Even Penny says that the U Memphis locker room is toxic. Once they were ranked in the top 10, everyone stopped sharing the ball, because they all thought they were NBA bound A big man who doesn’t get passed to has no chance to excel. Anyways, he’ll have his chance to show his stuff at the draft combine. Supposedly, in HS and AAU, he flashed a pretty complete skill set, including passing.
Most mocks are kinda old and some are really bad like draft.net - Tari has been steadily rising in a lot of mocks where have him as high as 13 and he play has only gotten better. As DJ mentioned he is an elite defender as far as at ude I don’t think that’s a problem as LSU plays good team basketball and they all really love playing defense
Some highlights of Dyson Daniels, 18yo from Australia who plays for the G-League. Quite a few mocks have him around where the Spurs will pick with the later 2 FRPs. Seems like a prospect the Spurs would scout.
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If you go past mid way of video 4:59 you see something funny where Tari talks about “Chance favors the aggressor”. It’s actually really funny and I am sure his team mates will never let him live it down.
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As great a player as Penny was, he is as bad as a coach. Lmao. He shouldn’t let rankings make he players think they are better than what they are and he definitely should put them in better positions than what he has since coaching at Memphis
so I will cut Duren some slack in that regard but I still don’t see the hype with this guy since being in college. He is a really good athlete for a big but he isn’t even as tall as they list him as from the games I’ve seen. They have him listed at 6’11” but the guy looks no taller than 6’9” and for as good as he is athletically his awareness doesn’t look that sharp.
The combine is gonna real make or break how high he goes in this draft because the college tape has really hurt his stock.
You have to remember that Duren is supposed to be in High School right now. He enrolled at Memphis early and just turned 18 a couple months ago. He’ll be the youngest player in the upcoming Draft. To have his physical gifts at his age is impressive. And he is in fact 6’11. Or at the very least 6’10 and change, as he’s clearly an inch or two taller than his teammate, 6’9 Emoni Bates. My concerns with him are his offensive game though, and whether or not they’ll ever develop into something of substance. That’s the real question.
If we have to draft at 11 or 12 then I would consider him but if we drafting 4 to 8 he is not someone I would invest that high of a draft pick on. Unless your moving Poodle and know we will be getting first round picks I see no reason to invest in the same type of player at such an early pick
Watching Johnny Davis tear it up against Michigan right now. Quickly becoming my favorite player in this draft. Love his game, his confidence, and his compe ive spirit. Best PnR player in the country. He’s also a really good passer. Plays hard on defense. Kid is a star.
We likely won’t be selecting high enough to grab him though sadly.
Tari seems to have an odd vibe with his teammates... not very chummy.
Highlights of Mathurin’s game against Oregon last night, I really like his game and it may be easy to compare him to Vassell but I see him as a volume 3pt shooter in the NBA with a ton of athleticism.
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Juwan Howard really just threw a punch at Wisconsin’s Head Coach after the game. What a ing moron
Same dirty prick who injured Derek Anderson in the 2001 playoffs. Some people never change.
I was going to post it, nice game by Mathurin. I don't know if he can play some SF but he's long ( 6'7 with a 6'9 wingspan), nice player and we could have a canadian connexion with Primo.
Same with Eason and Dj who are from Seattle.
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A friend of mine just sent me that clip of Juwon decking the coach. The first thing that came to my mind when he did it was the Derek Anderson incident.Juwan Howard really just threw a punch at Wisconsin’s Head Coach after the game
Same dirty prick who injured Derek Anderson in the 2001 playoffs. Some people never change.
Nah, that’s not what I’m saying. I’m calling for a player who wouldn’t mind calling his own number ANY time as opposed to NO time as with our current group of guys who aren’t very confident about their abilities (and sure, they might get there someday). I want a guy who is confident off the bat, sort of like how DJ was. No hesitation with the ball. No fear mentality. A guy who wants it.
Deadly floater
as I get more familiar with these players, this really looks like a deep draft
As I get more familiar with these players, it looks like a three deep draft -- J. Smith, Holmgren and Banchero.
At first, I thought that would mean that a parade of bargains would cascade downward. After all, last year there were no legit No. 1 picks, this year there are three.
But as it turns out, it probably doesn't work that way.
Maybe, it's the big three or bust.
If the ping-pong balls don't fall their way, I think the Spurs will make every effort to get one of those three guys.
Maybe it's all or nothing, feast or famine.
THE STARE DOWN AT THE CAMERA
That was manly. I like the at ude.
Yeah, that dunk alone makes him my favorite. Damn
it. Trade Vassell and future first round picks for Ivey. If they look and see that he’s a surefire star, why not? It’s like trading for Morant before Morant becomes Morant.
Would you trade the whole roster for Morant? So why wouldn’t you trade it for him when he’s a draft pick?
Purely a hypothetical question. Not even a huge fan of him.
I wouldn't even use Ja.
I would use Dwayne Wade.
He looks so much like him, but you're betting on goods that haven't ripened and don't know if the fruit is actually going to be good.
You have a good sense of it, but you just don't know.
Hard question.
I think I'd do it.
I wouldn't trade DJ because that defeats the purpose of building a team, but those two together...
Could be electric and something to really focus on building around.
I agree with Wade. I wasn’t looking for a real comp for Ivey. Just used Morant because he’s relevant right now and it’s easier to imagine.
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