Cant defend, cant shoot. His playmaking relies on drive and kick, but his drive game is one dimensional with a reliable pull-up or floater and an under the rim as a 6'6 player w/ a short wingspan.
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You've gone overboard. His shooting signals, due to FT shooting, are encouraging. He beats guys off the dribble, both with and without a screen. He finishes well in and near the paint. He's going to get to the rim and score.
Best rim finisher in the entire draft. One of the best passers in the draft.
There's examples of great FT shooters who never shoot 3's well. They are usually on-ball players with some sort of funk to their release. I'm not sure at all he is going to get to the rim and score in the NBA.
When Topic left the team and went to the Euroleague Djurisis stepped in and put up just as good or better stats. It's a bad league without rim protection or athletes.
Yes, you've expressed yourself vehemently.
Look at Topic’s stats at AGNT compared to other guys in previous years and this year. He compares very well. He’s a baller.
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isn't that true for this years class especially.
Some flaws can be changed while others not likely. Much rather gamble on Holland or Buzelis shooting improving than Dillingham growing a qtr a foot.
Topic I'd be very scared to draft in the 1st round, I stated that here before he had knee problems.
I feel like if Jordan Clarkson has any bearing on your draft strategy it’s a mistake. And maybe the mistake is simply that Clarkson would prevent Dilly from getting time and development, but it’s a mistake nonetheless. I don’t even think Keyonte should have any bearing. Yeah they won’t be long term fits…but they can still develop alongside each other.
I don’t have a problem with drafting Dilly because of our roster. I used to view him as a sure thing to be good in a role like yourself, but the inability to get to the rim has me spooked. He can be like Monk….but I guess I’d say I have an easier time seeing it go wrong.
I do think the complete 180 on Topic people are doing is kinda wild though. Like did we really believe he had a 7’0 wingspan in the first place? Come on now, we knew that was bogus. And should it really change our opinion that much? Things completely unrelated to his wingspan, such as his FT shooting translating to 3 point shooting are now a huge concern when it wasn’t a few weeks ago.
I’m not saying these aren’t concerns….but they were also concerns before when the everyone was saying he was can’t miss. The injury concerns….I guess everyone can factor that in however they want. I don’t think there’s a correct way to that. But it’s kinda crazy how much people have change on things unrelated to his ACL or his wingspan.
IMO, we were probably overrating Topic 3 weeks ago but now I think he may be underrated.
Just for the record I’ve never liked Topic to begin with.
Same with Dillingham and to a lesser extent Knecht.
Never have, never will.
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JC is an afterthought but just another thing you have to deal with before he can get on the floor. Agree on Topic but the wingspan thing I did contend with folks that thought it was real. I think it matters but understand your point. I think at some point the draft becomes more about what you can do or project to be able to do and less about the flaws. Anyone wringing their hands at spending a mid first on either may have lost the narrative imo.