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Following potential 2014 draftees

For those of you pimping Exum, what has he ever done in real games against good competition? Seems like all we have on him are all-star games like the Hoop Summit, or U-19 or U-17 games. I haven't done much homework on him, so it's very possible he's played and played well in some league against good competition, but I haven't seen it. The closest thing I've seen to real game production against good competition are two games in the "FIBA Oceania Championship" when he hardly got in the game and shot 33% FGs and averaged 2 ppg.

Thoughts?
 
seattlejazzfan said:
For those of you pimping Exum, what has he ever done in real games against good competition? Seems like all we have on him are all-star games like the Hoop Summit, or U-19 or U-17 games. I haven't done much homework on him, so it's very possible he's played and played well in some league against good competition, but I haven't seen it. The closest thing I've seen to real game production against good competition are two games in the "FIBA Oceania Championship" when he hardly got in the game and shot 33% FGs and averaged 2 ppg.

Thoughts?
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Yeah we haven't seen him against higher competition, but I don't think he would be ranked top 5 by just dominating lower competition like that. Scouts have watched him a lot, he's shown what he is, done workouts.
 
Doublea said:
Yeah we haven't seen him against higher competition, but I don't think he would be ranked top 5 by just dominating lower competition like that. Scouts have watched him a lot, he's shown what he is, done workouts.
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I've read that book before.

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Darko Milicic & Andrea Bargnani
 
seattlejazzfan said:
Right. Randle is much better.
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but you are comparing apple and orange. randle is a traditional PF who can play down low. gordon is a all around defender who can grow as an offensive player. gordon can turn into shawn marion type. randle will most likely be like zach randolph. apple and orange IMO

i do have randle 3 spot above gordon because gordon is still too raw offensively. but raw doesn't mean he can't get better. FT is a huge concern though
 
seattlejazzfan said:
Where was he drafted?

This is sort of beside the point (the point is where he was drafted), but he has a PER of 11 and is playing for the worst team in the league.
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15th, but I haven't kept up on him lately.. Like two weeks ago Yahoo! Sports had an article about him being a potential superstar and a steal in the draft?
 
Fabtrey said:
but you are comparing apple and orange. randle is a traditional PF who can play down low. gordon is a all around defender who can grow as an offensive player. gordon can turn into shawn marion type. randle will most likely be like zach randolph. apple and orange IMO

i do have randle 3 spot above gordon because gordon is still too raw offensively. but raw doesn't mean he can get better. FT is a huge concern though
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So I can't say Wiggins is much better than Matt Carlino because they are different players? WTF?
Different players or not, Randle is just a much better player than Gordon.
 
A-Train said:
15th, but I haven't kept up on him lately.. Like two weeks ago Yahoo! Sports had an article about him being a potential superstar and a steal in the draft?
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Again, he was drafted 15th. You take a guy who hasn't done **** in real games against real competition, you are taking a huge risk. You take that risk at 15, not top 5.
 
Fabtrey said:
but you are comparing apple and orange. randle is a traditional PF who can play down low. gordon is a all around defender who can grow as an offensive player. gordon can turn into shawn marion type. randle will most likely be like zach randolph. apple and orange IMO

i do have randle 3 spot above gordon because gordon is still too raw offensively. but raw doesn't mean he can't get better. FT is a huge concern though
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If Randle is Zbo and Gordon is Matrix then you draft Randle and laugh your way all the way to the bank.

Zbo is a guy you can run your offense through. One of the most dominate posts in the game today. Matrix is a nice role player who plays well off a star offensive player like a Zbo.

The funny thing is, Randle has much more spring in his step than Zbo could ever even dream.

My question about Randle is his right hand. He has gotta develop that thing! I think eventually he will. I also really like his nastiness. The player draft needs to bring some nasty to this team of softies.

A frontline of Randle and Favors could prove to be devastating.
 
A-Train said:
Btw.. Giannis Adetokounmpo really didn't have much film to break down either and didn't play any real competition.
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yes, but he is still all 'potential'. still a long way develop into a legit player. he could easily fade to being nothing. but potential is there. i kinda want players who can contribute immediately. i hate waiting for players to develop
 
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