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zags422 said:
He is very streaky but in some of his biggest games when he was counted on to shine…..he stunk. Hawkins theoughout the season was so much more reliable. I still think I like the upside of Strawther though with his height and rebounding. He has a decent floater game as well which Hawkins does not
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I'm not saying he is better than hawkins. I know he isnt better. But would I rather draft Hawkins lottery or Strawther at 28? I'd probably go Strawther at 28.
 
I am fasting between meals that the Jazz don't drat Anthony Black. The Dude has low athleticism, terrible shooting form, and has bust written all over him. This guarantees he will get drafted by the Jazz. You can blame Hayward on me.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:

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Has what I would consider to be the consensus top 11 players in his top 11.

Bufkin/Sissoko at 16/15 are two of his more different rankings. Has GG at 12. No Bilal in the top 30. Judah Mintz and Adem Bona are two of his late 20's guys that are a bit different than consensus.
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This is probably the most I've aligned with a board to this point. Wallace at 6 was WILD to me, though. Maybe Walker at 8 was equally wild to others (not to me). I'd probably have GG below Keyonte, but I think he generally hit the 12-16 crop really well. Love that he had the stones to untrench Jett and NSJ and drop them in the mid-20's.

Also, I think Mintz is being slept on. Maybe like with WK where notions of what modern basketball is/should be gets out of wack with reality. As has been gone over to death by now, the idea that a 6' 3" PG is "small" is just divorced from reality. I don't even know the number of guards with pure point chops that are clearly bigger in the NBA, but I'm confident he is still in the top 50th percentile even if his official measurements come in a little below what's currently advertised. If the jumpshot comes along (it's currently fairly effective with workable form, good FT%, and overall great touch) I think he'll be a steal unless he rises a ton.
 
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sojodave said:
I am fasting between meals that the Jazz don't drat Anthony Black. The Dude has low athleticism, terrible shooting form, and has bust written all over him. This guarantees he will get drafted by the Jazz. You can blame Hayward on me.
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His athleticism is really good overall, but I agree that his burst is not that impressive. I also think his passing and reads are overrated. Just for example, Keyonte gets over his skis and Bufkin needs more development, but highlight to highlight, they look more impressive to me than Black. I know there is a lot more to the game than wow-factor (as Stockton should have taught us), but zip and flash create more options than more ho-hum stuff does.

There is a lot of upside with Black, though. He does have good feel, he does play hard, and he is big. That's enough that he goes and (probably) should be in the top-11 group. But TLDR; I agree that I would rather someone else take him.
 
sojodave said:
I am fasting between meals that the Jazz don't drat Anthony Black. The Dude has low athleticism, terrible shooting form, and has bust written all over him. This guarantees he will get drafted by the Jazz. You can blame Hayward on me.
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Fasting between meals? How does that work? Lol
 
NUMBERICA said:
His athleticism is really good overall, but I agree that his burst is not that impressive. I also think his passing and reads are overrated. Just for example, Keyonte gets over his skis and Bufkin needs more development, but highlight to highlight, they look more impressive to me than Black. I know there is a lot more to the game than wow-factor (as Stockton should have taught us), but zip and flash create more options than more ho-hum stuff does.

There is a lot of upside with Black, though. He does have good feel, he does play hard, and he is big. That's enough that he goes and (probably) should be in the top-11 group. But TLDR; I agree that I would rather someone else take him.
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I've gone back and forth between Black and Wallace. I have my concerns with Black but I would be comfortable betting on him.
 
sojodave said:
I am fasting between meals that the Jazz don't drat Anthony Black. The Dude has low athleticism, terrible shooting form, and has bust written all over him. This guarantees he will get drafted by the Jazz. You can blame Hayward on me.
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I hated the hayward pick at the time but he made the all star team and got a max contract so as it turns out, that was great pick.
 
Gone back and forth so many times on Anthony Black. I do think they are the most likely players we draft at #9.

Last week I pushed him ahead of Wallace, but I'm not liking how he gets around screens. I think my concerns about his PG skills have lessened, especially under Hardy, but I think his defense has dropped a notch or two for me. Still very good defensively obviously.
 
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