2024 NBA Draft Mega Thread

[Saint Cy of JFC]

If you take yourself seriously to rank HS players early, you are going to be slow to change. If you immediately change everything you kind of concede your pre-season rankings are based on nothing.

For people like us who really dont give that much of a **** about super early scouting we are going to be more reactionary to early performances.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Bronny has been cleared to play

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Makes sense as he is the highest pre-season rated guy who is also performing well. National boards are always slow to change from their pre-season rankings.

huh? they just moved him up to #1 overall today. nobody has had him at #1. hell he hasn't been in most top 5s.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

huh? they just moved him up to #1 overall today.

Not sure why you are confused. Collier was ranked highly in the pre-season, so they can move him up more easily compared to the guys who are more surprising who are performing better.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Not sure why you are confused. Collier was ranked highly in the pre-season, so they can move him up more easily compared to the guys who are more surprising who are performing better.

you said that he was ranked #1 and are slow to change as if he'd been there are all year and they aren't basing on his play. they literally just made him #1 overall today so that is the only thing they are basing it on.

 

[Elizah Huge]

you said that he was ranked #1 and are slow to change as if he'd been there are all year and they aren't basing on his play. they literally just made him #1 overall today so that is the only thing they are basing it on.

I think he is saying that he is the highest ranked guy pre-season who is actually playing well.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

you said that he was ranked #1 and are slow to change as if he'd been there are all year and they aren't basing on his play. they literally just made him #1 overall today so that is the only thing they are basing it on.

No I said he was ranked highly already so moving him to 1 isnt a huge jump. Big time board who rank from pre-season arent going to make major sweeping changes after a handful of games.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Like I dont think ESPN had Topic in their top 10 before the season started. Even though he has played extremely well, they arent just going to launch him to #1, but if they were high on him pre-season and had him in the top 5, they might do that then.

 

[KqWIN]

I need to go down the Topic rabbit hole. Looks promising on paper at least. Only red flag is the low rebounds.

 

[oldtimer]

somebody with knowledge tell me whose better between Collier and Topic.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

somebody with knowledge tell me whose better between Collier and Topic.

I would lean Topic. I think Collier is solid, but I don't even view him as a top 3 guard in the class.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

somebody with knowledge tell me whose better between Collier and Topic.

For the NBA, I'd take Topic probably. He's already playing at a pro level at 18 y.o., and his decision-making and ability to manipulate a defense are really advanced. Collier is a nice player, but he also has a physical advantage at the college level that may not fully translate to the pros. Both should be solid players, but there's a chance that Topic is a savant.