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2023 NBA Draft Megathread

HermanG said:
Where are we on the Bilal Coulibaly hype curve? I remember him coming out as one of the best looking guys but the hype seems to have died down. Have to admit I haven't watched the Wizards at all.
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His first couple of games he looked like he was going to be an offense wrecker on defense. He was all over the court, making huge plays, and seemed to have the type of nasty attitude that all of the great defensive players in the league seem to have. Ever since then he has been much more reserved and maybe under control. He still has the length and athleticism to make big plays, but they are more spread out. Offensively he has been a much better shooter than I expected coming in to the league, but that has fallen off a little lately. He continues to be one of the youngest players in the league.

Overall you have to consider this year a huge success vs what I thought he could look like this year. HIs floor seems to be much higher than I thought, although his ceiling might be slightly lower.
 
GG Jackson being such a great 3pt shooter is wild.

Mediocre college 3pt shooter without great FT indicators. Still a mediocre FT shooter at the NBA level, yet the 3pt shot doesnt look like a fluke. It's a beautiful shot.
 
Has Hendricks shot changed greatly at the NBA level?

I never bought him as having as good a stroke as some, but damn, he shoots ropes at the NBA level. The shot looks choppy too.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
GG Jackson being such a great 3pt shooter is wild.

Mediocre college 3pt shooter without great FT indicators. Still a mediocre FT shooter at the NBA level, yet the 3pt shot doesnt look like a fluke. It's a beautiful shot.
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I actually thought his 3 pointer was the only good thing he had going for him….he was terrible in college. But he was also only 31% in GLeague iirc. He’s probably on a serious hot streak right now and will cool down, but he’s still proving himself to be a much better player than I expected. This is the type of miss that makes you have to reconsider the way you evaluate.
 
KqWIN said:
I actually thought his 3 pointer was the only good thing he had going for him….he was terrible in college. But he was also only 31% in GLeague iirc. He’s probably on a serious hot streak right now and will cool down, but he’s still proving himself to be a much better player than I expected. This is the type of miss that makes you have to reconsider the way you evaluate.
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Were you not one of the loud people who kept bringing up % for GG? Me and @Ferguson_Mellochill always said the aesthetics of his shot/moves were great
 
Since we as the ASB, here is my lottery re-draft:

  1. Wemby
  2. Miler
  3. Keyonte
  4. GG
  5. Jaquez
  6. Bilal
  7. Lively
  8. Amen
  9. Ausar
  10. Podz
  11. Scoot
  12. Black
  13. Whitmore
  14. Jarace

Still have a hard time figuring out Amen/Ausar. Generational athletes with generational activity levels, but generationally bad shooters.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Were you not one of the loud people who kept bringing up % for GG? Me and @Ferguson_Mellochill always said the aesthetics of his shot/moves were great
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I’m sure if you look back, it will mention how I thought his spot up 3 was good. His catch and shoot numbers were not that bad iirc. For the %’s, I was probably talking about his off the dribble stuff which I had no belief in. Like I thought it was strange that people were giving him free as an off the bounce shooter who scored at 3 levels when he made like 25% of them.
 
I watched OKC at HOU last night and it was a tale of two halfs. In the first half Amen and Whitmore looked like future all stars and were winning the game for the Rockets. In the second half Cam was making a bunch of mistakes and Amen's lack of shooting really hurt their spacing.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
GG Jackson being such a great 3pt shooter is wild.

Mediocre college 3pt shooter without great FT indicators. Still a mediocre FT shooter at the NBA level, yet the 3pt shot doesnt look like a fluke. It's a beautiful shot.
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There were two indicators: a) that GG was shooting a respectable 36% on catch-and-shoot 3s, and b) that he was doing this in the SEC as barely an 18 y.o.
 
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