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1 on 1: Donte Greene vs Nicolas Batum

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1 on 1: Donte Greene vs Nicolas Batum 

Post#1 » by Rocketsterps » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:20 am

I trust Daryl Morey's judgement, however, Kevin Pritchard has not been wrong in 3 years.
Hope we made the right move...

Donte Greene 1 on 1 against Batum pre-draft workout
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uKWbWQJ ... re=related

Nicolas Batum pre-draft workout
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo5QtGPO ... re=related

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Re: 1 on 1: Donte Greene vs Nicolas Batum 

Post#2 » by aznkillabeezZz » Sun Jun 29, 2008 12:52 pm

can't really tell.. One on ones don't really prove much. But Batum has a nice release and jumpshot and can play 1 on 1. I don't think he has the upper body strength yet though. You have to see how they are in the court. The footage is too short to show much
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Re: 1 on 1: Donte Greene vs Nicolas Batum 

Post#3 » by TMACFORMVP » Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:13 pm

Yeah, can't really make out anything from this video. As long as Greene works hard and smartens up as a basketball player in terms of shot selection and turns into a solid player down the road, then I'll be happy.
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Re: 1 on 1: Donte Greene vs Nicolas Batum 

Post#4 » by Amel » Sun Jun 29, 2008 3:17 pm

well, it looks like Batum is a bit more polished, especially around the basket

but again thats just a short clip
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Re: 1 on 1: Donte Greene vs Nicolas Batum 

Post#5 » by wilt » Sun Jun 29, 2008 3:27 pm

Batum is a complimentary all-arround player, Greene a scorer. Greene might be a better fit playing along 2 dominating figures, Batum might fit better in Portland´s balanced attack where he doesn´t have to score. Just because Pritchard rather has Batum doesn´t mean he´d be better for Houston even if he turns out to be better for Portland.
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Re: 1 on 1: Donte Greene vs Nicolas Batum 

Post#6 » by jove9 » Sun Jun 29, 2008 4:46 pm

I thought Batum looked raw.

He was also too skinny. There's no way he gets inside shots like that in the NBA.
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Re: 1 on 1: Donte Greene vs Nicolas Batum 

Post#7 » by MaxRider » Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:22 pm

both looked raw
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Post#8 » by ShaY » Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:25 pm

LOL I can you guys say they looked raw , it was a 1 minutes clip of them shooting jumpers alone or playing some one on one.
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Re: 1 on 1: Donte Greene vs Nicolas Batum 

Post#9 » by jove9 » Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:40 pm

ShaY wrote:LOL I can you guys say they looked raw , it was a 1 minutes clip of them shooting jumpers alone or playing some one on one.


I say that because Batum's moves look tentative; they aren't smooth or fluid.

If I were 6'8 (and 19), I'd look like a more intruiguing prospect than Batum based on that clip.
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Re: 1 on 1: Donte Greene vs Nicolas Batum 

Post#10 » by m23uza1hem36 » Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:20 pm

You can't compare by video, one thing about highlights, they never show the "bad" things, I would take Greene though.
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Re: 1 on 1: Donte Greene vs Nicolas Batum 

Post#11 » by Iggyemu » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:13 pm

Wow Batum is skinny.
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Re: 1 on 1: Donte Greene vs Nicolas Batum 

Post#12 » by King Roosk » Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:11 pm

You can't really draw conclusions from that footage regarding how their games will translate onto an NBA court playing 5 on 5. However, watch DJ Augustin's pre-draft video with the Blazers. Maybe I'm biased because I'm a Longhorn, but he looks pretty darn good.

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