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Saint Cy of JFC said:
No, it was a known thing he had a small wingspan near equal to his height. He might be slightly taller than listed, but dont expect a change in wingspan.
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The thing with Castle that tripped me up is he makes plays above the rim and stuff. Collier is very much a below the rim dude.
 
sip said:
He pretty much measured as expected.
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Yes... was hoping maybe there was an inch or two surprise somewhere to push him up. He's at the tipping point for his position so a little boost would help.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I just get the feeling he doesn't love basketball or just doesn't have the motor. Maybe there is a maturity issue there or something. On paper he seems like top 10 guy.
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Not sure where you get that idea with how much he improved his body and overall game from last year to this year. He clearly put in some serious work.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
No you don't. You can just draft him and play him like a regular backup center. You have to play drop, but that's the case with a lot of bigs.
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He sets monster screens is what kinda changed my offensive view of him. He's not just gonna have to sit in the post to have utility on offense. He may get beat on the perimeter on defense but will also be a load to deal with around the rim.

He also seems to constantly improve both his body and his game. He's that size and seems to love the game and I think I'm here for it.

His jumper is way more fluid and the ft shooting is way more promising than Walker's ever was. I think there is a legit chance he at least shoots 35-40% on low volume. Doubt he goes Brook Lopez but its not inconceivable.
 
sip said:
Not sure where you get that idea with how much he improved his body and overall game from last year to this year. He clearly put in some serious work.
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I haven't watched him... its the way expert talk about him. He give me shades of Christian Wood vibes.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I just get the feeling he doesn't love basketball or just doesn't have the motor. Maybe there is a maturity issue there or something. On paper he seems like top 10 guy.
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That's a rumor floating around, that he doesn't really like basketball. I wouldn't know if there's anything to it. Skillwise, he looks like a reasonable starter to me.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
With Zach Edey, you pretty much need to design your team around him -- slow the pace, play in the half court, dump the ball in, let him draw defenders, etc. It's like building around Yao Ming. It's definitely a zig to everyone else's zag.
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I think Zach was kind of pigeonholed with the way he was used with Purdue because that was the best way to dominate in college basketball. In the nba I think he is best used as a screener/role and pop guy while being more active defensively.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
With Zach Edey, you pretty much need to design your team around him -- slow the pace, play in the half court, dump the ball in, let him draw defenders, etc. It's like building around Yao Ming. It's definitely a zig to everyone else's zag.
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Get him. If team structure from his style of plan suffers, I think he retains his value and he becomes a very tradable piece later on.
 
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