We also need worthy high usage players with our hyper-efficient front court.
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I think both Bufkin and JHS are gone by 16. I think Cason is the most likely guard at 16 and if he's there at 16 it might be due to medicals.
I think being a midrange hater is dated. The midrange game is back and it's hyper important to have guys who can get and hit those shots in the playoffs.
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It’s the worst shot in basketball unless you’re elite at it. Actually elite. He’s not elite at it and he’s not going to be elite at it.
I know. Everyone else must love them for them to be that high.
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I think there is a lot to rebounding… similar to passing it requires reading what is going on all over the court and making fast decisions. Athleticism and size are obviously factors but also commitment to winning plays. Steals and high rebound rates are typically the most reliable statistical markers.
Who are shooting those shots at any significant rate that aren’t 1st or 2nd options?
You’re doing the Teflon thing again.
I think rebounding is just a good indicator for how engaged you are. Sometimes they can be kind of inflated in a Westbrooky sense where your team is letting you get those X amount of uncontested rebounds per game so you can lead breaks, but that still takes a high level of engagement.
And I think Podz is an engaged defender, he's just slow as **** laterally and can't make multiple defensive moves. If he has to close out and shuffle his feet, he's getting burnt more times than not. Combine that with poor length and he's going to be a target. His smarts can help him survive off ball, but he's going to be a target
I think there is a decent chance the guy we draft this year could be that guy for us. It's a skill I would like to have on the team and is worth developing and not ignoring like the Quin era did.
I don't have a super high interest in doing the highly optimized math offense again.
Probably. There's just 100x the amount of draft content now compared to back then. Back then it was like DX and Chad Ford and not much else.
Then that’s a shot a prospect should work on once they’ve bagged their more NBA-relevant/fundamental shot like the 3.
I can totally see the utility of him as a high-level glue guy, but what he’s practicing is not what is asked of that role nor should it.
Any team that is featuring Walker as a creator and off-the-dribble midrange scorer is gonna have pole position for the top of the ‘24 draft.
Maybe this goes in the hot takes thread but I don’t think he’s comfortable shooting from 3 even at standstill which is why he’s showcasing this weird workout. But I don’t think that’s a hot take.
One of the guys threw out comps of Gordon and Derrick Williams. The other said a blend of Miles Bridges, Jaylen Brown, and RJ Barrett. Said he isn't quite Stanley Johnson/Isaac Okoro, but could be closer than people think if he goes to a bad fit.
That's true, but thread lengths here rarely correlate with information. It's usually who can have really drawn out arguments. But maybe things are changing.
Ehh, again I'd disagree. If we got Walker I would want him developing his midrange game. I think k he's showing that stuff in workouts because it's a strength and will make people use their imaginations more. When you see a guy his size with his handle and the ability to pull up it should excite you, and you combine that with his passing upside, all the tools are there.
Cam is the ideal, or at least he can become the idea fit. Lauri is better off the ball on both ends. We need a ball in hand scorer and a primary wing defender.
Beyond fit I just think his speed+power combo is elite. He's not a perfect prospect, but as with Anthony Edwards sometimes you've got to stop nitpicking and realize talent right in front of you. Same is being said for Twins, I suppose, but Cam is much younger and did not play in an AAU tournament.
And unlike the twins, he can obviously shoot a basketball which - as it turns out - is the most important single skill in basketball.
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I realized I said rebounding is "overrated" when I meant to say underrated, I need some coffee lol. You're right though. Sometimes you need to keep it simple. Doing a lot of **** = good. It's easy to get lost in the measurements and testing.
I’m not as confident in him being a high level shooter as you are. His best ability scoring the ball is drives and finishing at the rim.