I think you got to be on crazy pills to have VJ over Ace
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Ace's BPM is now up to 4.4. It's still not great, but not historical outlier bad anymore. He has played better against better competition which is great. Also, maybe he's gotten rid of the yips at the FT line with that 5-5 performance. Things trending up for him for sure.
Thee Jazz Fan
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Would love to see him slide and snag him with the T-Wolves pick assuming we don’t take Kasparas with our own pick
seattlejazzfan
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his defense has gone from an extremely young kid who at least cares defensively to one of the best defensive one and done wings i've seen in the last 10 years. his defense, both on ball and help (not quite as good with help defense as on ball, but still very good) is stellar. and he just plays hard in general. he of course has his warts, but there is something about a kid with those physical and athletic characteristics who plays hard all the time on both ends of the floor, that i'm okay to bet on overcoming those weaknesses.
and i'm convinced the small sample FT% is an aberration. he went 5-5 yesterday and it just looked normal - there was nothing surprising about it - like it was just expected with his mechanics and soft touch.
One complaint I have about conversations around the draft is the idea that FT% is some infallible predictor of shooting success in the NBA. There is a correlation between NCAA ft% and NBA 3pt%, but it's far from something I would bet on. According to the below link it only has an r value of 51% and has some more details that I think are interesting and important to understand when having these conversations.
View: https://medium.com/@scricca1/so-can-ncaa-free-throws-really-predict-nba-3-point-shooting-ability-21cee782859e
View: https://medium.com/@scricca1/so-can-ncaa-free-throws-really-predict-nba-3-point-shooting-ability-21cee782859e
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His shot has betrayed him. Not to add to the form debate but the form does look good and when I have watched they aren't bad misses... usually online but just short or just long. I think its more promising than like Giddy and he seems more athletic. He had a couple great lefty finishes last game. It looks like he will end up end of the lotto maybe now and I'd be happy to make that bet there. Right now if things don't change convincingly I think I am likely writing him off for consideration for our best pick (unless we sink to like 8th).
We will see. I want him to be good cuz of the stuff he has that is so fun, but I'm not trying to make fetch happen.
Depending on the pre-draft process, these are guys I'd be looking for with the Minnesota pick (14 - 20 range):
With the Cavs' pick, I'd be looking for:
- Liam McNeeley
- Collin Murray-Boyles
- Carter Bryant
With the Cavs' pick, I'd be looking for:
- Danny Wolf
- Drake Powell
- stash Michael Ruzic
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Park Bites
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Ok i have spent some time watching Kevin Love UCLA highlights and wow Danny Wolf reminds me of love so much. Wolf might be a little more athletic but both were good passers, decent defenders in the paint. Again not a perfect comparison as Love looked chunky in college.
I could say Wolf has the ceiling of Love and that is pretty impressive. Go ahead flame away on the comparisons. I still like it.
I could say Wolf has the ceiling of Love and that is pretty impressive. Go ahead flame away on the comparisons. I still like it.
Its fine to consider, but not more important than other indicators like some portray.
Park Bites
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I was thinking the same thing. Form is ok but his misses are bad. They are straight just either short or long. I think adding some muscles to his legs would help him considerably.