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Bouknight Draft Watch

aceboon said:
You say that about Bouk like Giddey doesn't have his flaws, you guys don't even watch the NBA I know for damn sure y'all not watching the NBL to see Giddey.
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Yea I’m just a Bouk fanboy not someone that’s just realistic
 
superjohn said:
He was bummed tonight but this is a blessing, he's going to tear it up.
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Imagine being a Hornets fan who knows little about Bouk, and don't know what's behind his lack of excitement. UConn fans have an idea but Hornet fans could have easily taken it in a bad way. I wished someone would have spoken to Bouk about 'acting' when disappointed.

I recall Bazz, and the turmoil he was going through all evening but managed to smile and 'act' like he was happy when his name was called. He brushed it off like the Champ he was.
 
superjohn said:
When was Bouk criticized for his demeanor? I remember a lot of posters doing it with Akok.
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There was definitely some of it this year after he was hurt and people saying he was checked out on the team, pretty much all the same comments people made about Akok

Edit: Basically all the comments just made in the post right above mine
 
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Kitaman said:
Imagine being a Hornets fan who knows little about Bouk, and don't know what's behind his lack of excitement. UConn fans have an idea but Hornet fans could have easily taken it in a bad way. I wished someone would have spoken to Bouk about 'acting' when disappointed.

I recall Bazz, and the turmoil he was going through all evening but managed to smile and 'act' like he was happy when his name was called. He brushed it off like the Champ he was.
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If you’re a basketball fan and you watch Bouknights highlight real and then you see him not acting how you want him to act and sour on him coming to your team you’re the wrong kind of fan.
 
Kitaman said:
Imagine being a Hornets fan who knows little about Bouk, and don't know what's behind his lack of excitement. UConn fans have an idea but Hornet fans could have easily taken it in a bad way. I wished someone would have spoken to Bouk about 'acting' when disappointed.

I recall Bazz, and the turmoil he was going through all evening but managed to smile and 'act' like he was happy when his name was called. He brushed it off like the Champ he was.
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They’re quite pleased in the comments! They know he’s a steal.

 
SportsFan88 said:
Yea I’m just a Bouk fanboy not someone that’s just realistic
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The thing with Giddey is, he’s a 6’9”” guard that no one knows jack about except the team that drafted him. The point is, why tear him down in support of Bouk, a very talented, but fragile and turnover prone college player with a loose handle? The issue is not Giddey, it is people thinking Bouk showed so much more. He didn’t, he’s being drafted on potential, just like Giddey. Bouk will likely be better in the end, but admittedly, I’m a Bouk fan, so I’m biased. Giddey is 18 for God sake. You don’t know anything about him except that you’ve never heard of him. Great case.
 
krinklecut said:
If you’re a basketball fan and you watch Bouknights highlight real and then you see him not acting how you want him to act and sour on him coming to your team you’re the wrong kind of fan.
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I wasn't talking about fans souring but possibly hurt (hence taking it the wrong way). They love the pick and I suspect want to be assured he loves it too. They couldn't read it in his reaction, is the point I was making.
 
Marat said:
Exactly. If Bouk was picked 1st he would look the same. No jumping up and down for sure.
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I disagree. He looked basically expressionless through his UConn career. But showed flashes of high emotion. Tonight he looked miserable.
 
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Hoophound said:
The thing with Giddey is, he’s a 6’9”” guard that no one knows jack about except the team that drafted him. The point is, why tear him down in support of Bouk, a very talented, but fragile and turnover prone college player with a loose handle? The issue is not Giddey, it is people thinking Bouk showed so much more. He didn’t, he’s being drafted on potential, just like Giddey. Bouk will likely be better in the end, but admittedly, I’m a Bouk fan, so I’m biased. Giddey is 18 for God sake. You don’t know anything about him except that you’ve never heard of him. Great case.
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Everyone who follows this stuff knows and has watched Giddey and the people who do this stuff for a living and their jobs depend on it know him a lot better. He didn't come out of nowhere, nobody does nowadays.
 
There's the famous Jordan smiling with the laptop picture floating around on basketball boards about how excited he is about his future backcourt but it's definitely ban worthy if posted here.
 
superjohn said:
Everyone who follows this stuff knows and has watched Giddey and the people who do this stuff for a living and their jobs depend on it know him a lot better. He didn't come out of nowhere, nobody does nowadays.
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Even people who don’t follow this stuff expected something like this:
8893 said:
I have zero insight into any particular player in this draft, but wouldn't it be rare if there wasn't a single foreign player in the top 20? Usually there are several, no?
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From Hornets mgmt:

“He’s an excellent athlete,” Kupchak said. “He moves his feet well. He can probably guard three positions, I would imagine. At least starting out, he would play the two.”

amp.charlotteobserver.com

Hornets ‘very surprised’ James Bouknight fell to them in NBA draft

After taking LaMelo Ball last season, the Hornets added another key piece in the NBA draft’s first round Thursday night.
amp.charlotteobserver.com amp.charlotteobserver.com
 
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navery12 said:
There was definitely some of it this year after he was hurt and people saying he was checked out on the team, pretty much all the same comments people made about Akok

Edit: Basically all the comments just made in the post right above mine
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Glad I don't remember that.
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
Akok has been talked about here for his demeanor, but he seems like just a quiet reserved kid. But you’re right, Bouk has also.
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In the Akok articles last week he admitted he was not happy about not playing last season and Hurley said it was a very difficult situation to manage. So that's the explanation why he didn't look happy.

“You get cleared at 11 months but you’re not back to 100 percent until 18 months,” Hurley said. “He had a hard time dealing with the reality of that, and as coaches it was a tough thing to manage.”

www.courant.com

Akok Akok, back at full strength, looks to make up for lost time and be a force with UConn men

Akok Akok has never been a man of volume. A conversation with him features an economy of words, a mellow tone, a certain mystique. And it was with such matter-of-factness that Akok declared to the …
www.courant.com www.courant.com
 
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Hoophound said:
The thing with Giddey is, he’s a 6’9”” guard that no one knows jack about except the team that drafted him. The point is, why tear him down in support of Bouk, a very talented, but fragile and turnover prone college player with a loose handle? The issue is not Giddey, it is people thinking Bouk showed so much more. He didn’t, he’s being drafted on potential, just like Giddey. Bouk will likely be better in the end, but admittedly, I’m a Bouk fan, so I’m biased. Giddey is 18 for God sake. You don’t know anything about him except that you’ve never heard of him. Great case.
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WHEN DID I TEAR HIM DOWN? And I have heard of him, anybody who follows even a lick of draft coverage knows and heard of him man smh
 
First look:

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HooperScooper said:
In the Akok articles last week he admitted he was not happy about not playing last season and Hurley said it was a very difficult situation to manage. So that's the explanation why he didn't look happy.

“You get cleared at 11 months but you’re not back to 100 percent until 18 months,” Hurley said. “He had a hard time dealing with the reality of that, and as coaches it was a tough thing to manage.”

www.courant.com

Akok Akok, back at full strength, looks to make up for lost time and be a force with UConn men

Akok Akok has never been a man of volume. A conversation with him features an economy of words, a mellow tone, a certain mystique. And it was with such matter-of-factness that Akok declared to the …
www.courant.com www.courant.com
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People have been talking about Akok's demeanor before he ever came here, people said it was the reason he wasn't going to come to UConn.
 
Slid more than I expected but CHA is a fantastic spot for him. Playing with LaMelo is exactly what he needs to launch his pro career.
 
Hornets got a deal. If you think J Lamb was money for them J Bouknight is Bitcoin. Go Huskies!!!!
 
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