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2024 NBA Draft and Houston Rockets Season Guillotine

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  1. Dr of Dunk

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    Ballots/thread close on Tuesday, October 22nd @ 6:00pm Central. Any submissions after that will be deleted, spit upon, and incinerated.

    Basketball geniuses and fanboys of all of our "franchise" players, it's that time again.... (to go into hiding? :D)

    Sorry, have been in and out of town, so I just got a chance to post this. You only have about 3-4 days to submit your entries. Will bump the thread as necessary because so many of y'all seem so scared to throw out your opinions in these threads. :D

    Rules :

    1) Answer the questions below. If you're not into NBA drafts, you can leave that section blank and answer the Rockets questions. If you're not into the Rockets, why are you here?!

    2) Feel free to leave an explanation/opinion for anything you answer, but don't respond to anyone else's post or comment on their selections. This isn't a place to get into a war about why each other is wrong. Pick one of the 500 other threads you've derailed for that! If you comment on anyone else's post, your response will be deleted.

    3) You have until the start of regular season games on Tuesday, 6:30pm Central time after which the thread will be closed, any edits or responses after this time will be ignored/deleted, and we all will mock ourselves at the end of the year (and in 5 years). Think fast - you only have about 3-3.5 days left to respond.

    4) The best way to answer is just to copy/paste the questions below in your response and just answer them.

    If it helps, this year's draft results, can be found here.

    I'm curious to see how many of you have the guts to post in this thread and how many will ignore it and choose to be experts in other threads. These are your final answers! This is where legends are made and clowns are crowned!

    Past Guillotine threads and updates :


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    2024 Draft Questions (3 questions)

    Who will be the top 3 in the NBA Rookie of the Year race voting (based on total points received)? Rank them in order from #1 (Rookie of the Year) to #3.

    1)
    2)
    3)

    Who do you think will be considered the 5 best players from this draft (in 5 years)? Rank them 1-5, best to worst.

    1)
    2)
    3)
    4)
    5)

    Which 3 players from this year's draft do you think will be the most highly-touted players that end up a "bust" in 5 years? In other words - most overrated. And please, no fairly-consensus 2nd round players should make your list. The bigger the name that ends up a bust, the better you look. Rank them from the biggest bust (#1) to the 3rd-worst bust (#3).

    1)
    2)
    3)

    Rockets Questions (6 questions)

    How many wins will the Rockets have in the regular season?

    What will Reed Sheppard's final averages be for points, rebounds, steals, assists, and 3pt %

    Points :
    Rebounds:
    Steals :
    Assists:
    3PT % :​

    Will Jabari Smith lose his starting spot before the All-Star Break, after the All-Star break or will he not lose it at all? If he gets injured and doesn't finish the season, it doesn't count as losing his starting role. This is a bit subjective.

    How many minutes will Cam Whitmore average this season?

    Who will be the top 4 scorers (points per game) for the Rockets this season? Rank them in order from highest to lowest. Player with the highest ppg should be #1. (Minimum of 41 regular season games to qualify.)

    1)
    2)
    3)
    4)

    Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Lakers, Rockets, Magic, Jazz, Spurs, Blazers, and Clippers. Team with the best record should be #1.

    1)
    2)
    3)
    4)
    5)
    6)
    7)
     
    #1 Dr of Dunk, Oct 18, 2024
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  2. Hemingway

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    2024 Draft Questions (3 questions)

    Who will be the top 3 in the NBA Rookie of the Year race voting (based on total points received)? Rank them in order from #1 (Rookie of the Year) to #3.

    1) Castle
    2) Edey
    3) Risacher

    Who do you think will be considered the 5 best players from this draft (in 5 years)? Rank them 1-5, best to worst.

    1) Castle
    2) Sheppard
    3) Edey
    4) Risacher
    5) Dillingham

    Which 3 players from this year's draft do you think will be the most highly-touted players that end up a "bust" in 5 years? In other words - most overrated. And please, no fairly-consensus 2nd round players should make your list. The bigger the name that ends up a bust, the better you look. Rank them from the biggest bust (#1) to the 3rd-worst bust (#3).

    1) Cligan
    2) Holland
    3) Sarr

    Rockets Questions (6 questions)

    How many wins will the Rockets have in the regular season? 47

    What will Reed Sheppard's final averages be for points, rebounds, steals, assists, and 3pt %

    Points : 8.5
    Rebounds: 3.2
    Steals : 1
    Assists: 4
    3PT % : 38%

    Will Jabari Smith lose his starting spot before the All-Star Break, after the All-Star break or will he not lose it at all? If he gets injured and doesn't finish the season, it doesn't count as losing his starting role. This is a bit subjective.
    Will not lose it at all
    How many minutes will Cam Whitmore average this season? 12 min

    Who will be the top 4 scorers (points per game) for the Rockets this season? Rank them in order from highest to lowest. Player with the highest ppg should be #1. (Minimum of 41 regular season games to qualify.)

    1) Jalen Green
    2) Alpi Sengun
    3) FVV
    4) Amen

    Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Lakers, Rockets, Magic, Jazz, Spurs, Blazers, and Clippers. Team with the best record should be #1.

    1) Magic
    2) Rockets
    3) Lakers
    4) Clippers
    5) Blazers
    6) Jazz
    7) Spurs
     
    #2 Hemingway, Oct 18, 2024
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    2024 Draft Questions (3 questions)

    Who will be the top 3 in the NBA Rookie of the Year race voting (based on total points received)? Rank them in order from #1 (Rookie of the Year) to #3.

    1) Edey
    2) Sheppard
    3) Knecht

    Who do you think will be considered the 5 best players from this draft (in 5 years)? Rank them 1-5, best to worst.

    1) Sheppard
    2) Knecht
    3) Edey
    4) Castle
    5) Risacher

    Which 3 players from this year's draft do you think will be the most highly-touted players that end up a "bust" in 5 years? In other words - most overrated. And please, no fairly-consensus 2nd round players should make your list. The bigger the name that ends up a bust, the better you look. Rank them from the biggest bust (#1) to the 3rd-worst bust (#3).

    1) Sarr
    2) Buzelis
    3) Clingan

    Rockets Questions (6 questions)

    How many wins will the Rockets have in the regular season? 48

    What will Reed Sheppard's final averages be for points, rebounds, steals, assists, and 3pt %

    Points : 15
    Rebounds: 2
    Steals : 1.5
    Assists: 2
    3PT % : 42%

    Will Jabari Smith lose his starting spot before the All-Star Break, after the All-Star break or will he not lose it at all? If he gets injured and doesn't finish the season, it doesn't count as losing his starting role. This is a bit subjective.
    Yes

    How many minutes will Cam Whitmore average this season?
    13

    Who will be the top 4 scorers (points per game) for the Rockets this season? Rank them in order from highest to lowest. Player with the highest ppg should be #1. (Minimum of 41 regular season games to qualify.)

    1) Jalen Green
    2) Alperen Sengun
    3) Fred VanVleet
    4) Amen Thompson

    Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Lakers, Rockets, Magic, Jazz, Spurs, Blazers, and Clippers. Team with the best record should be #1.

    1) Lakers
    2) Magic
    3) Rockets
    4) Clippers5) Spurs
    6) Jazz
    7) Blazers
     
    #3 Dobbizzle, Oct 18, 2024
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    2024 Draft Questions (3 questions)

    Who will be the top 3 in the NBA Rookie of the Year race voting (based on total points received)? Rank them in order from #1 (Rookie of the Year) to #3.

    1) Edey
    2) Castle
    3) Reed Sheppard or Dalton Knecht

    Who do you think will be considered the 5 best players from this draft (in 5 years)? Rank them 1-5, best to worst.

    1) Risacher
    2) Reed Sheppard
    3) Dalton Knecht (Jared McCain)
    4) Nikola Topic
    5) Bub Carrington

    Which 3 players from this year's draft do you think will be the most highly-touted players that end up a "bust" in 5 years? In other words - most overrated. And please, no fairly-consensus 2nd round players should make your list. The bigger the name that ends up a bust, the better you look. Rank them from the biggest bust (#1) to the 3rd-worst bust (#3).

    1) Lebron James Junior aka Bronny
    2) Kyle Filipowski
    3) Ron Holland

    Rockets Questions (6 questions)

    How many wins will the Rockets have in the regular season? 47.

    What will Reed Sheppard's final averages be for points, rebounds, steals, assists, and 3pt %

    Points : 9.8
    Rebounds: 3.5
    Steals : 1.4
    Assists: 2.9
    3PT % : 37 percent

    Will Jabari Smith lose his starting spot before the All-Star Break, after the All-Star break or will he not lose it at all? If he gets injured and doesn't finish the season, it doesn't count as losing his starting role. This is a bit subjective.

    Jabari would not finish the season.........

    How many minutes will Cam Whitmore average this season? 20

    Who will be the top 4 scorers (points per game) for the Rockets this season? Rank them in order from highest to lowest. Player with the highest ppg should be #1. (Minimum of 41 regular season games to qualify.)

    1) Jalen Green
    2) Alperen Sengün
    3) FVV
    4) Amen Thompson

    Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Lakers, Rockets, Magic, Jazz, Spurs, Blazers, and Clippers. Team with the best record should be #1.

    1) Rockets
    2) Magic
    3) Lakers
    4) Clippers
    5) Spurs
    6) Jazz
    7) Blazers
     
    #4 daywalker02, Oct 18, 2024
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    If Bronny is not allowed then Alex Sarr or Matas Buzelis.....

    I thought Bronny was still a big name.
     
    #5 daywalker02, Oct 19, 2024
  6. Dr of Dunk

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    You only have about 2 days left - show how great your ability to recognize talent and to guess the future is(n't).
     
    #6 Dr of Dunk, Oct 20, 2024
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    2024 Draft Questions (3 questions)

    Who will be the top 3 in the NBA Rookie of the Year race voting (based on total points received)? Rank them in order from #1 (Rookie of the Year) to #3.

    1) Reed Sheppard
    2) Zach Edey
    3) Tidjane Salaun

    Who do you think will be considered the 5 best players from this draft (in 5 years)? Rank them 1-5, best to worst.

    1) Reed Sheppard
    2) Matas Buzelis
    3) Tidjane Salaun
    4) Zaccharie Risacher
    5) Donovan Clingan

    Which 3 players from this year's draft do you think will be the most highly-touted players that end up a "bust" in 5 years? In other words - most overrated. And please, no fairly-consensus 2nd round players should make your list. The bigger the name that ends up a bust, the better you look. Rank them from the biggest bust (#1) to the 3rd-worst bust (#3).

    1) Alex Sarr
    2) Jared McCain
    3) Cody Williams

    Rockets Questions (6 questions)

    How many wins will the Rockets have in the regular season? 48

    What will Reed Sheppard's final averages be for points, rebounds, steals, assists, and 3pt %

    Points : 11.0
    Rebounds: 3.0
    Steals : 1.5
    Assists: 3.5
    3PT % : 40

    Will Jabari Smith lose his starting spot before the All-Star Break, after the All-Star break or will he not lose it at all? If he gets injured and doesn't finish the season, it doesn't count as losing his starting role. This is a bit subjective.

    Lol. No.

    How many minutes will Cam Whitmore average this season?

    12

    Who will be the top 4 scorers (points per game) for the Rockets this season? Rank them in order from highest to lowest. Player with the highest ppg should be #1. (Minimum of 41 regular season games to qualify.)

    1) Alperen Sengun
    2) Jalen Green
    3) Amen Thompson
    4) FVV

    Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Lakers, Rockets, Magic, Jazz, Spurs, Blazers, and Clippers. Team with the best record should be #1.

    1) Rockets
    2) Lakers
    3) Magic
    4) Clippers
    5) Blazers
    6) Jazz
    7) Spurs
     
    #7 MystikArkitect, Oct 21, 2024
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    Thread closes (around) 6pm Central time tonight.

    All of a sudden nobody has opinions. :D Thanks to those who participated.

    2024 Draft Questions (3 questions)

    Who will be the top 3 in the NBA Rookie of the Year race voting (based on total points received)? Rank them in order from #1 (Rookie of the Year) to #3.

    1) Zach Edey
    2) Dalton Knecht
    3) Reed Sheppard

    Who do you think will be considered the 5 best players from this draft (in 5 years)? Rank them 1-5, best to worst.

    1) Zach Edey
    2) Reed Sheppard
    3) Stephon Castle
    4) Dalton Knecht
    5) Matas Buzelis (wanted to go with Ryan Dunn, but I've had a love affair with Buzelis' "potential" since watching his clips in high school)

    I want to put Topic in this list somewhere, but without seeing how he comes back from multiple injuries, I'll just leave him off for now.

    Which 3 players from this year's draft do you think will be the most highly-touted players that end up a "bust" in 5 years? In other words - most overrated. And please, no fairly-consensus 2nd round players should make your list. The bigger the name that ends up a bust, the better you look. Rank them from the biggest bust (#1) to the 3rd-worst bust (#3).

    1) Alexandre Sarr (swinging for the fences with this one. lol)
    2) Ron Holland (want him to succeed bad, but he may have a high bustability index as well as a high potential star index)
    3) Cody Williams (he's only here because I can't think of anybody else higher who I think will positively bust)

    Who knows - all 3 of these guys could end up good-to-great players in this draft, but it's a wonky draft.

    Rockets Questions (6 questions)

    How many wins will the Rockets have in the regular season?

    44

    What will Reed Sheppard's final averages be for points, rebounds, steals, assists, and 3pt %

    Points : 10.5
    Rebounds: 3.0
    Steals : 1.0
    Assists: 4.0
    3PT % : 36.0

    Will Jabari Smith lose his starting spot before the All-Star Break, after the All-Star break or will he not lose it at all? If he gets injured and doesn't finish the season, it doesn't count as losing his starting role. This is a bit subjective.

    Won't lose his starting job.

    How many minutes will Cam Whitmore average this season?

    15

    Who will be the top 4 scorers (points per game) for the Rockets this season? Rank them in order from highest to lowest. Player with the highest ppg should be #1. (Minimum of 41 regular season games to qualify.)

    1) Alperen Sengun
    2) Jalen Green
    3) Fred Van Vleet
    4) Amen Thompson

    Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Lakers, Rockets, Magic, Jazz, Spurs, Blazers, and Clippers. Team with the best record should be #1.

    1) Magic
    2) Rockets
    3) Lakers
    4) Clippers
    5) Spurs
    6) Jazz
    7) Blazers
     
    #8 Dr of Dunk, Oct 22, 2024
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    2024 Draft Questions (3 questions)

    Who will be the top 3 in the NBA Rookie of the Year race voting (based on total points received)? Rank them in order from #1 (Rookie of the Year) to #3.

    1)Reed
    2)Edey
    3)Risacher

    Who do you think will be considered the 5 best players from this draft (in 5 years)? Rank them 1-5, best to worst.

    1)Reed
    2)Risacher
    3)Clingan
    4)Matas
    5)Sarr

    Which 3 players from this year's draft do you think will be the most highly-touted players that end up a "bust" in 5 years? In other words - most overrated. And please, no fairly-consensus 2nd round players should make your list. The bigger the name that ends up a bust, the better you look. Rank them from the biggest bust (#1) to the 3rd-worst bust (#3).

    1)Sarr
    2)Holand
    3)Edey

    Rockets Questions (6 questions)

    How many wins will the Rockets have in the regular season?46

    What will Reed Sheppard's final averages be for points, rebounds, steals, assists, and 3pt %

    Points :9
    Rebounds: 1.5
    Steals :0.8
    Assists:2
    3PT % :42​

    Will Jabari Smith lose his starting spot before the All-Star Break, after the All-Star break or will he not lose it at all? If he gets injured and doesn't finish the season, it doesn't count as losing his starting role. This is a bit subjective.

    Not at all

    How many minutes will Cam Whitmore average this season?

    14

    Who will be the top 4 scorers (points per game) for the Rockets this season? Rank them in order from highest to lowest. Player with the highest ppg should be #1. (Minimum of 41 regular season games to qualify.)

    1)Jalen
    2)Sengun
    3)FVV
    4)Amen

    Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Lakers, Rockets, Magic, Jazz, Spurs, Blazers, and Clippers. Team with the best record should be #1.

    1)Rockets
    2)Magic
    3)Lakers
    4)Clippers
    5)Spurs
    6)Jazz
    7)Blazers
     
    #9 Joe Joe, Oct 22, 2024
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    New2024 Draft Questions (3 questions)

    Who will be the top 3 in the NBA Rookie of the Year race voting (based on total points received)? Rank them in order from #1 (Rookie of the Year) to #3.

    1) Risacher
    2) castle
    3) Edey

    Who do you think will be considered the 5 best players from this draft (in 5 years)? Rank them 1-5, best to worst.

    1) Castle
    2) Risacher
    3) Edey
    4) Dillingham
    5) Sheppard

    Which 3 players from this year's draft do you think will be the most highly-touted players that end up a "bust" in 5 years? In other words - most overrated. And please, no fairly-consensus 2nd round players should make your list. The bigger the name that ends up a bust, the better you look. Rank them from the biggest bust (#1) to the 3rd-worst bust (#3).

    1) Sarr
    2) Clingan
    3) Buzelis
    Questions (6 questions)

    How many wins will the Rockets have in the regular season? 48

    What will Reed Sheppard's final averages be for points, rebounds, steals, assists, and 3pt %

    Points : 8
    Rebounds: 2
    Steals : 1
    Assists: 2
    3PT % : 36%

    Will Jabari Smith lose his starting spot before the All-Star Break, after the All-Star break or will he not lose it at all? If he gets injured and doesn't finish the season, it doesn't count as losing his starting role. This is a bit subjective.
    Either brooks or jabari will loose. I am betting on brooks

    How many minutes will Cam Whitmore average this season?
    16

    Who will be the top 4 scorers (points per game) for the Rockets this season? Rank them in order from highest to lowest. Player with the highest ppg should be #1. (Minimum of 41 regular season games to qualify.)

    1) jalen
    2) Alperen
    3) Amen
    4) Fred

    Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Lakers, Rockets, Magic, Jazz, Spurs, Blazers, and Clippers. Team with the best record should be #1.

    1) Magic
    2) Rockets
    3) Clippers
    4) Lakers
    5) Jazz
    6) Spurs
    7) Blazers
     
    #10 Chayvan, Oct 22, 2024
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