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TurboTitan wrote:stay away from avidja at all costs. Im willing to put money on him being a bust in the nba
I love you gif avatar. NYPiston wrote:He has some issues with decision making, a lot of issues at times, but Cole Anthony is dripping with upside. He just has that "it" factor when he's on his game and has the killer instinct that I love in players wanting to take that big shot. I guess similar to Sexton in a way but has better vision than Sexton.
There's a pretty high bust factor with him though so it would be risky if they draft in the top 4 but at 7 or 8, I think he'd be worth the risk.
vic wrote:MotownMadness wrote:vic wrote:I'm all in on Isaac Okoro. Hes getting better and better as the year goes on
https://www.al.com/auburnbasketball/2020/01/isaac-okoros-uncanny-ability-to-get-to-the-rim-pivotal-for-auburn.html
https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/auburn/2020/02/04/isaac-okoro-closer-auburn-basketball-moving-week-arkansas-lsu-sec-championship-bruce-pearl-nba-draft/4645744002/
He could be the best when all is said and done. I wouldnt take him top 2 but i might regret in hindsight
He's the truth.
He lost is first game in a year and a half last month. Before that, he was 44-0
And his first loss he went down fighting, his whole team was cold.
https://247sports.com/college/auburn/LongFormArticle/Twitter-reacts-to-Auburns-first-loss-of-the-season-a-game-at-Alabama-142265768/#142265768_1
A winner? A defender? That can also get to the rim, closer, and is getting better at 3s? If that's not Piston DNA I don't know what is...
If he keeps improving at this rate by March you'd have to talk me out of taking him #1
MotownMadness wrote:vic wrote:MotownMadness wrote: He could be the best when all is said and done. I wouldnt take him top 2 but i might regret in hindsight
He's the truth.
He lost is first game in a year and a half last month. Before that, he was 44-0
And his first loss he went down fighting, his whole team was cold.
https://247sports.com/college/auburn/LongFormArticle/Twitter-reacts-to-Auburns-first-loss-of-the-season-a-game-at-Alabama-142265768/#142265768_1
A winner? A defender? That can also get to the rim, closer, and is getting better at 3s? If that's not Piston DNA I don't know what is...
If he keeps improving at this rate by March you'd have to talk me out of taking him #1
Damn, didnt realize Auburn was that good. But yeah and he's the best perimeter defender in college to alot of scouts.
Do we know any measurements for him?
edmunder_prc wrote:Says Okoro is injured?
Injury update on Isaac Okoro
By BRANDON MARCELLO16 hrs
38
AUBURN, Alabama — Auburn forward Isaac Okoro pulled his right hamstring scrambling on a fast-break late in a victory against Alabama on Wednesday.
Okoro is Auburn's top NBA prospect and is projected to be a first-round pick in the upcoming draft by many analysts. His status for the Tigers' trip to Missouri on Saturday appears dicey.
"He didn't rip it but he could be out a little bit," Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said on the Tigers' postgame radio show Wednesday. "... We'll see how he is tomorrow."
Okoro led Auburn with 19 points and nine rebounds in the 95-91 overtime victory against Alabama. He was injured with less than 2 minutes remaining in regulation. He was examined by a team doctor and had to be helped off the floor by trainers. He limped to the locker room and did not return to the bench.
No. 11 Auburn (22-2, 9-2 SEC) has won seven straight games, which includes four overtime games and three straight spanning beyond regulation.
MotownMadness wrote:edmunder_prc wrote:Says Okoro is injured?
Injury update on Isaac Okoro
By BRANDON MARCELLO16 hrs
38
AUBURN, Alabama — Auburn forward Isaac Okoro pulled his right hamstring scrambling on a fast-break late in a victory against Alabama on Wednesday.
Okoro is Auburn's top NBA prospect and is projected to be a first-round pick in the upcoming draft by many analysts. His status for the Tigers' trip to Missouri on Saturday appears dicey.
"He didn't rip it but he could be out a little bit," Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said on the Tigers' postgame radio show Wednesday. "... We'll see how he is tomorrow."
Okoro led Auburn with 19 points and nine rebounds in the 95-91 overtime victory against Alabama. He was injured with less than 2 minutes remaining in regulation. He was examined by a team doctor and had to be helped off the floor by trainers. He limped to the locker room and did not return to the bench.
No. 11 Auburn (22-2, 9-2 SEC) has won seven straight games, which includes four overtime games and three straight spanning beyond regulation.
Man every prospect is pretty much hurt or underachieving
rmfc wrote:TurboTitan wrote:stay away from avidja at all costs. Im willing to put money on him being a bust in the nba
That was my favorite team of all my time. That team was full of passion for the game and the team and had a lot of character.
whitehops wrote:i haven't looked too thoroughly into the prospects this year yet but this will be our first chance in forever to land a "cornerstone" player, even though it is a weak draft. with a player like that you expect/need them to be the centerpiece of your offense.
my biggest fear is that if james wiseman falls to wherever we pick, the team will be tempted to draft him to replace drummond as the new franchise center. centers, even super-talented ones, don't work out leading an effective offense because despite putting great numbers on great efficiency for THEMSELVES, they aren't good enough play makers to create offense for others too. 25-10 guys KAT, cousins, love, aldridge, davis heck even embiid found limited success as the main player. obviously love and davis played on good teams when paired with lebron and embiid needed butler last season to carry the offense in the playoffs. the only center that really "works" carrying a team successfully is jokic, because he's one of the best play makers in the league.
other than that your best bet for an elite, top-3 type player is to find a wing in that sweet spot being 6'7-6'9 (unless you're durant or giannis) who are good athletes, skilled enough to run an offense and big enough where they don't really have size mismatches. i really don't see anyone that has that potential in this draft class, with deni avdija having the closest profile but he's got a ton of question marks.
personally my hope is to go with a safer pick, either anthony edwards or one of the PGs/combo guards. i might like some more prospects when i dig further but right now it looks pretty grim for us to find a true franchise player in this draft. it's super early but in next year's draft it looks like there's a few guys that have the "wing superstar" potential, hopefully we have a top 5-10 pick to try to snag one of them...
zeebneeb wrote:I'm happy the Pistons seem to be finally tanking, but why did they have to do it in this years draft?
I mean it makes sense(pistona), but it's still maddening. Hopefully it's one if those drafts where no one really appreciated a players talent at the time.
No as in they should have done this years ago. It just screams Pistons that the year they decide to do it, the draft is weak as hell.Manocad wrote:zeebneeb wrote:I'm happy the Pistons seem to be finally tanking, but why did they have to do it in this years draft?
I mean it makes sense(pistona), but it's still maddening. Hopefully it's one if those drafts where no one really appreciated a players talent at the time.
As opposed to what though? More "win now" moves then tank next year? Deciding it's time to pull the switch on a full rebuild has nothing to do with draft class quality. It's about getting rid of what's not working.
MotownMadness wrote:edmunder_prc wrote:Says Okoro is injured?
Injury update on Isaac Okoro
By BRANDON MARCELLO16 hrs
38
AUBURN, Alabama — Auburn forward Isaac Okoro pulled his right hamstring scrambling on a fast-break late in a victory against Alabama on Wednesday.
Okoro is Auburn's top NBA prospect and is projected to be a first-round pick in the upcoming draft by many analysts. His status for the Tigers' trip to Missouri on Saturday appears dicey.
"He didn't rip it but he could be out a little bit," Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said on the Tigers' postgame radio show Wednesday. "... We'll see how he is tomorrow."
Okoro led Auburn with 19 points and nine rebounds in the 95-91 overtime victory against Alabama. He was injured with less than 2 minutes remaining in regulation. He was examined by a team doctor and had to be helped off the floor by trainers. He limped to the locker room and did not return to the bench.
No. 11 Auburn (22-2, 9-2 SEC) has won seven straight games, which includes four overtime games and three straight spanning beyond regulation.
Man every prospect is pretty much hurt or underachieving
