clyde21 wrote:NO-KG-AI wrote:clyde21 wrote:
i don't agree with those comps at all esp for Knox/Sekou (Sekou was a big, Knox was far from prototypical and just flatout sucked), but you can do this for everyone, unless you're suggesting wing prototypes shouldn't be taken high in the draft, not sure what the point here is.
GG is not without faults and most definitely not bust-proof but he's the type of pick you make high in the draft and sleep well at night even if it doesn't work out.
Also, while I haven't seen enough to feel strongly or not on GG, hasn't he been very productive so far?
yes, pretty unprecedented productivity for someone his age in high level conference, even tho the efficiency hasn't been there yet
Would you say if there was a concern, it would be more that he falls in line with some of those tweener guys that dominated and then struggled at the next level for whatever reason like Derrick Williams, Michael Beasley, etc?
Not that everyone needs to be an ultra athlete, but I feel like tweener forwards(Big 3/average sized 4 types) had a history of doing well in college and struggling to find something to hang their hat on in the pros for years(Not having the quickness to guard and penetrate from the perimeter consistently, and lacking the size/length to bully inside or be a rim protector and rebounder), but the league is probably more tailored to those types than it ever has been before.
I feel like guys like Knox and Sekou failed because they just sucked at basketball, and I don't get that vibe from his numbers or highlights about GG. GG's body and ball skills probably means at worst that he can find a place as a solid contributor even if he weren't to break out and be a superstar.