Their wingspans are the same size.
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Their wingspans are the same size.
Whoah! Really? MCW's look really long, may be cos he's skinny.
I think I've said this before, but I'm a fan of Olynyk out of Gonzaga. He's super mobile, has touch inside and outside, and can put the ball on the floor for a 7-foot player. I think the combination of him and Kanter as mobile multi-talented 7-footers would be too much for opposing teams to guard. Of course Favors is the defensive anchor, but he still hasn't shown much ability to mix it up offensively, use the dribble and use mobility on offense. Olynyk would be the perfect big off the bench. He could bulk up just a bit, work on his lower-body strength and really be a player.
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A-Train (old)
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What is different about Damian Lillard and Nate Wolters? Lillard went to Weber St. and Wolters goes to South Dakota St. both small mid-major conferences. Weber St. didn't have a quality win all year when Lillard went there and couldn't lead his team to the NCAA Tournament. South Dakota St. beat #15 New Mexico this year that is their quality win plus Wolters had led them to two-straight NCAA Tournaments which are the only two in school history. Lillard is 6'3 190 lbs, while Wolters is 6'4 193 lbs and Wolters has better averages in every category except PPG (Lillard 24.5, Wolters 22.7) and 3P% (Lillard 41%, Wolters 39%). Both are definitely point guards and both are prolific scorers, while Wolters averaged about 1.5 more APG and 0.5 more RPG in college than Lillard did. If South Dakota St. upsets a team in the tournament or Wolters has a huge game and they barely lose, I would use the GSW pick on Wolters.
A-Train (old)
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Olynyk is averaging 17.5 PPG on 65% from the field and he has the highest PER in all of college basketball at 35.2.
Well your current heartthrob in Wolters shot 39% from the field, had 2.9 assist to 2.1 TO's in a ****ty *** conference his freshman year. Now he is a natural PG who everyone is popping a boner over.
Smart will be bigger and more physical than pretty much every NBA PG not named Deron Williams.
Guys, remember when we were all popping boners over Scott Machado?
A-Train (old)
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Damian Lillard shot 43% from the field, had 2.9 assists to 2.3 TO's in a horrible conference his freshman year. Now he is a natural PG who is going to be the Rookie of the Year in the NBA.
larryselbows
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lol
larryselbows
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Wolter's looks like a horrible pick. Hopefully we dodge that bullet.
What I'm looking at is his mobility, shooting touch and offensive versatility. I can't think of many 7-foot players who can do what he does--except Dirk Nowtizki (inside the 3-pt line). Plus, Olynyk plays some defense and works hard. He needs to get stronger and gain confidence on the boards, but he can develop those abilities as a pro, given that he's only 21.
A 7-footer with a 15 - 18 ft. jump shot can almost always get a decent percentage shot off, making him a good 3rd or 4th option on offense similar to the way the Jazz used Okur.
I think that would be an exaggeration. Machado put up big assist numbers, but he could never do half the things Wolters can do. Machado is a little guy who plays fast and passes off.
A-Train (old)
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Olynyk is doing all of this while playing on a 31-2 Gonzaga team who is arguably going to be the #1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.
larryselbows
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Can Wolter's physically make it in the NBA?
A-Train (old)
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Based on what?
larryselbows
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He just looks like he couldn't hack it physically.
Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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PKM, how does this pg draft class stack up to the pg draft class where we drafted Maynor a few years back?