CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:NuckyPowell wrote:Andrew McCeltic wrote:
I’m kind of neutral on him, I know he has fans here - but looking the part doesn’t always mean getting the part - I can remember when Harold Miner was the next Jordan.
It was a deep draft for shooting guards - Keldon Johnson and Alexander-Walker were interesting, too - and there was Bitadze still on the board as a 5. But they were basically right on Rozier in 2015, so I’m giving Langford the benefit of the doubt. And it’s very very early.
To me, he gives off a James Young sort of vibe. Hope I'm wrong about that.
Yeah. Good comparison.
Also, rule of thumb for me - never trust a man named Romeo. I hope I'm wrong too.
I hated the Young pick. Loved the Romeo pick.
They are similar in the sense that they were both highly ranked in high school and both got drafted in the mid first after up and down freshman seasons.
But Young had way more red flags. A poor man defender who showed below average quickness. Could not dribble or finish with his off-hand. Straight line driver whose main weapons were his spot up J and an awkward runner. Very little ball-handling and playmaking.
His defense and lack of handle made me very pessimistic on him - his main asset was his extreme youth and excellent length, plus the form on his spot-up jumper.
Langford is a much more skilled player with significantly better physical tools. Wings who can handle, score and defend their position rarely flame out to the extent that slow, one dimensional guys like Young do. Even the knuckleheads like Lance Stephenson and JR Smith fared better than the better behaved slow shooters like Xavier Henry.
Of course he could flame out too, but I think his odds are significantly better than Young's.
