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Size/Athleticism alone isn't enough. The shooting is enticing , I'll give you that, but I think the lack of passing feel is indicative of a lack of overall feel in general. Why isn't he a monster at the rim with his size/athleticism? Why does he settle for jumpers so much? Shouldn't he be...

Then again, there are high potential, super young prospects that I do like. Like I said, I just don't believe in what Ace brings to the table.

To me, his floor is much lower. The passing does not look good and if his shooting is only average vs. great I don't know what positive value he will bring. He is a big ball of physical talent and potential but he needs to work on a ton of stuff. I am sure he will develop somewhat in the NBA...

I don't believe he will work out and I didn't want to be disingenuous and put him at somewhere like 8 or 10 if I don't trust the skillset. In essence, I am not interested in taking the bet on him.

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Haha, its boring if everyone's board is the same so I went more with my gut. Even the experts get it wrong, surely I can do better then those guys.

Is everyone throwin down their boards? There are a bunch of guys I haven't watched but from the ones I have watched at least a little bit of: 1.) Flagg 2.) Harper 3.) Queen 4.) Tre 5.) Essengue 6.) Beringer 7.) Clayton Jr. 8.) VJ 9.) Jakucionis 10.) Clifford 11.) Kon 12.) CMB 13.) Bryant 14.)...

This argument would work if the Jazz were negotiating with Walker himself but he has an agent that negotiates for him and agents are all about squeezing out every last dollar because that's their job.

Think my bottom line would be 25. I would lean towards 20 but I don't think that gets the deal done. I would say 30 and above holds some amount of risk if Walker doesn't progress or even regresses. Wouldn't want to tie up big cap to a defensive specialist type even if the defense is great. Then...

What are everyone's thoughts on ranking younger guards like Fears or Traore vs. older, more put together guards like Walter Clayton Jr. or Nique Clifford? I have trouble on how to rack and stack these guards who are clearly on different parts of their development curve. Is it truly better to bet...

Video is split up into sections: 0:14 Shot Attempts 34:26 Rebounds 55:15 Defense Back half of the video looks to be all defense. Someone can correct if I missed a section or 2. His offensive footwork looks good (if a bit awkward on occasion) even if the finish is sometimes suspect. I like...

I am a big fan of Beringer. He is very mobile for a 6'11" guy, looks great defensively, has shown slight flashes of offensive skill, and he is relatively new to basketball. There is some big time potential with this guy. For those interested in his basketball history...

I'm not sure if this has been discussed but if the pick drops to #4 or #5, would Queen be a consideration? The offensive hub potential would be hard to pass up even if there are some deficiencies to his game. Guys like Ace and VJ seem to be more complementary players, but I might be...