Following potential 2012 draftees
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IMO, Miller has the most complete upside of all SF's (or SG's) in the draft/college. If he works hard and plays within the team, he could move to anywhere on the board. It's a long season and all these opinions will change a dozen or more times over the next several months. I was perplexed all game long as to why Kidd-Gilchrist wasn't playing his game .. he really is unstoppable .. hmmm, will have to see over the next few games.
orangello
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Defensively I thought Kidd-Gilchrist was the best on the floor. He really changed the mindset of the players around him. When he left the floor, it seemed like the defense did as well. In the 2nd half, when he was assigned Kansas' PG, Kansas fell completely apart. That really excites me. What didn't excite me was his offense. All game long I waited for a moment that he would take over or catch fire and it never happened. That worries me. I hope what you say is true and he breaks out against other teams.
He doesn't have a J though. Brewer was considered to be an excellent ball handler in college also. Brewer was a lot like Gilchrist, a talented player who played hard, had excellent Bball IQ and could play PG. I just see those things translating just like Brewer's did. I think he will be a slightly better shooter, because he doesn't have the the terrible side spin Brewer had, but his shot is still bad. I don't think his release will allow him to ever become a reliable jump shooter from distance.
Like I said, I see him being a good player depending on system. If he can get into something that is really uptempo (were he looks like he is really good because he can attack the rim and pass) he will be a pretty good player (never an All-Star). If not, he will just be a good defender.
That's all fair and I was complaining the whole game. Teague sucked in the first half (but did much better in the 2nd). K-G played some awesome defense, but he clearly was told to focus his energies there and let the other guys score the points. He's our best scorer, imo, other than maybe Davis (because, as Cyrone put it, his physical attributes).
EARLY (early, early) in the season I'm most impressed with Q. Miller, Davis, and J. Lamb. Again, the opinions will change plenty, but these three, thus far, have been better than I expected this early.
Davis is a PF for sure. Like Garnett I think he could be a SF, but it would a disservice to him and the team to play him there. Yes he looks really skinny, but I think he could obtain a Garnett like physique. He would be a risk, because if he wasn't able to bulk-up and add skill to his game, he could be a bust.
I think Baylor will also be an unstoppable team once they get Jones back. They have so much freaking size and outside shooting.
I agree that Davis is a PF. A lot of guys can be serviceable at multiple positions, but Davis is pretty clearly a 4. He's already put on 20lbs while at UK and his frame expected to be able to handle all he needs (projecting around 235-240).
By the way, Cy, I thought that game was nearly unwatchable. I called it ugly, but that was from a homer .. it was uglier. Having said that, these guys are very young and they've got plenty of time to show the world what they can do. I'm used to having youth on the team .. and K-G and Davis are on the level of any we've ever had (sans Wall).
I guess another UK player to start paying closer attention to is Doron Lamb. His shooting has been picked up where he left off last year (60% from 3). However, he is showing some high-level PG skill I didn't think he had. He's been sliding to the 1 when Teague gets a rest and he is putting up 16pts, 4.5rbs, 4.5asts, 1stl ... and a 9:1 A/TO. It's great to have a prolific shooter be able to slide over and deliver the accurate pass while valuing the bb.
Also, J'Covan Brown from Texas as a possible 2nd round pick watch? The guy can score like crazy despite being a 6'2 unathletic combo guard. He is a decent passer, could make a nice backup PG.
Still laughing at how pissy Jones was getting towards the end of the game when he was trying to show off for NBA scouts by taking Thomas Robinson one-on-one, but only succeeded in getting owned.