2014 NBA Draft Prospects Thread #5 | Raps picking 20th

[Risk101]

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I don't believe that the Sixers would go after Exum with the 3rd pick especially with MCW playing point, unless they want Exum playing shooting gaurd, but that would be a huge steal for the Magic with either Wiggins or Parker falling to them.

If Philly makes that pick they will have made the Darko type pick in this draft.

[BillyGM]

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I don't believe that the Sixers would go after Exum with the 3rd pick especially with MCW playing point, unless they want Exum playing shooting gaurd, but that would be a huge steal with either Wiggins or Parker falling to them.

If Philly makes that pick they will have made the Darko type pick in this draft.

I mentioned this before. Dante Exum said in one of his interviews that he's close with 76ers head coach Brett Brown who has worked in Australian league before.

[BillyGM]

Chad Ford tweeted out, “T.J. Warren is never going to be a drills guy. But when (the players) went live 3-on-3? Holy hell.” 3-on-3, 5-on-5, 1-on-1, doesn’t matter, Warren is a matchup nightmare who will use his handles, shoulders, and footwork to get to the bucket and the free throw line (6.4 attempts in 35.4 minutes per game).
Damn if TJ or Rodney (safer pick then TJ - not a tweener) drops to us we're lucky. However, Boston will probably be pretty high on him, so small chances he drops below 17th (http://hoopshabit.com/2014/05/25/boston ... fantastic/).

[kidr1211]

Chad Ford tweeted out, “T.J. Warren is never going to be a drills guy. But when (the players) went live 3-on-3? Holy hell.” 3-on-3, 5-on-5, 1-on-1, doesn’t matter, Warren is a matchup nightmare who will use his handles, shoulders, and footwork to get to the bucket and the free throw line (6.4 attempts in 35.4 minutes per game).
Damn if TJ or Rodney drops to us we're lucky. However, Boston is pretty high on him, so small chances he drops below 17th (http://hoopshabit.com/2014/05/25/boston ... fantastic/).

I wouldn't trust anything chad ford says tbh. He trys to boost certain players with certain agents.

[Undefeated]

Reminds me of T Ross weaknesses when we drafted him. The guy has nice shooting stroke , size (height), plays smart (reads D, can make plays for teammates cause of very good court vision - no tunnel vision - big plus) and isn't a tweener. Not a great slasher, doesn't have great handles - but has improved in these two things.
Safe pick - A guy who can shoot from everywhere will be able to make shots in the NBA.
His shooting percentages are thing of beauty 50% from 2pt 42% from 3pt
Also Duke didn't run plays through him (cause of Jabari) and he still managed to score.
Spacing is very important aspect in NBA - guys like Hood shine nowadays.
Defense. Yeah, not his strong attribute. But on Duke he always guarded the opposing team's best player, and was one of best defenders on Duke (there are not many good ones ). He will have to improve.

Hood does not have good vision. And Duke ran their offense through him enough. Jabari and Hood both had suspect shot selection often taking shots off the dribble with a hand in their face.

[sweetcity]

I'm not a fan of Hood, watched a video today of McDaniels absolutely shutting him down, then torching him on the other end

[BillyGM]

Reminds me of T Ross weaknesses when we drafted him. The guy has nice shooting stroke , size (height), plays smart (reads D, can make plays for teammates cause of very good court vision - no tunnel vision - big plus) and isn't a tweener. Not a great slasher, doesn't have great handles - but has improved in these two things.
Safe pick - A guy who can shoot from everywhere will be able to make shots in the NBA.
His shooting percentages are thing of beauty 50% from 2pt 42% from 3pt
Also Duke didn't run plays through him (cause of Jabari) and he still managed to score.
Spacing is very important aspect in NBA - guys like Hood shine nowadays.
Defense. Yeah, not his strong attribute. But on Duke he always guarded the opposing team's best player, and was one of best defenders on Duke (there are not many good ones ). He will have to improve.

Hood does not have good vision. And Duke ran their offense through him enough. Jabari and Hood both had suspect shot selection often taking shots off the dribble with a hand in their face.

What are you saying?
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Duke could have ran offense through him much more. Jabari was clear 1st option.

[Volcano]

Reminds me of T Ross weaknesses when we drafted him. The guy has nice shooting stroke , size (height), plays smart (reads D, can make plays for teammates cause of very good court vision - no tunnel vision - big plus) and isn't a tweener. Not a great slasher, doesn't have great handles - but has improved in these two things (I believe he will continue to improve this areas - but he's NBA ready in them already).
Safe pick - A guy who can shoot from everywhere will be able to make shots in the NBA.
His shooting percentages are thing of beauty 50% from 2pt 42% from 3pt
Also Duke didn't run plays through him (cause of Jabari) and he still managed to score.
Spacing is very important aspect in NBA - guys like Hood shine nowadays.
Defense. Yeah, not his strong attribute. But on Duke he always guarded the opposing team's best player, and was one of best defenders on Duke (there are not many good ones ). He will have to improve.
I think the good out weights the bad with him - guy should carve out nice career and I hope it's with us (don't see him falling below 15th pick)
Comparison. Reminds me of Morris Peterson (yea). Great shooter with the above average athleticism helping to guard his position even if doesn't have the 'wingspan'. Moreover, both are left handed. Best Case: Mo Pete with better defense. Worst Case: Wesley Johnson with offensive game.

instead of drafting someone with MoPete potential, why don't we just sign a scrub for 3 million (like Alan Anderson) and draft someone with actual impact potential?

[Risk101]

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I don't believe that the Sixers would go after Exum with the 3rd pick especially with MCW playing point, unless they want Exum playing shooting gaurd, but that would be a huge steal with either Wiggins or Parker falling to them.

If Philly makes that pick they will have made the Darko type pick in this draft.

I mentioned this before. Dante Exum said in one of his interviews that he's close with 76ers head coach Brett Brown who has worked in Australian league before.

Philadelphia 76ers could trade Michael Carter-Williams after drafting Dante Exum

Philadelphia 76ers point guard Michael Carter-Williams was recently awarded as the recipient of the 2013-2014 NBA Rookie of the Year award after a very impressive debut campaign with a fledgling roster around. However, there is a rumor circulating that he could be on his way out of Philadelphia if everything falls into place and the 76ers have the opportunity to draft Australian guard Dante Exum.

It makes more sense if Philly trades away MCW but I wonder what they would get for him. Back to back year Philly would trade a pg for another pg.

http://fansided.com/2014/05/28/nba-draf ... er/#!RCTJt

[BillyGM]

I'm not a fan of Hood, watched a video today of McDaniels absolutely shutting him down, then torching him on the other end

Have you watched videos of Tony Allen shutting down All Stars? Does that mean that you prefer Tony Allen instead of All Star caliber players?

[BillyGM]

Reminds me of T Ross weaknesses when we drafted him. The guy has nice shooting stroke , size (height), plays smart (reads D, can make plays for teammates cause of very good court vision - no tunnel vision - big plus) and isn't a tweener. Not a great slasher, doesn't have great handles - but has improved in these two things (I believe he will continue to improve this areas - but he's NBA ready in them already).
Safe pick - A guy who can shoot from everywhere will be able to make shots in the NBA.
His shooting percentages are thing of beauty 50% from 2pt 42% from 3pt
Also Duke didn't run plays through him (cause of Jabari) and he still managed to score.
Spacing is very important aspect in NBA - guys like Hood shine nowadays.
Defense. Yeah, not his strong attribute. But on Duke he always guarded the opposing team's best player, and was one of best defenders on Duke (there are not many good ones ). He will have to improve.
I think the good out weights the bad with him - guy should carve out nice career and I hope it's with us (don't see him falling below 15th pick)
Comparison. Reminds me of Morris Peterson (yea). Great shooter with the above average athleticism helping to guard his position even if doesn't have the 'wingspan'. Moreover, both are left handed. Best Case: Mo Pete with better defense. Worst Case: Wesley Johnson with offensive game.

instead of drafting someone with MoPete potential, why don't we just sign a scrub for 3 million (like Alan Anderson) and draft someone with actual impact potential?

So Mo Pete with better defense is same impact as a scrub or in your words Mo Pete with defense has same impact as Alan Anderson. Mo Pete with better defense would be not impact player didn't know that...

[baulderdash77]

I'm really liking Elfrid Payton. Him and Inglis would be a dream.

Elfrid Payton is great except he can't shoot a lick. That's such a critical weakness for a PG to have that he becomes almost a non-prospect.

[McFurious1]

I really like what I've been seeing from DeAndre Daniels.

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/DeA ... iels-6256/

SF who can score and who has excellent size and wing span to play SF.

Also what I like about Daniels is his score first mentality.

[Roland Brice]

I'm really liking Elfrid Payton. Him and Inglis would be a dream.

Elfrid Payton is great except he can't shoot a lick. That's such a critical weakness for a PG to have that he becomes almost a non-prospect.

Except for the fact that he's an exceptional prospect.

[Rapsfan07]

A lot of good discussion here.

First, Jabari is going to be good in the NBA. As a matter of fact, I'm calling it right now - he's ROY BUT he's going to be another Carmelo Anthony. Phenomenal... Jaw-dropping offensively and poor defensively. Wiggins and Embiid will be the better players down the road.

Secondly, the Sixers would be foolish to deal MCW for Exum. A bird in hand is better than two in the bush and it's not like there aren't any other good prospects on the board. They'd be better off going with something safer like Parker and Wiggins.

Third, I used to like Hood but his defense is going to be a problem at the next level. Where it comes to our draft pick, I think a potential impact PF is a lot harder to find and we should go for Payne unless a quality guy falls from the lottery. Then grab Inglis in the second round who has a underrated offensive game and will be better with a solid jumpshot.


Again, I really really hope Masai is getting another pick. This could prove to be a very solid draft


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[BillyGM]

Baxter Holmes: Rodney Hood said in OKC meeting, they gave him a marker, a board & told him to draw up a play with the game on the line and 5 seconds left.

Damn, OKC are looking to draft a head coach

[Undefeated]

Duke could have ran offense through him much more. Jabari was clear 1st option.

I know Jabari was the clear first option, but it's not like Hood was shadowed by Jabari. They both took a lot of shots.

I've already seen that video. Hood can pass, but don't confuse that with court vision. He has good ball IQ to make the simple pass and find the open man. Just doesn't have a lot of creativity to his passing making passes off the dribble and on the move that guys like Stauskas and Jabari can for a wing.

[God Squad]

I'm not a fan of Hood, watched a video today of McDaniels absolutely shutting him down, then torching him on the other end

Have you watched videos of Tony Allen shutting down All Stars? Does that mean that you prefer Tony Allen instead of All Star caliber players?

worst analogy ever . Rodney is neither and all star or lockdown defender. At this point he's a scrub still.

[Rapsfan07]

I really like what I've been seeing from DeAndre Daniels.

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/DeA ... iels-6256/

SF who can score and who has excellent size and wing span to play SF.

Also what I like about Daniels is his score first mentality.

Doesn't play defense, can't handle the ball.

Way better picks available in the second round than that.


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[Undefeated]

I'm not a fan of Hood, watched a video today of McDaniels absolutely shutting him down, then torching him on the other end

Have you watched videos of Tony Allen shutting down All Stars? Does that mean that you prefer Tony Allen instead of All Star caliber players?

worst analogy ever . Rodney is neither and all star or lockdown defender. At this point he's a scrub still.

Scrub is taking it a bit far because Hood has one skill that will help him carve a niche which is his shooting. James Jones type player with the ability to attack closeouts.