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Not saying its a hard and fast rule, but why is Mikal Bridges a redshirt Junior? What caused him to be a 4 year guy? I like what I see but just want some context. Genuinely curious.
 
Bridges looks like he has nba size and athleticism for sure. I like some of the moves i saw. He has a bit of a euro step, saw a few double teams he split. Seems like he can drive by his defender at will. He sizes up the second layer of defensd and has enough burst and length to score.

One thing i dont like is he doesnt seem to have a lot of change of pace, change of direction to his game. Kind of a north south guy. He can get wherever he wants due to length and explosion, and he shoot over guys, but i wonder how that works in the nba. Trevor Ariza is kind of north southy, Dante too. I didnt see a lot of great passes or what appeared to be reading the defense on his way to the hoop. Kind of a head full of steam guy. On the other hand, he might just be way more physically gifted than everyone else and may not need to make a lot of moves or reads. Im also evaluating him against stars in my mind, like kawhi and iggy. Bridges will be a very solid wing.
 
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Carbon13 said:
Bridges looks like he has nba size and athleticism for sure. I like some of the moves i saw. He has a bit of a euro step, saw a few double teams he split. Seems like he can drive by his defender at will. He sizes up the second layer of defensd and has enough burst and length to score.

One thing i dont like is he doesnt seem to have a lot of change of pace, change of direction to his game. Kind of a north south guy. He can get wherever he wants due to length and explosion, and he shoot over guys, but i wonder how that works in the nba. Trevor Ariza is kind of north southy, Dante too. I didnt see a lot of great passes or what appeared to be reading the defense on his way to the hoop. Kind of a head full of steam guy. On the other hand, he might just be way more physically gifted than everyone else and may not need to make a lot of moves or reads. Im also evaluating him against stars in my mind, like kawhi and iggy. Bridges will be a very solid wing.
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Mikal will come in and be a very good defender that is going to hit his 3 point shots. 62% or something like that from the corners.

I beleive taht he is very young for his class and that is why he redshirted.

He is just solid all around but I think he is a late lotto pick
 
Carbon13 said:
Not saying its a hard and fast rule, but why is Mikal Bridges a redshirt Junior? What caused him to be a 4 year guy? I like what I see but just want some context. Genuinely curious.
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Probably because Villanova had a deep team his freshman year and the coach just knew he wouldn't get much playing time.
 
ok top 10

Will go top 10 no matter what

Doncic
Bagley
Ayton
Porter
Bamba

Should go top 10 unless something happens

Jackson
Sexton
Young

Fighting for top 10

Knox
Miles Bridges
Mikal Bridges
Carter
robert Williams
Musa
 
The thing that hurts Bridges is that he is built like a toothpick. Kawhi is a tank.

A guy like Leonard probably plays at 230 and that's light for him.

A guy like Bridges is going to be heavy at 215.
 
I wouldnt be unhappy at all if we took Bridges. We need rangy dudes that can shoot and defend. He fits that in spades. Even if hes Trevor Ariza thats a win in my book.
 
Xthren said:
ok top 10

Will go top 10 no matter what

Doncic
Bagley
Ayton
Porter
Bamba

Should go top 10 unless something happens

Jackson
Sexton
Young

Fighting for top 10

Knox
Miles Bridges
Mikal Bridges
Carter
robert Williams
Musa
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I think both Bridges will be top ten. Could see Jackson and maybe Bamba slipping a bit.
 


One of my favorite under the radar prospects from last year is having a great year thus far even though he is on a team without a lot of talent. His numbers dont jump out as being vastly improved from last year, but the form on his shot has improved. I had real doubts he would be able to extend his range to the NBA 3pt line with the way he shot the ball last year (really flat shot), but he seems to have tweaked his release point this year to get more arc on it.

If Georgia doesnt finish in last place in the SEC it will be pretty amazing because talent wise they are dead last outside of Maten.
 
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