I don’t mind Locke’s contributions either. He shares his assumptions and leaves it up to the listener what to do with them.
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HadAnEffectHere
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Yang has played well against good competition 0 times.
I think he will be a star. Love his game and would be very very happy with him. That's why for me this is a can't miss draft since we are locked in with a top 5 pick.
Basketball Novice
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Yang looks really good with his moves. It's a fair question to ask as I do think they share alot of similarities. I have no idea how to factor CBA competition into this. Even though Yang moves well, the athleticism looks a bit subpar but maybe the height makes up for it. Queen shows just a bit more mobility and flexibility on the floor even though neither can jump much. I also think Yang's passing ability is vastly underutilized as the offense he plays in looks quite static. Defensively, Yang blocks tons of shots but again its the CBA.
58.6% FG% and 33.3% 3P%
The 3P% looks nice but the form is goofy as hell. Someone else who is a shot doctor can give their insights.
Even though they are similar, Yang is a 5, no matter what but I do think Queen is best served being a 4 next to another center.
So, is Queen better than Yang? It's a solid maybe.
Why not draft both?
Hes played against SL competition and I'm sure he has youth experience vs other nations
According to the box scores both Traore and Penda had good games. Traore with 21pts/7ast in on 8/13 shooting. Penda with 17pts/4reb on 6/9 shooting.
I don't mind the completely objective approach, but it's not logical to me that there could be that much value in comparing statistics among such vastly different data sets.
Traore is now 14 for his last 28 from 3. He's 44% from 3 since their mid season break.
Traore has some massive games….his playoff game last year made me think he could be in the mix for top 3 before the season. But he also has so many stinkers and he’s continued to be inconsistent.
I remember when people were hyping JHS because he had some massive games. There was this idea that a player’s peak meant more. Obviously didn’t work out for JHS, but is there anyone that still subscribes to that theory?
David Hume
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If we win the Lottery and Philly gets #2, is there a plausible scenario where we draft Flagg at 1 and trade whatever for Harper at 2? Would any of you like to see that plan implemented?
It would have to be PG + Harper for Lauri?
It's hard to see that deal happening. I'm not sure Lauri is worth the 2nd overall pick, especially not in a vacuum. Philly would really have to believe in Embiid staying healthy (and think PG is completely cooked) to make that kind of deal. I think they would ask Utah to add something.