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Coxy wrote:

Big J wrote:Does he remind anyone else of Goran Dragic? Crafty southpaws who love driving the lane. Podz crashes the boards a bit more though.

Yep.

KevinMcreynolds wrote:I see him as a combination of Joe Ingles, Josh Hart, Draymond Green, and Jack Harlow.

Podziemski thought he crushed his workout in Miami. He figured the Heat might draft him 18th. They went with Jaime Jaquez Jr., also a Warriors’ favorite. Golden State was up at No. 19. Podziemski thought he fit, but didn’t feel quite as optimistic about how he performed at his group workout in San Francisco. The Warriors were sure.

“He was great on the court,” Lacob said. “Like, really good. Clearly the best player in the workout.”

The Warriors then brought him into the film room and had him break down two games of tape. They don’t often learn much in these sessions. Podziemski was different. They slowed down some of his pick-and-roll decision-making against Gonzaga and defensive possessions.

“He could reference personnel on the other team,” Lacob said. “Names, tendencies, opponent actions. His memory recall was super impressive.”

Podziemski popped in the Warriors’ analytics model, put together by their vice president of analytics Pabail Sidhu. They value it with increased frequency. Podziemski’s 8.8 rebounds per game led his conference. That juiced the analytics model. When it was all wrapped together, Podziemski finished top-10 on the front office’s consensus final draft board.

Twinkie defense wrote:The fearless mindset of the Warriors’ Brandin Podziemski: ‘He’s got a delusion to him’

Podziemski thought he crushed his workout in Miami. He figured the Heat might draft him 18th. They went with Jaime Jaquez Jr., also a Warriors’ favorite. Golden State was up at No. 19. Podziemski thought he fit, but didn’t feel quite as optimistic about how he performed at his group workout in San Francisco. The Warriors were sure.

“He was great on the court,” Lacob said. “Like, really good. Clearly the best player in the workout.”

The Warriors then brought him into the film room and had him break down two games of tape. They don’t often learn much in these sessions. Podziemski was different. They slowed down some of his pick-and-roll decision-making against Gonzaga and defensive possessions.

“He could reference personnel on the other team,” Lacob said. “Names, tendencies, opponent actions. His memory recall was super impressive.”

Podziemski popped in the Warriors’ analytics model, put together by their vice president of analytics Pabail Sidhu. They value it with increased frequency. Podziemski’s 8.8 rebounds per game led his conference. That juiced the analytics model. When it was all wrapped together, Podziemski finished top-10 on the front office’s consensus final draft board.

Lots of good tidbits in this Anthony Slater piece...

Jester_ wrote:

Twinkie defense wrote:The fearless mindset of the Warriors’ Brandin Podziemski: ‘He’s got a delusion to him’

Podziemski thought he crushed his workout in Miami. He figured the Heat might draft him 18th. They went with Jaime Jaquez Jr., also a Warriors’ favorite. Golden State was up at No. 19. Podziemski thought he fit, but didn’t feel quite as optimistic about how he performed at his group workout in San Francisco. The Warriors were sure.

“He was great on the court,” Lacob said. “Like, really good. Clearly the best player in the workout.”

The Warriors then brought him into the film room and had him break down two games of tape. They don’t often learn much in these sessions. Podziemski was different. They slowed down some of his pick-and-roll decision-making against Gonzaga and defensive possessions.

“He could reference personnel on the other team,” Lacob said. “Names, tendencies, opponent actions. His memory recall was super impressive.”

Podziemski popped in the Warriors’ analytics model, put together by their vice president of analytics Pabail Sidhu. They value it with increased frequency. Podziemski’s 8.8 rebounds per game led his conference. That juiced the analytics model. When it was all wrapped together, Podziemski finished top-10 on the front office’s consensus final draft board.

Lots of good tidbits in this Anthony Slater piece...

Yeah, I loved this article. He's the anti-Wiseman

KevinMcreynolds wrote:

Coxy wrote:

Big J wrote:Does he remind anyone else of Goran Dragic? Crafty southpaws who love driving the lane. Podz crashes the boards a bit more though.

Yep.

I see him as a combination of Joe Ingles, Josh Hart, Draymond Green, and Jack Harlow.

floppymoose wrote:

KevinMcreynolds wrote:I see him as a combination of Joe Ingles, Josh Hart, Draymond Green, and Jack Harlow.

and Dick Whitman

oaktownwarriors87 wrote:

KevinMcreynolds wrote:

Coxy wrote:
Yep.

I see him as a combination of Joe Ingles, Josh Hart, Draymond Green, and Jack Harlow.

He's the white Bob Sura

EvanZ wrote:

floppymoose wrote:

KevinMcreynolds wrote:I see him as a combination of Joe Ingles, Josh Hart, Draymond Green, and Jack Harlow.

and Dick Whitman

and White Dickman

KevinMcreynolds wrote:

EvanZ wrote:

floppymoose wrote:
and Dick Whitman

and White Dickman

and Big Dickman

SinceGatlingWasARookie wrote:Podz only got 3.7 assists per game at Santa Clara. That was the highest assists on the team but it does not scream point guard. Podz is looking like a point guard or at least an Iguodala like 3rd ball handler. Podz was only scoring 19 per game at Santa Clara but he was shooting efficiently.