Official "Damn Bam" Adebayo thread

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When does SL start?

First game for Heat summer league is July 1st, I believe.

[Feel_the_Heat15]

When does SL start?

First game for Heat summer league is July 1st, I believe.

Schedule - http://www.nba.com/summerleague

[dshearn]

So his weakness is a pretty big one; IQ. How much that develops determines if he's a bench scrub or Amar'e Stoudamire-lite.

Yeah his feel for the game leave s a bit to be desired. He coulda been a bit more dominate for his size against the guys he was up against in college.

Maybes it's cause he's young, or maybe it's cause he didn't wanna impose too much on a team with Malik monk and fox on it. After all, I think devin booker and towns averaged like 12 or 13 a game in their college seasons on one of those stacked Kentucky teams.

I always find it difficult to determine how good some of the secondary prospects they produce are gonna be cause those teams are always so loaded and calipari doesn't really let them spread their wings. Like being on that team ruined skals stock they had him posting up and that's the opposite of what he should've been doing.

I think you hit the nail on the head on that one.....

He had a role to play on that team, and he did his part. You can clearly see he has gobs of hustle, the guy has a motor. What would he has been if he was option 1?

[Elnegron]

I would say he played his role. Why would they ask him to shoot jumpers when the had monk and co

[Feel_the_Heat15]

Read a post on realgm from last year that said that Adebayo is a very good passer and ball handler. Cousins averaged 1.6 assists and 3.2 per 40 his one year at Kentucky but last season he managed to average 4.6 assists per game. Adebayo, will be a star or better. You heard it here first .

[xxSnEaKyPxx]

Congrats on the pick guys! I quite liked Bam as a prospect, but don't quite get the fit next to Whiteside.

I feel like our teams got their draft boards backwards. Bam would have made a better fit next to Turner and Leaf would have been a better fit next to Whiteside.

(Not suggesting a trade - ya'll clearly got the player you wanted and someone I think is a better prospect, just commenting on play styles)

[Wiltside]

^ Who knows, perhaps it's part of the incoming "PG to Miami" trade, where you package Leaf and we send you Bam

Spo and Riles seem genuinely giddy about this pick, so despite me being down about it yesterday, you can't help but feel optimistic when they are. Hopefully, the Kentucky system held back some of Bam's other skills - I'm intruiged to see what he shows in summer league, as well as what kind of role we give him there. 6'10, 260lbs, 7'3" wingspan playmaking stretch 4 incoming haha

[RexBoyWonder]

Again, we picked him because we beleive in his potential, not soley based on what he did in college.

They saw his shooting for houres. They liked wht they fsaw.

If he had shot 35%+ from 3 last year in real scouted games, he would have gone top 7 in this draft.

Lets hope his skillset went under the radar of most teams.

Also looks like a sweet, hard working kid u can easily root for.

I believe.

[QUIZ]

Again, we picked him because we beleive in his potential, not soley based on what he did in college.

They saw his shooting for houres. They liked wht they fsaw.

If he had shot 35%+ from 3 last year in real scouted games, he would have gone top 7 in this draft.

Lets hope his skillset went under the radar of most teams.

Also looks like a sweet, hard working kid u can easily root for.

I believe.

Yup. nice family. great character. Hard working folks. Salt of the earth people.

Don't do it.

I don't like Zach Collins either. If they can't shoot NBA 3's I don't want that stiff whiteness.

Something tells me that you have an agenda Rex.

[RexBoyWonder]

Again, we picked him because we beleive in his potential, not soley based on what he did in college.

They saw his shooting for houres. They liked wht they fsaw.

If he had shot 35%+ from 3 last year in real scouted games, he would have gone top 7 in this draft.

Lets hope his skillset went under the radar of most teams.

Also looks like a sweet, hard working kid u can easily root for.

I believe.

Yup. nice family. great character. Hard working folks. Salt of the earth people.

Don't do it.

I don't like Zach Collins either. If they can't shoot NBA 3's I don't want that stiff whiteness.

Something tells me that you have an agenda Rex.

My only agenda is the continued sucsess of my beloved team and board

[Bishop45]

I think the Tristan comparisons are laughable and lazy.

Curious as to whom he should be compare to, Moses Malone, Shawn Kemp? Laughable... surely you're using this term loosely. You guys do realize trying to prop him up like this is not helping, he's a decent prospect all on his own

TT in college: 13 PPG 8 TRBG 1.3 AST 1.8 TOV .9 STLs 2.4 BLK's 14 ORB%

Bam: 13 PPG 8 TRBG .8 AST 1.7 TOV .7 STLs 1.5 BLK's 11.2 ORB%

Kentucky fans will tell you, he can switch but not a great defender... Like TT. His greatest attribute is his offensive rebounding to which is very similar to TT. There were better defensive and offensive prospects chosen after him, so I think we can assume it mattered. Disrespectful to TT as well, who's a good player, and I would be really satisfied if Bam turned out anything like him but the exaggerations from you guys are only making me resent him more

[MettaWorldPanda]

I think the Tristan comparisons are laughable and lazy.

Curious as to whom he should be compare to, Moses Malone, Shawn Kemp? Laughable... surely you're using this term loosely. You guys do realize trying to prop him up like this is not helping, he's a decent prospect all on his own

TT in college: 13 PPG 8 TRBG 1.3 AST 1.8 TOV .9 STLs 2.4 BLK's 14 ORB%

Bam: 13 PPG 8 TRBG .8 AST 1.7 TOV .7 STLs 1.5 BLK's 11.2 ORB%

Kentucky fans will tell you, he can switch but not a great defender... Like TT. His greatest attribute is his offensive rebounding to which is very similar to TT. There were better defensive and offensive prospects chosen after him, so I think we can assume it mattered. Disrespectful to TT as well, who's a good player, and I would be really satisfied if Bam turned out anything like him but the exaggerations from you guys are only making me resent him more

I see them as two totally different players. I see TT as a wide bodied lumbering banger with a hook shot. Bam i see with more athletic ability and explosiveness, different body types, and Bam also has the look of a developing jump shot. I'm not out right comparing his floor to Shawn Kemp. The comparable to Shawn Kemp for me comes from his explosion at the basket and physique at his age. Another similar comparable for me could be Antonio McDyess. I'm not doing stat comparables. My comprable comes more from the eye test as a whole.

[Feel_the_Heat15]

I think the Tristan comparisons are laughable and lazy.

Curious as to whom he should be compare to, Moses Malone, Shawn Kemp? Laughable... surely you're using this term loosely. You guys do realize trying to prop him up like this is not helping, he's a decent prospect all on his own

TT in college: 13 PPG 8 TRBG 1.3 AST 1.8 TOV .9 STLs 2.4 BLK's 14 ORB%

Bam: 13 PPG 8 TRBG .8 AST 1.7 TOV .7 STLs 1.5 BLK's 11.2 ORB%

Kentucky fans will tell you, he can switch but not a great defender... Like TT. His greatest attribute is his offensive rebounding to which is very similar to TT. There were better defensive and offensive prospects chosen after him, so I think we can assume it mattered. Disrespectful to TT as well, who's a good player, and I would be really satisfied if Bam turned out anything like him but the exaggerations from you guys are only making me resent him more

Switch but not a great defender? He was #1 among freshmen in points saved and one of his strengths is defensive upside.

[Bishop45]

I think the Tristan comparisons are laughable and lazy.

Curious as to whom he should be compare to, Moses Malone, Shawn Kemp? Laughable... surely you're using this term loosely. You guys do realize trying to prop him up like this is not helping, he's a decent prospect all on his own

TT in college: 13 PPG 8 TRBG 1.3 AST 1.8 TOV .9 STLs 2.4 BLK's 14 ORB%

Bam: 13 PPG 8 TRBG .8 AST 1.7 TOV .7 STLs 1.5 BLK's 11.2 ORB%

Kentucky fans will tell you, he can switch but not a great defender... Like TT. His greatest attribute is his offensive rebounding to which is very similar to TT. There were better defensive and offensive prospects chosen after him, so I think we can assume it mattered. Disrespectful to TT as well, who's a good player, and I would be really satisfied if Bam turned out anything like him but the exaggerations from you guys are only making me resent him more

Switch but not a great defender? He was #1 among freshmen in points saved and one of his strengths is defensive upside.

Don't even know what points saved even means but I can tell you that it doesn't equate great defense, nor does any single stat. Tristan Thompson, as I was using per example, is good at switching and trapping for a big but he's not a great defender. Switching just has to do with agility, lateral quickness and footwork. He has upside but hasn't been any type of world defender

Find a bode of Kentucky fans. Him not being a defensive specialist isn't my point btw

[Wolfy1983]

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[BIRDMAN BIRDMAN]

I'll just say this:

If this 19-yr old Bam built like Dwight-lite indeed has a legit J, then watch out NBA

[MettaWorldPanda]

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[SpacelyH]

Curious as to whom he should be compare to, Moses Malone, Shawn Kemp? Laughable... surely you're using this term loosely. You guys do realize trying to prop him up like this is not helping, he's a decent prospect all on his own

TT in college: 13 PPG 8 TRBG 1.3 AST 1.8 TOV .9 STLs 2.4 BLK's 14 ORB%

Bam: 13 PPG 8 TRBG .8 AST 1.7 TOV .7 STLs 1.5 BLK's 11.2 ORB%

Kentucky fans will tell you, he can switch but not a great defender... Like TT. His greatest attribute is his offensive rebounding to which is very similar to TT. There were better defensive and offensive prospects chosen after him, so I think we can assume it mattered. Disrespectful to TT as well, who's a good player, and I would be really satisfied if Bam turned out anything like him but the exaggerations from you guys are only making me resent him more

Switch but not a great defender? He was #1 among freshmen in points saved and one of his strengths is defensive upside.

Don't even know what points saved even means but I can tell you that it doesn't equate great defense, nor does any single stat. Tristan Thompson, as I was using per example, is good at switching and trapping for a big but he's not a great defender. Switching just has to do with agility, lateral quickness and footwork. He has upside but hasn't been any type of world defender

Find a bode of Kentucky fans. Him not being a defensive specialist isn't my point btw

Not sure how he is like TT when he is way more explosive and is actually developing a jump shot. We haven't seen everything Bam can do, Kentucky plays within a system so Bam stuck to that system and did what he was told to do. Just like how KAT didn't shoot 3's in college but he had the ability to.

I also believe Bam is more mobile than we think and that he has some ball handling & passing skills.

[dshearn]

I think the Tristan comparisons are laughable and lazy.

Curious as to whom he should be compare to, Moses Malone, Shawn Kemp? Laughable... surely you're using this term loosely. You guys do realize trying to prop him up like this is not helping, he's a decent prospect all on his own

TT in college: 13 PPG 8 TRBG 1.3 AST 1.8 TOV .9 STLs 2.4 BLK's 14 ORB%

Bam: 13 PPG 8 TRBG .8 AST 1.7 TOV .7 STLs 1.5 BLK's 11.2 ORB%

Kentucky fans will tell you, he can switch but not a great defender... Like TT. His greatest attribute is his offensive rebounding to which is very similar to TT. There were better defensive and offensive prospects chosen after him, so I think we can assume it mattered. Disrespectful to TT as well, who's a good player, and I would be really satisfied if Bam turned out anything like him but the exaggerations from you guys are only making me resent him more

We saw bam as the Third wheel playing his part this year.

I think what has Bam fans chain posting here is what else he appears to be able to do.

You are welcome to your opinion, but why resent the guy?

The worst you can come up with is Miami got a 19 year old player with rare size, rare athleticism that loves to run. He also has better then average awareness around the basket. Not bad at the end of the lottery.


Don't hate on him because some fans are excited. If this guy can shoot in game like he can shoot in practice, we would never have had a shot at him. That will excite a fan base

[MettaWorldPanda]

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