That's good to know. Thanks.
I remember Dork on Draft suggested he was slow footed against Hendricks, but in the Adam Spinella YouTube breakdown, Walker appears to be able to stay with lots of smaller guards, so I’m still figuring out his defensive potential. So far, I like what I see.
He does have some tools, but NCAA guards aren't NBA guards. His wingspan is reportedly like 7'2" or 7'3". Kyle Anderson gets by with that even though he has limited mobility.
I just like Hendricks better because he's a far better shooter and likely a better defender at the next level when you add in his shot blocking. Walker shot 35%, which isn't bad, but it was on low attempts, and his FTs are 67%, which is a weak shooting signal.
I don't see his feet as heavy at all... I think if he doesn't watch his weight it could be, but right now he looks light on his feet to me. I think D will be his meal ticket and his upside will be determined by his offensive growth.
They need to improve on both sides.
Walker vs Hendricks. I like both. Hendricks definitely the better shooter. Hendricks best defensive tool appears to be shot blocking, but Walker is solid too. It feels like Walker gets more on ball blocks and Hendricks has lots of weak side blocks. Walker seems more dogged and compe ive, which is probably the most important part if defense, so I give the edge to Walker for now.
As for Walker guarding college point guards, yeah they aren’t NBA players but seems hard to hold that against him if he shows the ability to guard them.
if Hendricks's playmaking skills were just more polished, he'd be perfect. but that'd be some awesome length on the front court if you paired him with Sochan.
I'm on Hendricks corner. I think Walker's shorter, stockier frame will make him more of an undersized 4/5 tweener than a modern combo forward, which Hendricks is more like. Also he's taller, younger, faster, a good shooter from 3, I think his game will translate better and he's got more untapped potential and is the better long term bet. If we land at 6/7 and Cam Whitmore is gone, he's my #1 option.
He's not slow footed, but he isn't a ballerina either... watching him live I didn't quite get the same feeling as in highlights. Same for Cason Wallace, who many link to Jrue Holiday and I saw him get beat often at the college level. I trust my eyes more than the YouTube hype, that has Nick Smith and GG Jackson pegged as lottery picks. The clips are useful, but more for the actual content than the conclusions drawn, which are likely quite biased (and, I suspect, a good source of revenue, if you know what I mean...).
Totally fair take. I suppose I’m trying to figure out Hendricks’ personality/motivation/demeanor. Hendricks’ physical profile and shooting definitely bodes well but does he have the mentality to be an ultra compe or? I trust Walker that he plays like junkyard dog. Anyway, just speculating.
one of the knocks on hendricks is that he lacks aggressiveness but not sure if that's a product of something outside of his demeanor.
He went from #59 of ESPN's HS class of 2022 to being a concensus top 10 mock this year, so, yeah, I think he's a worker. No one even saw him as a one and done candidate before this season. He picked a mid major where he knew he would get a lot of burn, betting on himself and winning.
Just look at those rankings. Man does ESPN do a job. Why do they even bother?
https://www.espn.com/college-sports/...022/order/true
Do you want Malik Rose to be this year's lottery pick.
Pretty spot on I think both are really good and depending on where we fall would definitely consider them at pick 4 or latter if we get bad draw. Out of the two I would give the defensive edge o Walker he seems to really love playing defense and can really move his feet quite impressive for a guy his size. Don't get me wrong Hendricks can also play defense but i am picking him because of his outside shooting- Before the 3 ball definitely Walker but now you definitely need people who can shoot and he is very good at that and provides some shot blocking and can also guard multiple positions
Simplistic take. Are you advocating for Hendricks? If so, why? There’s nothing wrong with being compe ive. It’s basically what separates potential from success.
Hendricks’ shooting is a great skill at a good volume. And he’s athletic obviously. Those are good things. The hope is he develops into more than a role player, but that concern is there for Walker as well. It’s not a perfect scenario if we fall in the draft—we’ll likely be contemplating role players unless you roll the dice on Keyonte George or some other undersized scorer.
This is homer-ism/myopia at its finest/worst.
Virtually the entire league has significant absences regularly now, for one reason or another.
Even when they had close to or a full complement, they still sucked offensively because they lacked every ingredient necessary for a successful one.
To be honest it is a roll of the dice just hope we pick the right guy
A lot of it is AAU/shoe company politics. If you diss their guy, no access for you. That's why I put very little weight behind them. If you're a top 10 HS guy, but you the bed in college, I forget all about that top 10 ranking.
Of the four lottery domestic big forwards (Miller, Walker, Whitmore, Hendricks) none of them are consistently creative with the ball, either for themselves or others. Only two of them, Miller and Hendricks, show both a strong shooting signal and some defensive signals. Walker and Whitmore both show questionable shooting signals, but they show defensive upside in one way or another.
Worth noting that Whitmore shows no ability to create for his teammates whatsoever.
He does have the worst Asst/TO ratio of the four, it's a fraction,and that can sometimes be a bust sign. Patrick Williams was one like that, and I'm sure he wasn't what Chicago envisioned when they drafted him at #4.
Here's Tankathon's player page for Whitmore. They have stat plusses and minuses for each prospect, I think procedurally generated. Whitmore's are rough.
https://www.tankathon.com/players/cam-whitmore
So if we don’t draft Miller then there’s pretty much nobody else to care about. It’s Wemby or bust essentially
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