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Saint Cy of JFC said:
Ok now talk about defense.
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He has tools but is apparently a gambler and not like some lock down guy... Ja gets some steals too. I would project him to be a better defender but we have no idea.

He is still a good prospect but there is a reason he will go 4th or 5th where Ja was a no brainer second pick. The aren't similar level prospects imo.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
He has tools but is apparently a gambler and not like some lock down guy... Ja gets some steals too. I would project him to be a better defender but we have no idea.

He is still a good prospect but there is a reason he will go 4th or 5th where Ja was a no brainer second pick. The aren't similar level prospects imo.
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Amen is also guarding trash.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Amen is also guarding trash.
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The stuff we actually know about Amen is smaller than the stuff we don't know about Amen. He's a good prospect but Ja was basically can't miss... 24/10 in college at a younger age than Amen.

All these folks saying he's an all-star even if he never learns to shoot are pretty wild.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
There's also a chance he can't shoot well enough to be a starter level player.

LOL at a longer Ja... even as bad of a shooter as Ja is... at 20 years old he was in the nba shooting 33.5% from three and 77.6 from the line... as a 19 year old he was 24 and 10 in college while shooting 36/81 from 3 and the line.

Amen put up 16 and 6 while shooting 23% from 3 and 65% from the line... as a 20 year old... against HS kids.

I am fine with him as a prospect but we need to calm the hell down... not nearly as good a prospect as Ja.
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I actually disagree with you on this. I think Ja is obviously a better shooter coming in, but I do think it is a fine comp. I think both of the twins will surprise you on shooting percentages in the next few years.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
The stuff we actually know about Amen is smaller than the stuff we don't know about Amen. He's a good prospect but Ja was basically can't miss... 24/10 in college at a younger age than Amen.

All these folks saying he's an all-star even if he never learns to shoot are pretty wild.
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You are sounding very cy-esque in these posts. Careful.
 
default said:
I was sort of daydreaming for a moment late yesterday and had a weird thought. "Is it possible that Brandon Miller isn't even the best Miller in this draft?" What about Leonard?
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No... just no.
 
kcgar said:
That was not a great draft so that is not saying much
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We don't know what this draft actually is either.

And when does the fact that he's 20 and one of the oldest players in a children's league enter into your assessment?
 
NUMBERICA said:
We don't know what this draft actually is either.

And when does the fact that he's 20 and one of the oldest players in a children's league enter into your assessment?
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Really, he is 20 is your argument? Come on, dude. That is weak. What is your assessment of Shaedon Sharp going into his draft? If we thought like you no high school players would have ever been drafted, because they play against ****** competition.
 
kcgar said:
Really, he is 20 is your argument? Come on, dude. That is weak. What is your assessment of Shaedon Sharp going into his draft? If we thought like you no high school players would have ever been drafted, because they play against ****** competition.
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And there have been a lot of high school players that busted and there's a reason why one-and-done came into being.

In any league, it is relevant to point out the age difference of 19 and 20. In the case of this league, Amen chooses to play as a man in a league of boys which is not the case with high school players (though he is still playing against players of high school age which I do think is worthy of remarking).

Ja was playing as the youngest in a level of competition that was at all understood. The opposite is the case with the Thompsons. That doesn't mean they can't be successful, what it does mean is we know especially little about how their skills will translate to the pros. This is probably the biggest reason that one-and-done will continue.
 
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