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Post#1781 » by CptCrunch » Mon Mar 27, 2023 12:59 am

The degree of discourse has gotten comical here as captain hindisghts now proclaim Jalen Green to be a post-facto inferior prospect to Jordan freaken Hawkins.
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Post#1782 » by Big J » Mon Mar 27, 2023 1:33 am

CptCrunch wrote:The degree of discourse has gotten comical here as captain hindisghts now proclaim Jalen Green to be a post-facto inferior prospect to Jordan freaken Hawkins.


The funny thing is that Green is a few months older than him. If Jalen was playing against these scubs he’d be scoring 40 points a game.
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Post#1783 » by Hal14 » Mon Mar 27, 2023 1:35 am

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CptCrunch wrote:The degree of discourse has gotten comical here as captain hindisghts now proclaim Jalen Green to be a post-facto inferior prospect to Jordan freaken Hawkins.


The funny thing is that Green is a few months older than him. If Jalen was playing against these scubs he’d be scoring 40 points a game.

Green dropped 40 the other night vs the Pelicans lol.
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Post#1784 » by azcatz11 » Mon Mar 27, 2023 3:09 am

Hawkins is good but I don’t see an nba player
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Post#1785 » by clyde21 » Mon Mar 27, 2023 3:15 am

so we go from better than Jalen Green to not an NBA player?

i get this part of the year is when we get the **** takes but it seems to be extra **** this year.
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Post#1786 » by BostonCouchGM » Mon Mar 27, 2023 9:27 am

azcatz11 wrote:Hawkins is good but I don’t see an nba player


he'll definitely find a role imo but he's not going to be a star unless he has an insane work ethic and develops his handle to an elite level like Steph did. It's a very weak class unlike the past several so he could still go top 20
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Post#1787 » by DOT » Mon Mar 27, 2023 2:46 pm

I love Hawkins as a UConn man, but his ceiling is 3-D SG

Which is good, like Quentin Grimes is very good for the Knicks with a similar skillset, but it's not something you spend a top 10 pick on unless he's like Klay Thompson level good

I think if you take him in the lottery, that's an overpay. Somewhere around 20 is right for him, he should be a quality role player.
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Post#1788 » by Hal14 » Mon Mar 27, 2023 3:14 pm

DOT wrote:I love Hawkins as a UConn man, but his ceiling is 3-D SG

Which is good, like Quentin Grimes is very good for the Knicks with a similar skillset, but it's not something you spend a top 10 pick on unless he's like Klay Thompson level good

I think if you take him in the lottery, that's an overpay. Somewhere around 20 is right for him, he should be a quality role player.

Agreed for the most part. But Grimes has a stronger physique and is a better defender, too.
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Post#1789 » by DOT » Mon Mar 27, 2023 5:18 pm

Hal14 wrote:Agreed for the most part. But Grimes is an inch taller, has a stronger physique and better defender, too.

They're both listed as 6-5, Grimes is 20 pounds heavier, but I feel like just going by the eye test, Hawkins is longer and rangier. Won't know until the combine though

Like, Grimes isn't great against bigger wings, but it isn't a complete mismatch, where I think Hawkins would be more of a mismatch against those types.
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Post#1790 » by eminence » Mon Mar 27, 2023 5:31 pm

Sensabaugh has being growing on me as I've tried to catch up recently, didn't watch much OSU during the year, but I'm liking what I'm seeing.
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Post#1791 » by clyde21 » Mon Mar 27, 2023 6:26 pm

post MM update and likely last one before the postseason workouts and combine.

1 Victor Wembanyama

2 Scoot Henderson
3 Anthony Black

4 Jarace Walker
5 Taylor Hendricks
6 Keyonte George
7 Amen Thompson
8 Ausar Thompson
9 Cam Whitmore
10 Brandon Miller

11 Nick Smith Jr.
12 GG Jackson
13 Jordan Hawkins
14 Gradey Dick
15 Judah Mintz
16 Rayan Rupert
17 Kyle Filipowski
18 Ricky Council
19 Cason Wallace
20 Trey Alexander
21 Kobe Bufkin
22 Jalen Hood-Schifino
23 Jalen Wilson
24 DaRon Holmes
25 Brandin Podziemski
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Post#1792 » by EvanZ » Mon Mar 27, 2023 6:27 pm

eminence wrote:Sensabaugh has being growing on me as I've tried to catch up recently, didn't watch much OSU during the year, but I'm liking what I'm seeing.


You'll like him less as you watch him more. :lol:
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Post#1793 » by The-Power » Tue Mar 28, 2023 2:46 am

eminence wrote:Sensabaugh has being growing on me as I've tried to catch up recently, didn't watch much OSU during the year, but I'm liking what I'm seeing.

No concerns about his terrible defense and obvious playmaking limitations? What is the role you see him in at the next level? Clearly he is a FRP with his scoring prowess but it's tough for me to be very high on him because of those concerns and limitations.
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Post#1794 » by BoyzNTheHood » Tue Mar 28, 2023 2:49 am

What’s the consensus on Terq? His percentages are terrible but I still see something there. He seems to score easy, but then his percentages suck….if that makes sense
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Post#1795 » by azcatz11 » Tue Mar 28, 2023 2:53 am

The-Power wrote:
eminence wrote:Sensabaugh has being growing on me as I've tried to catch up recently, didn't watch much OSU during the year, but I'm liking what I'm seeing.

No concerns about his terrible defense and obvious playmaking limitations? What is the role you see him in at the next level? Clearly he is a FRP with his scoring prowess but it's tough for me to be very high on him because of those concerns and limitations.


OSU played better without him in that big 10 tourney game.
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Post#1796 » by The-Power » Tue Mar 28, 2023 3:03 am

BoyzNTheHood wrote:What’s the consensus on Terq? His percentages are terrible but I still see something there. He seems to score easy, but then his percentages suck….if that makes sense

What role do you see for someone who is small, can't score inside the arc, isn't that good of a shooter and not a primary playmaker either? Is offensive spark off the bench a good-case scenario? What's that really worth in terms of draft picks?
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Post#1797 » by clyde21 » Tue Mar 28, 2023 3:08 am

Terq reminds me of Kira Lewis, who's been a huge bust, and Lewis had elite off the dribble speed

that's not to say that means Terq will bust (he won't go nearly as high as Kira to bust) but hard to see what he can do @ NBA level at this point other than a pretty decent pull up game but not sure that's enough.
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Post#1798 » by EvanZ » Tue Mar 28, 2023 4:12 am

BoyzNTheHood wrote:What’s the consensus on Terq? His percentages are terrible but I still see something there. He seems to score easy, but then his percentages suck….if that makes sense

He’s a better passer and defender than people realize but a worse scorer.


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Post#1799 » by BoyzNTheHood » Tue Mar 28, 2023 6:46 am

I’d say something similar to Brandon Jennings or Lou Williams. Small guards who have a score first mentality. 6th men types.
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Post#1800 » by The-Power » Tue Mar 28, 2023 9:01 am

BoyzNTheHood wrote:I’d say something similar to Brandon Jennings or Lou Williams. Small guards who have a score first mentality. 6th men types.

Where would you draft someone who has ‘small score-first 6th man’ as a positive-end outcome?

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