2013 NBA draft prospects chatter

catch20two · Post #501 » by **catch20two** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 1:20 am

Wiggins didn't overtly impress me today. He looks like a good player but he didn't exactly blow me away.

countryboi · Post #502 » by **countryboi** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 1:20 am

I am on the anthony bennett or bust train. Yea he is short but he is what we need

Post #503 » by **BigSlam** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 1:22 am

countryboi wrote:I am on the anthony bennett or bust train. Yea he is short but he is what we need

Is he a SF or a PF?

Liver_Pooty · Post #504 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 1:23 am

countryboi wrote:I am on the anthony bennett or bust train. Yea he is short but he is what we need

You and me both brutha.

SWedd523 · Post #505 » by **SWedd523** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 1:59 am

BigSlam wrote:
countryboi wrote:I am on the anthony bennett or bust train. Yea he is short but he is what we need

Is he a SF or a PF?

He's Thomas Robinson with better range

SWedd523 · Post #506 » by **SWedd523** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:00 am

BigSlam wrote:
SWedd523 wrote:A smart JR Smith would be an elite NBA player

I'm not sold on McLemore's smarts just yet.

Do you see the Smith comparison SWedd?

I've seen him make enough plays in the fast break/half court and on defense to know he has a good BBIQ

Eoghan · Post #507 » by **Eoghan** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:03 am

SWedd523 wrote:
BigSlam wrote:
countryboi wrote:I am on the anthony bennett or bust train. Yea he is short but he is what we need

Is he a SF or a PF?

He's Thomas Robinson with better range

Minus the giving a chit on defense and rebounds though.

SWedd523 wrote:
BigSlam wrote:
SWedd523 wrote:A smart JR Smith would be an elite NBA player

I'm not sold on McLemore's smarts just yet.

Do you see the Smith comparison SWedd?

I've seen him make enough plays in the fast break/half court and on defense to know he has a good BBIQ

Yeah, McLemore always plays very head up and conscious of ball movement. At times he seems a little too passive but definitely not Boris Diaw levels AFAICT.

SWedd523 · Post #508 » by **SWedd523** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:15 am

BrotherDave wrote:
SWedd523 wrote:He's Thomas Robinson with better range

Minus the giving a chit on defense and rebounds though.
Bennett being more jumper happy invariably takes him away from the rim and some rebounds, but he seems to be relatively similar to Robinson in terms of effort and ability (when he gets down low). I've only seen him twice though so my sample size is small.

And I personally never was very high on Robinson's defensive ability last year. He may have given more effort but neither one is really what you'd call a stopper

Eoghan · Post #509 » by **Eoghan** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:18 am

It's not that Bennett isn't a good rebounder, it's just his motor is really low and he mostly lets them come to him. And he plays like an AAU player on transition D, virtually the anti-MKG. He's really polarizing to me but he's definitely a top 5 pick right now.

Liver_Pooty · Post #510 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:19 am

SWedd523 wrote:
BigSlam wrote:
countryboi wrote:I am on the anthony bennett or bust train. Yea he is short but he is what we need

Is he a SF or a PF?

He's Thomas Robinson with better range

I think hes a much better athlete than Robinson, though.

SWedd523 · Post #511 » by **SWedd523** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:22 am

I dunno, Robinson was a pretty damn good athlete at Kansas

catch20two · Post #512 » by **catch20two** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:23 am

If Anthony Bennett is Thomas Robinson with better range then that's exactly what we need, a player that can stretch the floor. Imagine if Bennett was getting the shots that Warrick gets. Minus the pump fake, jab step, pump fake, that's 20 points easily.

Eoghan · Post #513 » by **Eoghan** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:27 am

They're different kinds of athletes a bit. Bennett is athletic in a Zach Randolph sense in that he can rise vertically straight up so quickly and dunk it. Robinson is a better athlete in the traditional sense in that he's quick and got hops but he needs more of a running start to get off the floor. I wouldn't say that Bennett has amazing hops or speed (deceptively quick though) but it takes him no time to dunk it with those long arms.

Post #514 » by **BigSlam** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:46 am

catch20two wrote:If Anthony Bennett is Thomas Robinson with better range then that's exactly what we need, a player that can stretch the floor. Imagine if Bennett was getting the shots that Warrick gets. Minus the pump fake, jab step, pump fake, that's 20 points easily.

What, like Mully?

catch20two · Post #515 » by **catch20two** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:48 am

BigSlam wrote:
catch20two wrote:If Anthony Bennett is Thomas Robinson with better range then that's exactly what we need, a player that can stretch the floor. Imagine if Bennett was getting the shots that Warrick gets. Minus the pump fake, jab step, pump fake, that's 20 points easily.

What, like Mully?

Nothing like Mully because Bennett can actually shoot 3's but he doesn't necessarily camp out there. Also, Mully was kind of useful offensively last season in Silas' system when he was shooting midrange jumpers instead of 3's.

Liver_Pooty · Post #516 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:55 am

BigSlam wrote:
catch20two wrote:If Anthony Bennett is Thomas Robinson with better range then that's exactly what we need, a player that can stretch the floor. Imagine if Bennett was getting the shots that Warrick gets. Minus the pump fake, jab step, pump fake, that's 20 points easily.

What, like Mully?

Bennett can hit 3's throw down a sledge hammer, and hit a midrange shot. If Mullens had half of his athleticism he would be unstoppable.

catch20two · Post #517 » by **catch20two** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:57 am

I'm about to take a thorough look at Anthony Bennett as his UNLV squad take on Air Force at 10pm tonight. I think Bennett can move into the #2 spot on my draft board over Nerlens Noel who had a very impressive performance today in a loss (15 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assist, 7 blocks, 4 steals, zero turnovers, and only 1 personal foul) with one of his own.

BTW for all of the Ben McLemore enthusiasts, he looked like utter trash today.

Post #518 » by **BigSlam** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 3:02 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:
BigSlam wrote:
catch20two wrote:If Anthony Bennett is Thomas Robinson with better range then that's exactly what we need, a player that can stretch the floor. Imagine if Bennett was getting the shots that Warrick gets. Minus the pump fake, jab step, pump fake, that's 20 points easily.

What, like Mully?

Bennett can hit 3's throw down a sledge hammer, and hit a midrange shot. If Mullens had half of his athleticism he would be unstoppable.

Tell LMA that.

Eoghan · Post #519 » by **Eoghan** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 3:02 am

catch20two wrote:I'm about to take a thorough look at Anthony Bennett as his UNLV squad take on Air Force at 10pm tonight. I think Bennett can move into the #2 spot on my draft board over Nerlens Noel who had a very impressive performance today in a loss (15 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assist, 7 blocks, 4 steals, zero turnovers, and only 1 personal foul) with one of his own.

BTW for all of the Ben McLemore enthusiasts, he looked like utter trash today.

Thanks for the reminder.

I'm not sure if Bennett can hit the NBA 3 but I doubt it would take much of an adjustment, his form looks pretty good.

SWedd523 · Post #520 » by **SWedd523** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 3:04 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:
BigSlam wrote:
catch20two wrote:If Anthony Bennett is Thomas Robinson with better range then that's exactly what we need, a player that can stretch the floor. Imagine if Bennett was getting the shots that Warrick gets. Minus the pump fake, jab step, pump fake, that's 20 points easily.

What, like Mully?

Bennett can hit 3's throw down a sledge hammer, and hit a midrange shot. If Mullens had half of his athleticism he would be unstoppable.

You seem to be really overrating Benett's athleticism. Mully can do literally all of those things as well and is a true 7 footer instead of a 6'7 guy. He's also pretty damn athletic himself. Much more so than he's give credit for