Cappy_Smurf
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I remember that time Utah had too many guards and then drafted by position and took Lyles over Booker.
That sucked. I say we don't do that again.
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I remember that time Utah had too many guards and then drafted by position and took Lyles over Booker.
That sucked. I say we don't do that again.
Park Bites
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good point
Sry 2 disappoint u: It's not pronounced Don-chick, it's Don-sh-itch
This is all true.
However, Vanderbilt is 6'10 and has guard-like handles and vision. Tremendous upside.
(And you may have noticed I haven't been high on many Kentucky players lately.)
Knox is gonna be good for sure.
Richards is definitely an intriguing prospect and I believe he'all be a very good NBA players by year 3.
I'm not super high on Diallo (for the NBA).
Vanderbilt will entirely be dependent on rest of team. He could be dangerous as a point forward surrounded by shooters... so I'm a little meh because it's so situational.
I have no faith Gabriel will be much of anything more than 9th guy.
Our guards this year aren't legit NBA prospects.
Love Washington and he's skilled but closer to 6'7.. tweener.
And we return only 4.7 points from last year's team. Youngest team ever.
#UKboard
With the Golden State Warriors Basketball Association being supposedly a one-sided affair, my attention shifts more into player development in the league and future players. DOes at this point someone know a (new) good page dealing with player development and talent scouting?
At a bare minimum, Vanderbilt looks like he can be a Marvin Williams type. Williams had to learn to shoot when he got in the league and was an all-around shot creator prior to that.
Park Bites
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Been watching some tape on the UK guys
I honestly think Washington has the potential to be a good player. He has some Draymon green to his game, meaning a nastyness and motor. I will watching him closely this season. His outside shot actually looks decent also.
I would rather have drafted Richards this year then Tony Bradley last year. He again reminds me of modern day Center. Agile that can guard out on the perimeter and still block shots inside. He will be a late first rounder if not mid first.
I want to like knox because he has a great game but I don't know what it is. I wonder if maybe he just doesn't seem mature of is it his motor I don't know. He seems to have the complete package though for an NBA PF.
Jarred Vanderbilt is the one I like a lot. He sees the floor like a pg but has hops and is 6'8" unless what Dr. Jones said and he is now 6'10" and then he is even more special. I am not worried about his shooting because his form looks good.
Knox seems to have a very casual, even playful demeanor. He has loose body language. He's got natural tools for days, but he just has a casual gate, a somewhat loose handle and doesn't always look like he's playing hard. It will be interesting to see if and how he matures in a college setting. How well does he play with focus. He just turned 18. He looks like a kid.
Everything that people liked last year about DJ Wilson from Michigan--the size, length, shooting touch, ability to run the floor, ability to go out on the perimeter and disrupt shooters, the overall ability to play like a big wing, etc.--Knox has it all too. But Knox is 3 years younger than Wilson, is even more athletic, can attack more with the dribble, and doesn't appear to be the soft, non-defending, non-rebounding wuss that DJ Wilson is currently. Knox's ceiling isn't all that far behind Porter and Bagley, imo, but he's much more raw. In a draft that's deep with wing talent, Knox could be a value pick in the 10 - 15 range of the draft if he'll come out.
That said, it doesn't look like Knox has much of an in-between game. He can spot-up and attack close-outs. He can rebound and go. He can go hard at the rim. As a young guy he needs to refine every aspect of his game. I'll be interested to see if he gets featured as a scorer in UK's young line-up.
The question is whether Knox has it mentally and how he'll develop.
Park Bites
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True, he is one to watch especially how he fits on a loaded UK team will be telling how he will mess on an NBA team.