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Dadouv47 wrote:Crazy good draft class.
I was fine with Giddey at 6 but badly wanted to move up to draft Mobley. Props to Cleveland for not moving down. Still early but feel he was the obvious second pick (don't blame the Pistons though because of the Cade hype and still very high ceiling).
PlatinumState wrote:Was Corey Kispert a wasted pick?
Id think a 4 year college player would settle in more easily, or is he just not nba material?
Creativetran wrote:Dadouv47 wrote:Crazy good draft class.
I was fine with Giddey at 6 but badly wanted to move up to draft Mobley. Props to Cleveland for not moving down. Still early but feel he was the obvious second pick (don't blame the Pistons though because of the Cade hype and still very high ceiling).
Just curious, was there ever any reports on how much you guys were willing to trade up to get Mobley?
PlatinumState wrote:Was Corey Kispert a wasted pick?
Id think a 4 year college player would settle in more easily, or is he just not nba material?
Madhouse wrote:Creativetran wrote:Dadouv47 wrote:Crazy good draft class.
I was fine with Giddey at 6 but badly wanted to move up to draft Mobley. Props to Cleveland for not moving down. Still early but feel he was the obvious second pick (don't blame the Pistons though because of the Cade hype and still very high ceiling).
Just curious, was there ever any reports on how much you guys were willing to trade up to get Mobley?
Just reading how many teams wanted to move up for Mobley tells me majority of teams saw him as the best player.
PrinceAli wrote:I wonder if Greens struggles has any effect on the outlook of going the Gleague route vs college
Green had a year going up against pros and older/more developed guys and so far it doesn’t seem like it benefitted him much. He got to fully focus on basketball for a full year with professional training/coaching without having to also split time in classes/the usual college student distractions. He had the opportunity for a year to adapt to the physicality of playing against older/bigger guys and work on his body
Kinda was expecting Green to have a bit of an advantage over the rest of the rookies in that sense. Obviously still way too early to make an actual judgement on this and we’ll have to see how Kuminga fairs too
HumbleRen wrote:PrinceAli wrote:I wonder if Greens struggles has any effect on the outlook of going the Gleague route vs college
Green had a year going up against pros and older/more developed guys and so far it doesn’t seem like it benefitted him much. He got to fully focus on basketball for a full year with professional training/coaching without having to also split time in classes/the usual college student distractions. He had the opportunity for a year to adapt to the physicality of playing against older/bigger guys and work on his body
Kinda was expecting Green to have a bit of an advantage over the rest of the rookies in that sense. Obviously still way too early to make an actual judgement on this and we’ll have to see how Kuminga fairs too
WAY too early for these type of conversations lol
PrinceAli wrote:HumbleRen wrote:PrinceAli wrote:I wonder if Greens struggles has any effect on the outlook of going the Gleague route vs college
Green had a year going up against pros and older/more developed guys and so far it doesn’t seem like it benefitted him much. He got to fully focus on basketball for a full year with professional training/coaching without having to also split time in classes/the usual college student distractions. He had the opportunity for a year to adapt to the physicality of playing against older/bigger guys and work on his body
Kinda was expecting Green to have a bit of an advantage over the rest of the rookies in that sense. Obviously still way too early to make an actual judgement on this and we’ll have to see how Kuminga fairs too
WAY too early for these type of conversations lol
Yep for sure. Something to keep on eye on going forward though
Madhouse wrote:Creativetran wrote:Dadouv47 wrote:Crazy good draft class.
I was fine with Giddey at 6 but badly wanted to move up to draft Mobley. Props to Cleveland for not moving down. Still early but feel he was the obvious second pick (don't blame the Pistons though because of the Cade hype and still very high ceiling).
Just curious, was there ever any reports on how much you guys were willing to trade up to get Mobley?
Just reading how many teams wanted to move up for Mobley tells me majority of teams saw him as the best player.
raf1995 wrote:I just don’t think he has that kind of potential. I think we will regret not trading him for a haul in a few years when he’s a mid-tier starter with nice playmaking and defense and a shaky jumper.
Madhouse wrote:Creativetran wrote:Dadouv47 wrote:Crazy good draft class.
I was fine with Giddey at 6 but badly wanted to move up to draft Mobley. Props to Cleveland for not moving down. Still early but feel he was the obvious second pick (don't blame the Pistons though because of the Cade hype and still very high ceiling).
Just curious, was there ever any reports on how much you guys were willing to trade up to get Mobley?
Just reading how many teams wanted to move up for Mobley tells me majority of teams saw him as the best player.
Jadoogar wrote:LofJ wrote:Jalen Green is going to struggle all season if the Rockets insist on not starting a veteran guard next to him that can handle the ball. It makes no damn sense at all because they have 3 legit options in Wall, Gordon, and Augustin. None of them are going to be there in two years, but that's not the point. If you want your rookies to develop properly you have to put them in a position to succeed. The Rockets aren't doing that with Green.
Wall in particular was always really good at hitting shooters in their spots. The Rockets benching him is indefensible.
i really don't like the KPJ/Green combo long term. Right now it doesn't matter, they want to lose so let those 2 chuck up shots. But they both have a scoring mentality, eventually they'll need someone who can run an offense.
raf1995 wrote:I just don’t think he has that kind of potential. I think we will regret not trading him for a haul in a few years when he’s a mid-tier starter with nice playmaking and defense and a shaky jumper.
