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stitches said:
He might be in our range. I remember you comparing him to Hayward and I dismissed it initially, but the more I watch of him the more striking similarities I see in the way they create space for their offense. Of course he doesn't have the length and physical profile of a Hayward or his defense, but some things are just shockingly similar.

here's a video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B15ZR678s_E

0:20 exact same way Hayward stops on his drives and headfakes in the lane into a fadeaway. I swear I've seen Hayward do this dozens and dozens of times.

1:00 Hayward uses the exact same fake, usually drives after the defender flies by.

1:40 That's the Hayward special, the step back from the right side. That's the shot that beat the Cavs, the shot that beat the Mavs(from left side) the shot that was going to beat the Celtics if it wasn't for Zeller's buzzerbeater.

And this is just in the very first video I searched on youtube.
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You prefer him over Rawle Alkins?
 
Possible high-magnitude 3-star sleeper alert - Michael Weathers 6'2" Freshman PG for Miami of Ohio. Averaging 19.3ppg and he's got good quickness, only seen him one game but I'm gonna keep checking in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMCHpAAVLJo
https://shawneemissionpost.com/2016...is-one-of-the-best-freshman-in-di-hoops-59023
Miami-Ohio’s Michael Weathers might not be getting the national attention UCLA’s Lonzo Ball, Kentucky’s Malik Monk, Kansas’ Josh Jackson or Duke’s trio of freshman are getting, but Weathers has been, statistically, one of the best newcomers this season.

The Shawnee Mission North alumnus is averaging 19.5 points per game, which is third among freshman in the country behind Washington’s Markelle Fultz (23.2 ppg) and Monk (21.9 ppg). Monk, however, helped his average on Saturday with 48 points in a 103-100 win against North Carolina.

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But it’s Weathers who is being relied on more by his team. When he’s on the court, Weathers uses 39.2 percent of the Redhawks’ possessions. What that means is Weathers is making or missing shots or turning the ball over on two-fifths of all of Miami’s shots. And when Weathers is on the court, he’s taking 35.1 percent of his team’s shots, which is 20th in the country.

And if you’re thinking Weathers is hogging the ball, think again. He’s fourth in the nation in assist rate, 48.7, which is assists divided by the field goals made by the player’s teammates while he is on the court.

Those ranks, provided by KenPom, aren’t among freshman only; it’s among all classes.

Weathers thrived on getting to the foul line while a member of the Indians and he’s proving it in the college ranks as he’s fifth in the nation drawing 8.9 fouls per 40 minutes. His 77.6 percent clip from the line is 417th in the nation, but his free throw rate is 55.1, which is free throws attempted divided by field goals attempted is 148th in the nation.

Weathers isn’t just preforming well on the offensive end as he’s made nearly 49 percent of his shots, he’s been putting in work on the defensive end.

He’s blocked 8 percent of opponents two-point field goals and has stolen the ball on 3 percent of possessions when he’s on the court, which ranks 64th and 237th, respectively.

Weathers hasn’t been too shabby on the glass, but twin brother Marcus has grabbed 20.1 percent of all defensive rebounds when he’s on the floor, which is 257th.

The Redhawks are 5-6 on the season, but the future is bright in Oxford, Ohio. The rest of the nation might be kicking themselves for not offering this duo.
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Here's some HS footagehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPZBpIbe4ZI


He projects as a player quick enough to get to the rim, a plus shooter and defender.
 
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Hearing Rumblings that Hamidou Diallo will enroll at UConn for the 2nd semester and end up playing college ball this year.. Like Austin Wiley at Auburn except he'd be draft eligible this year..
 
The semi-finals of the Euro U18 chip tip off shortly. Germany v Lithuania and Italy v France are the final 4. Will 15y/o Doumboya lead the tournament in scoring?? Apparently Ntilikina's been playing thru sickness.

The forward matchups for LTU-GER should be damn fine. Hopefully Kulboka's 3pt shot is on, and Sedekerskis continues his stellar play.


I can't help but notice a good amount of racist comments on the side when I watch the YT stream for the French games. I've seen something along the lines of "This is an African team not a French one" posted more often than you'd think and I just glance at that ****..
 
6'11" Arizona So. Chance Commanche had a career-high 14pt explosion off the bench last night on 6/6 shooting in 23 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj2yvXxejz4

There's so much talent abound that high-upside bench players seem to get quickly forgotten..
 
Kulboka's feeling it early. He really looks like a dangerous offensive player/shooter, he's shot a poor % for the tourney but continues to shoot confidently at a high volume, a big game here might be enough to put them in the chip.. Mushidi just led a comeback to close the 1st.


More racist comments about the dark-skinned players on Germany in the comments section..
 
Kulboka has 18 at the half on 4/8 from 3... Lithuania has a 1pt lead.

I'd link it but the URL's picking up on the language filter LOL - find it thru Fiba's youtube channel

I'd really be glad to see him in a Jazz uni -surprisingly fluid/quick/skilled, an oversized wing and has a great outside shot.
 
hahaha that was the game of the tournament... What an effort by Lithuania to outpace the much bigger German team for the entire match. Mushidi poured in 33 in defeat.

Kulboka was a major key.

The Lithuanian PG Velicka put this game on ice in spectacular fashion. Dagger after dagger after dagger in the closing minutes.

Hartenstein was pretty good but could've done more down the stretch 10 8 and 3 with 1 blk and 2 steals, one of the stls was particularly impressive with his right hand taking a guards dribble.


France is going to win this (as I predicted)
 
Cunning Linguist said:
How's OG been this year?
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Good enough to be a lottery pick. He just had 19pts in 19 minutes off the bench. There's going to be an arms race for players with that sort of build for years to come, thats a direction I fully believe the league is moving in. (not that they havent been around - Larry Johnson, Charles Barkley, Glenn Robinson etc.)

I call it the warlord wing position, every team/style could use at least one. Hayward functions as it on Utah and Joe Johnson has long been one and still functions that way at times, i'm sure thats one of the reasons why they targeted him.

no chance he'd fall past the Jazz pick.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S2vcIsYN7Q
 
I will be adding notes on Ntilikina here: as I said before he reminds me of Exum a lot. What is good about him is his jump shot looks much better than Exum's. He's scoring jumpshots both on set shots and off the dribble. He even had a mid-range pull up.

Frank is killing Italy. Much better game for him than the first one I watched. He's everywhere. He looks like an NBA player. Running the pnr, driving and dishing, driving and kicking, pulling up for 3p off the pnr, spotting up, disturbing Italy's offense on the other end with his height. Wow! He's at 13pts(100% shooting), 6 assists, 2 rbs, 3 steals, 1 block in 16 minutes of play. Haha, Italy started faceguarding him. He just ran the play we were running for Lyles 3 in summer league where he gives the ball to a big on the wing and receives it right back when he reaches shooting range and shoots right away before the defender decides how to react. Drained it. With a heavy hearth I think I'd say Frank might be better than Exum. I didn't see this last game and I underestimated him from that game. He's obviously much better player than I gave him credit last time I watched.

second half: Frank made a stupid foul and spend the rest of the quarter on the bench. This allowed Italy to come back. Stupid coaches! He keeps punishing Italy when they go under - another splashed 3. Followed by nice drive and layup and 1. In this game he's kind of all I wanted Exum to be.
 
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I'm watching stitches. Impressive showing. I'd definitely trade Exum for his rights.. Mokoka is easily the best rebounding G in this tourney. Watch for Doumbouya to get fed in the 2nd half.
 
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