2020 NBA Draft II

HeadtopChunes · Post #181 » by **HeadtopChunes** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 10:07 pm

Fischella wrote:Not anywhere as skilled as Lopez lol, he is Whiteside

Just meant specifically on defense with that comparison although that might be too high as BroLo is a DPOY candidate this year.

MotownMadness · Post #182 » by **MotownMadness** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 3:19 am

Watch on YouTube

getrichordie · Post #183 » by **getrichordie** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 6:12 am

MotownMadness wrote:

Watch on YouTube

He looked real solid in that game. Made plays. Finished strong at the basket. Made clutch free throws to send it into overtime. Made some timely passes. I see some D-Wade in him. He's not quite as athletic as Mitchell, but I think he's stronger and I can see him being a better passer. I think Mitchell is definitely a little more explosive and quicker than Edwards, but Edwards just seems like a guy who is going to be more consistent on both ends of the floor.

Post #184 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 6:59 am

So Lamelo Ball left another team after putrid on court play?

This is what, the 2nd or 3rd team he left after disappointing?

Stud.

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EMG518 · Post #185 » by **EMG518** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 7:19 am

getrichordie wrote:
MotownMadness wrote:

Watch on YouTube

He looked real solid in that game. Made plays. Finished strong at the basket. Made clutch free throws to send it into overtime. Made some timely passes. I see some D-Wade in him. He's not quite as athletic as Mitchell, but I think he's stronger and I can see him being a better passer. I think Mitchell is definitely a little more explosive and quicker than Edwards, but Edwards just seems like a guy who is going to be more consistent on both ends of the floor.

He looks very in control and smooth for an 18 year old.

getrichordie · Post #186 » by **getrichordie** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 7:30 am

EMG518 wrote:
getrichordie wrote:
MotownMadness wrote:

Watch on YouTube

He looked real solid in that game. Made plays. Finished strong at the basket. Made clutch free throws to send it into overtime. Made some timely passes. I see some D-Wade in him. He's not quite as athletic as Mitchell, but I think he's stronger and I can see him being a better passer. I think Mitchell is definitely a little more explosive and quicker than Edwards, but Edwards just seems like a guy who is going to be more consistent on both ends of the floor.

He looks very in control and smooth for an 18 year old.

Very true. Very coordinated and very in control. He knows how to use his body and understands how to use his threat of attacking off the dribble to set up his 3-pt shot. You really don't see much of that in this year's class.

crows2 · Post #187 » by **crows2** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 1:06 pm

clyde21 wrote:Ja Morant vs. LaMelo Ball

who ya got as prospects?

Morant would be the easy number 1 pick in this year's draft. How about Barrett vs Edwards as prospects?

clyde21 · Post #188 » by **clyde21** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 5:24 pm

EMG518 wrote:
getrichordie wrote:
MotownMadness wrote:

He looked real solid in that game. Made plays. Finished strong at the basket. Made clutch free throws to send it into overtime. Made some timely passes. I see some D-Wade in him. He's not quite as athletic as Mitchell, but I think he's stronger and I can see him being a better passer. I think Mitchell is definitely a little more explosive and quicker than Edwards, but Edwards just seems like a guy who is going to be more consistent on both ends of the floor.

He looks very in control and smooth for an 18 year old.

really good athlete, high level coordination and body control, problem is he just hasn't had a huge impact on his games, he lost that game I think, 36 points is nice but it took 44 minutes to get them, had more TOs than assists and again took some weird shots

he's a tier 1 guy for sure in this class, but he still needs to learn how to actually win games.

Post #189 » by **Marcus** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 6:46 pm

NO-KG-AI wrote:So Lamelo Ball left another team after putrid on court play?

This is what, the 2nd or 3rd team he left after disappointing? Stud.

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is there a lot of surprise there? wasn't he always headed to the draft after the season regardless? I don't think he was looking to sign long term or expected to.

CP War Hawks · Post #190 » by **CP War Hawks** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 8:04 pm

clyde21 wrote:
EMG518 wrote:
getrichordie wrote:
He looked real solid in that game. Made plays. Finished strong at the basket. Made clutch free throws to send it into overtime. Made some timely passes. I see some D-Wade in him. He's not quite as athletic as Mitchell, but I think he's stronger and I can see him being a better passer. I think Mitchell is definitely a little more explosive and quicker than Edwards, but Edwards just seems like a guy who is going to be more consistent on both ends of the floor.

He looks very in control and smooth for an 18 year old.

really good athlete, high level coordination and body control, problem is he just hasn't had a huge impact on his games, he lost that game I think, 36 points is nice but it took 44 minutes to get them, had more TOs than assists and again took some weird shots

he's a tier 1 guy for sure in this class, but he still needs to learn how to actually win games.

UGA doesn't have the talent to help Ant overcome these games. His point is a 5-10 true freshmen. Hammonds is probably their 2nd best player and he's decent at best.

Only real warts is his shot selection and trying to do too much offensively. Scar is a NCAA team most likely and at home they are tough.

Post #191 » by **Marcus** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 8:16 pm

Do we anticipate Edwards continuing this shot selection hero ball and lackluster D when the talent around him improves? is this just who he is or does he transition with all his positives and workable negatives?

clyde21 · Post #192 » by **clyde21** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 8:26 pm

CP War Hawks wrote:
clyde21 wrote:
EMG518 wrote:

He looks very in control and smooth for an 18 year old.

really good athlete, high level coordination and body control, problem is he just hasn't had a huge impact on his games, he lost that game I think, 36 points is nice but it took 44 minutes to get them, had more TOs than assists and again took some weird shots

he's a tier 1 guy for sure in this class, but he still needs to learn how to actually win games.

UGA doesn't have the talent to help Ant overcome these games. His point is a 5-10 true freshmen. Hammonds is probably their 2nd best player and he's decent at best.

Only real warts is his shot selection and trying to do too much offensively. Scar is a NCAA team most likely and at home they are tough.

he's got plenty to be able to beat South Carolina, he's far and away the best player on the court, Hammonds and Toumani are also good, problem is his decision making and BBIQ is not where it needs to be at this point

now, he's still super young, and if the mental side of his game continues to improve he's gonna be an absolute stud in the NBA because of his physical tools and 3 level scoring ability, but i do question his impact at this point on games.

Post #193 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 10:04 pm

Marcus wrote:
NO-KG-AI wrote:So Lamelo Ball left another team after putrid on court play?

This is what, the 2nd or 3rd team he left after disappointing? Stud.

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is there a lot of surprise there? wasn't he always headed to the draft after the season regardless? I don't think he was looking to sign long term or expected to.

I'm not surprised that he couldn't play well or that he left the team when the going got rough.

Post #194 » by **Marcus** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 10:09 pm

NO-KG-AI wrote:
Marcus wrote:
NO-KG-AI wrote:So Lamelo Ball left another team after putrid on court play?

This is what, the 2nd or 3rd team he left after disappointing? Stud.

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is there a lot of surprise there? wasn't he always headed to the draft after the season regardless? I don't think he was looking to sign long term or expected to.

I'm not surprised that he couldn't play well or that he left the team when the going got rough.

had he been cleared from his injury? thought he was out for the season

Brofessor24 · Post #195 » by **Brofessor24** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 1:35 am

Anthony Edwards lookin really good so far.

It's too bad that he lacks a good supporting cast.

MotownMadness · Post #196 » by **MotownMadness** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 3:01 pm

Man Obi Toppin will probably be pretty productive and fun at the next level if he survives defensively. Athletic freak who can shoot the 3 ball with that type of big build.

MotownMadness · Post #197 » by **MotownMadness** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 3:15 pm

Is Okoro already back?

King Ken · Post #198 » by **King Ken** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 5:12 pm

CelticsLV wrote:The team which drafts LaMelo Ball anywhere close to top 6 deserves to be awful.

I disagree but then again most of this sub was against Ja Morant last year so.....

Roddy B for 3 · 7/1/2019 (I broke a mirror on 7-1-2012)

I feelell like LaMelo can maybe be a more uptemp Lonzo, with more ability to attack one-on-one. But will probably be quite a bit worse defensively.

I also feel like he'll take almost his entire rookie contract before he becomes a positive impact player.

King Ken · Post #200 » by **King Ken** » Sun Mar 1, 2020 1:02 am

Roddy B for 3 wrote:I feelell like LaMelo can maybe be a more uptemp Lonzo, with more ability to attack one-on-one. But will probably be quite a bit worse defensively.

I also feel like he'll take almost his entire rookie contract before he becomes a positive impact player.

Like with Ja last year on this sub, there is a massive effort to underrate offensive skill. Melo has exceptional offensive skill. Exceptional! Let's not misconstrue that