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Nerlens Noel: Worth the Risk?

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Will the Cavs draft and keep Noel ?

  • Yes - The Cavs draft and keep this kid.

    Votes: 102 81.6%

  • No - The Cavs go a different direction

    Votes: 23 18.4%
  • Total voters
    125
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im gonna miss these threads when were not in the lottery anymore.. But I guess thats a good problem to have
 
Well, this should put to rest the talk of Len being a better post defender than Noel:

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Full article: http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/60276/nba-draft-which-big-is-best

EDIT: Also, Adams. Dayum. If we pass on Noel for whatever reason we better make a strong push to get that kid.

EDIT2: To be clear, the second column is points per play allowed (which takes into account fouls, steals, etc. in addition to shooting percentage)
 
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I love the enthusiasm for Noel and it's cool to think that we would have a talented PF/C combo that only comes around once in awhile. Without the injuries and the ensuing health hurdles he would have to endure (weight, strength), he would be a perfect fit who obviously is the most gifted in this draft.

With that said, you can't put much stock into press releasing's that implicate doctors are clearing him including our own. If there was any concern it wouldn't be public knowledge and you just can't invest emotion in that kind of talk on this scale. You have team doctors, you have team beat reporters who are spoon fed information to relay to the public to the benefit of the organization. Noel is a huge risk no matter the circumstances.

I think the only way we draft Noel is if we make a deal with Dallas for their 13th in which we can hedge our bet and add another solid piece in place of a project (health wise) in Noel. Even that is 50/50 to me. We could move up to 13 and still not take Noel. My hope is we find a trade but that takes as much luck as getting the 1st pick this year.

Kyrie was drafted with injury but his injury was not nearly as significant as an ACL or growth plate injury. I think the Cav's are well aware of this as well as the fact that this game is much more athletically driven and knee problems cause significant drop in production.
 
JSS2306 said:
I love the enthusiasm for Noel and it's cool to think that we would have a talented PF/C combo that only comes around once in awhile. Without the injuries and the ensuing health hurdles he would have to endure (weight, strength), he would be a perfect fit who obviously is the most gifted in this draft.

With that said, you can't put much stock into press releasing's that implicate doctors are clearing him including our own. If there was any concern it wouldn't be public knowledge and you just can't invest emotion in that kind of talk on this scale. You have team doctors, you have team beat reporters who are spoon fed information to relay to the public to the benefit of the organization. Noel is a huge risk no matter the circumstances.

I think the only way we draft Noel is if we make a deal with Dallas for their 13th in which we can hedge our bet and add another solid piece in place of a project (health wise) in Noel. Even that is 50/50 to me. We could move up to 13 and still not take Noel. My hope is we find a trade but that takes as much luck as getting the 1st pick this year.

Kyrie was drafted with injury but his injury was not nearly as significant as an ACL or growth plate injury. I think the Cav's are well aware of this as well as the fact that this game is much more athletically driven and knee problems cause significant drop in production.
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Sullinger wad red flagged and that was public knowledge before the draft...
 
KingDelonte13 said:
Sullinger wad red flagged and that was public knowledge before the draft...
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He wasn't even invited to the draft.

Noel may be cleared (albeit spoken from himself) but that doesn't equate to an organizations approval. Penny Hardaway was also red flagged but picked up at #3 in 93. He went on to only have a semi successful career plagued by injuries.

I think the Cavs want something sustainable and there's a poor chance of sustainability with Noel.
 
JSS2306 said:
He wasn't even invited to the draft.

Noel may be cleared (albeit spoken from himself) but that doesn't equate to an organizations approval. Penny Hardaway was also red flagged but picked up at #3 in 93. He went on to only have a semi successful career plagued by injuries.

I think the Cavs want something sustainable and there's a poor chance of sustainability with Noel.
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Any injury Penny sustained in or before college had nothing to do with his injuries in the NBA. Hardaway was shot in the foot in his freshman year at Memphis and his first major injury in the NBA was his left knee.
 
Nathan S said:
Well, this should put to rest the talk of Len being a better post defender than Noel:

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Full article: http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/60276/nba-draft-which-big-is-best
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So, Cody Zeller is a better post defender than gorgui Deng? These number don't make much sense. I agree steven adams, and Len will likely be good post defenders, but I think it's a stretch to think Noel has the body to defend nba centers. I also think Cody Zeller is overrated by the metric. He's not going to defend nba centers either.
 
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