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Only caught the 2nd half of the Duke game, but I was impressed with Winslow. He looked really hungry out there.

Really, Duke was an impressive team iimssm
 
LazyD said:
Only caught the 2nd half of the Duke game, but I was impressed with Winslow. He looked really hungry out there.

Really, Duke was an impressive team iimssm
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How did his offense look?

I've been watching him for nearly three years (RIP - PG_AB) and I have loved his athleticism, potential for D, but have been less than impressed with any offense. That's not a knock, btw, because all freshman have a but.
 
Winslow's shot actually looks pretty dang good. Nice form from the little I've seen. Pretty good at driving into the lane and finishing. Good enough handles for the fastbreak, but not great. Reminds me of Iggy in some ways.

It's early, but he's my favorite wing player so far. No homer.
 
Hantlers said:
Winslow's shot actually looks pretty dang good. Nice form from the little I've seen. Pretty good at driving into the lane and finishing. Good enough handles for the fastbreak, but not great. Reminds me of Iggy in some ways.

It's early, but he's my favorite wing player so far. No homer.
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Thanks. (sincerely)

I'll have to continue to watch (ugh)
 
I haven't actually seen him that much unfortunately, so don't take my word for it. Had to miss the MSU game bc it's wedding week lol.
 
PKM said:
How did his offense look?

I've been watching him for nearly three years (RIP - PG_AB) and I have loved his athleticism, potential for D, but have been less than impressed with any offense. That's not a knock, btw, because all freshman have a but.
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I didn't see him take many jumpshots. Probably your typical athletic freshman wing player in that department. He actually looked pretty crafty. Took advantage of a mismatch in the post (got dat NBA body), and had some decent moves going to the basket. I did feel like he was playing with fire some of the time when he drove to the hoop, but it worked out more than it didn't.
 
Also was quite impressed with the 17-year-old Ukrainian kid for KU whose name I'd butcher if I tried to spell it. I'll just call him Svi. Dude can ball
 
PKM said:
How did his offense look?

I've been watching him for nearly three years (RIP - PG_AB) and I have loved his athleticism, potential for D, but have been less than impressed with any offense. That's not a knock, btw, because all freshman have a but.
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A certain someone tweeted this about Winslow

Jonathan Givony @DraftExpress · 19. Nov.
Was wondering how long it'll take until people started mentioning Justise Winslow among the best players in the NCAA. Answer is 2 1/2 games.
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Jonathan Givony @DraftExpress · 19. Nov.
Justise Winslow, a 6-7 18-year old who changes hands, speeds & directions w/the ball in the half-court & gets to the rim. That's not normal.
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He also wrote this about Oubre, who many have very high here on the board...

Jonathan Givony
‏@DraftExpress
I think Kelly Oubre tried harder on defense in some of the high school all-star game practices I watched than he is tonight. Major target...
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LazyD said:
Also was quite impressed with the 17-year-old Ukrainian kid for KU whose name I'd butcher if I tried to spell it. I'll just call him Svi. Dude can ball
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Can't wait for a Kansas weekend game that doesn't start so late over here. I liked Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk a lot(I hope I spelled that right, but even if I didn't I'm sure 99% of the NBA announcer will be considerably worse at it, they still can't pronounce Adetokunbo. THat's not even tongue twisting once you know the Greek spelling has nothing to do with how it's pronounced and that prolly someone illiterate did at their immigration office)
 
Towns looks bad... if he keeps up this level he might slip to us. Hell if he keeps playing like that he might even stay in college for another year.
 
stitches said:
Towns looks bad... if he keeps up this level he might slip to us. Hell if he keeps playing like that he might even stay in college for another year.
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Karl Towns' athleticism has struck me as being in the Greg Monroe tier. He does a lot of things well, especially for a guy his size, but I'm not sure he'll be dominant at the NBA level.
 
Okafor looks great on offense but somewhat underwhelming on defense. He also doesn't seem to have great athleticism.
 
stitches said:
According to Eurohoops.net Shane Kupperman and Bryson Graham of the Pelicans watched Vezenkov today(Kupperman is director of basketball operations for the Pelicans and Graham is a video coordinator and player development coach). Vezenkov finished with team high 16pts(6/10FG, 3/4 3PFG), as well as 4rbs and 2 ast in a win 83:80. In his previous game he had double-double 13 and 12. His team Aris is currently leading the league along with Panathinaikos without a loss. Vezenkov is averaging 15.5 and 8 and shooting 60% from 3 for the season so far.
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Weekly update on Vezenkov. He played another 2 great games in the Greek last two weeks:

vs Koroibos
23 points(8/15 FG, 2/5 3p FG, 5/8 FT), 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block

vs Kolossos Rhodes
21 points(8/11 FG, 3/5 FG, 2/4 FT), 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal

He's averaging: 17.5ppg (62%FG, 58% 3P FG, 67%FT), 9.3rpg, 1.5 assists.
 
stitches said:
Towns looks bad... if he keeps up this level he might slip to us. Hell if he keeps playing like that he might even stay in college for another year.
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4th game as a freshman.. he played way better against KU. He wasnt feeling it so he only took 4 shots for 4 points. 5 blocks.
 
Okay....I may get blasted for this, but hear me out....

Is there a player near the top of this draft that would be worth trading Favors for this spring?

The assumptions are:

a) Gobert is looking like our center of the future.
b) Kanter is looking like a 20/10 player at PF next to Gobert.
c) Favors' trade value is probably the highest on the team given his current deal and his potential to create an instant impact defensively for a team that wants to move up to a higher tier. Hence, Favors could get us a top-5 pick in a trade, especially if the Jazz take back some salary. We could throw in Trey Burke for laughs.

Assuming you buy this logic, who in this draft *might* be worth making such a move for? The dude would have to be a stud 2-way player.

Winslow? Johnson? Hezonja? Porzingis?


Actually, let me rephrase this...

Who would you trade Favors for, draft prospect or existing player?
 
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Okay....I may get blasted for this, but hear me out....

Is there a player near the top of this draft that would be worth trading Favors for this spring?

The assumptions are:

a) Gobert is looking like our center of the future.
b) Kanter is looking like a 20/10 player at PF next to Gobert.
c) Favors' trade value is probably the highest on the team given his current deal and his potential to create an instant impact defensively for a team that wants to move up to a higher tier. Hence, Favors could get us a top-5 pick in a trade, especially if the Jazz take back some salary. We could throw in Trey Burke for laughs.

Assuming you buy this logic, who in this draft *might* be worth making such a move for? The dude would have to be a stud 2-way player.

Winslow? Johnson? Hezonja? Porzingis?


Actually, let me rephrase this...

Who would you trade Favors for, draft prospect or existing player?
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U r dumb.







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