Also heard Barlowe says on one of his live Q&A's that teams are liking Will Riley's strength progression and that he's eating an "insane" amount of calories daily to gain weight.
Riley supposedly did real well in his workout here and in other workouts.Also heard Barlowe says on one of his live Q&A's that teams are liking Will Riley's strength progression and that he's eating an "insane" amount of calories daily to gain weight.
Strongly on the side of not small (though not large either). He's fine for a PG. Certainly not as small like most of the guys he's comped with. His body will need development, but I don't see anything stopping that over the years.Question for JFC (since this is always a point of contention):
Are we categorizing Fears as "small"? He's 6'4 in shoes at 180 LBS with a 6'5 wingspan, and is one of the youngest players in the draft. Not out of the question he can grow another inch.
For reference, he is currently slightly smaller than Andrew Nembhard, but could easily be Nembhard's size in 3-4 years.
Well now I love him.Heard an interview where Riley said he's a mix of Lamelo, SGA, Tatum and KD.
Not an elite passer, but an elite penetrator who can make passes.
My week of the draft big board...
1 Cooper Flagg
2 Dylan Harper
3 Tre Johnson
4 Ace Bailey
5 V.J. Edgecombe
6 Jeremiah Fears
7 Kon Knueppel
8 Collin Murray-Boyles
9 Khaman Maluach
10 Asa Newell
11 Kasparas Jakucionis
12 Cedric Coward
13 Nolan Traore
14 Rasheer Fleming
15 Nique Clifford
16 Derik Queen
17 Noa Essengue
18 Hansen Yang
19 Egor Demin
20 Carter Bryant
21 Drake Powell
22 Will Riley
23 Thomas Sorber
24 Maxime Raynaud
25 Jase Richardson
26 Danny Wolf
27 Adou Thiero
28 Johni Broome
29 Walter Clayton Jr.
30 Ryan Kalkbrenner
uhh, what defensive specialist does Indy have?I’m again coming back to this point: I think the ways that Indiana and OKC overlap says a lot about where the league is and where it’s heading. You can’t get by with a big 3 or a team with a couple of defensive specialists and be a viable team. You need a whole stable of primarily two-way players that are competitive.
Fears and Tre do not fit this bill at all. I think Kon can work since he plays hard and is smart, VJ is obvious, and Ace is competitive on both sides of the ball with eye-popping tools. I would rather roll dice on Bailey if he’s falling than shrug and pick up a chucker that plays no defense, even if they’re a really good chucker.
I actually think the Pacers are kind of a case study for why defense isnt that important more than the other way around.
What I do like about the Pacers is that they dont have any glaring defensive weak links. But they also dont have anyone who I would consider a plus defender.
Seeing Ace as a wannabe KD does not move the needle for me. But if you start with him as a more advanced Jaden McDaniels, that's when it gets more interesting. I didn't agree with a lot of what Locke said, but I did agree with the notion that Ace is somewhat safe despite the high bust label. There's just so many ways he could contribute. Chances of him not improving at anything is low.
I’m again coming back to this point: I think the ways that Indiana and OKC overlap says a lot about where the league is and where it’s heading. You can’t get by with a big 3 or a team with a couple of defensive specialists and be a viable team. You need a whole stable of primarily two-way players that are competitive.
Fears and Tre do not fit this bill at all. I think Kon can work since he plays hard and is smart, VJ is obvious, and Ace is competitive on both sides of the ball with eye-popping tools. I would rather roll dice on Bailey if he’s falling than shrug and pick up a chucker that plays no defense, even if they’re a really good chucker.