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with the ninth pick kimman said Zack Edy is a particularly special fit in getting to know him we are talking about someone whose competitiveness is through the roof care factor is through the roof no ego just wants to win we could not be more thrilled let’s just say this is exactly what we were hoping would happen yet on ESPN WS reported that Memphis tried and failed to trade up to six to take Donovan kingan before Portland took him at seven ask about that kimman responded I haven’t seen that reported anywhere pressed further about trying to move up kimman said I’m saying this is how we wanted the draft to play out Paul what do you make of this you know a number of things can happen on a draft night you know it could be some posturing going on you know yeah maybe they said they wanted clinging but in reality they did want eeday and then what are they supposed to say you know they don’t want eeday to feel a certain way right if I were saying oh we didn’t get the guy we want what does how does that supposed to make your draft pick feel you you know what I’m saying so and then like I said you can posture there’s times where GMS come out say yeah we’re taking a hard look at this guy so now it gets the antennas up on these other teams ahead of you well if they’re looking at them let’s pick them because maybe we can pick them and fleece them on the trade for the team that really want them that that you that be that that happens skip but and boy they could also be like well if we’re looking at him let’s get them to pick him so we can get eay so I don’t I don’t know that’s what I make of it it’s really no big deal did they want clinging I don’t know it could have been posturing we we all type of things happen during the D did they get a solid player I mean goodness gracious when I look at Zach eeday too bad this guy wasn’t born 20 years ago because I mean 25 and 12 two two two blocks two Time nay Smith award wouldn’t Award Big two time this three time I mean the rest time whatever mean goodness gracious was born in the in the 80s he’d be the number one pick in the draft 100% But since he doesn’t shoot the three he’s your typical back to the back player there’s no more Shacks Alonzo mornings and the kimbe matumbos in the league no more he’s become a dinosaur in our league because you don’t see a lot of guys like very happy to have him at 10 correct yeah t Kean would have been happy to have him at 17 Sor 17 take him all day long at 17 but he’s a dinosaur in this league because he doesn’t stretch the defense not that great in the pick and pop or the pick and roll game we don’t know that yet well we’s watched his college career we don’t know that yet Paul well I’m going off what I see yeah but you but but if all of but on the pick and roll man a dude already faces at The Rim that’s number one he’s his fa I understand dinosaur because the game has changed saying different we don’t know all of a sudden they may get him to start being a pick and roll type player based in what they do they just made start start doing it he’s so damn tall well right now as as we watch him he’s a great back to the basket player great rebounder great shot blocker like there’s other the game think about the lives that that Dallas was laying down with with Lively in them every time you look up it was just Flo is Boom they was dunking them down watching this guy you know who I think of I think of Tim Dunc Tim dunan is probably I do I’ve had a chance to watch Tim dunck I played with Tim D uh for USA basketball and he the Scott reminds me of in College college Tim Duncan you know in the pros pop did something different with him no he was pretty much the same methodical just step out yeah he could step out like he had a nice glass that was a shot theel that but that like how would Tim Duncan’s game translate to today right think about that you know what he was so good figure it out he figure it out but see but see I get what you saying Paul I’m just one you know you say oh you just want him well the Lakers needed a big number one so to me it was it felt perfect I’m happy with what we got so far but it felt perfect it doesn’t seem right to me it just doesn’t seem right I like I like it doesn’t seem right that I’m watching a guy who averaged 25 and 12 and two assists two blocks 62 from the field two time AP player of the year two time consist all- Amic two time would it’s just like how is he how is this not the number one pick because because of the way the game is the way the game has changed but there’s room for guys like this still in the game there’s bigs on teams yeah we act like that we act like these bigs ain’t walking around yeah well Derek Lively did pretty good number on you guys right he pretty good number right Rudy goar four-time defensive player now you say he may give you more offense than Rudy and less defense with his back to the ball I mean think about it man the dude head is that’s why I like it his face is already at The Rim he huge he’s huge and long and just so you can get some stuff out of that SK and he improved dramatically over his years man the dude I think he gonna be all right and as far as what the coaches I mean as far as what the GM is saying it happens like Paul says they position themselves you got two guys on the board whichever one fall to me if I could go go up to get the other guy who’s slightly above him but I probably won’t because they ask it too much I’m happy with the second guy okay but as high as you guys are on Zach Edy the league is saying that kingan was higher rated and he goes to Portland ahead of this you know that’s what I don’t and that’s okay and I do believe that Sam buy went ahead of Michael Jordan okay all right so you saying it’s wrong do you think no I’m just saying just because they say one thing doesn’t mean that they right in the end okay when I watched the national championship game Ed scored 37 because they just said you can have it but we’re going to take everybody else away from you so the rest of the team went nine of 29 and it was a route but kingan’s numbers were way below he had 115 and and only one block but there were but he did except there were moments when I thought God I like the way kingan moves and his shot blocking over the year was was over two years actually was better than Ides so the the league is saying they they like him in pro basketball a little more than they like Zack Edy and I do believe kimman tried hard to go up to 6 to get him and couldn’t pull it off well then he got caught flat-footed by the media because he didn’t know he wasn’t aware that WJ had actually reported that he was trying to trade up and it made him look silly it made him look foolish and maybe at some point you just owledge yeah we did try and I know yeah but you can’t do that because I just drafted Paul Pierce I’m not going to say I want toap but you didn’t Paul Pierce you drafted Zach right well well Paul fell so it but but you you say hey I really wanted PA Paul Pierce and we knew it was going to fall this way and he was going to fall right in our lap even though I made an attempt to go get him at four because I saw him sliding out of the two spot but I couldn’t get him so I waited and I waited and I waited and I tried to go get him again at 8 couldn’t do it and he fell right in our lap that’s what the way I’m approach the press conference okay so you have to lie is what you’re talking about you have to okay yeah you have to all right why would I tell you what I was really going to do to embarrass the guy I just drafted right no he’s going to be with me for four or five years right yes all right up next Dan Hurley was everywhere last night we’re going to talk about it they say one thing doesn’t mean that they right in the end hey when I watch the national championship game Ed scored 37 because they just said you can have it but we’re going to take everybody else away from you yeah so the rest of the team went nine of 29 and it was a route but kingan’s numbers were way below he had 115 and and only one block but there were but he did except there were moments when I thought God I like the way kingan moves and his shot blocking over the year was was over two years actually was better than edes so the league is saying they they like him in pro basketball a little more than they like Zack Edy and I do believe kimman tried hard to go up to six to get him and couldn’t pull it off well then he got caught flat-footed by the media because he didn’t know he wasn’t aware that WJ had actually reported that he was trying to trade up and it made him look silly it made him look foolish and maybe at some point you just acknowledge yeah we did try and I know yeah but you can’t do that because I just drafted Paul Pierce I’m not going to say I want to skip but you Paul Pierce you drafted Zach right well well Paul fell so it but but you you say hey I really wanted PA Paul Pierce and we knew it was going to fall this way and he was going to fall right in our lap even though I made an attempt to go get him at four cuz I saw him sliding out of the two spot but I couldn’t get him so I waited and I waited and I waited and I tried to go get him again at 8 couldn’t do it and he fell right in our lap that’s the way I’m approach the press conference okay so you have to lie is what you’re talking about you have to okay yeah you have to all right why would I tell you what I was really going to do to embarrass the guy I just drafted right no he’s going to be with me for four or five years right yes all right up next Dan Hurley was everywhere last night we’re going to talk about it

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