonard, Faried), so it's not that bad.

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            • hackashaq
              Member
              • Sep 2012
              • 1020

              Re: 2012-13 NBA Random Thoughts Thread IX: Ode to Joy

              2011 draft was fine. It's premature to write some of those guys off. Just glancing at that list, there are roughly 15 guys I still see as likely long term starters or high rotation players from that draft, including a likely superstar and several possible all stars.
              If Irving and Valanciunas keep getting injured, that draft will look much worse, but it's way too early right now.

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              • Pingu
                Member
                • Jun 2005
                • 2257

                Re: 2012-13 NBA Random Thoughts Thread IX: Ode to Joy

                Dwight Howard 'confuses' Kenneth Faried's face with the ball...

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                • Nuntius
                  Member
                  • Jan 2012
                  • 35969

                  Re: 2012-13 NBA Random Thoughts Thread IX: Ode to Joy

                  Originally posted by 15th parallel
                  Well, 2000 draft was one of the worst drafts ever if you were aware of that. And some of the 2011 draftees are doing well right now (Irving, Leonard, Faried), so it's not that bad.
                  Valanciunas is a 2011 draftee as well.
                  Originally posted by IrishPacer
                  Empty vessels make the most noise.

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                  • skyfire
                    Member
                    • Jan 2004
                    • 1562

                    Re: 2012-13 NBA Random Thoughts Thread IX: Ode to Joy

                    More of Wade being dirty

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                    • Hypnotiq
                      Star Platinum
                      • Dec 2011
                      • 1993

                      Re: 2012-13 NBA Random Thoughts Thread IX: Ode to Joy

                      Vesley is complete garbage he is an utter TWIG and he is 6'11 put some meat on boy
                      Counting down the days untill DJ Augustin's contract expires.

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                      • imawhat
                        Bring Back David West
                        • Aug 2006
                        • 10761

                        Re: 2012-13 NBA Random Thoughts Thread IX: Ode to Joy

                        Wade is good at making it look unintentional.

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                        • imawhat
                          Bring Back David West
                          • Aug 2006
                          • 10761

                          Re: 2012-13 NBA Random Thoughts Thread IX: Ode to Joy

                          And like the Pacers with O'Brien, Washington is a playoff level team with a bad coach. They're my biggest surprise of the season, followed by Golden State's success.

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                          • hackashaq
                            Member
                            • Sep 2012
                            • 1020

                            Re: 2012-13 NBA Random Thoughts Thread IX: Ode to Joy

                            Kenneth Faried about Dwight Howard's flagrant:

                            "He was just mad, I was getting in his head," Faried said of Howard's frustration. "He couldn't get the rebounds he wanted because I kept getting everyone. He was powerless on the boards."

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                            • Sparhawk
                              Member
                              • Nov 2009
                              • 6290

                              Re: 2012-13 NBA Random Thoughts Thread IX: Ode to Joy

                              Originally posted by hackashaq
                              Kenneth Faried about Dwight Howard's flagrant:



                              http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci...126-114-denver
                              Man, I love Faried! Dude is a boss!
                              First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.

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                              • shags
                                Member
                                • Nov 2004
                                • 6057

                                Re: 2012-13 NBA Random Thoughts Thread IX: Ode to Joy

                                Originally posted by skyfire
                                More of Wade being dirty

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