Name the last freshman as dominant as Boozer who didn't have a good NBA career. You naming bunch of dudes who were upperclassmen and still not as good as Boozer
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Tremendous Upside
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He and Derrick Williams flaming out were real head-scratchers for me. Oden, of course, but there is a lot to unpack on that one.
Tremendous Upside
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Beasley and Bagley were two lefty power forwards who could never adapt to the new NBA where 4's were supposed to provide floor spacing. They were all about getting to the basket and shooting from midrange.
Sure Bagley's still toiling away as a marginal role player, but he never became anywhere near the player he was supposed to be after being the second overall pick.
Fun fact: he's still just 26 years old.
There have been bigs who dominated in college and didn't succeed in the NBA--e.g, Jahlil Okafor, Thomas Robinson, Vernon Carey, etc. The difference with Boozer is that he can shoot and he has ball skills. He's skilled and complete enough that a team can play him from the perimeter similar to Towns. But like Towns, Boozer needs to be surrounded by long, athletic defenders, since people are going to get by him.
Beasley not translating was more about his mental. There was no physical limitation that prevented him from being a star
Tremendous Upside
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He was an incredibly inefficient player due to his outdated game. Career TS% was 52. That's not a star.
Park Bites
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I am a big haugh fan. I wouldn't mind the Jazz getting back in the late first and taking him
Maybe something to consider here
If Carlos is still a Jazz scout when draft comes around and Cam is available when Jazz pick what might happen
What if Carlos pushes real hard for Cam and forces Jazz to take him?
I really don't think anyone is close to Peterson. It's starting to become a clear #1 draft with AJ clear 2 and Boozer a clear 3
Peterson looks like SGA with an elite 3pt shot. It's nutty
Yes, as guard prospects go he is just about perfect. You could nitpick at the apparent lack of playmaking but they're not really asking him to do that at all. Guys seem to figure that out at the NBA level.
Tremendous Upside
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I need the universe to make sense so that Boozer drops out of the top 5 AND we still don't pick him.
Towns is 6’10”
Tremendous Upside
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I can accept that if you accept that Boozer is 6'7''.
When you like a prospect, cite their height in shoes.
When you don't, cite their height barefoot.
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When you don't, cite their height barefoot.
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