He's a baller! He does so much. Scores, rebounds, passes. He fills the boxscore. I love his offensive game... if he manages to improve his defensive habits, he will be a real monster.
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He's a baller! He does so much. Scores, rebounds, passes. He fills the boxscore. I love his offensive game... if he manages to improve his defensive habits, he will be a real monster.
spycam1
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An article discussing Johnson and Mudiay:
https://www.postingandtoasting.com/2015/1/16/7519183/talkin-prospects-stanley-johnson-and-emmanuel-mudiay
https://www.postingandtoasting.com/2015/1/16/7519183/talkin-prospects-stanley-johnson-and-emmanuel-mudiay
Hantlers
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Stanley sounds real nice. He's been sliding up while Winslow been sliding down. Making me re-evaluate my stance. Winslow really would benefit from another year in college.
Russel seems to be quite impressive. Him and Exum would be long, but really lanky. Could be a concern that a bigger guard would dominate either one of them. Johnson's defense really puts him ahead IMO.
I think people look at Porzingis' block numbers and assume he's a good defender, but from what very little I've seen, I haven't seen much to indicate that he is a plus defender.
Russel seems to be quite impressive. Him and Exum would be long, but really lanky. Could be a concern that a bigger guard would dominate either one of them. Johnson's defense really puts him ahead IMO.
I think people look at Porzingis' block numbers and assume he's a good defender, but from what very little I've seen, I haven't seen much to indicate that he is a plus defender.
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A little update on Vezenkov. Last week he played against Olympiakos. Scored 14(6/13 FG) 3rbs, 1ast, 1bl, 2 steals in 26 mins. This week he went off for 23 pts(11 in the 4th Q, 10/21 FG), 8rbs, 1 ast, 2 st, 1 bl. He seems to be in kind of a shooting slump and has hit only 1 of his last 9 3Ps. It's good to see that he affects games even when his shot is not falling.
He's shooting 52% for the season and even after his recent 3P shooting slump is still at 41% for the season.
Averages at the half-point of the season: 32MPG, 18.2PPG, 7.8RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.4BPG, 1.1SPG, 1.6 TO
His usage is pretty high for a 19 year old too - 23.6%... which is... almost as high as Hayward's for Utah...
At the latest DraftExpress mock he was moved by about 10 spots up and is currently at No. 40. I think he'd be a great option for our second round pick.
He's shooting 52% for the season and even after his recent 3P shooting slump is still at 41% for the season.
Averages at the half-point of the season: 32MPG, 18.2PPG, 7.8RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.4BPG, 1.1SPG, 1.6 TO
His usage is pretty high for a 19 year old too - 23.6%... which is... almost as high as Hayward's for Utah...
At the latest DraftExpress mock he was moved by about 10 spots up and is currently at No. 40. I think he'd be a great option for our second round pick.
Jeremy Lamb lacks mental focus. He's kind of a space cadet, tbh. What I like about Russell, aside from his natural ability to shoot and pass, is his feel and IQ. He'd need to get stronger and become more explosive to compare to Harden, even as a college player. He really seems to be patterning himself after Curry. I just wonder if he'll be able to compete physically at NBA size and speed.
Guys like Trey Burke and Evan Turner have looked pretty awesome at the college level, only to get overwhelmed in the pros.
I still want Hezonja, tbh.
Harden uses his body very well and is very athletic. I wouldn't say Russell is as athletic (he admitted himself in an interview that he has to work hard to get there). I would say he's more savvy and skilful like Curry.
What I like is he seems like a fighter to me (I am one too so I can tell).
Here's the interview if you haven't seen it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cLrjwlfcjM