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I keep watching these Winslow highlights and thinking he could be like a young DWade. He's that kind of athlete.

DWade had a really good handle and mid-range shot. Not sure if Winslow will ever have that mid-range shot, or Wade's freakish ability to finish at the rim.
 
This Saturday at noon on ESPN2 - War!
#1 UK
@
#4 UL

Intense rivarly.. heated. Not friendly, at all.

The teams combine to have 6 players on the John Wooden NPOY watch list.
UL will slap, bump, and generally try to muddy up the game.

Keys to the game;
For UK it's keep the turnovers under 16. UL will full court press nearly the entire game.. trying to force turnovers and hurried shots.
For UL it's hit some 3's. They probably need at least 8 of them to be in the game at the end.

Prediction:
UK - 75
UL - 66

Draft relevant players in the game;
Harrell (UL)
Rozier (UL)
Towns, WCS, Harrisons, Lyles, Booker, Johnson (UK)
 
Here's some projections by a model developed by @VJL_bball:

https://laynevashro.shinyapps.io/preds/

Myles Turner projects to be a monster(18.5). Other players projecting to be stars in the league are - Stanley Johnson(10.3), Tyus Jones and Jahlil Okafor(11.0), D'Angelo Russell(11.4) and Karl Towns(11.8). From the European players Hezonja and Porzingis project best...

The regular disclaimer for small sample sizes apply...
 
What's EWP?
Expected Wins Peak

"Expected Wins Peak" is a quasipoisson regression model used to project how well a player will perform at the peak of his NBA career. NCAA and international prospects are projected using two similar but distinct models. The NCAA model uses age, experience, MPG, SOS, Height, Weight, and basic per-possession box-score statistics fit from all players to play in both the NCAA and NBA since 1990.
https://laynevashro.com/basketball/predsFAQ.html
 
I'm curious of PKM's opinion of having Turner statted this high.

Made that word up. Statted.

His stats are good for the number of minutes he's playing and he's shooting well, but I was really disappointed when I watched him against Kentucky. He was completely over-matched in every facet of the game. I think the small sample size might be to blame for this anomaly with this particular projection.
 
I am a fan of Turner's skill set and size. I am not a fan of his motor and commitment.
I think he's soft and talented. Ultimate low floor/high ceiling.
 
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