Filipowski> Queen
Following Potential 2025 Draftees
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He has the best handles of any of the bigs (besides Wolf). He has advanced feel and processes the game at a higher speed than most. He has good touch around the basket. He has quick hands. He has been one of the most productive freshman this season and carried his team to a lot of wins. I'm not personally a fan of Queen, but I get why others do like him.
There are a lot of players in the 7-25 range who have questionable fit in the NBA. Queen is certainly towards the top of that list. I personally don't like centers who don't defend the rim. It will be interesting where he goes.
I think he's ideally a 4. Offensively, he's skilled enough to play out on the floor. Defensively, he can matchup with some 4s. He's not conventional by today's standards, but he's skilled enough to compensate. I think he'll need to play next to another rim protector. He'll also need to stretch his shooting range. He's the kind of guy you can space the floor around and start to build more of an offensive system. Put Lauri and Keyonte on the wings. Put Queen at the high post. Start with Walker on the baseline and run big-to-big actions. Queen can draw defenders and make any pass on the floor.
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I can see Queen developing his skillset beyond the what he is now, but I really can’t see how he’s so much better than the other guys. Like I wouldn’t fuss if you said his offense is the best (though it needs a lot of development/change) but guys like CMB/Newell are miles ahead defensively/athletically.
I think Queen is a zero position defender and the only real benefit of him playing the 4 is that you don’t have a horrible C on defense, just a horrible 4. He needs as much development as the others to make being a 4 work in the first place. All this perimeter stuff is mostly theoretical.
I guess what I’m getting at is I understand why people question Newell’s or CMB’s fit. But I don’t understand how that same criticism isn’t applied to Queen where people seem to look at him as some quirky, unique player instead. The other guys at least can play defense at one position or in Wolf’s case is way ahead at the perimeter stuff on offense.
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Was he dropped on his head as a baby?
Another mock that has dropped KJ out of the top 6. Seems pretty common now and it's hard to disagree.
Some interesting takes in that draft.
I understand salivating over Malauch's physical tools...but taking him at #5 ahead of Tre Johnson would be a headscratcher.
I'm more debating if he is a fake person.
In Finland we had this "hero" in old ads back in 70s, 80s and 90s called Kari Grandi. His surname was a juice brand and his heroic duties were about saving beautiful women from thirst.
In my head John Fanta sounds like the American version of that guy. Except instead of juice he serves that radioactive-orange colored soda he is named after.
If you believe in Malauch he's definitely a better prospect than Johnson and he fills a need.
I really like Fanta. He really knows college basketball as well as anyone.
I dont really love Malauch, but I do think he projects to be a better Mark Williams. Williams doesnt have much defensive feel, but he's huge with good touch on offense, and that seems to be Malauch. So if you are drafting Mark Williams who can stay on the court at 5, that's not a bad pick at all. Maybe if Williams could play entire seasons, he would develop feel.