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If Rob Dil averaged 3+ steals in college like Iverson did, I'll drop Sheppard for Dillingham for sure. And Iverson averaged 2 steals in NBA.
Dillingham reminds me of Iverson, he had Mutombo to cover his shortcomings in defense. So that could work with Wemby.
If Rob Dil averaged 3+ steals in college like Iverson did, I'll drop Sheppard for Dillingham for sure. And Iverson averaged 2 steals in NBA.
We gotta draft a player that has potential to grow and duel with wemby for the next several years.
Think its gonna have to either riscasher or playmakers in topic,Dilly or sheppard.Not sure who would
be the best choice to partner up with wemby,But gm and scouts better get it right this draft.
It's Buzelis. I don't think Risacher grows much from what he already is.
Tough thing about comparisons is that someone is thinking about one aspect of the player's game, then another person talks about a completely different one. I'm sure they were talking about offensively. However, AI was known for being a big ballhawker constantly getting out of position to try for steals.
Incidentally, hadn't looked at Iverson's college stats in forever. What different eras. Iverson shot 7.8 threes per 40 minutes and only hit .366. Dillingham also takes 7.8 threes per 40 minutes and right now hits .434.
(Iverson also was surprisingly bad from the line, although he got there a lot. He shot .683 from the free throw line.)
Iverson came out after his sop re year. Nowadays he'd be considered spoiled goods.
Buzelis has such a low floor because of his shooting though. Would be hard to stomach taking with say a top 3 pick even in a weak draft.
Everyone on here seems scared. If you are afraid you are going to whiff, just trade out of this draft for a nice role player. There’s no guarantees in the draft, especially this draft. Probably the two best prospects are Sarr and Cody and guys on here are convinced they are bad picks lol. Gonna talk themselves into reaching for the next Anthony Bennett for sure.
Please no Ignite players please
The reality that Wemby can cover for poor defensive teammates shouldn't mean him doing so is Plan A. Extra energy Wemby spends on defense comes at the expense of his offense or contributes to fatigue, which means minutes and games played. Wemby will get a lot better, including on defense, but we're seeing what Wemby on a bad defensive team looks like already. You can't just export defense in the modern NBA just like you can't export spacing. It's the responsibility of every player on the court. That doesn't mean you can't bring in a guy who has some short-comings in that area. It does mean that you start pigeon-holing a team once you start locking in guys who need to be covered for by their teammates. Once you're talking about a lineup that has Trae as a poor defender, Vassell as a disappointing defender and Sochan as an inexperienced defender who might be a bit smaller than you'd like, you put Wemby into a position where he might have one other guy out there who could help, and that guy might not be premium at his position.
Didn't Mr. Body say last year players from the g league Ignite team were bad, that's why he didn't like Scoot.
No I said Ignite isn't a good development site for young players. Even Adam Silver agrees with me now.
Sarr is better than David Robinson was at 18.
I'm just trying to say that AI was never a negative on defense. He has as much defensive win share as Ryan Dunn and 3x of that of Rob Dil.
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Well, I think Sarr is #1 prospect. We shouldn’t overthink it. That’s how you up with Jimmy Freddette. This team is so badly in need of talent take best available prospect please. I’m absolutely convinced he will become a good shooter and would create one of the best defenses in the league with Wemby.
Dude, this "draft the center that can't shoot to pair with Wemby" take is not as bad as your "trade our top 3 pick for Giddey" one, but it's close, tbh.
Giddey is Australian, Sarr plays in Australia. You don't happen to be Australian, don't you?
Has nothing to do with Australia. I’ve never been there and I live on the other side of the world haha. Sarr isn’t even Australia, he’s French, but then maybe we shouldn’t draft a Frenchman? I heard they weren’t aren’t very promising players, those internationals, you know.Dude, this "draft the center that can't shoot to pair with Wemby" take is not as bad as your "trade our top 3 pick for Giddey" one, but it's close, tbh.
Giddey is Australian, Sarr plays in Australia. You don't happen to be Australian, don't you?
And his stats aren’t as bad as you claim, in 17 minutes a game (24 game sample size) he shoots 2 threes a game and is making. 30%. The percentage itself is not the be all, for example Wemby was shooting lower than that earlier in the season. I think his shot look good. It’s not broken or anything at all. He will probably be league average his first year, it’s not like they have to rebuild him from scratch like Sochan.
i personally just think he has the most potential and Wemby would love another big to share the load with him. All of the others are even more flawed I’m afraid. This could be the worse draft in a while. It’s super risky to draft for fit when there might not be a needle mover in the bunch. Sarr has the potential to be the David Robinson to Wemby’s Duncan. Honestly though if you’ve seen him you know he’s gonna be the next huge guy like Wemby and Chet that can play really well as a wing. He can block a shot, dribble the distance and dunk it very smoothly This is the direction the league is going. Why not embrace the future?
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There hasn't been a Kawhi on steroids since he entered the league. I doubt anybody in this draft is the future best perimeter defender of all time.Ryan Dunn. Defensively he’s Kawhi on steroids. He’s not projected to be a lottery pick, so that’s why I’d trade the Raptors pick to move back for both of NY’s late firsts
But this is 2024, two bigs lineup don't really work (it will be even more evident when the Wolves get exposed in the playoffs). We have seen at the beggining of the season how playing with another bigman took away from Victor's game. I really think pairing Wemby with another big is the worst possible fit for him.
I agree it's a ty draft, but the safest bet with that top 3 pick is clearly Risacher. He plays the position that is the weakest in the starting lineup right now (SF) and provides a skill that we're desperately lacking (shooting). Add to that that some scouts think that he projects as a good defender, and he's easily the safest pick for us. Bruno said that his floor is Batum, I would more than welcome a young Batum on this team, tbh.
im just not in love with Risacher. I try to imagine him in the nba and I see a very average player. He doesn’t seem to have much athleticism and to me he just has role player written all over him.
Sarr on the other hand looks like the real deal, big who can play wing like Wemby and Chet, who can do all the things a wing can do, defend the perimeter, shoot 3s, shoot jumpers, attack the basket, but is 7’1” and can average 3 blocks a game. I just don’t see anyone better, definitely not Risacher.
watching Dunn play he looks like a small ball center who can switch on defense. offensively he kinda of just sits in the dunker spots or scores on cuts/transition
im sure the guy will stick in the nba as a bench player because of his defense and physicality, but im not really seeing the vision of him being a good starter. his offensive skill set is kind of like Tony Allen but with even worse shooting and worse ball-handling.
i think maybe he could stick as a 4 if playing alongside a stretch 5, where his lack of shooting can be masked a bit by inverting roles on offense
Oh because Bruno said so it must be true. Why the are we listening to what Bruno says?
You're an awesome poster.
But don't listen to what I say, I know jack .
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Of course because he will be the one 20 year old on the planet that does not improve as he gets older in the NBA.
Sometimes players are just who they are. Risacher just doesn't seem to have a platform to do much more than shoot threes and hopefully play good defense. I mean, that's an awesome template and needed, but I balk at a top pick for that sort of thing.
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