Following Potential 2018 Draftees

[LoPo]

And my grandpa walked 5 miles in the snow to school every day or some ****. No one cares about old people's exaggerations.

Well, your "grandpa" was a douchebag and that's no exaggeration.

If you are one of those people who don't believe Wilt was a college track athlete, long jumper, high jumper along with the most dominant single force in NBA history, you shouldn't be an NBA fan. Those stats are documented. They aren't just hearsay like his silly statement about sleeping with 20,000 women.

As a rookie, Wilt was the Rookie of the Year and MVP of the league scoring 37.6ppg and 27rpg. But I guess you are one of the ignorants who say it was against 6'6" white guys.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Anyone seeing a bit of a Luol Deng comp here?

 

[zyzz]

 

[SCS]

Who do you guys view as the best at creating their own shot out of these groups?

Group 1
Lonnie Walker
Donte Divencenzo
Kevin Huerter
Melvin Frazier

Group 2
Keita Bates Diop
Dzanan Musa
Chandler Hutchison
Jacob Evans

Group 3
Khyri Thomas
Elie Okobo
Anfernee Simons
Jerome Robinson

 

[Spaniard]

Anyone seeing a bit of a Luol Deng comp here?

Yeah that's a decent comp, slower 1st step. He's def more 4 than 3 as I see it.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Who do you guys view as the best at creating their own shot out of these groups?

Group 1
Lonnie Walker
Donte Divencenzo
Kevin Huerter
Melvin Frazier

Group 2
Keita Bates Diop
Dzanan Musa
Chandler Hutchison
Jacob Evans

Group 3
Khyri Thomas
Elie Okobo
Anfernee Simons
Jerome Robinson

Depends in part on what kind of shot, but assuming it's off the dribble and unassisted.

 

[zyzz]

Speaking of KBD, what's up with his free throw release? On a lot of his jumpers, he has a pretty fluid follow through and traditional "gooseneck" finish, but his free throws are super weird push shots or something.

Compare the jumpers in the highlight against Gonzaga a couple posts up to these free throws.

Fingers curled weirdly on the follow through and kind of a push shot


Same thing


Again


This one looks more normal

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Yeah that's a decent comp, slower 1st step. He's def more 4 than 3 as I see it.

Yeah, not as quick as Deng and more of a paint/post scorer. I don't remember Deng playing with his back to the basket much.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Speaking of KBD, what's up with his free throw release? On a lot of his jumpers, he has a pretty fluid follow through and traditional "gooseneck" finish, but his free throws are super weird push shots or something.

Compare the jumpers in the highlight against Gonzaga a couple posts up to these free throws.

Fingers curled weirdly on the follow through and kind of a push shot

Almost no legs in his FT stroke in these examples. He can fix that.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Who do you guys view as the best at creating their own shot out of these groups?

Group 1
Lonnie Walker
Donte Divencenzo
Kevin Huerter
Melvin Frazier

Group 2
Keita Bates Diop
Dzanan Musa
Chandler Hutchison
Jacob Evans

Group 3
Khyri Thomas
Elie Okobo
Anfernee Simons
Jerome Robinson

1. Walker
2. Musa
3. Okobo

 

[Bodhi]

I like Huerter well enough and would be fine with him at #21, but I don't think he's the level of shooter people are discussing, don't think he's in the same league as Klay/Korver type guys.

We are just going to ignore this, huh?

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

We are just going to ignore this, huh?

I'm not ignoring it. Huerter shot almost 42% on 3s at 5.5 attempts per game. He's got a great stroke and quick release out to 28 feet. He's not considered a great athlete by NBA standards, but he moves well, has good IQ and can do more than spot up. His offensive game isn't as versatile and multi-faceted as some other prospects in our range, and his defensive potential is passable at best due to his limited length, strength and quickness.

At the end of the day, maybe he's a bit of a specialist, but his specialty is knocking down 3s off the catch and off the bounce. It's a wanted skill. Apparently, he blew scouts away with his shooting at the Combine. He should do the other things well enough to stay on the floor.

 

[zyzz]

Handlogten's Heros rev up that hype train lol

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[Saint Cy of JFC]

I'm really confused as to why Jalen Brunson being your roommate alleviates any charter concerns (not that I have character concerns over tweets he made when he was 15).

Bigger concern: Are there women in Utah who will eat his ***? Are Mormon women into that freaky stuff?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

We are just going to ignore this, huh?

Huerter's release is definitely pretty. He has the size, balance, and quick release. It's hard to project anyone to be as great as a Korver tier shooter, but I think he has that potential.

 

[Jazz4ever]

This is a couple months old but Kevin Pelton has Huerter at 18 on his board.

 

[stitches]

Who do you guys view as the best at creating their own shot out of these groups?

Group 1
Lonnie Walker
Donte Divencenzo
Kevin Huerter
Melvin Frazier

Group 2
Keita Bates Diop
Dzanan Musa
Chandler Hutchison
Jacob Evans

Group 3
Khyri Thomas
Elie Okobo
Anfernee Simons
Jerome Robinson

Simons but I haven't seen much of Robinson. Walker and Musa are easier picks from their respective groups IMO.

 

[zyzz]

I'm really confused as to why Jalen Brunson being your roommate alleviates any charter concerns (not that I have character concerns over tweets he made when he was 15).

Bigger concern: Are there women in Utah who will eat his ***? Are Mormon women into that freaky stuff?

I guess Brunson is such a high character guy that he wouldn't have chosen Donte as a roommate if he had reservations about him? That's how I took it, but I dunno. I don't think any teams give a **** about the tweets anyway.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Speaking of KBD, what's up with his free throw release? On a lot of his jumpers, he has a pretty fluid follow through and traditional "gooseneck" finish, but his free throws are super weird push shots or something.

Compare the jumpers in the highlight against Gonzaga a couple posts up to these free throws.

Fingers curled weirdly on the follow through and kind of a push shot


Same thing


Again


This one looks more normal

I mean, this definitely isnt a push shot, it's just a long 2-motion release. A bigger (deeper) knee bend might help create a more fluid release where his release times up at the peak of his upward momentum.

He's an 80% ft shooter though, so I probably wouldnt **** with it too much.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I guess Brunson is such a high character guy that he wouldn't have chosen Donte as a roommate if he had reservations about him? That's how I took it, but I dunno. I don't think any teams give a **** about the tweets anyway.

But will any women in Utah lick his backside?

And IDK, I just picked who I lived with in college based on if they kept the kitchen clean and werent completely worthless at cleaning up after themselves.