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Xthren said:
I don't know if I can agree with this. He has awful measurements to play the 4. If I was coaching against Bridges at the 4 I would punish him in the post.

If he had a decent wingspan I would say sure but he has average arm length. Maybe a little above but nothing that would allow him to guard the 4.

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Look at how most stretch 4's play now. Having a giant wingspan is a plus, but it isn't necessary. And I said *could*. I'm not sold on him in any way, but his highest potential is a 4. He would be a very average 3.

For comparison's sake, he has a nearly identical to build to Joe Johnson, and he works fine at the 4 in the modern NBA. If Bridges can hit the 3 like JJ, but bring the defensive/hustle intangibles, then he is a pretty good modern 4. Yeah, you might have trouble guarding some teams, but most of the top teams dont play a true 4, or at least a true 4 who is a huge threat to exploit size mismatches.
 
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Saint Cy of JFC said:
Look at how most stretch 4's play now. Having a giant wingspan is a plus, but it isn't necessary. And I said *could*. I'm not sold on him in any way, but his highest potential is a 4. He would be a very average 3.

For comparison's sake, he has a nearly identical to build to Joe Johnson, and he works fine at the 4 in the modern NBA. If Bridges can hit the 3 like JJ, but bring the defensive/hustle intangibles, then he is a pretty good modern 4. Yeah, you might have trouble guarding some teams, but most of the top teams dont play a true 4, or at least a true 4 who is a huge threat to exploit size mismatches.
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The amount of fours that actually post up is much less than the ones that play on the perimeter.

Even so bridges is a freaking brick house. He’s a four all the way.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
His midrange shot looked very smooth in the UTA game. His 3pt shot wasn't, but I don't have any worries about that. His FT's looked fine too.
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It looked a bit hitchy to me, especially from 3 or on stepbacks. That's why I ask. His 3p% is good this year but I just don't trust it right now. It doesn't look right to me. We'll see I guess. Too early to tell.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
The amount of fours that actually post up is much less than the ones that play on the perimeter.

Even so bridges is a freaking brick house. He’s a four all the way.
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Yeah, that's what I'm thinking too. Post ups are on their way out and even when they are used they are generally not great possessions. Very few players in the league can actually punish you in the post. For example I would prefer opponents post up Bridges than run their regular offense and get spot ups, cuts, pnr finishes, etc.
 
Catchall said:
Miles Bridges is the kind of athlete we need at the 3 between Mitchell and Gobert, and he might be in our projected draft range. I just can't quite get on board with him for some reason. He settles for a lot of long jump shots unnecessarily and doesn't often get all the way to the rim. He's also not much of a ball mover right now.
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Miles Bridges is similar to Aaron Gordon and similarly to him he will be subpar 3 IMO and might be a good 4.
 
Brandon McCoy has unspectacular measurables for how tall he is, but damn, he has been dominating college basketball as a freshman thus far.
 
stitches said:
This year's John Collins?
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I mean, he is like the exact opposite of JC. He is big and not explosive, but very fluid with good touch. He is like a Tony Bradley with worse measurables, but more production (because he doesnt play on a loaded team like Bradley did).
 
Holy crap. i'd never heard of McCoy. Hasn't really played anybody yet, but those numbers are ridiculous and he hasn't had a bad game. or even a less than good game.
 
impressed with Grant Williams of Tennessee. goes about 6'7" 245, big wingspan, good athlete, strong, can score inside and out - should be able to guard multiple positions in the Association.
 
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