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LazyD said:
I'm not sure it's as big of a deal as some are making it out to be. With all due respect, dudes don't go to ISU because of Matt Abdelmassih, although, he does really help St. Johns. KU really thinks they have a chance tho, especially since Alexander seems like he'll be leaving. I thought UK was still in the mix?
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Calipari has been seemingly going harder after Maker and Zimmerman. We have Skal and likely both Lee and Johnson coming back, so he seems to like Zimmerman for whatever reason. I'll trust him completely, but makes me a little weirded out as I'm not super high on Zim.. and I should be consulted in such things.
 
Dr. Jones said:
Calipari has been seemingly going harder after Maker and Zimmerman. We have Skal and likely both Lee and Johnson coming back, so he seems to like Zimmerman for whatever reason. I'll trust him completely, but makes me a little weirded out as I'm not super high on Zim.. and I should be consulted in such things.
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Cal had to up his effort level now that he has Howland in the conference getting ready to dominate him.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Ummmm... No. I don't have a great comp for Looney but he aint Detlef. I think he might be like a better shooting Ed Davis. I don't hate Looney I just don't think he's a lotto prospect.
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What? Ed Davis is pretty much just a center.

Looney can shoot 3's and defend SF and PF"s. At this point he is a defensively versatile player who rebounds with 3&D capabilities who has a strong IQ. He is kind of lanky right now, but I think he has a solid frame to add strength. Let's not forget he was playing with a fractured face toward the end of the season. He is offensively raw, but I think there are enough flashes to believe he will develop in that area.
 
Cy said:
What? Ed Davis is pretty much just a center.

Looney can shoot 3's and defend SF and PF"s. At this point he is a defensively versatile player who rebounds with 3&D capabilities who has a strong IQ. He is kind of lanky right now, but I think he has a solid frame to add strength. Let's not forget he was playing with a fractured face toward the end of the season. He is offensively raw, but I think there are enough flashes to believe he will develop in that area.
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Are there any good highlights of him? Or does DX have a video up? I haven't watched him a ton, but the times that I have he kinda scares me with how passive he is.
 
mhindy said:
Are there any good highlights of him? Or does DX have a video up? I haven't watched him a ton, but the times that I have he kinda scares me with how passive he is.
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They just posted their scouting vid of Looney:

Strengths:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ8xedhpSDA
 
Could Hezonja ended up being more of a Galinari but at the SG position (i.e., an average NBA career)?



I know he has potential to be Ginobili but who says he can't become more of a Galinari? For every Nowitzki there are 100's of Bargnani's.



I dont' wanna be racist or anything but I worry about native European wings.... (so the GreekFreak doesn't count).
 
Dr. Jones said:
check out the Andrew Harrison drive at 1:44

[video]https://youtu.be/nP6xbw1shSM
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I think that is a horrible layup that displays his lack of body control. He scooped it up like Gobert was contesting his shot.

ONE LOVE said:
Could Hezonja ended up being more of a Galinari but at the SG position (i.e., an average NBA career)?



I know he has potential to be Ginobili but who says he can't become more of a Galinari? For every Nowitzki there are 100's of Bargnani's.



I dont' wanna be racist or anything but I worry about native European wings.... (so the GreekFreak doesn't count).
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Well it's hella racist to put all Europeans in one pot. But that's why we call you kkk ;)

I also find these comparisons super weird. Hezonja plays nothing like Ginobili. Gallinari 1.0 is a more fair comparison when you look at his ceiling and how wide his array of tools is. But they are different players.
 
Cy said:
What? Ed Davis is pretty much just a center.

Looney can shoot 3's and defend SF and PF"s. At this point he is a defensively versatile player who rebounds with 3&D capabilities who has a strong IQ. He is kind of lanky right now, but I think he has a solid frame to add strength. Let's not forget he was playing with a fractured face toward the end of the season. He is offensively raw, but I think there are enough flashes to believe he will develop in that area.
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They are basically the same size. Both are slender power forwards who do most of their damage on put backs and drop offs. Looney hit a few threes and that is not Ed's game but that is the main difference I see between them. The sample size is really small and he shoots 63% from the line so I'm not sure he's really a shooter... we'll see. People had thought Ed would gain weight too... it doesn't happen for everyone.

The fractured face affected him in the tournament... I watched him at the beginning, middle and end of the season and never walked away impressed.

As far as strong IQ and 3 and D... those are guesses. He won't be able to guard most 3s in the NBA. He's going to have to play PF. If he can guard NBA PFs he'll be a decent player... Kind of like how Ed Davis is a decent player. The Ed Davis comp is not perfect, but it's a lot closer than the Lamar Odom, Luol Deng comps... he doesn't move that well.
 
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