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What's gonna be funny is if Kon goes to Houston and we never see tiny, itty bitty Reed Sheppard again.
Be still my beating heart
Jaku is going to fall right to Houston and I hate it
Yeah imagine the Lakers passing on Kobe because they had Eddie Jones and Nick Van Exel.
Harper
Bryant
Condon
would be a nice realistic haul from natural selection positions
KOC mentioned that some people are calling Flagg the best prospect since Lebron and Givony quickly reminded him of Victor. KOC recovered with okay, best "college prospect" or "best non-international prospect". what a clown.
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That KOC mock draft overall was bizarre.
Fleming going #25? Sorber #28?
Damn, he mentions the three guys who I really think the spurs should take at #14: Carter / Essengue / Coward
Will any of them still be there at #14 at this point?
I'd hate being on the other side and seeing us get Harper.
But Kasparas would be a help for them. I hope they go for a Carter Bryant instead, who won't help them much, too much overlap.
it would have sucked if harper had been there for the Rockets. It would have made Green immediately dispensable.
Sorber's foot injury is a concern.
He still cannot jump and no one knows his vertical and lateral speed.
Still can’t find about his injury but the little I did have suggested it was a 6 month time frame so don’t even know if he will do any workouts?
Unlike a handful of folks in this forum, most of the mocks are not as high on these players. Fleming is consistently in the 20s (apparently there are some real feel issues with him). Sorber I've seen higher than 28, but mostly in the late teens/early 20s.
They need a PG in the worst way. I think they luck into Jaku or Fears. My hope is they overreach on Jase.
NGL... this "way too early" big board was pretty damn good for being a whole 18 months early
Here was my reaction after watching Powell live. Seems exactly what he is. Would love to sneak into a way to getting him.
And here was my live report on McNeely.Thanks for the shoutout heyheymymy!
Just got back from the MEM v UCONN game, got to put in a few hours of work before I head back out for the UNC game. I'll be courtside for tomorrow's round 2 game (most likely featuring UNC), but today was GA. Still had a great view.
Some thoughts from that game, as I had a keen eye on McNeely.
- Penny Hardaway and all his assistants wear Penny Hardaway Air Foamposite Ones. I found this amusing
- Dan Hurley seems built for the NCAA game. The way he is into every single play, all over the refs, teaching the kids, etc... you just don't see that in the pro game. I'm not sure this dude has a whole lot of interest in being anything other than UCONNs head coach for the foreseeable future.
- Both team's crowds were electric. Awesome stuff.
- On to McNeely:
- he hit two big threes to bring UCONN back in regulation, but honestly other than that was kind of invisible out there. On defense, has some lateral quickness that helps him be a compliant defender, but Memphis's athletes still turned the corner on him fairly easily
- three point stroke looks sweet though. really nice form, gets up and down with it quickly. he had one attempt right in front of me in the first half from the corner where he did a nice pump fake, one dribble to his right, got the shot up. Wasn't a make, but it looked like good form, good activity, good rotation.
- I think there are some tools there, and his length is nice, but unless he's going to be a 40%+ shooter right out of the gates, it might be a slow development path for him. It's not going to be like plugging Knecht into the NBA and watching him go. Right now, I'd say he doesn't really give you anything more than what we are getting from Champagnie, but this was only one game and the dude is still a freshman. Lots of room yet for him to grow and impress. That's just my one game thoughts. I went in hoping to really be wowed, because he's an archetype that really fits... but it was just kind of a "meh" performance. Until he hit those two 3s, he was easy to forget about.
- McNeely also committed a crucial over the back call which led to a Tech (on Hurley I think? It was on the opposite end of the court) which pretty much gave Memphis the win.
- TLDR version: If this was the only tape you watched of McNeely ahead of the draft, you wouldn't take him in the lottery. Thankfully for him, he'll have lots of other opportunities to shine.
- For UCONN, Tarris Reed Jr. was a BEAST. Don't know that this guy translates to the NBA other than a late SRP, third string C, but in this game he was awesome
- Memphis's athleticism was just too much for UCONN at times. There was a pretty decent stretch where Tyrese Hunter looked like an absolute star... and then they just wen away from him. PJ Haggerty and Colby Rogers both also have some swag. None of these guys have first round grades on them, but they each just have basketball swag. Could be an interesting flier for some team to take in the second round for a bench scorer sparkplug in the Cam Thomas like mold.
- Memphis's D was smothering. UCONN overcame that with some big shots, but it was a struggle for them. Was impressed with that, because I thought the knock on Penny's team when Jalen Duren was there was that they were undisciplined. That wasn't the case with them today.
Looking forward to seeing Drake Powell and Ian Jackson for UNC tonight. Tankathon currently has them mocked at #13 and #22.
Whatever happened to Alex Karaban? Is he going back to school for his Sr year? There was talk for awhile of people here liking him, but he always came across to me like a guy who just stands out because he's older than everyone else.
Karaban returned to UConn
That's where he belongs. I hope he gets big NIL money, because I don't see him as a viable professional basketball player, at least not in the United States.
I was the 1st to inform y’all about Cedric Coward over a month ago and I want to throw some more sleepers at y’all that I like. 1st up:
Brandon Walker- If Derik Queen had a fatter shorter older brother. 6’7 fat boy that moves feet well. Shot 38% from 3 on 1.5 attempts per game. Averaged 14 pts, 5 reb and 1.6 ast in only 20 minutes per game. 21 % assist rate. Not a very high level of compe ion at Montana State but on tape looks nimble and quick for his size. Shows some playmaking ability. Also showed ability to get to the free throw line. 5.4 attempts per game. Only shot 54.5% from the line though. Needs to work on his body listed at 260 lbs but shows some promise as an old school type power forward.
Another Sleeper
Melvin Council Jr. - a defensive demon that moves well with his quickness. Really nice handles. Has no problem getting to the paint. Averaged 14 pts, 5.4 reb, 4.1 ast, 2.1 stl.
Listed at 6’4 185 lbs. looks like he has super long arms.
To me he looks like he could be a point guard in the NBA so he would have really good size if you factor in his long arms. Moves like an NBA level athlete. Only shot 30% from 3 and 43% from the field but 82% from the line.
Sleeper # 3
Neoklis Avdalas: combine measurements 6’7 1/2 without shoes at combine. 8.8 ppg, 40.7 % 3-pt in 18 games this season. Dude is a bucket when he gets playing time. In Europe they are not to keen on playing young players so he gets 19.2 mpg but he shows scoring chops when he is out there. Quietly showed off decent athleticism at the combine. Has some wildness to his game. Very much like Manu in that he will make an unbelievable pass then an unbelievable turnover.
Sleeper 4
Grant Nelson: 6’10 without shoes and his quickness broke record at the combine with an astonishing 2.58 Shuttle run. Also checked in with a 10.51 second lane agility time. 3rd fastest at combine. Averaged 11.5 pts, 7.6 Reb as a super senior at Alabama last season. Shows he has high IQ on tape. Nothing special but I think he could be a solid bench big at the NBA level. A glue guy that still needs to develop a shot like most young players in this draft. Pretty solid all around player minus the shooting.
Alabama guy, huh ... Anything happen to "fall out" when he was making great time in his agility tests? Cause those Alabama kids, that tends to happen with them... J/S...
He says Cooper Flagg is the safest number 1 pick in ages (ages?). What does that mean? Did he forget who was drafted two years ago? Is he taking a shot at the Spurs there too? F that guy.
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