Following potential 2014 draftees
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♪alt13
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I didn't watch the game nor have I watched any Colorado basketball. Highlights looked awesome though.
I mentioned it.
*crickets*
Unfortunately it seems you guys prefer 4 girls in a bikini.
spycam1
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Well duh.
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It's a combination of his hunger and his SF skills. Ploop.
I know you guys gonna hate me, but he's basically a younger version of Andre Iguodala with a better jumper and maybe athleticism closer in the Carter region. But he's the same measurements, freakishly long arms, willing to defend, good distributing skills, above average rebounding. Is most dangerous in the early offense.
We talkin' bout defense?
Give the Pacers' draft success that dude could be doing something right. I'm surprised about the Embiid hype. He looked so raw yesterday again. But maybe it's just that I don't trust big men who first play basketball at age 16.
Vonleh at 6 is a little too high. I'd take Gordon over him. Also Smart.
Honestly he seems a good kid and a relentless worker. He'll find a way. There's so many below the basket PFs in the league. They all find a way. Kevin Love is under the basket as well when he's not making it rain. LaMarcus Aldridge above the rim? Good joke. Basically it's Blake Griffin above the rim and that's about it. And the more I think about it is that playing above the rim as PF is mostly a sign that a player has athleticism but no skill and you simply remember the dunks because all he can do is cut, trail or rebound to get a dunk.
Oh and I wanna add: The next person, who questions Wiggins drive, passion, killer instinct or hunger is getting a neg rep from me.
If he did what he did in the second half for a whole game and it would net them a win we'd already have the breakout performance that PKM wrongfully predicted to be yesterday.
If he did what he did in the second half for a whole game and it would net them a win we'd already have the breakout performance that PKM wrongfully predicted to be yesterday.
If this video is in any way accurate I'm still having Randle #2 or #3. He's so good. I like his double pump in the air bankshots. Switching his hand midair to get better balance(e.g. switching to right hand when he jumped off the left foot). He's so good boxing guys out. He'll create some midrange faceup game to mix with his back to the basket and driving moves. He's 19 he's got time to develop that. I like his long range shot. Arc and rotation are looking good. He just doesn't have a consistent point of release(sometimes on his way up, sometimes right after the apex). But his aim is up there. Shots are missing barely. He has to find a way to be efficient when pushing the ball in transition. He can't do behind the back dribbles because he's afraid to get stripped. If you do such a move you need a continuation. It freezes the defender and you gotta use that moment to make a followup move like a crossover change of direction style move.
The only knock which worries me a little is that he's not capable of using the right hand. The other weaknesses, I'm not concerned about. Plenty of time to work on them and he's doing all the right things. He has the highest floor IMO of all the prospects. Worst case he's a more nimble version of David West. Best case he's LaMarcus Aldridge from midrange, Kevin Love in the post and David West defensively. Maybe he'll even be able to shoot threes. But I think he should be more concerned about his midrange game as that fits better together with his post skills. That's a heck of a player.
If he can't make his offhand good enough to hit hooks with he's just got to develop a fade away out of the post so you can't overplay his left hand. It's all fixable and I'd say he's tied with Parker at #2 right now.
The only knock which worries me a little is that he's not capable of using the right hand. The other weaknesses, I'm not concerned about. Plenty of time to work on them and he's doing all the right things. He has the highest floor IMO of all the prospects. Worst case he's a more nimble version of David West. Best case he's LaMarcus Aldridge from midrange, Kevin Love in the post and David West defensively. Maybe he'll even be able to shoot threes. But I think he should be more concerned about his midrange game as that fits better together with his post skills. That's a heck of a player.
If he can't make his offhand good enough to hit hooks with he's just got to develop a fade away out of the post so you can't overplay his left hand. It's all fixable and I'd say he's tied with Parker at #2 right now.