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One more thought... David Locke has said many times that scouts have told him that being an explosive leaper off of one foot is way more important than being an explosive two foot leaper. Is this valid? I feel like it's more important to be an explosive leaper in traffic and not just in wide open spaces, thought maybe they go hand in hand since it takes longer to gather yourself to leap from two feet. For example someone like Tyler Lydon (two foot leaper) looks explosive in the open court, but it takes him forever to gather himself to jump, so he's not that explosive in traffic.
 
zyzz said:
One more thought... David Locke has said many times that scouts have told him that being an explosive leaper off of one foot is way more important than being an explosive two foot leaper. Is this valid? I feel like it's more important to be an explosive leaper in traffic and not just in wide open spaces, thought maybe they go hand in hand since it takes longer to gather yourself to leap from two feet. For example someone like Tyler Lydon (two foot leaper) looks explosive in the open court, but it takes him forever to gather himself to jump, so he's not that explosive in traffic.
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If you have to plant to be explosive then attacking the rim is extremely difficult unless you are a center.


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zyzz said:
One more thought... David Locke has said many times that scouts have told him that being an explosive leaper off of one foot is way more important than being an explosive two foot leaper. Is this valid? I feel like it's more important to be an explosive leaper in traffic and not just in wide open spaces, thought maybe they go hand in hand since it takes longer to gather yourself to leap from two feet. For example someone like Tyler Lydon (two foot leaper) looks explosive in the open court, but it takes him forever to gather himself to jump, so he's not that explosive in traffic.
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Lyles has the same 2 foot jumping issue

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zyzz said:
One more thought... David Locke has said many times that scouts have told him that being an explosive leaper off of one foot is way more important than being an explosive two foot leaper. Is this valid? I feel like it's more important to be an explosive leaper in traffic and not just in wide open spaces, thought maybe they go hand in hand since it takes longer to gather yourself to leap from two feet. For example someone like Tyler Lydon (two foot leaper) looks explosive in the open court, but it takes him forever to gather himself to jump, so he's not that explosive in traffic.
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Exum is a two foot leaper. There is about 3 inches difference between his max and standing. He gets blocked by his man even when he beats him with his first step.
 
What are peoples opinions of Caleb Swanigan? I like his production. Rebounding at a high level translates to the NBA. He shoots high percentages from two (55%) three (45%) and the free throw line (78%). He has great length as either a four or a small ball five (7'3 wingspan). He's also shown an incredible work ethic and desire to get to where he's at from his background. Surviving homelessness, a drug addicted father, losing over 100 pounds to get into basketball shape. He needs to work on his defense and continue to improve his conditioning but I like him.
 
Crocodile Dante said:
nbadraft.net's mock drafts are a complete joke. They have great write ups on the players but looking at their mock is painful to say the least.
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It's still fun to check them out when they're updated. I made a post a few months ago to see how often they're correct with their final mock before the draft - it wasn't good. Off-hand they were correct about Pavlovic, Lyles, D-Will, Kanter and one or two others. I think they might have gotten the Kirk Snyder pick correct as well.
 
Jazz4ever said:
Exum is a two foot leaper. There is about 3 inches difference between his max and standing. He gets blocked by his man even when he beats him with his first step.
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Uhh, not really. Exum just isnt a leaper. He can explode off 1 foot quickly. He is a 1 foot jumper, he just isnt an explosive vertical athlete.
 
SCS said:
What are peoples opinions of Caleb Swanigan? I like his production. Rebounding at a high level translates to the NBA. He shoots high percentages from two (55%) three (45%) and the free throw line (78%). He has great length as either a four or a small ball five (7'3 wingspan). He's also shown an incredible work ethic and desire to get to where he's at from his background. Surviving homelessness, a drug addicted father, losing over 100 pounds to get into basketball shape. He needs to work on his defense and continue to improve his conditioning but I like him.
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I like him and think he has a lot of potential -- like a poor-to-middle class Demarcus Cousins. I just worry about his ability to motor and run the floor consistently.
 
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