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| PlantedTanks wrote: | Watched multiple games of Arkansas this year and Isaiah Joe just did not move the needle. He would occasionally flash but seemed to disappear for most of the game.
This may have been due to the offensive scheme where Mason Jones at times dominated the ball but his play was disappointing. |
He was placed as more of a wing role and not counted on as an initiator like prior.
Even then, Isaiah has flashed enough for me, and brings instant gravity. Last year was an injury plagued year.
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Noting the last draft that was called weak was 2016. Turns out there were a good number of high caliber picks, as there almost always are.
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Simmons
Siakam (27)
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LeVert (20)
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2020 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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Noted weak because a lot of those guys needed years to develop.
Ingram
Brown
Siakam
Brogdon
LeVert
Beasley
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| Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 12:08 am Post subject: |
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| Good point. Relative strength of a draft often impacted by the readiness of guys to contribute sooner. |
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Young guys who intrigue me and may be available at #29:
Aleksej Pokusevski
Tyrell Terry
Leandro Bolmaro
Devon Dotson
Older guys who intrigue me and may be available ar #29:
Grant Riller
Desmond Bane
Killian Tillie
Tyler Bey
Xavier Tillman
I think that's it unless someone falls unexpectedly. Young guys like Jaden McDaniels, Nico Mannion, Isaiah Stewart, Vernon Carey, Jahmi'us Ramsey, and Precious Achiuwa aren't worth a guaranteed four years, imo.
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I look at the strength of a draft based on the players potential long term outcome and this year looks strong in this respect.
Except for a few players in each draft it is unrealistic to expect tangible contribution from the majority of drafted players given their under developed physical stature and skills. |
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| Baron Von Humongous wrote: | Young guys who intrigue me and may be available at #29:
Aleksej Pokusevski
Tyrell Terry
Leandro Bolmaro
Devon Dotson |
I've got Poku up to edge lottery and Bolmaro mid 1st.
I pass on Terry.
| Quote: | Older guys who intrigue me and may be available ar #29:
Grant Riller
Desmond Bane
Killian Tillie
Tyler Bey
Xavier Tillman |
Riller, Tillman
Bane
Tillie - too injury prone but has the right skillset.
Tyler Bey mid 2nd round.
| Quote: | | I think that's it unless someone falls unexpectedly. Young guys like Jaden McDaniels, Nico Mannion, Isaiah Stewart, Vernon Carey, Jahmi'us Ramsey, and Precious Achiuwa aren't worth a guaranteed four years, imo. |
Nico, maybe McDaniels, and that's roughly it? I'm questionable on a lot of bigs.
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| Mike@LG wrote: | | Baron Von Humongous wrote: | Young guys who intrigue me and may be available at #29:
Aleksej Pokusevski
Tyrell Terry
Leandro Bolmaro
Devon Dotson |
I've got Poku up to edge lottery and Bolmaro mid 1st.
I pass on Terry.
| Quote: | Older guys who intrigue me and may be available ar #29:
Grant Riller
Desmond Bane
Killian Tillie
Tyler Bey
Xavier Tillman |
Riller, Tillman
Bane
Tillie - too injury prone but has the right skillset.
Tyler Bey mid 2nd round.
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Nico, maybe McDaniels, and that's roughly it? I'm questionable on a lot of bigs. |
Terry may be too small to make it, but the shooting profile is sexy for his age and his nose for steals could make him a non-zero on defense. I'd easily take him at #29.
Any team that drafts Tillie is going to have to be invested in load management for a 22-year-old backup big, but 4-6 incomplete seasons of Tillie could yield more value than younger guys inevitably drafted ahead of him who give you two contracts worth of negative value based on dreams of potential. But I would rate Riller and Bane ahead of him... Tillman I'm less sure of, but they're close.
Tyler Bey > Saddiq Bey, imo.
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I don't buy the shooting profile for Terry, because it's based on the idea that he can get open.
If he had Trae young handles, or some elite first step, then sure. But, that's not who he is, so play him off ball and run him through screens?
I can't with that.
As for Tillie, I'm okay with load managing a rotation player that plays half the season. He may not be a shotblocker, but he's 100% a unicorn. Switchable, verticality, and has a 3pt shot.
I don't buy Tyler Bey because he's a wing that barely shows the jumper and is playing 4. Saddiq, at least played against wings.
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Aleksej Pokusevski is starting to win me over. I did not see any standout skill to his game at first glance but he has many of the quiet skills that makes him a really nice fit with any team.
Besides being 7'+ with very good length he stands out with his vision/passing, ball handling and agility/coordination. Shows a developing 3pt shot and being a weak side help defender with timing as a shot blocker.
I don't believe he will ever be a force in the paint as he does not have the lower base to anchor.
I feel he is one of those who would have benefited from either a pro day or working out with individual teams and possibly elevated into a clear lottery pick. |
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I have Jahmi'us Ramsey between 25-35 and I know the media experts have him considerably higher but I just did not see lottery level talent.
Yes he can shoot but he creates his shot moving side to side or step backs. Never really saw him create going to the basket or be able to break his defender down.
Don't believe he will standout defensively as he appears to have average length and not much flexibilty in his body movements.
He appears physically developed so not expecting much future gains there so much depends on development of his handles and learning how to become a better scorer. Can he be a CJ McCollum type player?
Not a lottery player for me but I would be fine if the Lakers drafted him. |
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| PlantedTanks wrote: | Aleksej Pokusevski is starting to win me over. I did not see any standout skill to his game at first glance but he has many of the quiet skills that makes him a really nice fit with any team.
Besides being 7'+ with very good length he stands out with his vision/passing, ball handling and agility/coordination. Shows a developing 3pt shot and being a weak side help defender with timing as a shot blocker.
I don't believe he will ever be a force in the paint as he does not have the lower base to anchor.
I feel he is one of those who would have benefited from either a pro day or working out with individual teams and possibly elevated into a clear lottery pick. |
He's such a long term project, but this is a projection based on biometrics, role, and play over stats.
Frankly, I don't want him to be a paint player.
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| PlantedTanks wrote: | I have Jahmi'us Ramsey between 25-35 and I know the media experts have him considerably higher but I just did not see lottery level talent.
Yes he can shoot but he creates his shot moving side to side or step backs. Never really saw him create going to the basket or be able to break his defender down.
Don't believe he will standout defensively as he appears to have average length and not much flexibilty in his body movements.
He appears physically developed so not expecting much future gains there so much depends on development of his handles and learning how to become a better scorer. Can he be a CJ McCollum type player?
Not a lottery player for me but I would be fine if the Lakers drafted him. |
I'm anti Ramsey. He has strong pull up jumper indicators but CJ McCollum showed much more advanced skill with his handle. But, McCollum was elite in all sorts of shooting types, not just pull ups.
I actually have Ramsey 2nd round, if that.
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this is not a very deep class. there are about 12 pros and i think there are only 4 players with star potential - lamelo ball, anthony edwards, deni avdija, and aaron nesmith. bolmaro may have a shot here too.
reggie perry with our pick. everyone else mocked in the 25+ range sucks. you could talk me into paul reed or xavier tillman as rotation bigs, but i'd be depressed if we used a first rounder on either of them.
anfernee mclemore as UDFA.
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| 44TheLogo wrote: | this is not a very deep class. there are about 12 pros and i think there are only 4 players with star potential - lamelo ball, anthony edwards, deni avdija, and aaron nesmith. bolmaro may have a shot here too.
reggie perry with our pick. everyone else mocked in the 25+ range sucks. you could talk me into paul reed or xavier tillman as rotation bigs, but i'd be depressed if we used a first rounder on either of them.
anfernee mclemore as UDFA. |
I just want Isaiah Joe at 25. If there's a 2nd rounder, Lamine Diane. Agreed about McLemore.
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| Mike@LG wrote: | | 44TheLogo wrote: | this is not a very deep class. there are about 12 pros and i think there are only 4 players with star potential - lamelo ball, anthony edwards, deni avdija, and aaron nesmith. bolmaro may have a shot here too.
reggie perry with our pick. everyone else mocked in the 25+ range sucks. you could talk me into paul reed or xavier tillman as rotation bigs, but i'd be depressed if we used a first rounder on either of them.
anfernee mclemore as UDFA. |
I just want Isaiah Joe at 25. If there's a 2nd rounder, Lamine Diane. Agreed about McLemore. |
one other note on this draft. isaac okoro is one of the most obvious busts i’ve seen and anyone who thinks he is a lottery pick should never do draft evaluations again. flat out. he is not good at defense and his offense is completely rudimentary. he’s not even that good an athlete. just completely mind boggling t hat he’s a consensus lottery guy.
Achiuwa is worth a pick, knows what he is - makes good contact on picks and has good understanding of finding space and passing windows as a roll big, and finishes nicely around the rim. has decent enough handle and shooting form to project some skills. some montrezl in him but not as fluid an athlete. but i would bet that he sticks in the league.
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Yeah I'm not high on Okoro at all. Kind of shocked DT is so high on him.
Not really high on Achuiwa but at least I get it.
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call me crazy but after watching a ton of full games of the top prospects, i think aaron nesmith should be the #1 pick. the guy knows how to move off ball, his shooting stroke is nasty off movement and off the bounce, and he has some post and shot fake and go creation ability.
his team defensive awareness is good too. the size, length, instincts, off ball movement and dynamic shotmaking all project to the next level in a way that is more concrete than any other lottery prospect imo.
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Reggie Perry is legit. DT mostly has him 2nd round because of decision making, like Randle level TOs. I don't even care that he's not even really an explosive athlete. It's a weak draft and he's legit.
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| Mike@LG wrote: | | Reggie Perry is legit. DT mostly has him 2nd round because of decision making, like Randle level TOs. I don't even care that he's not even really an explosive athlete. It's a weak draft and he's legit. |
He's definitely not an explosive athlete but he has great off ball awareness and anticipation, and he's got fluid hips and lateral agility. He also runs the floor hard.
where would u have him now?
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| 44TheLogo wrote: | | Mike@LG wrote: | | Reggie Perry is legit. DT mostly has him 2nd round because of decision making, like Randle level TOs. I don't even care that he's not even really an explosive athlete. It's a weak draft and he's legit. |
He's definitely not an explosive athlete but he has great off ball awareness and anticipation, and he's got fluid hips and lateral agility. He also runs the floor hard.
where would u have him now? |
Right around the LAL pick but I haven't made a board. If anything I'm surprised he was ranked so low for such a long time. The floor skill is obvious and it helps he appears to have NBA strength already.
Was honestly just picking Isaiah Joe because it was a down year with injury, but is frosh year was good and he seems to have an easy path to PT just because he's nearly wing length and is a shooter. Can't be worse than Troy Daniels.
Just a lot of guys to not be excited about.
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Anthony Edwards - Best flashes, but iffy motor. Keeps saying the right thing.
Killian Hayes - Easy to read, young PG, great improvement in the last 6mo. Triple threat, big, even if athl is average. Side steps, step backs.
LaMelo Ball - I don't trust the footwork in his shooting, nor his shake
Onyeka Okongwu - Two way big with hands, motor, just solid as a big
Aleksej Pokusevski - The HR swing of a player. 7', 7'3", triple threat skills, even if it's lower league. Needs strength and conditioning with better competition, but this is a weak draft and he would be worth it.
Cole Anthony - Messy play for UNC as a team, but still a triple threat PG, even if he doesn't opt for 2nd change of direction
Devin Vessell - 3 and D
Deni Avdija - Developing skill forward, just reminds me of Darko Saric without the elite passing ability that he used to flash. Much better improved 3pt shooting the past two weeks.
Kira Lewis Jr - Age of a HS senior, but finished his soph year. A triple threat PG, even if he's a bit light. Actually does the two changes of direction with a fair/solid jumper.
Tyrese Haliburton - Lonzo, just not as physical on both ends of the floor. Not a movement shooter that Zo was at UCLA.
Aaron Nesmith - He has the shots, SSS, strong, but average athlete
Obi Toppin - For the lack of defense, he's actually one of the most explosive finishers in the draft. Center of gravity of the moon, but still boards, finishes, and is developing passing out of the post.
Tyrese Maxey - 2 way SG in a PG body. Scorer, but peculiar timing on dribble/passing when he gets in the lane.
Patrick Williams - Another gamble pick. Pull up jumper, actual vision, a semblance of rim protection (so hypothetical unicorn), just BAD AWFUL lateral.
Grant Riller - Burst, handle, PUJ, hits contested shots. Age 24, but in this draft, coming away with a Lou Will archetype is a steal.
Unranked:
Nico Mannion
Desmond Bane
Leandro Bolmaro
Isaac Okoro
Saddiq Bey
Josh Green
Mason Jones
James Wiseman
Theo Maledon
Xavier Tillman
Isaiah Joe
Reggie Perry
Jaden McDaniels
Skylar Mays
Paul Reed
Malachi Flynn
Killian TIllie
Precious Achiuwa
Lamine Diane
Cassius Winston
Tre Jones
Nate Hinton
Udoka Azubuike
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| 44TheLogo wrote: | call me crazy but after watching a ton of full games of the top prospects, i think aaron nesmith should be the #1 pick. the guy knows how to move off ball, his shooting stroke is nasty off movement and off the bounce, and he has some post and shot fake and go creation ability.
his team defensive awareness is good too. the size, length, instincts, off ball movement and dynamic shotmaking all project to the next level in a way that is more concrete than any other lottery prospect imo. |
No one who's that much of a black hole will amount to much in the NBA. He's a future bench specialist.
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