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Dude looks like he's saying "Too old" in that pic.
Dude looks like he's saying "Too old" in that pic.
It'd be nice to get the #1 pick because it would have great value for the trae Trade
wish I had the nunchuck skills or bow-hunting skills to merge that pic with this gif
B is my ideal (though I'd take a combination of A and B, something like Matas + Sheppard or Knecht
Unfortunately, I feel like we won't get the TOR pick this year (which I'm kind of okay with). Not because of the probabilities, but just a gut feeling based on draft Karma. The lottery gods continue to bless us, now it is time for us to pay our dues.
imagine having to look at that grill and manicured unibrow for 10 years
I like how the boom/bust potential are essentially athletes with little feel for the game. I haven't watched Holland, but that's my view of Collier -- keeps doing the same things over and over and sometimes he's very good at them.
I'm starting to feel that Dillingham is the same way. I really didn't like what I saw from Dillingham vs. Tennessee last game, when Sheppard blew up. Not that Dillingham played poorly, but how he played poorly.
I actually wonder if he has much feel for the game, which is papered over by the skills he does have. Stuff like calling for a screen and not even waiting for it to set before going. One dribble into the coffin corner on the press at the end and getting insta-double teamed. This is stuff to learn in high school or, frankly, should be obvious. If you call for a screen, why are you dribbling away from it before it's even there. Maybe he just didn't learn it? Doesn't understand it? But stuff like that keeps happening.
Anyway. The only quibble I have here is that Castle is not a bad fit. He may be the best fit of almost any of these players for the Spurs.
Mr. Body, you watch a lot of UK games for Dilly and Sheppard, but what has been your read on DJ Wagner? Likewise, Justin Edwards was getting talked about earlier in the season but now I see him mocked in the 2nd. Do you have any thoughts on those guys?
Et tu Brute?
does he? his takes are so vanilla I thought they were coming from either reddit or some upgraded nbaGPT
While I don't particularly enjoy when Mr. Body decides to tell everyone to kill themselves, I do find his prospect evaluations to be informative, as I do of the many perspectives this board offers on prospects. Seems to me that he does watch UK frequently, and I enjoy his takes from those games. No need to hate.
This group of mouthbreathers acting like they are qualified trying to discredit the 'expertise' of anyone else.
Please provide names for the people in the back.
This one in particular was so butthurt about feeling stupid he harangued me about not being better than anyone else until I pointed out to him I was not chagrined.
I only tell people to kill themselves when their takes are pointless and toxic, like when they just pop up to say how terrible some 20 year-old just played, when they're nowhere to be found when that player does well. These people are a drag on society and should be purged.
I'm also not a fan of a racist like Splits dropping the N-word. This site badly needs moderation.
Honestly, I don't really watch when Reed and Rob aren't in, but I don't have good feelings for Edwards or Wagner. Wagner especially seems to not have a high sense of when driving over and over into traffic isn't a great idea, getting swatted a lot. I'm not really sure why Calipari starts them, nor does the UK fanbase, it seems. Some actually think he promised them starting slots during recruitment.
The pla ude on Kentucky guards is they're always great in the NBA. The side-truth is that many of them never pan out at all, and I don't even mean the Brandon Bostons or Chris Livingstons who do go second round. He just scoops up a ton of guards every draft class and some are still the cream of the crop.
Edwards and Wagner, I just don't think are worth a look.
The one I'd have some interest in is Antonio Reeves, although he's older, and he's just a shooter.
Ivisic is a guy I'd definitely look at with a later pick.
It is not difficult to notice that Reed Sheppard has an immense feel for the game and for big moments. Plus the kid is an amazing shooter from distance - catch & shoot, in transition, off the dribble and even step backs. He has also got a great feel for disrupting passing lanes and uses great timing while doing that and also blocking shots at both the perimeter and at the rim (off short players). His playmaking is a bit rudimentary but he reads angles well and is always taking what the defense gives him. His advanced stats metrics are off the charts as well and he ranks clearly as the No 1 freshman in college basketball.
Now does all of this add upto his being selected at No 1. Thats a tough call because of his short stature and short wingspan. But he is a very capable PG defender and a good facilitator who is improving as a playmaker. What he is best at is shooting and help defense. In sum, Sheppard is going to be a Top 5 pick for sure if he keeps his production up for the rest of the college season. And in a draft where top end talent has been inconsistent so far, there is a good chance that someone will take a gamble on his production.
This site needs a new hosting and forum version update.
It takes approximately triple the time to make a post than it does on any other forum.
Just look for the pollyanna mixing of insults and compliments. generally speaking if you can end their post with "bless your/their heart" then you have found one. that and the desperate need to be seen as an authority and the insecurity on display if someone else might be seen as one.
Once you find the supply it is easy to suss out.
Realizing comps are troublesome, and He Who Shall Not Be Named was much stronger and played wing instead of guard, so... fewer rebounds per 36, more assists per 36... but guess who Stephon Castle comps a bit to, in between freshman Neph and sop re Neph in terms of counting stats and advanced stats?
https://www.tankathon.com/players/co...-kawhi-leonard
Yeah, but you wouldn't be here anymore then.
What have I said that is racist?
…When drafted in the first round. No, all UK guards don’t make it, but I can’t think of any school that produces any one position with such a high draft hit rate like UK does guards.
Newest 2 episodes of LOCKED ON HAWKS is a 2 parter on the draft with Ben Pfeiffer that is high on Collier and Dillingham as top 5 guys, much lower on Shepperd.
Pfeiffer was big on Zollins as a prospect, that's what I know him best for
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