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Much like Primo (and Lonnie before him), Ivey has the look and body language of a star. Would not be opposed to a 1-2-3 punch of Murray/Ivey/Primo and surround those three with a Toni Kukoc forward and a garbage man center.
ing Pacers need to win a game. On a related note, Houston is in a close game with SAC. Hopefully they can win that and get the Spurs closer to a top-three slot.
Much like Primo (and Lonnie before him), Ivey has the look and body language of a star. Would not be opposed to a 1-2-3 punch of Murray/Ivey/Primo and surround those three with a Toni Kukoc forward and a garbage man center.
One of the reason I like Ivey is that I think he would work great with Murray it gives them a great one two punch. Both can handle the fast breaks and on defense Murray can handle guarding SG while Ivey can lock down the PG. Also, I like Ivey 3 ball potential and he is just a dog he gets after it and we desperately need more players with this type of DNA.
Man if Shaedon Sharpe decides to come out early it’s going to have a big impact on draft from 4 to 11.
Paolo standing around and begging for the ball in the mid post for multiple possessions today was NOT a good look. Spurs don’t usually go for those types of players.
Going up my board
Chet Holmgreen - , if the Spurs see something there and he can form a 1-2 punch with Murray. Go for it. His body is alarming, but whatever. The advanced metrics look good.
Tari Eason - I was worried he was too much like KBD, but he’s a little more fluid than him and it doesn’t hurt to go for more players with length. He’s a little like Nephew in that he’s not flashy or super athletic, but the handles are there to give him upside on offense.
going down:
Paolo Banchero - for reasons stated above
Kendall Brown - people actually like this guy? Come on. 2 points. 5 points. 4 points. In the last three games. Do we need another non scorer?
i haven’t checked before responding but your above statement is false. Especially when you look at the university of Kentucky. Bam and Booker both were role players on those Kentucky teams.
Uhh it’s easy to say that after the fact. But my whole premise is that they weren’t sure thing prospects, not that there’s no chance for them to become stars. Bam and Book were not sure fire stars coming out of the draft. Especially Bam.
Jaden Ivey is really athletic and has alpha scorer mentality. A rare talent to come out of Purdue.
Banchero, Ivey, Smith, and Baldwin Jr are the only potential franchise players in this draft imo, so its imperative the Spurs get themselves a top four pick.
Sometimes we need to see other things than just the numbers, imo Brown ( who's not that good the past few games) is totally hidden by baylor's system, i said that after watching some of their games. He got some legit tools, i'll consider him late lottery.
For Banchero, i agree about the style of play, he's a post player who needs touches but he can shoot, he's a good passer, not a bad defender so i still have him high. You said the spurs don't need non-scorer, i also think they need some scoring and paolo could be a very good option in that way.
I would also include Shaedon Sharpe if he comes out as most mocks have him a top 3 in 2023.
His last measurements I saw was Height: 6’6 with a 6’11 wing span?
Been a Chet fan since day one. I think he still has the most highest ceiling in the draft. I can see a bit of the KG comparisons defensively. Some of Durant offensively and some of Poku his floor. I have been falling in love with Jabari recently reading everyone’s scouting report’s on him. I would be happy with either as both will be franchise bigs.
Pokusevski is a terrible player. I can't think of wasting a high draft pick on a guy whose floor is that terrible.
Holmgren is nowhere near or comparable to Poku in term of Basketball skills imo.
The frame is concerning but the guy is very good. Will change the defense.
Oh, I misunderstood what your premise was then. I agree that neither Bam or Booker were sure fire stars coming into the draft.
honestly though the draft is a crap shoot and I know you understand that. I just hope we get a quality player
His body is concerning and raises question for me about whether his D will translate to the NBA, but his handle and fluidity on offense is pretty amazing for a guy that tall. Had some early early KD flashbacks.
Will be interesting to see how Pop (if he is still coaching) decides the development path of what is likely a top 5 pick.
If we were kucky enough to come away with someone like Smith there is no reason for him to be playing behind anyone on this roster from day one.
I really think the concerns with him are mostly his body, about the defense i agree about the low post but not totally, he still can block shots and for the perimeter he shows that he can slide on smaller players.
Defense starts at 4 min mark
Jabari Smith’s closest matches: Rudy Gay, Patrick Williams, Kyle Kuzma, Brandon Ingram. Stats back it up— Jabari prefers contested mid range 2’s and shoots them average-to-poor, just like these guys.
Not the type of guys I think you could win with with them as your #1 or #2 guy. Waste of a top 5 pick, IMO.
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You see him as a 3/4 ? i see him more as a 4/5. I will compare him to Jaren Jackson jr ( better shooter but weaker shotblocker).
Full time 4. A 3 for (very) short stretches. Doesn’t have the body for a 5 unless the team he’s playing against is playing small.
Agreed, he's a full time 4 for me. Reminds me a lot of JJJ.
IMO, Jabari is an okay pick if you think everyone else in that range doesn’t have impressive upside.
i think this is all moot point anyway since I don’t think he’ll be a real target since he doesn’t appear to have your typical Spurs qualities: team-first, professional, humble, intelligence or curiosity. This guy sounds dumb as bricks.
You may be right but at some point we need to loosen this criteria in the pursuit of talent. Some of those wualities you mentioned above come with maturity and can be bred. Pure talent can’t.
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