Roko Prkačin

DCasey91 · Post #41 » by **DCasey91** » Mon Jun 14, 2021 8:31 am

Roko is wing/tweener sized for me.

Has a sturdy body though and loves contact at such a young age, he’s weirdly interesting is my description of him lol. I reckon he’ll fill out nicely.
Outside of the stats he does move grown men around once he gets going down hill. Sengun and Christopher share that trait too.
Got to improve the shot but there is something there for sure.

It’s mostly the shot and what kind of role he’ll actually play that’s my concern (I have no idea what defined role he’ll play. Saric for example has passing/facilitating chops but that’s gone to to the wayside from rookie season. went from PF to small ball Center. Role players need a defined role and be good at it to be of value imo.)

TheBunk · Post #42 » by **TheBunk** » Mon Jun 14, 2021 6:49 pm

The finishing looks very translatable as opposed to a guy like Wagner who's going to have to change his college bully moves to finish at the rim in the NBA.

Mirotic12 · Post #43 » by **Mirotic12** » Tue Jun 15, 2021 2:45 pm

Hal14 wrote:If Roko goes to the combine, it'll be interesting to see what his measurements are. On various sites and in various videos, I'm seeing most list him at 6'9" but one site has him at 6'10" and a recent video lists him at 6'8". For weight, most sites are showing him at 210 lbs but some show 220 lbs and 1 site even lists him at 234 lbs..kind of all over the place..

There is no way he weighs 210 pounds. You can't play power forward in a physical league like Adriatic League at 210 pounds. Even 220 would be quite difficult.

Catchall · Post #44 » by **Catchall** » Sun Jun 20, 2021 10:46 pm

pohani komarac wrote:Roko is locked to be good player, he has good attitude and head. Star? For now he lacks offensive polish.

To be a star, he'd need to show the ability to create on the ball at a high level.

DCasey91 · Post #45 » by **DCasey91** » Sun Jun 20, 2021 11:24 pm

More brutish less finesse Joe Ingles maybe? Roko looks a tad shorter from the eye.

I like him, though the role has to be defined at the next level.

The-Power · Post #46 » by **The-Power** » Tue Jun 22, 2021 4:22 pm

Could be off as I haven't seen that much of him outside of highlights and my memory isn't the best either, but he reminds me a bit of Thaddeus Young from some years ago.

Hal14 · Post #47 » by **Hal14** » Tue Jun 22, 2021 6:21 pm

The-Power wrote:Could be off as I haven't seen that much of him outside of highlights and my memory isn't the best either, but he reminds me a bit of Thaddeus Young from some years ago.

Yeah I can see him being similar to Young in his prime - a really solid 4 man who does a lot of different things well to help the team

Yallbecrazy · Post #48 » by **Yallbecrazy** » Tue Jun 22, 2021 6:45 pm

Really good orb% in a tough league, but the poor assist to turnover ratio is a big red flag in terms of star potential. Given his young age in a tough league it could improve.

Charm · Post #49 » by **Charm** » Tue Jun 22, 2021 6:52 pm

Yallbecrazy wrote:Really good orb% in a tough league, but the poor assist to turnover ratio is a big red flag.

1.9 assists to 2.4 turnovers per game is a red flag? For an 18-year-old PF?

We got Greg Brown over here averaging 0.4 assists to 2.3 turnoves. *That* is a red flag.

jezzerinho · Post #50 » by **jezzerinho** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 5:12 pm

Measurements will have knocked him back for sure.

The-Power · Post #51 » by **The-Power** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 6:32 pm

jezzerinho wrote:Measurements will have knocked him back for sure.

Why? Did he measure out worse than you expected?

Hal14 · Post #52 » by **Hal14** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 7:37 pm

The-Power wrote:
jezzerinho wrote:Measurements will have knocked him back for sure.

Why? Did he measure out worse than you expected?

Only thing I am seeing is 6'11" wingspan, which is down from the 7'0" wingspan we thought he had before the combine.

And his weight was a bit of a mystery, was seeing sites that said 210, and some sites saying 220. At the combine he measured at 225 lbs though which I actually see as a good thing - since some scouting reports I saw listed "lack of strength, needs to bulk up a little and fill out his frame" as areas he could improve upon.

Charm · Post #53 » by **Charm** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 7:48 pm

Not too concerned about the wingspan...8'11" standing reach, and as Hal pointed out, he's up to 225 pounds with probably another 5-10 pounds to go before he's done filling out his frame. Plenty of size to play PF, especially in the modern NBA.

Catchall · Post #54 » by **Catchall** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 8:06 pm

I think Roko could be described as the Rui Hachimura of this draft, but he already passes and rebounds better than Rui and he's much younger. I think a team is justified taking him in the 15-20 range depending on what they're looking for.

Roko also comps well to Marcus Morris entering the draft. If you adjust for age, Roko should be seen as the better prospect.

Mirotic12 · Post #55 » by **Mirotic12** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 11:54 pm

Hal14 wrote:Only thing I am seeing is 6'11" wingspan, which is down from the 7'0" wingspan we thought he had before the combine.

And his weight was a bit of a mystery, was seeing sites that said 210, and some sites saying 220. At the combine he measured at 225 lbs though which I actually see as a good thing - since some scouting reports I saw listed "lack of strength, needs to bulk up a little and fill out his frame" as areas he could improve upon.

Like I said, no way in hell he weighed 210. A 210 pound guy couldn't play power forward in such a physical league like the Adriatic League. Scouting reports that don't understand that are not to be taken seriously.

DCasey91 wrote:More brutish less finesse Joe Ingles maybe? Roko looks a tad shorter from the eye.

I like him, though the role has to be defined at the next level.

Ingles was supposedly measured by the Jazz at 6-7 barefoot. So Prkacin is half an inch taller than Ingles.

DCasey91 · Post #56 » by **DCasey91** » Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:10 am

I’m just looking more or less at the gamestyle/position/role he’ll play at the next level.

More brute style force Ingles, less polish obviously as Ingles was much older coming in. But Roko is very toolsy and has a very good IQ for the game.
People should not be concerned with Roko’s measurables, weight or whatever.

He’s very young, has a sturdy body and will fill out and loves to use it. Difference between the numbers and what the individual does on the court.

Sengun/Christopher have the same type of mindset. Youngsters with natural size, knows how to use it and loves contact, is psychical that pushes grown men around from time to time, I’ve seen both sometimes as you would call it manhandle older players. Christopher played in College but he shares the same trait.

That bodes very well for all three imo. When you’re younger and older guys just get bumped out the way in transition on contact it means they are just naturally strong regardless of size, weight etc.

DCasey91 · Post #57 » by **DCasey91** » Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:18 am

Roko has a Luka body type from waist down,
if his shot translates which is the concerning part he’ll be a fine player.

Clawed · Post #58 » by **Clawed** » Fri Jun 25, 2021 5:36 am

One tempting comparison of him as people have pointed out is Dario Saric but another one is Filip Petrusev from this draft class. Both are the same position in the same league. Filip had better production but Roko has age is much younger. How would yall compare the two of them as a prospect?

kobyz · Post #59 » by **kobyz** » Fri Jun 25, 2021 10:12 am

Some Tobias Harris in him

Post #60 » by **Ruzious** » Fri Jun 25, 2021 12:00 pm

Clawed wrote:One tempting comparison of him as people have pointed out is Dario Saric but another one is Filip Petrusev from this draft class. Both are the same position in the same league. Filip had better production but Roko has age is much younger. How would yall compare the two of them as a prospect?

I'm a Petrusev fan - think he's going to be a very efficient and productive role player in the NBA. But Roko seems to be more a player able to create from the perimeter. Roko - being so young - is an unfinished product that will need more development.