Biggest Sleeper for 2014 Draft?

Diggr14 · Post #221 » by **Diggr14** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 5:46 am

Sam Dekker if he comes out. Long, athletic, good off the bounce. Good offensive game.

Probably should stay in school and work on cracking the 2015 lottery + lead a stacked Badger team to a potential title.

Post #222 » by **Ruzious** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 4:26 pm

If Norman Powell keeps shooting like he did last night (knowing he's a talented defender), how many guard prospects are there at UCLA?

jmnvcavs · Post #223 » by **jmnvcavs** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 9:08 pm

Saw 7'1 Green Bay Center Alec Brown play the other day he has a really nice offensive game great touch and is a good shooter shooting 45% for 3 on the year. He doesn't rebound very well though for his size. Think he might be able to find a spot on a team somewhere.

Talent Chaser · Post #224 » by **Talent Chaser** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 8:50 pm

Another guy to keep an eye on is Cameron Clark of Oklahoma. He's 6'7", plays SF, has a great all around game, and has improved his 3 point shooting this season.

SEASON TEAM MIN FGM-FGA. FG% 3PM-3PA 3P% FTM-FTA FT% REB AST BLK STL PF TO PTS
2013-14 OKLA 28.5 5.9-13.1 . 453. 1.1-2.7 .413 4.3-5.2 .820 6.0 1.4 0.5 1.3 2.7 1.7 17.3

His role has increased big time this year and he was a 5 star prospect coming out of high school. He's being fairly efficient from the field, is shooting pretty well from 3, gets to the line 5 times a game and is a good ft shooter, rebounds well for his position and is active defensively. I think he could be a good 3&D player in the NBA if it works out for him. NBA comparison: Jimmy Butler

black bart · Post #225 » by **black bart** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 6:08 am

nik stauskus is a big sleeper. He does have the height and dribbling ability that jimmer doesn't. If he has a good march madness, he could end up lotto.

Post #226 » by **UGA Hayes** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 6:47 pm

Diggr14 wrote:Sam Dekker if he comes out. Long, athletic, good off the bounce. Good offensive game.

Probably should stay in school and work on cracking the 2015 lottery + lead a stacked Badger team to a potential title.

Is it just me or does he have a weird physical resemblance to Keith van Horne only shorter.

Post #227 » by **Ruzious** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 5:43 pm

black bart wrote:nik stauskus is a big sleeper. He does have the height and dribbling ability that jimmer doesn't. If he has a good march madness, he could end up lotto.

I think he's been mentioned a couple times, but he's a good choice. Last season, I thought he was just a jump shooter, but he's developing better than I expected. He gets to the line at a good rate, is a very good passer, and he doesn't turn the ball over. Really solid player. I've put him ahead of Glenn Robinson, III.

Nox_Caelum · Post #228 » by **Nox_Caelum** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:00 pm

Don't know if he's been posted about, and I've only been able to look at his numbers, but what about Jason Brickman?
http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jas ... mary/23222

doordoor123 · Post #229 » by **doordoor123** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 7:09 am

Nox_Caelum wrote:Don't know if he's been posted about, and I've only been able to look at his numbers, but what about Jason Brickman?
http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jas ... mary/23222

His turnovers are ridiculous, but he looks legit. Kind of scary to pick a guy from a small division that doesn't score a lot.

Nox_Caelum · Post #230 » by **Nox_Caelum** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:29 pm

doordoor123 wrote:
Nox_Caelum wrote:Don't know if he's been posted about, and I've only been able to look at his numbers, but what about Jason Brickman?
http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jas ... mary/23222

His turnovers are ridiculous, but he looks legit. Kind of scary to pick a guy from a small division that doesn't score a lot.

Yeah I mean, I think he comes out at about 3 assists for every 1 turnover, and there's nothing to say that translates to a higher level, but you'd think if he can set teammates up like that, he could do even better with better teammates, or aboslutely light it up in a D'Antoni-like system.

Ruckusmh · Post #231 » by **Ruckusmh** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 7:15 pm

Big Utah fan so I was interested to see a couple of you discussing Delon Wright. He has a great feel for the game and almost never forces anything, which is awesome, but also kind of limits how much you see his weaknesses.

Right now, his main issue is that he absolutely cannot shoot the three at ALL. He is incredible attacking the basket out of the pick and roll, and creates an absurd amount of blocks and steals with his long arms.

Right now, I would compare him to a higher bbiq Alec Burks but maybe a little less explosive. If he can develop a shot, look out.

ManualRam · Post #232 » by **ManualRam** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 4:01 am

black bart wrote:nik stauskus is a big sleeper. He does have the height and dribbling ability that jimmer doesn't. If he has a good march madness, he could end up lotto.

why even mention jimmer at all in this post?
in any case, stauskas is making his case for POY in the B1G. i still have big concerns about what his defensive position is, but he's showing some things offensively. he likely won't get anywhere on his own without a ball screen, but with a ball screen he's showing good PnR potential with his handle and passing. he can hit that pull up jumper as well.
i have him surpassing wings like jordan adams should he declare.
at the very least he'll be a knock down spot up shooter who can make plays when chased off the line.

Sweet Stroke · Post #233 » by **Sweet Stroke** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 12:23 am

Well theres been a pretty consistent formula for finding sleepers the past few years. Find a guy who plays excellent D, is a very good athlete, has a great work ethic, plays a premium position, and has a very low usage rate and is being used improperly by his team (either forced to play post as a natural wing or vice-versa) usually due to being at a small school. Now who that is? Hell if I know, but I'd rather have to teach a skilled hard worker who has high BBIQ how to shoot, than try and teach some flashy athlete how to play the game of basketball.

Novocaine · Post #234 » by **Novocaine** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 12:29 am

Walter Tavares. Starting to look like a lottery pick at this point. Fantastic evolution.

Mr.Raptorsingh · Post #235 » by **Mr.Raptorsingh** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 3:25 am

Delon Wright had 19 pts, 5-12 FGs, 0-3 3pt FGs, 9-10 FTs, 5 rebs 3 ast, 3 stls, 2 blks vs. number 1 ranked Arizona.

Anybody watch the game? If so, how'd he look? He put up pretty good numbers, as he's been doing all season.

Novocaine · Post #236 » by **Novocaine** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 6:17 am

Mr.Raptorsingh wrote:Delon Wright had 19 pts, 5-12 FGs, 0-3 3pt FGs, 9-10 FTs, 5 rebs 3 ast, 3 stls, 2 blks vs. number 1 ranked Arizona.

Anybody watch the game? If so, how'd he look? He put up pretty good numbers, as he's been doing all season.

I did. Arizona is amazingly in terms of athleticism and energy for a college team. Utah hold their own while Bachynski the second and the other big white kid had energy and fouls to give and Wright was the main reason why. Tremendous ball-handler, very shifty, changes speeds well, heady player who never seemed rattled by Arizona's physical and asphyxiating defense. His shots weren't falling but most of them were good shots. Finished with both hands, drives both sides. Moves his feet well defensively +´quick and active hands. Good understanding of the zone. He's really thin though, will need to put some weight before going pro. Fights on the boards. Seems like a guy to go this season.

ManualRam · Post #237 » by **ManualRam** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 7:13 am

delon played pretty well. got off to a fast start with a couple of slashes, jumping into the passing lane for early steals and transition finishes. utah tried to shorten the game by running a lot of offense, which often put the team in tough end of clock situations of which delon did a decent job with. it did limit some of his drive and kick opps that i'm used to seeing as he was forced to look for a shot with the clock winding down. 'zona eventually clamped down and choked off the driving lanes. delon still had a couple of impressive drives where it looked like he took off from too far but his length enabled him to get off some difficult shots around the rim.

Post #238 » by **Ruzious** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 2:30 pm

Impacien wrote:
Mr.Raptorsingh wrote:Delon Wright had 19 pts, 5-12 FGs, 0-3 3pt FGs, 9-10 FTs, 5 rebs 3 ast, 3 stls, 2 blks vs. number 1 ranked Arizona.

Anybody watch the game? If so, how'd he look? He put up pretty good numbers, as he's been doing all season.

I did. Arizona is amazingly in terms of athleticism and energy for a college team. Utah hold their own while Bachynski the second and the other big white kid had energy and fouls to give and Wright was the main reason why. Tremendous ball-handler, very shifty, changes speeds well, heady player who never seemed rattled by Arizona's physical and asphyxiating defense. His shots weren't falling but most of them were good shots. Finished with both hands, drives both sides. Moves his feet well defensively +´quick and active hands. Good understanding of the zone. He's really thin though, will need to put some weight before going pro. Fights on the boards. Seems like a guy to go this season.

Gotta laugh at how the mocks rate him. Up until recently, draftexpress and nbadraft.net hadn't rated him as being drafted. Now, they both have him as a high 2nd rounder... in 2015. I can't imagine he won't go in the first round. And the crazy thing is, he can get better. He can get stronger, and he can improve his shooting range. And he can convince folks that he can play the point in the NBA.

On Stauskas, one thing about him that'll serve him well in the NBA - he's uber consistent. Over the course of an 82 game schedule, consistency wins.

ManualRam · Post #239 » by **ManualRam** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:02 am

jabari brown is quietly lighting it up with 5 straight 20+ scoring games (24.4 ppg) in SEC play. 20-29 from 3 during that stretch.
there aren't too many dimensions to his game, but he's a really good shooter and he's showing a knack for drawing fouls. he's not a quick athlete, but he is strong enough to play through contact and he seeks bodies on drives.
i've moved him into this draft and into the very top of the 2nd, trending up.

doordoor123 · Post #240 » by **doordoor123** » Mon Feb 3, 2014 4:56 pm

Anyone heard of DJ Balentine? I just discovered him in his game against Wichita State. If he keeps playing the way he did against Wichita, he should get a big push. Hopefully he continues to play well.

Also, Markus Kennedy from Southern Methodist Mustangs looks like he has been balling. He didn't look great at first, but in his last 10 games he's had eight rebounds or more with at least 10 points per game. He's also been playing great on defense. At least since his numbers boost. This guy looks like his stock could rise rather quickly.

Another guy looking good from a smaller school: Maurice Ndour from Ohio.

Wow, Tyler Haws is GOOD. Guy can score. Should jump up on the boards. Could be a great shooting guard.

LaVonte Dority can also really score. Problem is that he's only 6'1 and can't really do anything else.