Bawse Dawg
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So when you say he is very good do you mean purely for college? What can he do in the NBA in your opinion?
If these players are your options in the draft, who are you picking for the Jazz?
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Think he's going to be a floor spacer who can offer weakside rim protection/help defense. Don't think he's going to be a good man defender and I don't think he's going to be able to self create. And I mean very good in the NBA, just not high level good, like very good role player good.
Eddie Zero
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Might go Hendricks, but I am 100% in on Hawkins as our first selection if we don't get into the top 4. He is the epitome of high floor, high upside and highly probable future allstar. Can't pass up on that for anyone else available unless they really think another prospect has the same floor and higher upside. There are a few with higher upside, but none have a higher floor that are left imo.
I chose Cason, but the argument of Hendricks’ rare combination of attributes is really compelling and probably swings me that way.
You can also slot him in a million different lineups because he can shoot and is an excellent team defender. I think he can SWITCH 1-5 (guard 1-5 in a pinch, not full time), and it’s rare to even dream a player can do that.
Its wild how many people in the interwebs use wing and forward as synonyms.
However I would imagine that even most of those people wouldnt call Hendricks a wing.
I would hope that at least the primary position should be either 2 or 3 before using that term..
However I would imagine that even most of those people wouldnt call Hendricks a wing.
I would hope that at least the primary position should be either 2 or 3 before using that term..
“Wing” = 2/3
“Forward” = 3/4
Hendricks is a forward with rim protection that most bigs (4/5) would envy.
Yeah thats how it should be used. Hendricks is a 4/3 forward with maybe some small ball stretch 5 potential if we are savvy about it.. but no way he can be a swingman.
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I think you get a bit caught up in positional definitions. I would not call him a swingman... but he could be considered a wing in some instances because wing suggests you play on the perimeter on offense. He will be used A LOT on the perimeter on offense.
I think he is really intriguing as he could work quite well with Lauri/Kessler in the frontcourt and you basically wall off the paint. I think you could run 5 out stuff with him and Lauri as well. Whether he is the 3, 4, or 5 I don't really care. He can shoot like a wing and should be able to survive on the perimeter on defense (similar to Lauri) while protecting the paint.
Was gonna emphasize that Hendricks might unlock all-switching and 5-out (Lauri basically at the “5”) lineups which could be devastating.
Eddie Zero
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heeeeerrres johnny lol Wallace aint a point guard though hes a combo that is being labelled wrong. He is going to be decent but no better than Sexton for example and the 2 cancell eachother out and could not play together. Maybe if we move on from Sexton, we can draft a guy like that in the next draft.
Wallace is not a top 10 prospect either imo, but thats another story