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Chris Mannix: Noel still on top; Muhammad slips in second NBA draft big board

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A common refrain is emerging among NBA executives when asked about the 2013 draft: Right now, it's not looking that great. "It's not a deep draft," an Eastern Conference team executive said. "And there is no consensus top pick. Whatever team gets that pick, it wouldn't surprise me if they immediately looked to trade it." The big news since the last Big Board a month ago: the debut of UCLA freshman small forward Shabazz Muhammad, who was cleared to play by the NCAA on Nov. 16. Team executives will be keeping a close eye on Muhammad, who could play his way into the No. 1 spot. One note: Dario Saric, a versatile forward from Croatia, reportedly is expected to sign a four-year deal with Cibona Zagreb that won't give him an NBA out until 2014. So for now, Saric is off the board.

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Shabazz Muhammad

Overall Sentiment: -0.0599158

Relevance: 0.362058

Sentiment	Quote
0	Muhammad: "I need to see more."
Sentiment Stats:	Number of Quotes: 1 Aggregate Sentiment: 0 Mean: 0 Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Adams

Overall Sentiment: -0.0772798

Relevance: 0.288633

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McCollum

Overall Sentiment: 0.0277608

Relevance: 0.284962

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Zeller

Overall Sentiment: 0.210059

Relevance: 0.280264

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Overall Sentiment: 0.0737009

Relevance: 0.259723

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Overall Sentiment: 0.425721

Relevance: 0.250565

Withey

Overall Sentiment: 0.30139

Relevance: 0.245637

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Overall Sentiment: 0.113155

Relevance: 0.241623

Noel

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.237202

McAdoo

Overall Sentiment: 0.185172

Relevance: 0.236739

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Mitchell

Overall Sentiment: 0.0281831

Relevance: 0.234422

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Overall Sentiment: -0.0521668

Relevance: 0.233542

Thomas

Overall Sentiment: -0.0408485

Relevance: 0.231583

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Burke

Overall Sentiment: -0.034558

Relevance: 0.214238

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Overall Sentiment: 0.0442973

Relevance: 0.206712

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Overall Sentiment: 0.112924

Relevance: 0.205555

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Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.205397

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Len

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Relevance: 0.205066

Plumlee

Overall Sentiment: -0.186257

Relevance: 0.203782

Goodwin

Overall Sentiment: 0.059028

Relevance: 0.201451

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Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.197064

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John Thompson III

Overall Sentiment: 0.181715

Relevance: 0.191351

Sentiment	Quote
0.0621014	John Thompson III says Porter plays "as hard as anyone I've ever seen in recent history."
Sentiment Stats:	Number of Quotes: 1 Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0621014 Mean: 0.0621014 Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

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Duke

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.190639

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Austin

Overall Sentiment: -0.0740848

Relevance: 0.188811

Willie Cauley-Stein

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.181994

Ryan Harrow

Overall Sentiment: 0.119363

Relevance: 0.179484

Pitt

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.17632

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Porter

Overall Sentiment: -0.35118

Relevance: 0.175858

Carmelo Anthony

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.174412

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• Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
• The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
• The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

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Overall Sentiment: 0.120169

Relevance: 0.78493

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Company: GM

Overall Sentiment: -0.0104351

Relevance: 0.412285

Disambiguation: AircraftManufacturer | AutomobileCompany | AwardWinnerReferences:

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• General Motors: opencyc
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The bad news for struggling NBA franchises? The 2013 draft class looks weak. The questions start with the No. 1 pick, says Chris Mannix as he revises his list of the draft's top prospects.

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