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Pelton at ESPN"s statistical model has Kaminsky as the sixth best player in the draft, taking his age into account. Here's his top seven: Towns, Russell, Porzingis, Mudiay, Okafor, Myles Turner, Kaminsky, Tyus Jones, Hezonja, Winslow.
 
Flc said:
Pelton at ESPN"s statistical model has Kaminsky as the sixth best player in the draft, taking his age into account. Here's his top seven: Towns, Russell, Porzingis, Mudiay, Okafor, Myles Turner, Kaminsky, Tyus Jones, Hezonja, Winslow.
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And Turner's 6. Jazz should have the option of either Turner or Kaminsky.

...hey, Johnson didn't make the list. ? -- Is Pelton reliable?
 
BENTLEY said:
And Turner's 6. Jazz should have the option of either Turner or Kaminsky.

...hey, Johnson didn't make the list. ? -- Is Pelton reliable?
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Hard to say. It's purely an analytical model where he studies patterns in players and then creates a formula that he runs players through. Not sure how successful its been, but there are similarities to the analytics that GMs run. Last year he had Wiggins at 1 and Exum at 2, for what it's worth, and that's part of the reason that he and Chad Ford are still very high on Exum's potential.

He has Johnson at 13, Dekker at 15, Oubre at 17, WCS at 18.
 
slc said:
How did Tyus Jones get in the top 10?
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The model projects him - wait for it, this is nuts - FOURTH, but Pelton knocked him down because he's so low on scout estimates.

Here's the quote:

"Jones ranks fourth in projected WARP (2.8), but his ranking on Ford's Big Board pushes him down. Scouts have good reason to question Jones' combination of small stature and non-elite athleticism, but he demonstrated en route to a national championship his strong skills and leadership. If Jones can hang with bigger foes, he'll be a steal."
 
Im down with frank the tank. He fills a need.
 
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