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PG_AB said:
"Oh my gosh, what a comet streaking across our universe" Walton on Ball. Just when you thought he was going to have a bad game he rains down 3 3's in a few minute span for UCLA to roar ahead.

Ika Anibogu is also causing Oregon all sorts of fits. He's actually got a frame like Karl Malone, dude is a tank.
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I wouldnt mind anibogou

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Crocodile Dante said:
I wouldnt mind anibogou

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Have you seen Chimezie Metu So. PF/C on USC? He's like 6'10½" but a Capela like athlete, he slingshots up to the rim and he's agile/mobile/quick and has a budding offensive game and a really quick spinmove. He's also younger than many freshman, turns 20 in march.

He's shooting 72% from the stripe after 51% as a Fr. Anibogu is ghastly from the stripe, 43% so far.
 
There's definitely some Clint Capela to Chemizie Metu's game, but he went 9/10 from the FT stripe last night. He's had a Poeltl like improvement from the line as a Sophomore, from 51% as a Fr up to 75%

He's also clearly a better passer than Capela.. There's been a nice uptick in his assists from .5 to 1.4 per game and it's not by accident.

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I cn't help but think he'd be an excellent fit here in Utah..

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There was lots of prospects on the floor in last nights game vs Oregon St. Drew Eubanks played well/strong with 15/15.

DeAnthony Melton started the game with a 3 and 2 blocks but kinda faded after that. I've been going out of my way to watch him and I can't help but think that he reminds me, slightly, of Eric Bledsoe..
 
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Would rather have him than George Hill. Fo sho. He reminds me more of CP3 than any PG I can think of since..

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pgab,

How much do you know about Lonzo Ball's (and the other two sons) dad? I've read some articles on him and he's both sort of brilliant yet extremely nauseating.
 
Cunning Linguist said:
pgab,

How much do you know about Lonzo Ball's (and the other two sons) dad? I've read some articles on him and he's both sort of brilliant yet extremely nauseating.
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uhh.. I know a good bit. One of the other sites I post on is inundated with posts about the Balls. What he's done is certainly brilliant, you'd have to be a hater to say otherwise - the results are conclusive.


Honestly I think him training them to shoot like that from 30-40 ft from an early age might even be more beneficial for girls.. I'm thinking about trying to teach my nieces that form when they're old enough.
 
Without going back through 99 pages, pgab, what are your thoughts on Lydon for us as the pick?

He may be in our range, could play some 3 or 4 (anywhere from a 6'10"-6'11.75" wingspan...Hayward's is 6'7.75") and can hit the 3. I also like his 7.7 rebounds per game and 2.0 assists. I've never watched him play. Would he be too redundant with Lyles?
 
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Without going back through 99 pages, pgab, what are your thoughts on Lydon for us as the pick?

He may be in our range, could play some 3 or 4 (anywhere from a 6'10"-6'11.75" wingspan...Hayward's is 6'7.75") and can hit the 3. I also like his 7.7 rebounds per game and 2.0 assists. I've never watched him play. Would he be too redundant with Lyles?
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I think Lydon's stock is rather volatile so he should be watched closely, he's shooting 44% from 3 which alleviates plenty of concerns.. Syracuse has been all over the place so far this year. A 33-pt loss to St. Johns is an ominous sign... He's been hot lately tho..

Last year he was asked to anchor the middle of the zone even though he's undersized, and performed admirably. This year he's not blocking shots like that but is transitioning out to the perimiter. He's certainly best served in the NBA as a SF type who can also play small-ball 4. He might be alil bit redundant with Lyles, he might be complimentary. You can't really have too much 3pt shooting these days..


Now how he stacks up vs the SF crop is a whole different story... There's some very talented wildcards involved.. At this point I'm taking UCLA's T.J. Leaf over Lydon hands down. I'm certain Leaf has better ball-skills for a 3, and I think he's a better passer. Leaf's father was a pro in Israel for 20 years and taught him many tricks.

There's also the Latvian Rodions Kurucs who appears to be a superior athlete (and Lydon is a pretty damn good one)

It's also not out of the question that OG Anunoby and the injured Miles Bridges stock could sink back into the Jazz range..

Hopefully there will be some damn fine options at SF with the first pick in the 2nd rd too, a player like Notre Dame's Jr. V.J. Beachem is 6'8" and a marksman from 3. Jacob Evans from Cinci could be really good. Keita Bates-Diop certainly projects as a better defender at the 3. Even Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk could be in the mix..
 
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