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I'm hopeful Drake Powell turns into something. His physical profile is pretty ideal for a 2/3, a bit like a modern version of Michael Finley.
 
Is the idea with Derik Queen that he's going to get in shape, work on his jumper and play at the 4 as well as the 5, like Karl Towns? Or is he meant to be some type of poor man's Jokic experiment at the 5?
 
I watched the recap of the Rutgers/Texas A&M game. A&M was blitzing and double teaming Harper and actually had guys who could provide resistance at the rim. It seemed like at first Harper was making the right pass out of the double teams, but nobody on his team could hit a shot. Then he tried to take over, but since he isn't a good enough jump shooter, he struggled. Ace looked good, but mostly did all the things we've already seen him do. His ability to hit movement 3's and step back long 2s at his height is super impressive. His dribbling/passing has a long ways to go. Neither Harper nor Ace were very good defensively in that game.

I also watched the Cooper Flagg vs Seattle recap and this was the first game I was just not very impressed with Flagg. He had a couple of good plays and quite a few assists, but not much that really jumped out.
 
So skilled bigs have to be Towns or Jokic?

He looks nothing like either to me. I'm actually not sure what to make of him. I need to see more. His passing and ball handling are great for his size and age, but not anything special at the NBA level. The thing that impresses me more when watching Queen is that he seems to always be involved. I like his BBIQ from what I've seen.
 
He looks nothing like either to me. I'm actually not sure what to make of him. I need to see more. His passing and ball handling are great for his size and age, but not anything special at the NBA level. The thing that impresses me more when watching Queen is that he seems to always be involved. I like his BBIQ from what I've seen.
He's pretty impressive to me on all fronts. He's a very skilled big with great footwork, touch and passing ability.
 
So skilled bigs have to be Towns or Jokic?
Queen gonna be the guy that other skilled bigs get compared to.

I honestly don't know but I'm the guy who hates bigs that aren't shooters or aren't elite defenders/rim protectors... and I am really liking Queen thus far. Maybe Sengun is a better guy to compare to. I get those guys have their limitations if they don't acquire the added skills or can't be paired with the perfect complimentary pieces. At this point tho I think after the top 6 he'd be a guy I'd love to bet on.
 
Queen gonna be the guy that other skilled bigs get compared to.

I honestly don't know but I'm the guy who hates bigs that aren't shooters or aren't elite defenders/rim protectors... and I am really liking Queen thus far. Maybe Sengun is a better guy to compare to. I get those guys have their limitations if they don't acquire the added skills or can't be paired with the perfect complimentary pieces. At this point tho I think after the top 6 he'd be a guy I'd love to bet on.
His midrange has looked pretty good. I would bet on him adding a believable shooting threat abiliyt.
 
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