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Hendricks vs Walker

Who do you like better?

  • Hendricks

    Votes: 23 51.1%

  • Walker

    Votes: 19 42.2%

  • Like/Dislike them both equally

    Votes: 3 6.7%
  • Total voters
    45
Whitmore, Walker or Hendricks. I don’t really care which one, because I think all of them would be great on the Jazz paired up with Markkanen.

If they can make a small trade up to get the one they want, great. Otherwise, hope one falls to you at #9.
 
We need all the Walkers.
 
Shad said:
You know who else was overweight and came into the league exactly the same measurements as Walker? Z-bo
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This is such a weird take. Walker is way more athletic than ZBo. Watch the video a page back or so and it is evident in the first play. ZBo played below the rim. AND, even if he is ZBo, then that is fantastic. He was an amazing player. I don’t understand you here.

I’m in the both would be great crowd. I don’t get when people are so for a player or so against one. No one on here knows how any of these guys will turn out. If they end up right then it will be because of lucky guess
 
kcgar said:
This is such a weird take. Walker is way more athletic than ZBo. Watch the video a page back or so and it is evident in the first play. ZBo played below the rim. AND, even if he is ZBo, then that is fantastic. He was an amazing player. I don’t understand you here.

I’m in the both would be great crowd. I don’t get when people are so for a player or so against one. No one on here knows how any of these guys will turn out. If they end up right then it will be because of lucky guess
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I'm definitely not against Hendricks even though I'm probably a "hater" relative to consensus now with how I have him ranked, but I still think he's very good.
 
The Walker highlights dont remind me of Z-Bo's game. He was way less athletic and relied on his Lbs to back players under the rim.

Walker may have a similar build but he has a lot more spring. Z-Bo couldn't jump over a paperweight. Walker plays defense. Z-Bo wasn't known for his defense. Walker looks like he may have some defensive 1-5 switchability.

I think Draymond Green is a better comp. Not a great shooter, but a switchable defender who can pass the ball.
 
Z-Bo was an elite, back to thr basket post up player who was a passable team defender. He was a bit overweight and relied on power and strength, not length or intensity to gain advantages on matchups.
 
First of all, regular disclaimer - haven't watched enough and only seen highlights of both. On highlights Hendricks looks more intriguing to me, but I bet that misses a lot of nuance.

Seems like Hendricks has a more well defined role projection at the next level - 3 and D forward with rim protection potential. And both the 3 and the D look like solid projections.

About Walker... seems like there is more to his game and more on-ball potential, but you have to do a lot of projecting of his shot and of his on-ball offensive creation. I guess if you trust your coaching and trust his character and work ethic, he might end up more valuable piece.
 
I'd take Hendricks over Walker each and every day. I'm a big believer that if you can shoot at a high clip already you're in front of the 8 ball. So many games are won or lost at the FT line and if you can shoot form there at a minimum 70-75% then your form will generally stand up to most other areas on the court, your shot mechanics are reasonably sound. If you look at the projected top 10, the FT%'s look like this:
1. Wembenyama .829%
2. Miller .859%
3. Henderson .750%
4. Amen Thompson .646%
5. Walker .662%
6. Ausar Thompson .671%
7. Whitmore .703%
8. Black .705%
9. Hendricks .782%
10. Dick .854%
11. Wallace .757%
12. George .793%
13. Hawkins .887%
14. Smith Jnr .740%
15. Sensabaugh .830%
16. Hood Schifino .776%

I still believe, trying to improve the shooting and shot mechanics is one of the hardest things to pick up and improve on. Not saying it can't be done but if you've got it already you're a step ahead. I'd draft somebody who can shoot it well and has a good bball IQ over a number of other skills. If l was drafting purely off my assessment of there actual shooting stroke/percentages and the other intangibles they have then at #9 l would be hoping for Hendricks and if he was gone then Dick. At 16, l hope we could get one of Hawkins, George or Hood Schifino.

Those shooting percentages for both the Thompson twins and Walker aren't great and Whitmore & Black are marginally better. The fact that Wembenyama shoots free throws at .829% is testament to his awesome shooting skills for a big fella! Hawkins, Miller & Dick the best shooters in the top 15 or so mock picks. Only my opinion, but l feel other things can be taught whereas shooting is somewhat built into your DNA.
 
I cannot believe we’re having an actual discussion about Walker’s physical profile. Maybe as a C he’s a little short, but he’s great at the big man stuff. Just as a pure athlete and specimen he will enter the league as one of the best. He has insane strength and has bursty speed too. He is built like a tank with super long arms. I cannot take this ZBO stuff seriously and we should not take anyone who thinks that’s an actual comparison seriously.
 
The Jazz Wonderbra said:
The Walker highlights dont remind me of Z-Bo's game. He was way less athletic and relied on his Lbs to back players under the rim.

Walker may have a similar build but he has a lot more spring. Z-Bo couldn't jump over a paperweight. Walker plays defense. Z-Bo wasn't known for his defense. Walker looks like he may have some defensive 1-5 switchability.

I think Draymond Green is a better comp. Not a great shooter, but a switchable defender who can pass the ball.
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He’s Millsap/Horford to me. Or maybe a more beefy (in a good way) version of Aaron Gordon.
 
I like both but i take hendricks
 
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