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Dilly
I don't even think they're bigger. They're just rugged and way tougher. UK are prissy and weak.
Dilly
Two bombs and a nice assist
Castle had a subpar offensive showing.
Just needs to be subpar defensively too and he'll fit right in with Vassell and Branham.
Kentucky treating Dilly like he’s their Trae Young (first option down the stretch) but it hasn’t looked great
My brother in Christ, he was the only player who would or could do anything for Kentucky. Who else could get scores?
Once again confirms all my previous thoughts, maybe even more. I wouldn't take Sheppard in the top 10, even in this draft. He will hit shots for you, make deflections, but he's going to be a mess on the next level. He was absolutely nowhere to be found in the second half. I understand he's just a freshman, but he disappeared. Other than two games where he did very well, this has been the story. He had a great game last time out and the whole world freaked out and Kevin bleepin' O'Connor put him as freakin number 1.
He's too slow to blow by people, or even get close. He can't even get much separation even when he gets a screen. His sense of the court is good, but it doesn't matter if he can only sometimes do anything with it. On defense, he's actually pretty poor. He can't stay in front of anybody and if he gets screened, he's just executed. Kentucky had to try to ride Dillingham to victory, or even get it close, because he's all they have.
You can't have all. You choose, IQ or Talent?
Ags aren’t usually good offensively but Kentucky’s defense is so bad, it made them look like juggernauts. A&M, on the other hand, will make other teams work for their points.
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the more I watch the less I want
Why I'm 100% on board with trading this years pick and Toronto's not conveying until next year.
topic or dilly at pg....Any of topic,dilly,castle would be immediate upgrades over tre
Sheppard only tried to get in the lane 3 times that I saw, and each time, he did it effortlessly. He couldn't finish against length and passed out, but the passes demonstrated his court vision/awareness.
I'm not really disagreeing with your take here, though, just providing a little nuance in those situations. Those plays were effective, but ky didn't go back to it. I wonder if that was by design because they felt that not being able to finish at the rim would come back to bite them? Or did Sheppard just go away from it because he got intimidated in the lane? If he had a consistent floater (I know he hit one to put the dagger in Mississippi State) it seems like that would open things up.
This draft is looking weaker and weaker by the day tbh
This team is so bad, and this year's draft is so bad, that it's starting to push me into Team TankAgain25. I really don't want to be in this space, and I'm sure neither does Wemby.
Is this the weakest draft of all time? What i saw tonight, Dillingham and Sheppard shouldn't be rising
I'm not sure about all time, but definitely the weakest in the modern era coming into it..
Yeah I don’t know about Sheppard being a top 3 pick. I know he’s a great off ball defender and such but man he really struggled to defend Wade Taylor tonight one on one. I think he has major limitations for being a top 3 pick.
We can’t have another season of Tre Sochan and Champagnie, Victor is going to quit basketball …
I really really really hate this draft - Also if anyone thinks who ever we draft is going to make an instant impact is living in la la land....
Yeah, it's a pretty draft and really might be one of the worst ever. But I'm confident the Spurs can pull a good player with their own pick. Not sure about the Toronto pick. And there seems to be some good depth, so that 33 pick could be pretty good for us.
I shouldn't say Sheppard can't get into the lane. He has a nice drive with his right hand, especially when he backs up and goes into it. He's great in transition. I'm not sure I agree that his vision is that great when he drives and he doesn't do a whole lot when he gets in - although he can hit midrange shots.
It's just that Dillingham is far better as a creator, especially when the defense is setting in the endgame. There are so many games now where Dillingham puts everyone in his backpack and generates as much as he can. Tonight there were blown possessions and things that didn't work, but he hit shots, collapsed the defense, found shooters and guys under the basket. He's just much more effective. (And Sheppard is a great off-ball shooter, so benefits from Rob creating for him.)
To me (and not knowing Topic, etc.) he's still the most talented kid in the draft.
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