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Elizah Huge said:
I would prefer to do that as well of course just wondering where the limit is for people here. For the record I would do the deal I outlined just because I think we should go get our guy assuming he is our guy.
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Interesting, my point was that I would be willing to give up a better asset to move up. I assume that the future first would be more valuable than 16 because it has a higher potential upside, but maybe that’s not how teams would consider it
 
Bilal has shown he can be a high level role player as an 18 year old.


Whitmore was a 1 dimensional athlete on a bad team. I think he much more raw than Bilal.


Whitmore has more potential due to the scoring upside being massive, but Bilal has the higher floor because of the 3&D attributes
 
Elizah Huge said:
I would prefer to do that as well of course just wondering where the limit is for people here. For the record I would do the deal I outlined just because I think we should go get our guy assuming he is our guy.
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My only concern with Whitmore is he might be a crazy chucker. Like just a total, absolute gunner that is kind of a dick or something.

That is an extreme outcome, but then I’m not sure why he went to Villanova and not OTE/G-League/some junk team overseas. That is the only thing I would be concerned with. He easily has the strongest collective indicators outside the top-3 and the most-likely of that group to be the 2nd best player in this draft.

Like, if he pops he is a wrecking ball. Even with his existing weaknesses.
 
Big Board Based Solely off Potential:
  1. Wemby
  2. Amen
  3. Ausar
  4. GG
  5. Whitmore
  6. Walker
  7. Miller
  8. Whitehead
  9. Lively
  10. Black
  11. JHS
  12. George
  13. Coulibaly
  14. Howard
  15. Lewis
  16. NSJ
  17. Bufkin
  18. Hendricks
  19. JaqueZ
  20. Wallace
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Bilal has shown he can be a high level role player as an 18 year old.

Whitmore was a 1 dimensional athlete on a bad team. I think he much more raw than Bilal.

Whitmore has more potential due to the scoring upside being massive, but Bilal has the higher floor because of the 3&D attributes
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Bilal can’t shoot though. He went 1/15 off dribble-pull ups this season. He went 1/14 from mid-range overall this season. He shot 5/21 from 3 in the playoffs. He shot 59.5% from free-throw this year.

Just screams massive bust potential to me.
 
Elizah Huge said:
Bilal can’t shoot though. He went 1/15 off dribble-pull ups. He went 1/14 from mid-range overall. He shot 5/21 from 3 in the playoffs. He shot 59.5% from free-throw this year.

Just screams massive bust potential to me.
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Whitmore was also bad off the dribble.
 
Elizah Huge said:
That is correct but Whitmore at least has an elite offensive skill. He was the best in all of college basketball in points per drive. He is an elite finisher at the rim as well.
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Yeah, and Bilal is a high level off ball cutter and can actually pass without stalling the offense.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Yeah, and Bilal is a high level off ball cutter and can actually pass without stalling the offense.
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If Bilal struggled this bad with all of the defensive attention Wemby took away from him I don’t feel very good about his long-term prospects. I just don’t see it at all. He’s young and has insane measurables and people get all excited with that I get it.
 
Elizah Huge said:
If Bilal struggled this bad with all of the defensive attention Wemby took away from him I don’t feel very good about his long-term prospects. I just don’t see it at all. He’s young and has insane measurables and people get all excited with that I get it.
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He had some great games in the playoffs and played better than expected
 
underdog said:
I think Black could go as high as 5th or 6th. And he’s still my favorite. Ex-Jazz assistant coach Gordie Chies summed him up. “Yeah, Penny Hardaway,” he said, comparing Black (or what he thinks he‘ll develop into) to Hardaway. “He (Black) is tall. He’s good. I like him. I like his game. He’s a tall point guard. He’s instinctive. He knows what he’s doing. When he penetrates, he thinks pass right now. He’s bouncing in transition. Also, he can steal the ball. Also, what he does—he’s a defensive player. He’s got quick hands. When someone drives to the middle of the floor, he can pick their pocket.”
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He isn't even remotely close to Penny Hardaway in style of play.
 
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