stanch sabonis wrote:Shy Gorgeous-Al wrote:stanch sabonis wrote:I still don't understand what makes Mobley a better prospect. Superstar wings are more valuable than bigs especially playmaking wings. Someone break it down to me. If we're talking about their high end potential, I don't understand how Mobley is the choice. I really don't.
I wouldn't trade Scottie for Mobley. It wouldn't even be a question to me.
He is a better prospect. His impact on the floor is greater and will remain so if he stays healthy. He is not your typical center... so you don't compare him to the impact of your typical center. Mobley in a few years may be called a wing, and with his physical gifts he is nothing like we have ever seen. Barnes can't and will never be able to do what Mobley can do defensively...and Mobley is a puppy, a baby giraffe..he isn't even close to his physical prime obviously. Barnes body is super NBA ready.
I wouldn't take Davis over Kawhi for example. Let's talk about just positional value instead of your obviously impressive ability to tell the future. Neither is close to their physical prime. What a ridiculous assertion just because one player is bigger lol
Neither Mobley nor Barnes are AD or Kawhi, yeah?
What is positional value lol? value is impact, if one player has bigger impact he is the better player. There is no such thing as positional value, value change according to the respective teams roster makeup and league trends. Do you not recall bigs being at the top of the echelon? What about the time when Curry was the thing? PGs value increased as well.
Sure, when you get a caliber of talent like Lebron James who ticks all the boxes for you on both ends then okay..sure, wings may hold more value because they are able to do more things than your typical PFs/C. They can dish, rebound, score on very high %, block shots, etc..basically do most of what your PF/C and more. But that's really rare.
But you are working under the assumption that Barnes is that special talent? based on what exactly?
Dunno what to tell you, but when I look at the NBA landscape and which players are the most impactful I see more similarity to Mobley than Barnes. There are a lot of PFs/C and some unicorns like Durant and Giannis who resemble Mobley more once he matures and develops physically.
Mobley's path into being a 1A on a good playoffs team and an anchor defensively is much clearer than that of Barnes to me. And at the end of the day, these are all projections, yeah? nonetheless, if I had to build a team from scratch, i'm picking Mobley every damn time as he is much easier to build a team around as he gives you the blueprint.
And comeon, I did not say that Barnes is in his physical prime... I said he is NBA ready and that's true. how much more mass do you think he will be able to add? where's Mobley's starting point is so damn lower that it makes you wonder how good he is going to be once he fills up because right now his lack of strength and weight is clearly a detriment to his overall game. And this kid is not soft. He fights...so yeah, good luck to all if an once he fills up and gains some strength.
