His 6 offensive rebounds is nice, but 4 TO’s though
Kon to the spurs with their earlier has been a trendy pick in mocks lately.
he's skilled offensively, sort of Reaves-ish. but his aspiration with the spurs seems to be backup 2, and im not sure thats so valuable that you take him top 10. i dont think he can defend well enough to survive as a starter, and i dont think he has the size/length to play anything but a 2. and i dont think the plan is to have him play ahead of castle, or to move castle to the 3.
I bet they’d be thrilled with Knips. My sense is that in addition to the shooting they want secondary playmaking/creation from the wings (that’s where Devin’s development stalled tbh). From what I’m reading it’s seems like Knips has those chops, and at least competes of defense.
I think he can play the 3, just depends on who the other big wing is. Theoretically if he's a good enough shooter to make Sochan playable in the starting lineup, or if your 4 can effectively guard big wings and forwards alike, then he can take the least threatening opposing 2/3/4 and have Castle/Sochan (or whomever) guard the other two guys. I don't think he's that athletic, but his strength and positioning would help him to at least not get completely abused.
Long term, I think if they ended up with him the plan would be for him to shift to the 2 next to Castle in the post-Fox era in 4-5 years since he's got good playmaking chops.
Im still not out on McNeeley either. he's quicker than Kon, and probably will measure out as a little taller/longer which gives me more hope he can survive defensively as a 3.
yes his 3pt% this year disappointed, but a lot of that was UConn asking him to be an on-ball scorer which isnt really his game and isnt what his NBA game is expected to be. heck, its a role than Kon would have been better at than him. but on catch and shoot 3's he shot 38% (pulled that from vecenie's mock on the athletic), he's made 86% of his FT's and his form is pure.
i think he's shown more than Kon as a movement catch and shoot player, which more fits our needs anyway. im not sure how much Kon ballhandling i really want with Wemby doing a lot of handling, and Fox/Castle in the backcourt
^ I’m still high of McNeeley as well for the reason you mention re being asked to do too much. I’d be thrilled with him at the second selection.
ugh... nets choking against the pacers. up 3 and fouled on a 3pt attempt
F Charlotte. NOW they play everyone, after resting like 3-4 starters against ATL, and they beat the Knicks.
Fleming is the best pick for the Spurs outside the top 4. Atleticism and a solid rebounder and can knock down the 3 point shot at a good percentage.
He isn't going to be there at 16 with the Atlanta pick.
I don’t know he got killed against UAB, Power Forward - Yale Lendeborg, who had 17 rebounds to go with 16pts VS. Fleming who had 2 rebounds to go with 6pts.
https://youtu.be/7QOABOiUuhE?si=zBmlcjMVUe99Y3eC
I just sped through and watched all the made/missed shots in the first half that Fleming was on the floor and he hardly got dominated by Lendeborg. They were barely matched up at all.
Fleming only played 18 minutes and was in foul trouble throughout. In the first half I watched he made a couple of nice plays on both ends, also had one boneheaded turnover, some lazy fouls, and was mostly invisible on offense.
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Bulls just beat Kings on the road. Doing the Spurs a solid.
Kings look like the Bulls of last year all they are missing is Vucevic (although Valanciunas does a pretty good impersonation). Derozan and Lavine are just flat out no impact no defense playing scorers in perrenial losers.
When you think about it the Kings really are the Bulls East of last year lol. Keegan Murray is pretty similar to Patrick Williams and Monk is similar to Colby White.
I suppose a healthy Sabonis was missing but even he is a better version of no defense playing Vucevic.
Funny stuff.
Wolf with 9pts 11rebs with 5 offensive, 2assists, 2blks, 1steal but 3TO’s in a win over UC San Diego in a low scoring game. It’s not sexy stats but he fills it up, including TO’s
I just wish Dorser can showcase more because I like him better than Queen, while Malauch can be high upside, high risk because he’s still very raw.
fleming gets fouls alot.Could be a low iq player.We dont need more of those.
Much to the dismay of my friend Dejounte, Vecenie says Knueppel is a bottom 5% athlete for a SG/SF. Still likes him for the Spurs in his mock though.
His athleticism is a lesser point of emphasis for me than him being a top 6 player in this draft. He would be one of the best fits there is on the Spurs and I disagree that he’d play SG, tbh. He’s a SF through and through
I would be shocked if Knuepple doesn't have a massive "drop" when June rolls around. A lot of times these beat reporters don't rank players where they really feel like they should go because they are afraid of being embarrassed by the reaction of fans/readers who tend to be susceptible to group think.
Nothing about Knuepple's profile makes me think he will be anything more than a bit role player, probably getting no more than 15 minutes per game on a good team.
The ceiling for players like Knueppel and McNeeley is Bojan Bogdanovic
20ppg scorer on 60% TS?
Where do I sign up for us to draft one of those wings?
prime Bogdanovic was a very good starter with decent enough defense to not be a liability. Neither one has borderline All-Star potential like Gordon Hayward, but prime Bogdanovic is a valuable rotation piece on a contender. Which is why I wouldn’t mind picking them in the right draft range
I have no real concerns about Kon's athleticism. He uses his strength well and moves around just fine. A guy like Jared Dudley had a very long career and could barely get around the court. It doesn't matter how athletic you are if you're out of position all the time.
He also has creation abilities, one of the key pluses. Unless we pop into the top three or four, we're not getting a star potential guy. I don't think there are many in this draft. Getting a dependable advanced role-player would be great.
Yeah, we can't expect more from a mid-lottery pick.
Having an elite 3pt wing who's not a liablity on defense is exactly what we need.
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