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It's philly so I wouldn't be shocked if they kept Iggy even after drafting moeOriginally Posted by Proshares
You gotta think so unless they want an entire team of guys who can't shoot.
every single player on that roster is going to be a small forwardOriginally Posted by SosaP23
It's philly so I wouldn't be shocked if they kept Iggy even after drafting moeOriginally Posted by Proshares
You gotta think so unless they want an entire team of guys who can't shoot.
Originally Posted by solarius49
every single player on that roster is going to be a small forwardOriginally Posted by SosaP23
It's philly so I wouldn't be shocked if they kept Iggy even after drafting moeOriginally Posted by Proshares
You gotta think so unless they want an entire team of guys who can't shoot.
oh yeah, but the Pacers still got Miles Plumlee
I wont forget this...I never forget.....
Dude was on ever page talkng about not drafting Draymond.... well they didnt draft DraymondOriginally Posted by bhzmafia14
Originally Posted by solarius49
every single player on that roster is going to be a small forwardOriginally Posted by SosaP23
It's philly so I wouldn't be shocked if they kept Iggy even after drafting moe
oh yeah, but the Pacers still got Miles Plumlee
I wont forget this...I never forget.....
Well, at least they didn't get Green
Bruh I really was, only bc I didnt think anyone in their right mind would draft Plumlee in the 1st round....WHAT WERE THEY THINKING!Originally Posted by cleansneaksonly21
Dude was on ever page talkng about not drafting Draymond.... well they didnt draft DraymondOriginally Posted by bhzmafia14
Well, at least they didn't get Green
BTW someone go check OKB's home
Devil's advoacte. If Waiters is a reach at #4, what is Beal @ 3? Honestly? Given their respective bodies of work.
The West Virginia forward was in attendance with his family, one section over from the Baylor crew. But as the second round raced to a conclusion and Prudential Arena began to clear out, Jones sat there, just a row above my seat, staring out into nothingness. With 10 picks left, a "Kevin Jones" chant started in the crowd. He didn't smile. He actually seemed more embarrassed than uplifted. With seven picks left, a caravan of individuals came by with a few encouraging words. And with five picks left, I turned around to see two members of his family in tears, almost in disbelief. The nightmare seemed to be coming true.
Five picks later, it came true, but they weren't there to see it. Before Adam Silver came out to announce the 60th and final pick, Jones and his family had made their way past me and out of the arena. To leave, however, they had to exit through the excited-family area, forced to look at people taking pictures, hugging, and crying for a very different reason. As Kevin Jones and his family marched through the sea of the elated, tension finally hit the previously gleeful event.
And for three minutes, all of my joy connected to this graduation ceremony had been erased. It was the basketball version of Waiting for Superman, the documentary about the lottery that exists within the charter school system. For the kids who make it, you're so happy for them. You know in an instant that, with a single announcement, their lives have changed forever. But the ones left on the outside looking in are so painful to watch, you almost wish the system didn't exist in the first place. Going to the league and getting a high-quality education for a child aren't perfect parallels, but at that moment, that's how I felt about the NBA draft.
The Jones family's departure didn't completely halt the party, but there was a subdued, Wow, we're lucky feeling in the room. Talent and intangibles are important in graduating to the next level, but for those who weren't the premier picks, there's no factoring out luck. Just ask Kevin Jones.
