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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 2:19 pm Post subject:
Sentient Meat wrote:
Trae Young looks amazing at the college level, but I wonder how he will translate to the pros. Nobody on Oklahoma State could guard him... even their so called defensive stopper looked like Lopez trying to guard him. His FT shooting looked Hardenesque... it was like an automated machine hitting perfect swishes every shot. On the other hand he seems really small. I think Ball is a better playmaker but that kid's shooting and quick movement reminds me of a young Chris Paul.
no issue with the shot selection?
The guy's shooting %'s and overall efficiency has nosedived in January/conference play. 43 points is just not that impressive when it requires 38 shots. His shot selection cost them that game in overtime....shot multiple 30+ footers with a full shot clock and either tied or within two points.
Trae Young's problem and what will forever separate him from Curry comparatives is that he's a good straight line driver but he has nowhere near Curry's change of direction.
We've seen many "next curry" at the college level without the change of direction and a reliance on step backs because of it. _________________ How NBA 2K18 failed the All-Time Lakers:
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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 2:51 pm Post subject:
MJST wrote:
Trae Young's problem and what will forever separate him from Curry comparatives is that he's a good straight line driver but he has nowhere near Curry's change of direction.
We've seen many "next curry" at the college level without the change of direction and a reliance on step backs because of it.
Curry didn't even have Trae Young's change of direction until he was 3 years in the league. _________________ Resident Car Nut.
Trae Young looks amazing at the college level, but I wonder how he will translate to the pros. Nobody on Oklahoma State could guard him... even their so called defensive stopper looked like Lopez trying to guard him. His FT shooting looked Hardenesque... it was like an automated machine hitting perfect swishes every shot. On the other hand he seems really small. I think Ball is a better playmaker but that kid's shooting and quick movement reminds me of a young Chris Paul.
no issue with the shot selection?
The guy's shooting %'s and overall efficiency has nosedived in January/conference play. 43 points is just not that impressive when it requires 38 shots. His shot selection cost them that game in overtime....shot multiple 30+ footers with a full shot clock and either tied or within two points.
First game I watched him... he seemed like he was on a mediocre team where he needed to assert himself. His stroke looks good but I don't whether he can get the shot off against NBA quality defense.
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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 7:53 pm Post subject:
Zion Williams, the #3 high school player in the draft is joining the #1 (R.J. Barrett) and #2 (Cam Reddish) high school players in the country at Duke....that is just silly. It's even better that they are all 3 smaller forwards
Zion Williams, the #3 high school player in the draft is joining the #1 (R.J. Barrett) and #2 (Cam Reddish) high school players in the country at Duke....that is just silly. It's even better that they are all 3 smaller forwards
Williamson is clearly a PF and Barrett can give you minutes at SG.
But the big takeaway is that Coach K's underlings are paying some folks. I'm ok with that, but dude is going to go down as an ESPN saint, and when the hagiographers compare him to Wooden and bring up Sam Gilbert, I hope the FBI has some taped conversations of Jon Scheyer lying around.
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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 8:40 pm Post subject:
Baron Von Humongous wrote:
adkindo wrote:
Zion Williams, the #3 high school player in the draft is joining the #1 (R.J. Barrett) and #2 (Cam Reddish) high school players in the country at Duke....that is just silly. It's even better that they are all 3 smaller forwards
Williamson is clearly a PF and Barrett can give you minutes at SG.
But the big takeaway is that Coach K's underlings are paying some folks. I'm ok with that, but dude is going to go down as an ESPN saint, and when the hagiographers compare him to Wooden and bring up Sam Gilbert, I hope the FBI has some taped conversations of Jon Scheyer lying around.
Zion Williamson is a PF that is tall as many SG's @ 6'6". He is actually shorter than Barrett and Reddish who are 6'7". On top of that, they signed Tre Jones (PG) who is #8....and still in the running for Center Moses Brown (#21)....they could have a Fab 5 starting next year.
Something is going on @ Duke....sorry, but I just can't buy all three of those guys choose the same school....I would think this has to bring some heat and scrutiny on the program. Honestly, I hate this crap....not about getting those top guys but it literally forces guys like Gary Trent Jr., Wendell Carter Jr., and Trevon Duval out the door.
Zion Williams, the #3 high school player in the draft is joining the #1 (R.J. Barrett) and #2 (Cam Reddish) high school players in the country at Duke....that is just silly. It's even better that they are all 3 smaller forwards
Williamson is clearly a PF and Barrett can give you minutes at SG.
But the big takeaway is that Coach K's underlings are paying some folks. I'm ok with that, but dude is going to go down as an ESPN saint, and when the hagiographers compare him to Wooden and bring up Sam Gilbert, I hope the FBI has some taped conversations of Jon Scheyer lying around.
Zion Williamson is a PF that is tall as many SG's @ 6'6". He is actually shorter than Barrett and Reddish who are 6'7". On top of that, they signed Tre Jones (PG) who is #8....and still in the running for Center Moses Brown (#21)....they could have a Fab 5 starting next year.
Something is going on @ Duke....sorry, but I just can't buy all three of those guys choose the same school....I would think this has to bring some heat and scrutiny on the program. Honestly, I hate this crap....not about getting those top guys but it literally forces guys like Gary Trent Jr., Wendell Carter Jr., and Trevon Duval out the door.
Draymond is a 6'7 C; Ben Simmons is a 6'10 PG. Zion is 6'6 270. Guys who break the mold are often the most fun to follow, so help me Magic and Chuck.
Remember K criticizing Calipari's one and done system a few years back? He's a competitive duche and decided to stick it to Cal at his own game, and that means cycling out the Gary Trents and Trevon Duvals before the next group of star freshmen show up as you note. My question is going to be how K gets four ball dominant freshmen to mesh next season without potentially affecting guys' draft position.
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Quickness
with finishing knack
got the knack
off-time floaters, all types
connecting multiple moves, he beat him on the last one
little guy slithery like Thomas!
slithery with finishing!
finishing knack!!!
Yank!
omg
42% from 3, off the dribble, NBA range.. freshman... This kid is as good as Freshman Isaiah Thomas, and taller/longer. Wow and they went to the same high school!
I've been watching some of his highlights and I am sold!
He has one of the best hands too!
but do you think we can get him with Denver pick???
Trae Young's problem and what will forever separate him from Curry comparatives is that he's a good straight line driver but he has nowhere near Curry's change of direction.
We've seen many "next curry" at the college level without the change of direction and a reliance on step backs because of it.
Curry didn't develop a lot of his moves until his final year in college and especially in the pros. IMO the hoop IQ really separates these two. I'm just not a big fan of Young's decision making whether it's in shooting or playmaking. He can still end up Curry level because of his development by age, but I just don't see it.
Leaning towards Bagley not being an elite prospect, 8-10 for me, shooting is vital.
Where would you take Simmons or Giannis in a redraft? _________________ It was reminiscent of one of those Most Interesting Man in the World advertisements: "I don't always shoot 6-for-28 from the field, but when I do, I become the youngest player in league history to score 28,000 career points."
Leaning towards Bagley not being an elite prospect, 8-10 for me, shooting is vital.
Where would you take Simmons or Giannis in a redraft?
Cmon. A 6'10 PG. And a long/skilled 6'11 point-forward.. Bagley isn't a skill+freak like that.
Didn’t he freak go around 15th in his draft? At the time he was just an athlete, nowhere near the product he is now. Bagley is more put together than the freak was at his age.
Zion Williams, the #3 high school player in the draft is joining the #1 (R.J. Barrett) and #2 (Cam Reddish) high school players in the country at Duke....that is just silly. It's even better that they are all 3 smaller forwards
Williamson is clearly a PF and Barrett can give you minutes at SG.
But the big takeaway is that Coach K's underlings are paying some folks. I'm ok with that, but dude is going to go down as an ESPN saint, and when the hagiographers compare him to Wooden and bring up Sam Gilbert, I hope the FBI has some taped conversations of Jon Scheyer lying around.
Zion Williamson is a PF that is tall as many SG's @ 6'6". He is actually shorter than Barrett and Reddish who are 6'7". On top of that, they signed Tre Jones (PG) who is #8....and still in the running for Center Moses Brown (#21)....they could have a Fab 5 starting next year.
Something is going on @ Duke....sorry, but I just can't buy all three of those guys choose the same school....I would think this has to bring some heat and scrutiny on the program. Honestly, I hate this crap....not about getting those top guys but it literally forces guys like Gary Trent Jr., Wendell Carter Jr., and Trevon Duval out the door.
Nike Basketball + USA Basketball have such a huge influence over college bball recruiting, and it's no question that coach K rules over those two domains. On top of that, Jeff Capel is somehow a recruiting god. TBH i wouldn't be surprised if Capel is dirty but i'm sure Coach K has built an impregnable wall of deniability around any sort of unsavory behavior.
in any case, trent, carter, and duval all knew the score when they committed - they are using Duke as a platform to the NBA as 1 and dones, and Duke is using them for their 1 year together. It's all a mutual understanding, and if you don't pan out like a Chase Jeter type, then boy it's time to transfer. _________________ substance over style
Zion Williams, the #3 high school player in the draft is joining the #1 (R.J. Barrett) and #2 (Cam Reddish) high school players in the country at Duke....that is just silly. It's even better that they are all 3 smaller forwards
Williamson is clearly a PF and Barrett can give you minutes at SG.
But the big takeaway is that Coach K's underlings are paying some folks. I'm ok with that, but dude is going to go down as an ESPN saint, and when the hagiographers compare him to Wooden and bring up Sam Gilbert, I hope the FBI has some taped conversations of Jon Scheyer lying around.
Zion Williamson is a PF that is tall as many SG's @ 6'6". He is actually shorter than Barrett and Reddish who are 6'7". On top of that, they signed Tre Jones (PG) who is #8....and still in the running for Center Moses Brown (#21)....they could have a Fab 5 starting next year.
Something is going on @ Duke....sorry, but I just can't buy all three of those guys choose the same school....I would think this has to bring some heat and scrutiny on the program. Honestly, I hate this crap....not about getting those top guys but it literally forces guys like Gary Trent Jr., Wendell Carter Jr., and Trevon Duval out the door.
Moses Brown to UCLA. I doubt he would've started over Marques Bolden if he had gone to Duke.
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 7:29 pm Post subject:
Baron Von Humongous wrote:
adkindo wrote:
Baron Von Humongous wrote:
adkindo wrote:
Zion Williams, the #3 high school player in the draft is joining the #1 (R.J. Barrett) and #2 (Cam Reddish) high school players in the country at Duke....that is just silly. It's even better that they are all 3 smaller forwards
Williamson is clearly a PF and Barrett can give you minutes at SG.
But the big takeaway is that Coach K's underlings are paying some folks. I'm ok with that, but dude is going to go down as an ESPN saint, and when the hagiographers compare him to Wooden and bring up Sam Gilbert, I hope the FBI has some taped conversations of Jon Scheyer lying around.
Zion Williamson is a PF that is tall as many SG's @ 6'6". He is actually shorter than Barrett and Reddish who are 6'7". On top of that, they signed Tre Jones (PG) who is #8....and still in the running for Center Moses Brown (#21)....they could have a Fab 5 starting next year.
Something is going on @ Duke....sorry, but I just can't buy all three of those guys choose the same school....I would think this has to bring some heat and scrutiny on the program. Honestly, I hate this crap....not about getting those top guys but it literally forces guys like Gary Trent Jr., Wendell Carter Jr., and Trevon Duval out the door.
Moses Brown to UCLA. I doubt he would've started over Marques Bolden if he had gone to Duke.
I actually forgot about Marques Bolden...guy has not lived up to expectations....he was supposed to be a one and done....was 14th best player in country (#1 Center) coming out of high school 2 years ago.
Leaning towards Bagley not being an elite prospect, 8-10 for me, shooting is vital.
Where would you take Simmons or Giannis in a redraft?
Cmon. A 6'10 PG. And a long/skilled 6'11 point-forward.. Bagley isn't a skill+freak like that.
Didn’t he freak go around 15th in his draft? At the time he was just an athlete, nowhere near the product he is now. Bagley is more put together than the freak was at his age.
Bagley goes top 3 in my opinion.
Sure he probably goes top 5. But I just see him as a quicker skinny Randle who may be a mediocre rebounder because he's so skinny
The PF/C from MSU think it's Jackson, I like him a good deal. I'll even take the other PF Bridges over Bagley at the next level.. shooting is a game opener/closer for me in the NBA, too important
Quickness
with finishing knack
got the knack
off-time floaters, all types
connecting multiple moves, he beat him on the last one
little guy slithery like Thomas!
slithery with finishing!
finishing knack!!!
Yank!
omg
42% from 3, off the dribble, NBA range.. freshman... This kid is as good as Freshman Isaiah Thomas, and taller/longer. Wow and they went to the same high school!
I've been watching some of his highlights and I am sold!
He has one of the best hands too!
but do you think we can get him with Denver pick???
I'm not sure people think he's gunna declare... But ya he's special for a freshman. You couldn't track the route of the next Damon Stoudamire any more accurately than him right now.
Zion Williams, the #3 high school player in the draft is joining the #1 (R.J. Barrett) and #2 (Cam Reddish) high school players in the country at Duke....that is just silly. It's even better that they are all 3 smaller forwards
Williamson is clearly a PF and Barrett can give you minutes at SG.
But the big takeaway is that Coach K's underlings are paying some folks. I'm ok with that, but dude is going to go down as an ESPN saint, and when the hagiographers compare him to Wooden and bring up Sam Gilbert, I hope the FBI has some taped conversations of Jon Scheyer lying around.
Zion Williamson is a PF that is tall as many SG's @ 6'6". He is actually shorter than Barrett and Reddish who are 6'7". On top of that, they signed Tre Jones (PG) who is #8....and still in the running for Center Moses Brown (#21)....they could have a Fab 5 starting next year.
Something is going on @ Duke....sorry, but I just can't buy all three of those guys choose the same school....I would think this has to bring some heat and scrutiny on the program. Honestly, I hate this crap....not about getting those top guys but it literally forces guys like Gary Trent Jr., Wendell Carter Jr., and Trevon Duval out the door.
Moses Brown to UCLA. I doubt he would've started over Marques Bolden if he had gone to Duke.
I actually forgot about Marques Bolden...guy has not lived up to expectations....he was supposed to be a one and done....was 14th best player in country (#1 Center) coming out of high school 2 years ago.
The HS ratings services seem to consistently overvalue the upside of raw bigs like Bolden and now Moses Brown. Both of them are projects, they're athletic, but not freakishly so, and like Bolden at Duke, Brown should be a 2-3 year player at UCLA.
Zion Williams, the #3 high school player in the draft is joining the #1 (R.J. Barrett) and #2 (Cam Reddish) high school players in the country at Duke....that is just silly. It's even better that they are all 3 smaller forwards
Williamson is clearly a PF and Barrett can give you minutes at SG.
But the big takeaway is that Coach K's underlings are paying some folks. I'm ok with that, but dude is going to go down as an ESPN saint, and when the hagiographers compare him to Wooden and bring up Sam Gilbert, I hope the FBI has some taped conversations of Jon Scheyer lying around.
Zion Williamson is a PF that is tall as many SG's @ 6'6". He is actually shorter than Barrett and Reddish who are 6'7". On top of that, they signed Tre Jones (PG) who is #8....and still in the running for Center Moses Brown (#21)....they could have a Fab 5 starting next year.
Something is going on @ Duke....sorry, but I just can't buy all three of those guys choose the same school....I would think this has to bring some heat and scrutiny on the program. Honestly, I hate this crap....not about getting those top guys but it literally forces guys like Gary Trent Jr., Wendell Carter Jr., and Trevon Duval out the door.
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Moses Brown to UCLA. I doubt he would've started over Marques Bolden if he had gone to Duke.
I actually forgot about Marques Bolden...guy has not lived up to expectations....he was supposed to be a one and done....was 14th best player in country (#1 Center) coming out of high school 2 years ago.
he's working hard but can't do much about having better players at his position come in as one and done recruits every year. expect him to have follow the amile jefferson/lance thomas type career at duke as highly touted recruits who didn't blossom until later in their career and eventually making to the league as an undrafted guy. _________________ substance over style
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