Nerlens Noel Looks Impressive In Individual Drills

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Fri Feb 7, 2014 7:24 pm

Nerlens Noel put on an impressive display of drills for about 30 minutes on Thursday following the Philadelphia 76ers' practice.

Noel is rehabbing his surgically repaired left knee.

"You can see, even though it's just sort of shadow boxing, you can't help to see how quick he jumps, his athleticism, his length," said Brett Brown. "It is exciting to just look out there and see what you project to be. He doesn't appear to favor [the knee] at all. Things are going well. All those things that we have to get through in order to at some point get him on a court, are going well."

Noel's next steps will be playing with others and then against players.

Via Bob Cooney/Philadelphia Daily News

pylb · Post #2 » by **pylb** » Fri Feb 7, 2014 7:41 pm

How does he fare against chairs though ?

dat90zKiD · Post #3 » by **dat90zKiD** » Fri Feb 7, 2014 9:43 pm

MCW
Wiggins
Noel

Scary core.

Captain Tsubasa · Post #4 » by **Captain Tsubasa** » Fri Feb 7, 2014 9:48 pm

this picture makes you believe he is smart or something lol

DBurks2818 · Post #5 » by **DBurks2818** » Fri Feb 7, 2014 9:54 pm

RealGM wrote:"Noel's next steps will be playing with others and then against players."

Strange wording.

nikster · Post #6 » by **nikster** » Fri Feb 7, 2014 11:50 pm

dat90zKiD wrote:MCW
Wiggins
Noel

Scary core.

Not necessarily Wiggins but I think any of the top prospects would fit well. When youve got a great PG and a shotblocking center its not hard to find pieces that fit

BlzMwt · Post #7 » by **BlzMwt** » Sat Feb 8, 2014 12:00 am

what is this guys upside? did he show an offensive game at kentucky or just your basic big man dunks etc?

Matches Malone · Post #8 » by **Matches Malone** » Sat Feb 8, 2014 1:24 am

BlzMwt wrote:what is this guys upside? did he show an offensive game at kentucky or just your basic big man dunks etc?

Like a Larry Sanders or Ben Wallace type I would think. Last time I checked, he didn't have much of an offensive game but he could be a game changer on the defensive side of the ball.

BNelley24 · Post #9 » by **BNelley24** » Sat Feb 8, 2014 2:30 am

BlzMwt wrote:what is this guys upside? did he show an offensive game at kentucky or just your basic big man dunks etc?

He also runs the floor as good as a PG. Think of Dikembe Mutombo except with good hand eye coordination, speed, and quickness.

76ciology · Post #10 » by **76ciology** » Sat Feb 8, 2014 6:41 pm

The key here for me is to rework his shooting mechanics, which from reports is making significant progress.

Underrated aspects of his game are his ballhandling and passing skills.

Personally, I see him as a Serge Ibaka type player. Hopefully, he'll be as good of an offensive player like ibaka.

MojoPharoah · Post #11 » by **MojoPharoah** » Sat Feb 8, 2014 10:22 pm

Captain Tsubasa wrote:this picture makes you believe he is smart or something lol

Huh?

Anyway, considering the fact that his interviews show he is smart...

MojoPharoah · Post #12 » by **MojoPharoah** » Sat Feb 8, 2014 10:23 pm

StikWitEM wrote:
BlzMwt wrote:what is this guys upside? did he show an offensive game at kentucky or just your basic big man dunks etc?

Like a Larry Sanders or Ben Wallace type I would think. Last time I checked, he didn't have much of an offensive game but he could be a game changer on the defensive side of the ball.

Not entirely true. He displayed a strong ability toward straight-line drives using either hand and finishing with either hand. Also, he's a pretty good passer as well. A better comp would be Noah, in my opinion

MojoPharoah · Post #13 » by **MojoPharoah** » Sat Feb 8, 2014 10:26 pm

76ciology wrote:The key here for me is to rework his shooting mechanics, which from reports is making significant progress.

Underrated aspects of his game are his ballhandling and passing skills.

Personally, I see him as a Serge Ibaka type player. Hopefully, he'll be as good of an offensive player like ibaka.

I think he'll be more like Noah meets Chandler/Stat than Ibaka, given how Brown is developing him. Ibaka's biggest offensive strength is his mid-range J, while Noel's strengths will likely be finishing off Screen/Rolls, face-up drives and passing.

MojoPharoah · Post #14 » by **MojoPharoah** » Sat Feb 8, 2014 10:28 pm

DBurks2818 wrote:
RealGM wrote:"Noel's next steps will be playing with others and then against players."

Strange wording.

The first step is playing 5-0 drills, then he'll play 5v5

IMAN5 · Post #15 » by **IMAN5** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:33 pm

sit this dude out the whole season so that he can qualify for the rookie class next season.

there's also no reason to rush him back and have him hurt even more.

take the blake griffin approach, it will pay off.

IMAN5 · Post #16 » by **IMAN5** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:34 pm

MCW, Nole, whoever the sixers draft this year.

They also have the pieces to either keep or trade in Hawes, Turner, Young.

Not a bad way to rebuild.