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Alexis Ajinca workout

Postby CarolinaCash on Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:31 pm

Bonnell was saying that Larry Brown and Jordan really thought hard about drafting Ajinca at 9. The Kings and Pacers thought hard about drafting him at 11 and 12. A lot of you guys were wanting Ajinca with the 20th pick......but now I'm seeing nothing but crying. Bayless is a selfish prick and Lopez is retarded so get over it bc Augustin will be a star PG.

I know this workout is by himself but man he has a nice stroke and nice moves....

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MlcfmCclMtk


Ajinca with a nice shot in the France/Turkey Finals at 45 seconds

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0PGXvjBJKUE&feature=related
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Re: Alexis Ajinca workout

Postby Rich4114 on Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:43 pm

If he's so great then why did he average 5ppg and 5rpg in france?
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Re: Alexis Ajinca workout

Postby Walt Cronkite on Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:51 pm

He's better than Hollins and has more potential than Davidson. Not a terrible pick and I didn't know about Kosta or Arthur's situations at 20.
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Re: Alexis Ajinca workout

Postby CarolinaCash on Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:52 pm

Dude you guys know nothing about European ball......they only play their veterans a lot of minutes. They try to hide their gems until they sign long term contracts with big buyouts. Go back and look at all the high young European prospects and see how much they played and scored. He played 12 minutes a game a scored 5 and 5 with Batum, Diot, and Jackson on his team.

Here's what Larry Brown said:


"If he was in the draft next year, he might be in the top three or four picks," Brown said. "When he came here he blew me away with his athleticism."
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Re: Alexis Ajinca workout

Postby CarolinaCash on Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:59 pm

Also, for those of you upset with the Ajinca pick........Chad Ford just said on ESPN Radio that Brown and Jordan went and got that extra pick just for Ajinca.....he was plan A, B, and C and they would have been upset if he was gone.
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Re: Alexis Ajinca workout

Postby Walt Cronkite on Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:08 pm

Big Hibbert smokescreen then. Did he talk about Augustin?
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Re: Alexis Ajinca workout

Postby geezy on Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:11 pm

Wow, I didn't know he had a legit jump shot. I'm feeling better about the pick.
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Re: Alexis Ajinca workout

Postby W_HAMILTON on Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:14 pm

I hope Ajinca will come over next season so he can contribute and we can see what he has to offer; after we picked him, the announcers made it sound like he might not come over for a couple of years, and that it might be best for him that way.

Where are you getting the Larry Brown comments from?
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Re: Alexis Ajinca workout

Postby CarolinaCash on Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:16 pm

Yeah he talked about all the team's picks in the 1st round. He said that Brown thought the Bobcats had enough talent but needed someone to make those players better. He thinks Augustin will make Carroll, Morrison, and Okafor into better players. He especially said that Morrison and Okafor will thrive when getting the ball in the right place. He said Augustin's team 1st attitude and ability to make his teammates better made him the pick over Bayless.
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Re: Alexis Ajinca workout

Postby Walt Cronkite on Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:17 pm

Did he bring up Ray?
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Re: Alexis Ajinca workout

Postby geezy on Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:20 pm

Walt Cronkite wrote:Did he bring up Ray?


No, but Stu Scott mentioned him as the other young PG I think it was. I'm debating whether or not I think Ray is gone after the Weaver pick. I think he'll be around next year, but after that he could be outta here.
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Re: Alexis Ajinca workout

Postby DaBassSource on Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:45 pm

Ok my mind might have been changed...he has real good form... Mek better hurry and sign....he and Ray might be on the next bus out of town....If the has that little mean streak that fire he looks like he has all the tools...this makes me feel alot better about the draft...
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Re: Alexis Ajinca workout

Postby BigSlam on Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:51 pm

geezy wrote:
Walt Cronkite wrote:Did he bring up Ray?

I'm debating whether or not I think Ray is gone after the Weaver pick. I think he'll be around next year, but after that he could be outta here.

IF Felts doesn't extend this summer and DJ shows the abilty a couple of us knows he has, at the very least it puts us in a position on power when negotiating with Felts next summer knowing we have a replacement in the wings ready to go.

Right?
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Re: Alexis Ajinca workout

Postby BigSlam on Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:53 pm

CarolinaCash wrote:He said Augustin's team 1st attitude and ability to make his teammates better made him the pick over Bayless.


AMEN!!
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Re: Alexis Ajinca workout

Postby fatlever on Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:13 pm

i am very happy with this pick... the more LB talked (or supposedly talked) about hibbert, the more i had a feeling ajinca might be the guy. he must have really showed LB something in that workout... i'm guessing he is very coachable.

as for leaving bayless on the board... dj is a better fit. i dont think bayless would have accepted a backup role. dj will play within the team, push ray or even beat him out. its all good.
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