I decided, as was suggested somewhere in last year's thread, to wait to do this this year to give everyone time to think about it and at least know what team players were going to. Either that or forget who was in this year's draft. I also wanted to give people a chance to watch players play. Maybe I waited too long. Who knows. You only have about 3-3.5 days to answer the questions this year. 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. 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! For your enjoyment, here's last year's run at this. The questions have been modified somewhat this year. --------------------------------------------------- Reference for the NBA draft questions - 2023 NBA Draft Results : https://tankathon.com/past_drafts/2023 2023 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 (4 questions) How many wins will the Rockets have in the regular season? What will Amen Thompson's final averages for points, rebounds, and assists be? Points : Rebounds: Assists: Who will be the top 3 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. 1) 2) 3) Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Pistons, Rockets, Wizards, Hornets, Spurs, Blazers. Team with the best record should be #1. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)
2023 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) chet the shet 2) wemby’s mama 3) scoot hendo 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) amen/ausar (can’t tell the difference) 2) scoot 3) brandon miller 4) jarace walker 5) the other dude 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) brandon miller 2) anthony black 3) one of the thompsons Rockets Questions (4 questions) How many wins will the Rockets have in the regular season? 42 wins What will Amen Thompson's final averages for points, rebounds, and assists be? Points : 9.7 Rebounds: 4.6 Assists: 8.3 Who will be the top 3 scorers (points pergame) for the Rockets this season? Rank them in order from highest to lowest. Player with the highest ppg should be #1. 1) freddy fleet 2) green 3) brooks 3pt king Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Pistons, Rockets, Wizards, Hornets, Spurs, Blazers. Team with the best record should be #1. 1) blazers 2) hornets 3) rockets 4) spurs 5) pistons 6) wizz
2023 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) Scoot H 2) Victor Alphabet 3) Chet Holmgren 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) Scoot H 2) Victor W 3) Amen Thompson 4) Jarace Walker 5) Ausar Thompson 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) Brandon Miller 2) Jett Howard 3) Dereck Lively Rockets Questions (4 questions) How many wins will the Rockets have in the regular season? 38 What will Amen Thompson's final averages for points, rebounds, and assists be? Points : 14.6 Rebounds: 5.8 Assists: 4.2 Who will be the top 3 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. 1) Jalen Green 2) Fred VanVleet 3) Jabari Smiyh Jr Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Pistons, Rockets, Wizards, Hornets, Spurs, Blazers. Team with the best record should be #1. 1) Hornets 2) Rockets 3) Blazers 4) Spurs 5) Pistons 6) Wizards
2023 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) Victor Wembenyama 2) Chet Holmgren 3) Scoot Henderson 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) Victor Wembenyama 2) Amen Thompson 3) Scoot Henderson 4) Bilal Coulibaly 5) Cam Whitmore 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) Brandon Miller (will be a decent NBA player, but not worthy of pick 2 in this draft) 2) Jett Howard (he went 15 spots too early - will play like a sold 2nd round pick, but not lotto) 3) Anthony Black Rockets Questions (4 questions) How many wins will the Rockets have in the regular season? 34 What will Amen Thompson's final averages for points, rebounds, and assists be? Points : 10.4 Rebounds: 4.2 Assists: 4.4 Who will be the top 3 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. 1) Jalen Green 2) Fred VanVleet 3) Jabari Smith Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Pistons, Rockets, Wizards, Hornets, Spurs, Blazers. Team with the best record should be #1. 1) Spurs 2) Rockets 3) Hornets 4) Blazers 5) Wizards 6) Pistons
2023 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) Wembanyama 2) Literally doesn't matter how anyone else does 3) Face it he's already got it in the bag 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) Amen 2) Henderson 3) Ausar 4) Whitmore 5) Wallace 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) Miller 2) Coulibaly 3) Lively Rockets Questions (4 questions) How many wins will the Rockets have in the regular season? 41 What will Amen Thompson's final averages for points, rebounds, and assists be? Points : 15.3 Rebounds: 7 Assists: 3.8 Who will be the top 3 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. 1) Jalen 2) FVV 3) Sengun Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Pistons, Rockets, Wizards, Hornets, Spurs, Blazers. Team with the best record should be #1. 1) Rockets 2) Pistons 3) Spurs 4) Wizards 5) Hornets 6) Blazers
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) Victor Wembanyama 2) Chet Holmgreen 3) Scoot Henderson Rockets Questions (4 questions) How many wins will the Rockets have in the regular season? 29-31 wins What will Amen Thompson's final averages for points, rebounds, and assists be? Points : 12 Rebounds: 2.3 Assists: 3.5 Who will be the top 3 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. 1) Jalen Green 2) FVV 3) Sengun Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Pistons, Rockets, Wizards, Hornets, Spurs, Blazers. Team with the best record should be #1. 1) Spurs 2) Rockets 3) Blazers 4) Hornets 5) Wizards 6) Pistons
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) Wembanyama 2) Holmgren 3) Scoot 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) Wembanyama 2) Scoot 3) Amen 4) Bilal Coulibaly 5) Ausar 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) Brandon Miller 2) Anthony Black 3) Dereck Lively Rockets Questions (4 questions) How many wins will the Rockets have in the regular season? 34 What will Amen Thompson's final averages for points, rebounds, and assists be? Points :10.5 Rebounds: 2.7 Assists: 3.8 Who will be the top 3 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. 1) FVV 2) Green 3) Jabari Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Pistons, Rockets, Wizards, Hornets, Spurs, Blazers. Team with the best record should be #1. 1) Hornets 2) Rockets 3) Spurs 4) Pistons 5) Blazers 6) Wizards
I was awful at this last year. I remember feeling pretty sure that Walker Kessler would be a bust. So don't even read this post. 2023 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) Wemby 2) Scoot 3) Chet 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) Wemby 2) Scoot 3) Ausar 4) Amen 5) Brandon Miller 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) Taylor Hendricks 2) Jett Howard 3) Dereck Lively II Rockets Questions (4 questions) How many wins will the Rockets have in the regular season? 28 What will Amen Thompson's final averages for points, rebounds, and assists be? Points : 12 Rebounds: 4 Assists: 4 Who will be the top 3 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. 1) Jalen 2) FVV 3) Sengun Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Pistons, Rockets, Wizards, Hornets, Spurs, Blazers. Team with the best record should be #1. 1) Blazers 2) Spurs 3) Rockets 4) Pistons 5) Hornets 6) Wizards
Where's everybody at?! Y'all chickening out? Survey closes this Tuesday at 6:00-6:30pm. 2023 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) Wemby (assuming his legs don't snap and he stays healthy) 2) Scoot 3) Chet (assuming his legs don't snap and he stays healthy) 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) Wemby (assuming his legs don't snap and he stays healthy) 2) Amen Thompson 3) Scoot Henderson 4) Ausar Thompson 5) Anthony Black 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) Taylor Hendricks 2) Jett Howard (no, I don't hate U of M) 3) Kobe Bufkin (no, I don't hate U of M) Rockets Questions (4 questions) How many wins will the Rockets have in the regular season? 34 What will Amen Thompson's final averages for points, rebounds, and assists be? Points : 11 Rebounds: 4 Assists: 4 Who will be the top 3 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. 1) Jalen 2) FVV 3) Jabari Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Pistons, Rockets, Wizards, Hornets, Spurs, Blazers. Team with the best record should be #1. 1) Pistons 2) Spurs 3) Rockets 4) Blazers 5) Hornets 6) Wizards
2023 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) Victor Wembanyama 2) Scoot Henderson 3) Ausar Thompson 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) Victor Wembanyama 2) Scoot Henderson 3) Ausar Thompson 4) Amen Thompson 5) Jarace Walker 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) Brandon Miller 2) Taylor Hendricks 3) Derek Lively Rockets Questions (4 questions) How many wins will the Rockets have in the regular season? 35 wins What will Amen Thompson's final averages for points, rebounds, and assists be? Points : 8 Rebounds: 3 Assists: 3 Who will be the top 3 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. 1) Jalen Green 2) Fred VanVleet 3) Jabari Smith Jr. Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Pistons, Rockets, Wizards, Hornets, Spurs, Blazers. Team with the best record should be #1. 1) Blazers 2) Spurs 3) Rockets 4) Pistons 5) Wizards 6) Hornets
2023 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) Wembanyama 2) Holmgren 3) Henderson 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) Wembanyama 2) Henderson 3) Miller 4) Amen Thompson 5) Whitmore 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) Bilal Coulibaly 2) Jett Howard 3) Joran Hawkins Rockets Questions (4 questions) How many wins will the Rockets have in the regular season? 34 What will Amen Thompson's final averages for points, rebounds, and assists be? Points : 10 Rebounds: 5 Assists: 3 Who will be the top 3 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. 1) Green 2) FVV 3) Smith Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Pistons, Rockets, Wizards, Hornets, Spurs, Blazers. Team with the best record should be #1. 1) Rockets 2) Spurs 3) Pistons 4) Blazers 5) Hornets 6) Wizards
I'll play along ..... 2023 Draft 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) Chet 2) Wemby 3) Jordan Hawkins 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) Wemby 2) Amen 3) Jarace Walker 4) Scoot 5) Jordan Hawkins 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) Bilal Coulibaly 2) Cason Wallace 3) Brandon Miller - Good player, not worth the #2 pick. Rockets Questions (4 questions) How many wins will the Rockets have in the regular season? 41 What will Amen Thompson's final averages for points, rebounds, and assists be? Points : 8.5 Rebounds: 4 Assists: 4 Who will be the top 3 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. 1) Jalen 2) Jabari 3) FVV Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Pistons, Rockets, Wizards, Hornets, Spurs, Blazers. Team with the best record should be #1. 1) Spurs 2) Rockets 3) Hornets 4) Pistons 5) Blazers 6) Wizards
2023 Draft 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) Vicky Christina Metropoliana 2) Scooty 3) The Grinch Shet for Chet 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) Vicky 2) Ausar 3) Amen 4) Scoot 5) Keyonte George 6) Jarace Walker 7) Cam Whitmore 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) Brandon Miller 2) Bufkin 3) Coulibaly Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Pistons, Rockets, Wizards, Hornets, Spurs, Blazers. Team with the best record should be #1. 1) Rockets 2) Spurs 3) Hornets 4) Blazers 5) Pistons 6) Wizards
2023 Draft Questions (3 questions) Top 3 Rookie of the Year 1) Wemby 2) Scoot 3) Ausar -- giving him the slight edge over Amen just as rookies because I think he'll find more minutes and his shot is a bit farther along 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) Wemby 2) Scoot 3) Amen 4) Ausar 5) Cam Whitmore Top 3 overrated players 1) Bilal Coulibaly 2) Dereck Lively II 3) Brandon Miller Rockets Questions (4 questions) How many wins will the Rockets have in the regular season? 34 wins What will Amen Thompson's final averages for points, rebounds, and assists be? Points : 14 Rebounds: 6 Assists: 6 (in 27 minutes per game) Top 3 scorers for the Rockets 1) Jalen Green 2) Fred VanVleet 3) Jabari Smith Jr. Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Pistons, Rockets, Wizards, Hornets, Spurs, Blazers. Team with the best record should be #1. 1) Hornets 2) Rockets 3) Spurs 4) Pistons 5) Blazers 6) Wizards
Thread closes tomorrow/Tuesday at 6:00-6:30pm Central time. Where are all you that have all the answers to the Rockets' woes?! Participate for the humor of it!
2023 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) wemby 2) chet 3) cam [just wanna mention] 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) wemby 2) amen 3) cam 4) ausar 5) keyonte 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) miller not in my top 5 so 'bust' 2) scoot not in my top 5 so 'bust' 3) black not in my top 6 so 'bust' Rockets Questions (4 questions) How many wins will the Rockets have in the regular season? 46 +/- [I believe a 'bigtime' trade happens at the deadline] What will Amen Thompson's final averages for points, rebounds, and assists be? Points : 18 Rebounds: 5 Assists: 5 Who will be the top 3 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. 1) jalen green 2) amen 3) jabari Rank these teams from best to worst in terms of records at the end of the season : Pistons, Rockets, Wizards, Hornets, Spurs, Blazers. Team with the best record should be #1. 1) rockets 2) spurs 3) pistons 4) hornets 5) blazers 6) wizards