Countdown to NBA Draft: Prospect Talk

JBreezeNY · Post #681 » by **JBreezeNY** » Sat Jan 3, 2015 9:50 pm

Quite suspicious that MSG is airing a Duke game but whatever.

Jahlil playing well early.

DaGawd · Post #682 » by **DaGawd** » Sat Jan 3, 2015 9:52 pm

Man. Okafor's defensive instincts are steadily improving as the season moves along. Im seeing great progress on that end

Fat · Post #683 » by **Fat** » Sat Jan 3, 2015 10:02 pm

Jahlil perfect from the FT line what was he like 8/8 or 7/7 lol lets see if he keeps that up.

Defensive wise he"s been good

1st half they were really denying him the ball he had to fight hard for position.

ibraheim718 · Post #684 » by **ibraheim718** » Sat Jan 3, 2015 10:03 pm

DaGawd wrote:Man. Okafor's defensive instincts are steadily improving as the season moves along. Im seeing great progress on that end

Just give coach K time to coach him.. his PnR defense has already improved.

ibraheim718 · Post #685 » by **ibraheim718** » Sat Jan 3, 2015 10:04 pm

Nyk_Fatboy wrote:Jahlil perfect from the FT line what was he like 8/8 or 7/7 lol lets see if he keeps that up.

Defensive wise he"s been good

1st half they were really denying him the ball he had to fight hard for position.

BC did a great job fronting him and pushing him out high and he still put up 13. And they have legit size at 7'1" and 6'11".

ibraheim718 · Post #686 » by **ibraheim718** » Sat Jan 3, 2015 10:05 pm

JBreezeNY wrote:Quite suspicious that MSG is airing a Duke game but whatever.

Jahlil playing well early.

It's on FOX in my neck of the woods.

DaGawd · Post #687 » by **DaGawd** » Sat Jan 3, 2015 10:24 pm

Jahlil is a **** man amongst boys... this dude is ready..

Post #688 » by **mpharris36** » Sat Jan 3, 2015 10:26 pm

I wanna see him get in better shape though, he seems to get winded easily

Post #689 » by **moocow007** » Sat Jan 3, 2015 10:40 pm

Anybody watch the Notre Dame vs Georgia Tech game got to see Jerian Grant put up one highlight real of a dunk. He really does remind me of a seemingly smarter and better defensive version of Jordan Crawford. Didn't realize he was the son of former NBA player Harvey Grant.

Post #690 » by **dakomish23** » Sat Jan 3, 2015 11:02 pm

Wow. That kid is special

Bklyn&company · Post #691 » by **Bklyn&company** » Sat Jan 3, 2015 11:03 pm

Okafor played well... hope he keeps improving on defense and on his free throws...

ibraheim718 · Post #692 » by **ibraheim718** » Sat Jan 3, 2015 11:04 pm

moocow007 wrote:Anybody watch the Notre Dame vs Georgia Tech game got to see Jerian Grant put up one highlight real of a dunk. He really does remind me of a seemingly smarter and better defensive version of Jordan Crawford. Didn't realize he was the son of former NBA player Harvey Grant.

Not yet. What do you think of Melo Trimble?

swisscheeseD · Post #693 » by **swisscheeseD** » Sun Jan 4, 2015 12:49 am

moocow007 wrote:Anybody watch the Notre Dame vs Georgia Tech game got to see Jerian Grant put up one highlight real of a dunk. He really does remind me of a seemingly smarter and better defensive version of Jordan Crawford. Didn't realize he was the son of former NBA player Harvey Grant.

DaGawd · Post #694 » by **DaGawd** » Sun Jan 4, 2015 1:04 am

swisscheeseD wrote:
moocow007 wrote:Anybody watch the Notre Dame vs Georgia Tech game got to see Jerian Grant put up one highlight real of a dunk. He really does remind me of a seemingly smarter and better defensive version of Jordan Crawford. Didn't realize he was the son of former NBA player Harvey Grant.

Marty McFly · Post #695 » by **Marty McFly** » Sun Jan 4, 2015 2:07 am

he put on a rocketeer jetpack on that one.

Isiahthomass · Post #696 » by **Isiahthomass** » Sun Jan 4, 2015 3:43 am

Is his head above the rim? O_O

TheBigBoss · Post #697 » by **TheBigBoss** » Sun Jan 4, 2015 3:59 am

swisscheeseD wrote:
moocow007 wrote:Anybody watch the Notre Dame vs Georgia Tech game got to see Jerian Grant put up one highlight real of a dunk. He really does remind me of a seemingly smarter and better defensive version of Jordan Crawford. Didn't realize he was the son of former NBA player Harvey Grant.

I hope his uncle Horace sent that clip to Phil.

Post #698 » by **moocow007** » Sun Jan 4, 2015 4:16 am

ibraheim718 wrote:
moocow007 wrote:Anybody watch the Notre Dame vs Georgia Tech game got to see Jerian Grant put up one highlight real of a dunk. He really does remind me of a seemingly smarter and better defensive version of Jordan Crawford. Didn't realize he was the son of former NBA player Harvey Grant.

Not yet. What do you think of Melo Trimble?

Honestly haven't had a chance to watch him play but he sounds like the 2nd coming of Steph Marbury. Lol.

towelie · Post #699 » by **towelie** » Sun Jan 4, 2015 9:33 pm

I'm sure it's been posted, since I haven't been on the boards for awhile, but man, these quotes from Okafor when he was only 17 excite me:

“That’s my goal,” Okafor told HOOPSWORLD.”I want to be the premier big man in the league and be extremely dominant on the offensive end and on the defensive end. That’s something that I’m doing right now. Hopefully I’ll be able to continue that in college and, if I’m fortunate enough, in the NBA.”

“It’s a lot of fun, especially with me being so competitive and loving the game of basketball so much,” Okafor said of being able to dominate on a nightly basis. “It always feels good when you walk off the court and feel like you were definitely the most dominant player on the floor. That’s my goal every night, to be the most dominant player on both ends of the floor.”

And you know it's not all talk when you see how developed his post-game is at 19. This kid is driven and works hard. That is such a crucial component for being a star in this league. He'll be the type to read of his "weaknesses" such as defense and work hard to improve. While I wouldn't be upset at getting Towns, Okafor is the prize of this draft and we should be rooting for every Philly/Minny win and Knick loss. This'll be the first time in decades that Knicks have control of their pick and are projected to be in the top 3. We need to make the most of it.

DaGawd · Post #700 » by **DaGawd** » Sun Jan 4, 2015 9:39 pm

towelie wrote:I'm sure it's been posted, since I haven't been on the boards for awhile, but man, these quotes from Okafor when he was only 17 excite me:

“That’s my goal,” Okafor told HOOPSWORLD.”I want to be the premier big man in the league and be extremely dominant on the offensive end and on the defensive end. That’s something that I’m doing right now. Hopefully I’ll be able to continue that in college and, if I’m fortunate enough, in the NBA.”

“It’s a lot of fun, especially with me being so competitive and loving the game of basketball so much,” Okafor said of being able to dominate on a nightly basis. “It always feels good when you walk off the court and feel like you were definitely the most dominant player on the floor. That’s my goal every night, to be the most dominant player on both ends of the floor.”

And you know it's not all talk when you see how developed his post-game is at 19. This kid is driven and works hard. That is such a crucial component for being a star in this league. He'll be the type to read of his "weaknesses" such as defense and work hard to improve. While I wouldn't be upset at getting Towns, Okafor is the prize of this draft and we should be rooting for every Philly/Minny win and Knick loss. This'll be the first time in decades that Knicks have control of their pick and are projected to be in the top 3. We need to make the most of it.

We really should be prepared and gather as many assets as we can before draft night... Incase we don't get the number 1 pick so we can trade up for it... I would kill to have Okafor as our franchise player for years to come