Just ask Hearsky's mom. She probably knows several examples.
Yeah, I know they felt comfortable enough to go with him at that point (though Keyonte apparently almost overtook him), but I'm wondering if just putting him in a gym and asking him to do some things would have heightened the sense that he is a project. Maybe they already fully knew and were fully onboard with the implications, but maybe they would have seen a few things that only became apparent later?
It was one time... ONE TIME!
Yeah, it was the picking up of new things, the grasp of what the game is about, the understanding of/skill at certain techniques, and just generally the ability to run a few tests (maybe the proprioception test would have been worth having him do, haha ...) that we missed out in in the evaluation.
Maybe. I personally wouldn't put tons of stock into workouts unless they were truly trash or just so spectacular they can't be ignored. If a guy had a hard time picking up something in a workout I would also consider this might be his 5-6 workout in 10 days with heavy travel etc. I am not sure the pick would change.
That was one of the weirder things I've ever heard. Someone tell JZ you gotta just lie... lie so much and talk in platitudes.
Maybe. However, that's not quite my view. I can't be sure my memory is correct. But for Exum, it was only a a fall of 1, I think. I don't think there was any way he was going above Wiggins, Parker, and Embiid (though there were questions about the latter's health). I do think Gordon slid above him at the end, so if there was something from the workouts, it was probably just with Orlando. For TH, I don't really remember him being above about 7 in most mocks and I don't think anyone really thought there was much of a slide when he went #9.
There was buzz about him going to Detroit at 5 and at one point he was the overwhelming favorite to go 7 to Indiana.
