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Re: Biggest Sleeper for 2014 Draft? 

Post#241 » by Johnlac1 » Mon Feb 3, 2014 9:50 pm

I like Joe Harris as a shooting guard. 6'6, built well. A good athlete but not a great one. Nevertheless, has a good-looking jump shot and can hit from distance, can handle the ball, good moves, and a good passer. Probably passes too much. Plays in a slow-down system which hurts his numbers.
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Re: Biggest Sleeper for 2014 Draft? 

Post#242 » by Curmudgeon » Tue Feb 4, 2014 2:41 am

Xavier Thames doesn't get much love because he's a 23 year-old senior, but he's a player and will have a productive NBA career if given the chance. There is a reason why SD State is 19-1.
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Post#243 » by Dr Positivity » Tue Feb 4, 2014 9:19 pm

Still think Le'Bryan will be a player. He has holes like shooting and overrated athleticism, but ultimately players with his size and fluidity are rare enough to be intriguing. I think from talent perspective him and Smart actually have very similar strengths/weaknesses, though Smart has more reliable mental character
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Post#244 » by No-Man » Thu Feb 6, 2014 10:13 am

They are not going to declare, but again, Jordan Mickey and especially Portis are going to be good ones.
Portis is really skilled.
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Post#245 » by bigboi » Thu Feb 6, 2014 12:43 pm

Deandre Kane could end up being good, but he's kinda old
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Post#246 » by Ruzious » Thu Feb 6, 2014 12:54 pm

Dr Positivity wrote:Still think Le'Bryan will be a player. He has holes like shooting and overrated athleticism, but ultimately players with his size and fluidity are rare enough to be intriguing. I think from talent perspective him and Smart actually have very similar strengths/weaknesses, though Smart has more reliable mental character

Gotta give him credit for improving his efficiency and production each season, but he's got to show some shooting range to get taken seriously, imo.
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Re: Biggest Sleeper for 2014 Draft? 

Post#247 » by Barnsey » Thu Feb 6, 2014 4:14 pm

I don't know if they have been said already but here's my sleepers (or, guys who i think are gonna be better than most people think): KJ Daniels, Jordan Adams, Kyle Anderson, Nik Stauskus, Jusuf Nurkic, Delon Wright, Elfrid Payton
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Post#248 » by No-Man » Thu Feb 6, 2014 7:56 pm

I don't think Tyler Haws will declare, his bro will play in BYU next year, and I'm not sure how is the mission thing going to affect his status, he will be already 23 for this year draft and 24 for 2015, but the guy can flat out score, and he is bigger and more complete as a player than Jimmer.
I think he could end up as a really good role palyer, if not, being born in Belgium and with his skills he is goin to be a major star in Euroleague.
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Re: Biggest Sleeper for 2014 Draft? 

Post#249 » by Ruckusmh » Fri Feb 7, 2014 4:06 am

Wright with another strong performance, this time 7-9 from the field, 5-8 from the line for 19 points to go with 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

I'm not sure if he will declare this year, but he's such a nice all around player.
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Re: Biggest Sleeper for 2014 Draft? 

Post#250 » by Ruzious » Sat Feb 8, 2014 8:19 pm

Ruckusmh wrote:Wright with another strong performance, this time 7-9 from the field, 5-8 from the line for 19 points to go with 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

I'm not sure if he will declare this year, but he's such a nice all around player.

If he develops a solid 3 point shot in the NBA, he will be an all-star.

One guy who follows the Paul Millsap mold of underrated 4's from mid-sized schools is Alan Williams of UC Santa Barbara. His stats continue to be ridiculously good. He's built like a 6'8 moose and doesn't look athletic, but his combo of blocks and steals indicates that he's quicker than he looks - much like Millsap's stats showed when he was in college. And before poopooing his schedule, he played very well against UCLA and a few other solid teams. Draftexpress has him as the 59th pick in 2015. He's probably not going to be as good as Millsap, but he's going to play in the NBA as long as he measures decently in length.
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Re: Biggest Sleeper for 2014 Draft? 

Post#251 » by noobcake » Sat Feb 8, 2014 8:51 pm

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Ruckusmh wrote:Wright with another strong performance, this time 7-9 from the field, 5-8 from the line for 19 points to go with 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

I'm not sure if he will declare this year, but he's such a nice all around player.

If he develops a solid 3 point shot in the NBA, he will be an all-star.

One guy who follows the Paul Millsap mold of underrated 4's from mid-sized schools is Alan Williams of UC Santa Barbara. His stats continue to be ridiculously good. He's built like a 6'8 moose and doesn't look athletic, but his combo of blocks and steals indicates that he's quicker than he looks - much like Millsap's stats showed when he was in college. And before poopooing his schedule, he played very well against UCLA and a few other solid teams. Draftexpress has him as the 59th pick in 2015. He's probably not going to be as good as Millsap, but he's going to play in the NBA as long as he measures decently in length.


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Re: Biggest Sleeper for 2014 Draft? 

Post#252 » by 165bows » Sat Feb 8, 2014 8:52 pm

Ruzious wrote:
Ruckusmh wrote:Wright with another strong performance, this time 7-9 from the field, 5-8 from the line for 19 points to go with 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

I'm not sure if he will declare this year, but he's such a nice all around player.

If he develops a solid 3 point shot in the NBA, he will be an all-star.

One guy who follows the Paul Millsap mold of underrated 4's from mid-sized schools is Alan Williams of UC Santa Barbara. His stats continue to be ridiculously good. He's built like a 6'8 moose and doesn't look athletic, but his combo of blocks and steals indicates that he's quicker than he looks - much like Millsap's stats showed when he was in college. And before poopooing his schedule, he played very well against UCLA and a few other solid teams. Draftexpress has him as the 59th pick in 2015. He's probably not going to be as good as Millsap, but he's going to play in the NBA as long as he measures decently in length.


The feats of Alan Williams! Is this guy any sort of legit prospect?

http://kenpom.com/blog/index.php/weblog ... w_1_31_2_6

Pomeroy singles this guy out for a weekly review on his blog.
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Re: Biggest Sleeper for 2014 Draft? 

Post#253 » by bigboi » Sat Feb 8, 2014 10:00 pm

Marcus Foster could be a player, might rise if he has a good showing in tourney
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Re: Biggest Sleeper for 2014 Draft? 

Post#254 » by ManualRam » Sun Feb 16, 2014 3:36 pm

does anybody have an opinion of aaron thomas out of florida st should he declare? i bring him up because i think he's good, but also because he's older (already 22) so his age might force him to declare. he's about 6'4, long arms, very good athlete, has 1 on 1 ability, good handle for a 2. has improved his spot up shooting ability (44% from 3). has good defensive potential too. plays wide, low and has quick hands (2 stls per 36).
he used to be a chucker in prep school, but has improved his floor game. has gotten stronger as well.

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Post#255 » by UGA Hayes » Sun Feb 16, 2014 8:03 pm

He probably won't declare but I am always sort of impressed when I see Perry Ellis play.
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Re: Biggest Sleeper for 2014 Draft? 

Post#256 » by LloydFree » Sun Feb 16, 2014 8:20 pm

UGA Hayes wrote:He probably won't declare but I am always sort of impressed when I see Perry Ellis play.


Perry Ellis is plays like a carbon copy of Carlos Boozer at Duke, but he isn't as strong and his wingspan is only 6'10. Boozer's wingspan is 7'1 or 7'2, and I think that will make a big difference in his potential pro success.
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Re: Biggest Sleeper for 2014 Draft? 

Post#257 » by ManualRam » Sun Feb 16, 2014 9:02 pm

UGA Hayes wrote:He probably won't declare but I am always sort of impressed when I see Perry Ellis play.

he could maybe carve out a carl landry-type role.
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Re: Biggest Sleeper for 2014 Draft? 

Post#258 » by ferk » Mon Feb 17, 2014 2:48 am

any of you guys watch the memphis tigers ? any thoughts about Joe Jackson ?or any of the tigers ?
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Re: Biggest Sleeper for 2014 Draft? 

Post#259 » by No-Man » Mon Feb 17, 2014 4:49 am

Terran Petteway is a sleeper, he just had 16 in the 2nd half to beat MSU, unorthodox, but his energy is always there, have good size and can hit jumpshots and fights all the time on both sides, interesting wing.
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Re: Biggest Sleeper for 2014 Draft? 

Post#260 » by Ruzious » Mon Feb 17, 2014 4:46 pm

LloydFree wrote:
UGA Hayes wrote:He probably won't declare but I am always sort of impressed when I see Perry Ellis play.


Perry Ellis is plays like a carbon copy of Carlos Boozer at Duke, but he isn't as strong and his wingspan is only 6'10. Boozer's wingspan is 7'1 or 7'2, and I think that will make a big difference in his potential pro success.

I see more Juwan Howard when I see Ellis. Boozer was a much more physical player at Duke. Ellis is more robotic and technically proficient.
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