yoyojw17 wrote:The Effect wrote:MagicMatic wrote:
Sorry let me rephrase...
McDanials isn’t better than any of those players in his way for minutes. He also isn’t an “alpha superstar” type potential. The draft is a complete guessing game in that range unless Orlando’s “amazing” scouts see something. Let’s just say their judgement hasn’t been great.
You trust this FO to make roster based decisions outside of draft selections??? That’s a good one. Seems to me like whoever they acquire is here for good regardless of fit, need, or merit.
Yeah i mean i like mcdanials (mostly just watched him because his brother played for my alma matter SDSU and so i watched to see if he was any good), but yeah i dont know if hes a future star or anything, but i think he has higher potential than alot of players in that range. My whole point was that i wouldnt eliminate a guy just because of position and who we currently have. Like im not passing on a Center if i think one is a future star just because of VUc, or passing on a PG because of fultz. Im taking the player with the highest ceiling no matter what.
With that said, no, i have 0 faith in this FO to draft that guy. I expect them to do what they have done their whole careers and draft the athletic guy with long wingspan and then praying that they are drafting the next giannis and not the next Bruno 2yearsawayfrombeing2yearsaway.
I know most here will disagree, but if im the FO, im selling the farm to get anthony edwards, but if thats not a possibility, im going after Cole Anthony, RJ Hampton or J. Ramsey. Yes i know all the flaws with all of them, but i also know that those guys all have the attitude this team desperately needs and the ability to put the ball in the basket and im willing to take a chance on them become dominant scorers for us to pair with Fultz long term.
Unfortunately none of the 3 have long wingspans, so i know it wont happen, and i fully expect this pick to be someone like McDaniels (7+ft wingspan) or Josh Green (defensive 3&D wing with a 6'10 wingspan)
and nesmith... with 6'10"-6'11" with a killer shot.
I get the concerns of course. and i hope they find someone that can put the ball in the basket at a high rate. I know people aren't about what they have done... but I still love the picks of Isaac, Bamba and Okeke... and I can see why they did what they did. Those players are rare and not a dime a dozen once they hit their potentials. But yup... i hope they are happy with their futures and will take the best player available that will possibly fill a need.
As i said... hoping that is with our pick. And getting a later first rounder and choosing a player like Mcdaniels can pay off dramatically in the future. A pairing of players that can defend and blanket the entire interior and still switch and pick up players on the perimeter would be suffocating. McDaniels would be an offensive version of isaac. I really think the lack f strength coming into college really shot him in the foot... and he couldn't be what he was in highschool. Affording him the opportunity to go from 6'-10/11" and 185lb to 220-230 could make a world of a difference in his development and confidence.
2 years from now...
Fultz/Nesmith/Mcdaniels/Isaac/Bamba
could be something special. But we don't know... we will have to see how it all pans out... IF it happens.
I know im in the major minority here, but im not nearly as high on isaac as everyone else here
I never understood the bamba hype in college and still dont get why people think hes some kind of future star. In college he had no nba level skills and was lazy on the court (unless he had a chance at an Sportscenter play), in the nba he hasnt shown he has any nba level skills and is still lazy on the court (unless he has a chance at an Sportscenter "booyah" play). The only real asset he has is that size\wingspan, which sure you cant teach, but if you dont offer anything else, what good is that? Was screaming at my tv to take MJp, but guess WeHam werent willing to take a chance on greatness because of injury concerns.....But then.....
.... okeke??
I hated the pick at the time because i knew he would miss the season and we desperately needed help asap but Okeke would miss year 1 and would be a rookie in year 2, so i dont expect much from him til year 3...so not really helpful in the short term. Well we are one year down, so hopefully he pans out, gonna give him the benefit of the doubt because he atleast showed in college that he had nba caliber skills on offense, defense and he plays hard. Ill take my chances on that.
As for Nesmith, i really like him as a player, but i have a feeling all these draft sites and youtuber scouts are overlooking him because of injury\limited tape and limited athleticism, something i dont expect NBA GMs to do. I dont see any way he makes it out of the top 10, let alone out of the lotto. id be pretty happy with him, but i honestly dont expect him to be there
