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You need to pay to see the article2025 NBA Draft Confidential: Coaches, executives, scouts on Dylan Harper, top guard prospects
This year's draft features multiple prospects who'd likely have been at or near the top of last year's draft boards.
blind posting, havent read yet, but these are always good
go ahead, then.
Andy basically dumped on a lot of the nonsense Leif has been selling regarding trades and the draft. Leif is a tough listen. He's been so hyperfocused on Tre and making the most ridiculous stretches to fit the love that for his sake I hope he doesn't suck.
Everytime I read these I think "yeah I could be a scout". I know there are good and bad ones but some of the analysis is so basic and /or just weird or wrong.2025 NBA Draft Confidential: Coaches, executives, scouts on Dylan Harper, top guard prospects
This year's draft features multiple prospects who'd likely have been at or near the top of last year's draft boards.
blind posting, havent read yet, but these are always good
Like one of the first convos is about VJ and the executive is talking about him in relation to Cam Thomas. Okay.
He pretty much said his whole system is based on usage and shooting %s. I mean... sure... if all you care about is scoring, I guess that's a way to look at it. (That's why he likes Ace too)... BTW... how does his system get both Ace and Tre as some of the best players when their efficiency is below average?
yeah, if shooting %s are part of his thing, he shouldn't love Ace in particular.
I didn't care much about whatever his model is per se. I just think the narrative of the big swing is dumb and guys been selling it so hard on X. Yes you need a great ball in hand guy... no it shouldn't be the sole focus of your draft and no you shouldn't stretch to force an okay ball in hand guy to be the "big swing" you need to take. Being great offball is a feature... not a bug to me. If I had a chance to take someone dynamic with the ball in their hand I would if the other stuff lines up. There are lots of ways to hit home runs in the draft.
Well, he didn't say that.
pay up brokey
amen. draft talk is fun, and this board does a great job of keeping the discussion moving, but it also becomes grating with everybody thinking they are right and know more about this crapshoot they call prospect evaluation than the next guy. to be clear, i'm as guilty as anybody.
My brother... this board never forgets.
I swear if you turn up the search machine, you can find every single thing said about those players by scouts and execs on this forum.
I haven't been listening to him. What trade things has he been talking about?
But I am right and I know more than you so….
