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Elizah Huge said:
Hendricks is better than Walker.
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Jack of all trades players are well and good if they’re above average at those things. When they’re worse than average at those things they could be an actual bust. Yeah, I get he’s a defensive talent, but his default position is center (on a good team) if he doesn’t become a floor-spacer, and he likely doesn’t have the size to play that full time.

Again, if that shot doesn’t come around, he’s a backup center.
 
BTW, there is a rumor floating around that Jarace Walker skipped his Pro Day because he has a promise from someone. Walker doesn't have a health issue with his elbow or whatever. He's been healthy and working out individually.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
If you want someone to spot up and space the floor, then yes. If you want a three-level scorer and secondary creator, then no. Hendricks makes a lot of sense for Dallas or Orlando.

If the Magic trade back from #6 to #9 with the Jazz, I think it will be because they are very confident that Hendricks will be available at #9.
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Secondary creator? Walker averaged 0.51 passes per touch which is 6th lowest among projected first round picks.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
BTW, there is a rumor floating around that Jarace Walker skipped his Pro Day because he has a promise from someone. Walker doesn't have a health issue with his elbow or whatever. He's been healthy and working out individually.
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I hope that’s true because that would mean it’s a team that’s really high.

I don’t think it’s true, though. The range that Walker is typically projected (usually 5-8) is too fluid, IMO. Maybe it’s Houston?
 
NUMBERICA said:
I hope that’s true because that would mean it’s a team that’s really high.

I don’t think it’s true, though. The range that Walker is typically projected (usually 5-8) is too fluid, IMO. Maybe it’s Houston?
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That's the rumor. Someone could have told him, "We'll pick you at 7 if you're still available. You don't need to workout for other teams."

It could turn out to be true or bunk, but there doesn't seem to be a good reason for Walker to skip his own Pro Day.
 
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Jarace Walker’s shooting stats:

40.6% on layups in halfcourt

30.2% on guarded catch and shoot 3’s

38% on unguarded catch and shoot 3’s

29.2% on dribble pull-up 2’s

Just doesn’t scream amazing to me.
 
I've soured on Hendricks ability to finish at the rim. Yes he has had a lot of dunks but his percentage is average. He is not going to get free clearance to dunk in the NBA. I would rather have Jarace. Although Hendricks has a high floor as a floor spacer and open roll to the rim player.
 
Elizah Huge said:
In what way? He’s a junior and Black is better than him at literally everything besides rebounding. If Jackson was doing what he did this season as a freshman he would be higher rated.
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Jackson a better defender and better at hustle plays and passing is about equal. AJJ is just woefully bad at shooting/scoring
 
Is Black’s rim creating and finishing underrated? He shot 50% on layups in halfcourt (9.4% better than Jarace) on 3x the attempts.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
I'm not off the bandwagon. However, the ONE THING that GG needs to demonstrate during the pre-draft process is that he's coachable and that his immaturity isn't a long-term issue. If all these rumors are true, it sounds like he's doing the opposite.

This is what happened with Hassan Whiteside in 2010. He was supposed to be a mid 1st-rd pick, then in pre-draft interviews he came off as unserious and clueless. He fell to #33 in his draft and had to struggle to stay in the league.
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Yeah, I still believe in his potential, but I wouldn't want to be his first team.
 
The thing about a lot of these rookies is that these teams aren't that bad and have a lot of talent. A lot of the guys outside the top 5 will find it hard to get consistent minutes on their teams.
 
Elizah Huge said:
Jarace Walker’s shooting stats:

40.6% on layups in halfcourt

30.2% on guarded catch and shoot 3’s

38% on unguarded catch and shoot 3’s

29.2% on dribble pull-up 2’s

Just doesn’t scream amazing to me.
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Taylor Hendricks shooting stats:

40% on layups in halfcourt

40.4% on guarded catch and shoot 3’s

42.1% on unguarded catch and shoot 3’s

40% on dribble pull-up 2’s

Just not really close to me.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
I don't really care about any of the Thompson twins stats. That league was just too awful to really take anything from it. For me it's just watching how they move and imagining how that translates to the NBA.
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There will be at least two players picked in the first round next year who played in OTE this past year
 
Elizah Huge said:
Some interesting tidbits from Bryan Kalbrosky’s latest mock draft from USA Today. All of the stats are via Stats Perform.

Whitmore scored 0.76 points per touch on drives which is as the best among players projected to go in the first.

Hendricks is one of 10 high-major freshman ever to record 35 dunks and 35 threes in their freshman season. Most recent freshman to do it was Mathurin. 7 out of the last 9 to do it went top-7.

Black shot 37.5% on uncontested 3’s and 47.1% on threes from NBA range.

Wallace shot 42.1% on threes from NBA range and 48.4% on corner threes.

Rafael Barlowe said several scouts and agents believe OKC is targeting Bilal at 12.

Michigan outscored opponents by 24.3 points per 100 possessions when Bufkin was on the court vs when he was not which was 4th best among players in high-major college basketball.

Marquette outscored opponents by 26.8 points per 100 possessions when OMP was on the court vs when he was not which ranked 2nd best among players in high-major college basketball.

Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo said Whitehead been unable to conduct workouts after his recent foot surgery and because of that he is widely perceived as a question mark before the draft.

Lively held opponents to 36.8% from the paint when guarded by him and opponents shot 29.8% from the paint when he was on the floor.

Rafael Barlowe said Keyonte arguably had the best pro-day out of everyone and is in tremendous shape.

L. Miller had the highest percentage of passes that lead to a hockey assist (4.3%) of all projected first round picks.

Sensabaugh made at least 50 shots at the rim, mid-range and from three. Of all freshman to ever do that he joins McCollum, Markkanen and Fultz as being the only 4 freshman to do that and shoot at least 40% from each zone.

Podz shot 43.8% from 3 and 69.9% of those were contested which is the highest amount out of any player in the draft.

Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo said some believe Klintman could have a promise in the 20’s. Michael Scotto said there is a belief circulating that the Indiana is high on Klintman.
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Podz. Of course. But his 3pt shooting might be flukey because he “only” shot 77% FTs as a 19 year old.
 
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