Park Bites
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what I think they should do
Following Potential 2018 Draftees
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what I think they should do
Park Bites
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Confident - Jaren Jackson to the Hawks. Bamba is an option but with collins not a 3 point shooter Jackson is an amazing fit and Jackson is a pretty good defender in his own right.
Don't think - Ayton to the Suns. Doncic is the best player hands down in this draft and teams are going to regret passing on him. Don't negate the Kokoksov signing either. A front court of Doncic, booker and Jackson is huge. I also think Ayton isn't all that great defensively.
Traded - Hawks pick 30. they don't need 3 rookies on first round contracts
LoPo
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1. Magic at #6 with Trae Young. Seems like a pick they would make. Fits a positional need and gets them attention.
2. Collin Sexton to the Cavs. I just don't think he's a great fit if they do make the pick.
3. Our pick at #21. Either up or down, I'd be shocked if we actually picked at #21.
Park Bites
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Spalding vs Pope
Brunson vs Holiday
Allen vs Thonmas
seems like this is going to be a fun and competitive work out
The guy that no one seems to be talking about here or elsewhere is Gary Trent Jr. Just for reference, if we compare Trent Jr. to Huerter, Trent is younger, longer, has a better body, posted a slightly better max vert, shot more 3s at over 40% as a freshman, shot 12% better at the FT line and had more steals. Trent can also handle comfortably in the pick-and-roll and do pretty much everything Rodney Hood gave us.
And yet here we are working out Grayson Allen...
And yet here we are working out Grayson Allen...
He's more athletic and versatile than he seems to be getting credit for. He's not 'just a shooter.' I think he's a better player than Huerter. Guess I'll add him to my sig.
I've always assumed he'd get picked within a few spots of Troy Brown, but mocks seem not to think so.
Trent is a 2 and only a two with a standing reach of 8'2".
The last point in the most damning. "Opponents relentlessly attacked him in college. NBA teams will do the same unless he learns how to defend off-ball as well as he scores."
Why draft a defensive weakness?
Per Kevin O'Connor of the Ringer
A knockdown shooting wing who needs to become a committed defender in order to stay on the floor.
SHADES OF: Doug McDermott, Jeremy Lamb, Hollis Thompson
PLUSES
- Great spot-up shooter who can hit from deep even with a defender draped all over him.
- Does an excellent job of getting his feet set and balancing mid-air when attempting off-balance shots off screens.
- Capable of hitting basic one-two dribble pull ups.
- Races up the floor in transition and intelligently fills passing lanes on the wing.
- Subpar athlete who doesn’t explode at the rim and easily has his shots altered by the defense.
- Doesn’t get to the rim often due to his average handle. Lacks advanced moves, burst, or the first step to create against a set defense.
- He displays some chucker habits: he stops the ball instead of just attacking or shooting.
- Poor defender who ball-watches, struggles moving laterally to contain quicker players, and lacks the strength to contain bigger ones.
- Opponents relentlessly attacked him in college. NBA teams will do the same unless he learns how to defend off-ball as well as he scores.
Miggs
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Shaq from the MAC!
Yeah, well Rodney Hood wasn't a great defender either. BTW, all these things could also have been said about Devin Booker. He has the tools to defend well enough if he'll use them. Not sure what's going on with the standing reach figure. He's 6'6" with nearly a 6'9" wingspan. Maybe he shortened it to increase his max vert.