Game6Conley
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Louisville is so on fire to start this game... All I can say is wow. Their 13/14 from the field, 4/4 from 3, 8/9 from the stripe.. Very impressive stuff tbpfh.
Following 2016 potential draftees
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Game6Conley
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Chinanu Onuaku really doesn't look like a 1st round pick. He's very foul prone, can't get out of his own way typa stuff..
Game6Conley
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Devonte Graham being #75 in DX's Sophomore rankings is just asinine, and it's going to get corrected in a major way, he's got way too many redeeming qualities that check out.. If KU were to do big things this year, which I think they will. Graham will be an essential piece to the puzzle. I've actually been talking about him here since he shot up the recruiting rankings while being an Appalachian St commit -- He's performing really well thus far. kinda happy to see it. he's legit!
6'2" with a great first step, long arms and he's solidly built. Shot 43% from 3 as a freshman and is at 39% this year. He's got quick hands and gets steals. I like his anticipation, he's often in the right place at the right time. Very good player/prospect. He was slowed last year with a nagging turf toe too.
.8 turnovers to 3.6 assists, in 30mpg.. He's being asked to play SG and sometimes flex to PG, when clearly he's just a PG
Wayne Selden is on some kind of tear shooting these 3's, he shoulda saved this for the tournament when he could really built some hype.
Svi looks legit too. When his shot is good he hits the back net almost everytime, a few inches below the rim. He'll continue to ascend draft boards playing like this.
Diallo showing his mid-range J in this game. If he's good with that, there's no chance he falls from the lottery.
6'2" with a great first step, long arms and he's solidly built. Shot 43% from 3 as a freshman and is at 39% this year. He's got quick hands and gets steals. I like his anticipation, he's often in the right place at the right time. Very good player/prospect. He was slowed last year with a nagging turf toe too.
.8 turnovers to 3.6 assists, in 30mpg.. He's being asked to play SG and sometimes flex to PG, when clearly he's just a PG
Wayne Selden is on some kind of tear shooting these 3's, he shoulda saved this for the tournament when he could really built some hype.
Svi looks legit too. When his shot is good he hits the back net almost everytime, a few inches below the rim. He'll continue to ascend draft boards playing like this.
Diallo showing his mid-range J in this game. If he's good with that, there's no chance he falls from the lottery.
zyzz
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Diamond went from like 2 or 3 on DX Mock to late lottery, to 17th in their latest. Why do you think he's trending upwards? I haven't watched enough of him, so I'm just curious what I should be looking for. Me and Dr. Jones think he's going to be the Cliff Alexander of the draft. I only watched a couple DX vids, so for me it's just an eye test and gut feeling at this point.
Game6Conley
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Well I'm not crazy about his game, I would say he's slightly Okafor-ish though, or possibly even Kanter-esqe.. I can't say anything 100% definitively until I see how he measures out, I don't buy the 7' in-shoes measurement from Team USA.. He's lost a good deal of weight since I first encountered his story too, back when they were calling him far and away the best player in Wisconsin(before Henry Ellenson blew up) so for a few reasons I kinda have a wait and see attitude, there's a lot of moving parts..
I never really thought that NY's own Thomas Bryant, (who was only really hyped by DX as a potential draftee) from Indiana was going to be better as a freshman.
I've long said he's around the top-20 in this draft, I have him somewhere in the 20's now, I think he's got a chance to go higher though.
What to watch for is;
Stone's got great hands, not hands of stone.. There's no debate about it. I think there's some story where he used to fight in Karate tournaments or something, and he always had to fight much older competition because of his size. He's got legit hand-eye coordination..
How does his go-to move look? the simple drop-step. As crazy as it sounds, I like to compare big's drop-steps to Brook Lopez, just as a measuring stick. Diamond has a good one, and he can carve out space because of his build and balance.
How's he deal with taller more athletic players?
How does his hook shot look? he's got a good one. Over his left shoulder. how's his touch around the rim? it's definitely pretty good vs smaller competition.
How does his midrange and FT shot look? you'll notice he has a very soft, natural shooting touch, gets plenty of rotation on the ball. Which for someone that size and age is abnormal.
How does he look moving around? I'd say he's pretty damn coordinated. He's certainly not mechanical, he's got a degree of smoothness to his game.
How's he move his feet on defense? What kind of lift does he have without the excess fat??
How's he look on the O boards?
I could keep going but watching his Turnovers should be a big key too.
Game6Conley
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11:49 to go Kansas 50 - Harvard 49.. Gonzaga-Arizona is tied with 10 to go too!!
Svi with a nice closeout and easy layup.. He's been off from 3 though, so far..
Svi with a nice closeout and easy layup.. He's been off from 3 though, so far..
Game6Conley
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Lemme predict that Trier's about to win this game for Arizona in the last few minutes. I've seen this movie before! Gonzaga knows whats up, they just sent a double-team at him a minute or 2 ago.
Game6Conley
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Cal escapes from Wyoming in OT. Puzzling boxscore.. Ty Wallace had to carry them with Rabb and Brown fouled out.
Maneesh
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Lol at any mod who does not think these threads should be moved.
Game6Conley
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Joined this site in 2015 right?? who are you to be calling shots about these threads that have done huge #'s the last few years?!? fall in-line rookie!!
Cal has a handful of players that potentially could get drafted by Utah.
I also reject the notion that players who end up on other teams don't affect the Jazz. As much as I'd like to just root for Utah to keep getting better, thats only half of the equation. It's not just how much they improve, it's how much they improve vs the field..
Game6Conley
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Dont think any of the Gonzaga guards are going to get drafted.
I LOL'ed reading this. Not a snowflakes chance in hell. I HATE to see that kind of imbalance, it's wildly unnecessary, and I'm sure it involves some flawed scouting/recruiting misses, for a team as prominent as the Zags thats weak..
There's seriously a handful of 5th year x-fer type players that would've made them SO much more dangerous. Ricky Tarrant now at Memphis would've been one of their leading scorers Easy. Same can be said about Trey Lewis now at UL.
Gotta say I'm not all that surprised the way it played out, Trier has ice running thru his veins. That's gotta be all sorts of demoralizing for their bigs, to play that well/efficiently and still lose.
I knew Gonzaga wasn't the best team on the west coast this year. I thought it'd be Utah, whos now tied with Arizona at 7-1. UNLV is surging up that list of best in the west quickly, Cal has the big three at F, Wing, and PG so that's an ideal setup, not working all that well for them early on. UNLV is just a team loaded with sleepers, they have bench players I like, like Jaylen Poyser, and Derrick Jones -- This 6'5" tank of a SG, Ike Nwamu a 5th year x-fer looks like he brings them the toughness they need at guard too. I love their roster composition tbh, their coach Dave Rice has assembled quite the squad.
The Zags need to find a PG of the future in the worst way. Zach Norvell at SG will hold it down for them in the next recruting class, which is loaded with bigs.
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