Zhou Qi - the next big asian thing

EMG518 · Post #61 » by **EMG518** » Mon Mar 14, 2016 9:36 am

Good to hear, he should declare. Mid 1st rounder in my opinion, clearly needs to work on developing physically but this isnt a strong draft and he has a unique blend of length and skill.

doordoor123 · Post #62 » by **doordoor123** » Wed May 11, 2016 6:56 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/NBADraft/status/730470842086338562[/tweet]

No-Man · Post #63 » by **No-Man** » Wed May 11, 2016 7:42 pm

hardly news, we already knew about his size, I hope he clarifies some stuff about his age in the interviews, if he is from 93' the chances of him adding enough strength are abysmal

doordoor123 · Post #64 » by **doordoor123** » Wed May 11, 2016 7:43 pm

Fischella wrote:hardly news, we already knew about his size, I hope he clarifies some stuff about his age in the interviews, if he is from 93' the chances of him adding enough strength are abysmal

Yeah, but I was excited for the first measurement of the day.

cellar-door · Post #65 » by **cellar-door** » Thu May 12, 2016 7:22 pm

weighed in at 218, that's got to be disappointing for teams that he only gained 9 lbs in the last year.

RollingWave · Post #66 » by **RollingWave** » Fri May 13, 2016 2:41 am

cellar-door wrote:weighed in at 218, that's got to be disappointing for teams that he only gained 9 lbs in the last year.

Glass half full or empty? 218 is basically the same weight as Bebe when he was drafted no? and I don't think Bebe's struggles in the league is because he's just getting knocked over by any random bigs.

His agility drill numbers come out among the best of bigs as well, which is a good sign . it's hard to see THAT many teams pass on 7'2 with agility and at least some skill.

As for age, I would say that at least the eye test seem to me that he is 20.

RookieStar · Post #67 » by **RookieStar** » Fri May 13, 2016 10:13 pm

eye test? This is realgm. We had Lebron at 20 who looked like 40. It'll always be the stigma of chinese athletes in regards to cheating with their past and all ( chinese gymnast , Yi , etc etc )

Yeah.. I can see him being 230lbs on average. Don't thik he should be any heavier than that.

Hogified05 · Post #68 » by **Hogified05** » Sat May 14, 2016 4:52 am

cellar-door wrote:weighed in at 218, that's got to be disappointing for teams that he only gained 9 lbs in the last year.

Well wait until he gets on that American diet. He will blow up like a balloon.

EddieJonesFan · Post #69 » by **EddieJonesFan** » Sat May 14, 2016 9:53 pm

He looks so innocent.

EddieJonesFan · Post #70 » by **EddieJonesFan** » Sat May 14, 2016 9:54 pm

Isn't the big knock on him that he doesn't really have the drive/motor to reach his potential?

RollingWave · Post #71 » by **RollingWave** » Mon May 16, 2016 2:56 am

EddieJonesFan wrote:Isn't the big knock on him that he doesn't really have the drive/motor to reach his potential?

Motor probably has to do with his weight to some extend.

As for drive, who the hell knows, he doesn't show a lot of expression that could either be due to not liking the game or just you know... not liking to show emotion. Kawhi Leonard doesn't show much emotion either.

Barnsey · Post #72 » by **Barnsey** » Mon May 16, 2016 10:23 am

7'7" wingspan and can shoot, that's crazy. He should def get drafted in the first round, regardless of lack of strength

Bum Adebayo · Post #73 » by **Bum Adebayo** » Tue May 17, 2016 2:52 am

RollingWave wrote:
EddieJonesFan wrote:Isn't the big knock on him that he doesn't really have the drive/motor to reach his potential?

Motor probably has to do with his weight to some extend.

Not really, thon maker is a good example of a big man with a bad frame and very good motor.

RollingWave · Post #74 » by **RollingWave** » Sun May 22, 2016 1:02 pm

Well after the combine Zhou lined up 4 teams for workouts before he's going back to China to prepare for the Olympics, we know 3 already , Boston (3,16, 23 ) / Memphis ( 17 ) / Phoenix ( 4,13, 28) , the last team is a west coats team ( I'll take a guess that it's the Clippers with 25, since they're the only west coast team that's in the later first and not still in the playoffs. though it could easily be Denver with 7, 15, 29) the common denominator seem to be picks in the teens so far actually. but with 2 that also have late first. so he seems pretty prudent in his aim, looking mostly at teams that doesn't need immediate help at the bigs position and many with multiple picks in different range.

Not much learned except most teams telling us they already scouted him for a long time and like his length and skill etc... Phoenix brought in a 6'10 235 Sundevil Eric Jacobson to bang with him which is not a huge surprise. not a lot of detail except Jacobson saying that he can't really bother Zhou's shot due to length etc.

Anyway, at the end of the day, you see a 7'2 guy who scored great in agility drills doing this in a (Even if not very strong) professional league, you probably need to take him and just hope for the best.

Bum Adebayo · Post #75 » by **Bum Adebayo** » Sun May 22, 2016 2:13 pm

He is the perfect definition of a boom/bust prospect, he has high ceiling but what needs to be checked is his real age, his competitiveness, if he likes to be in US, things like that, more than his skill or even his strength.

darealjuice · Post #76 » by **darealjuice** » Sun May 22, 2016 8:51 pm

RollingWave wrote:Not much learned except most teams telling us they already scouted him for a long time and like his length and skill etc... Phoenix brought in a 6'10 235 Sundevil Eric Jacobson to bang with him which is not a huge surprise. not a lot of detail except Jacobson saying that he can't really bother Zhou's shot due to length etc.

I'm good friends with Eric and am playing some pick up with him tonight, I'll probably ask him a bit how it went against Qi if you're interested haha.

DrCoach · Post #77 » by **DrCoach** » Sun May 22, 2016 10:05 pm

Asian Gobert?

JMac1 · Post #78 » by **JMac1** » Sun May 22, 2016 10:22 pm

darealjuice wrote:
RollingWave wrote:Not much learned except most teams telling us they already scouted him for a long time and like his length and skill etc... Phoenix brought in a 6'10 235 Sundevil Eric Jacobson to bang with him which is not a huge surprise. not a lot of detail except Jacobson saying that he can't really bother Zhou's shot due to length etc.

I'm good friends with Eric and am playing some pick up with him tonight, I'll probably ask him a bit how it went against Qi if you're interested haha.

Of course. I'd rather have an athlete's perspective than anyone else's.

freestyler34 · Post #79 » by **freestyler34** » Mon May 23, 2016 8:04 pm

Looks good to me

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLF68bWlVQ0[/youtube]

Dr Positivity · Post #80 » by **Dr Positivity** » Mon May 23, 2016 10:52 pm

I think he is definitely risky, but he probably has the most upside defensively in the whole class. A guy with a 7'7 wingspan who's far ahead of the CBA in blocks/minute (40%+ on anyone else) seems to me like a guy who could be the best shotblocker in the league. Not saying it will happen, but it's a reasonable option. When that's added to the chance to be a 3pt shooter and this is mammoth upside in modern NBA game. If teams are willing to take the chance of a bust on Skal and Chriss as high as they are in hopes of getting an all-star, don't now why the same logic couldn't be applied to Zhou