Bernman wrote:It's not so much the negativity, as what it's based on.
I mean you were down in Harrell in part because you stated he was 6'6" with shoes. That's 2.25" inches shorter than he actually is. That's huge. He's 6'7" WITHOUT shoes, which with normal shoes equates to 6'8.25". He's as tall as some listed at 6'9" in the pros. With his standing reach and wingspan, that probably makes him big enough to play center, let alone power forward. He's Kenneth Faried heavy. 28 lbs heavier coming in, in fact. As well as an inch taller, higher of standing reach, and 4+ on the wingspan. And a better mid-range jump shooter (DX had him at 28 for 54 I believe) plus overall defender. Faried heavy. He would be decent value for the 17th pick and solid on the fit aspect.
Dekker, he's also an elite athlete in so far as functionality is concerned. How often do you see 3's throwing down up and under dunks, tip dunks, and hammers on opponents in the halfcourt. Getting on the trampoline for offensive rebounds? Scoring on drives with brute force in a poor man's LeBron type fashion? It's just odd to knock his athleticism. That's a special quality of his. As is his defensive versatility. And you're worried he has no special quality, but what about the fact he's not weak in any area either. That's not ordinary. There's something to be said about that, as well as playing within himself for the most part. The Badgers' offense prompts it out of a lot of players. If he keeps playing like he has he'll be a role starter or really good bench player. And he could break out with the shackles off.
emunney wrote:If Harrell holds up physically, I think he'll be a better player than Faried because his defensive fundamentals are so much better coming in. Rather have that than the big rebounding numbers.
As a center, in the Ohio Valley. Harrell was a pf in the ACC. It wouldn't surprise me if Harrell was as good as or better of a rebounder in the pros. He's a manimal too, and he matches up better with NBA players size-wise.
Sorry, your right =I took it from nbadraft.net
Notes: Measured 6.6.5'' in shoes, with a 7'3'' wingspan and 242 lbs while playing for USA's U19 Gold Medal Team in 2013. All-ACC 2nd Team in 2014-15Just so you know I am not making it up - Just bad info, I guess. All the things below are not my words - but what is been said around the net. If GMs thought he would be Faried or better he would not be projected by most to be selected no higher then #20. He's become the latest "thing" on this board. I don't think he is what the Bucks need.
You quoted Draft Express - This is directly from their site Despite drawing comparisons to the likes of Kenneth Faried, Harrell is not a particularly gifted defensive rebounder, averaging just 6.4 per-40 minutes over the course of his Louisville career, a figure that remained relatively consistent for all three years.
His lack of size and reach affects him here more than in other parts of the game seemingly, as does his propensity for flying around and attempting to challenge every shot he can at the rim, which often leaves him out of position on the glass.
Harrell's average awareness translates to the offensive end as well, where he is not a great decision maker and does not appear to be the type of player a team can run much offense through from the high post.
His 7.5% assist percentage for his career is a very poor rate, as he posted just over 100 assists in nearly 3000 minutes of action, or one for every 29 minutes he's on the floor. He struggles with double-teams, and is
prone to making bad decisions with the ball at times, relying on his instincts and aggressiveness more than you'd like, showing just an average feel for the game.
From DraftExpress.com
http://www.draftexpress.com/#ixzz3bJWWT88Lhttp://www.draftexpress.comFrom DraftExpress.com
http://www.draftexpress.com/#ixzz3bJW6HI9Uhttp://www.draftexpress.comNBAdraft.net: Montrezl is a power forward through and through, but
his height leaves a little to be desired, and he has even explored the idea of becoming a SF while at Louisville