2023 NBA Draft

GSWFan1994 · Post #1721 » by **GSWFan1994** » Sun Mar 19, 2023 9:22 am

azcatz11 wrote:
Big J wrote:Sometimes high school rankings don't play out. Remember Felipe Lopez?

He played before you were born

clyde21 · Post #1722 » by **clyde21** » Sun Mar 19, 2023 10:42 pm

Oso is so good, he's like a more athletic Looney, I love this guy

Hal14 · Post #1723 » by **Hal14** » Mon Mar 20, 2023 1:15 am

clyde21 wrote:Oso is so good, he's like a more athletic Looney, I love this guy

IDK about that comp. Looney's best attribute is his rebounding - he's one of the best rebounders in the league. That's probably Oso's biggest weakness - that he's a meh rebounder for a center - only a 9.9% rebounding % last year and 11.4% this season. Pretty low marks for a college center.

clyde21 · Post #1724 » by **clyde21** » Mon Mar 20, 2023 1:23 am

Hal14 wrote:
clyde21 wrote:Oso is so good, he's like a more athletic Looney, I love this guy

IDK about that comp. Looney's best attribute is his rebounding - he's one of the best rebounders in the league. That's probably Oso's biggest weakness - that he's a meh rebounder for a center - only a 9.9% rebounding % last year and 11.4% this season. Pretty low marks for a college center.

not b/c he can't rebound, but because he's actually out there boxing out as his first assignment, there were at least 5 box outs today that allowed other teammates to get the reb - that's why I comp him to Loon, does all the little things so well and a lot of it doesn't show up on the stat sheet.

Jaylin Williams from last year's class is a decent comp too stylistically, has better athletic profile than Jaylin too tho

i think he's for sure draftable, wouldn't mind spending a 2nd to get this guy in the Warriors' program at all.

clyde21 · Post #1725 » by **clyde21** » Mon Mar 20, 2023 3:16 am

clyde21 wrote:Johnell Davis is an intriguing sleeper

guess hes not a sleeper anymore

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Post #1726 » by **Duke4life831** » Mon Mar 20, 2023 6:01 am

I swear Timme gets less and less athletic with each passing year. But he gets funner and funner to watch. Not a guy that’s going to get drafted, but this is somewhat of a college thread as well and the dude is so damn elite at college basketball. Crazy to think he has another year of eligibility as well.

Big J · Post #1727 » by **Big J** » Mon Mar 20, 2023 1:52 pm

Timme must be making an absolute killing in the NIL market.

Hal14 · Post #1728 » by **Hal14** » Mon Mar 20, 2023 3:03 pm

lol

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ItsDanger · Post #1729 » by **ItsDanger** » Mon Mar 20, 2023 3:44 pm

Teams are really going to have to do their homework on guards like George and Smith Jr. Both had underwhelming seasons. Maybe these type of scoring guards need to choose which schools they go to better. Many have chosen high pace, high usage teams where they can showcase themselves and get guaranteed playing time but often this leads to inefficient scoring.

BostonCouchGM · Post #1730 » by **BostonCouchGM** » Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:08 am

ItsDanger wrote:Teams are really going to have to do their homework on guards like George and Smith Jr. Both had underwhelming seasons. Maybe these type of scoring guards need to choose which schools they go to better. Many have chosen high pace, high usage teams where they can showcase themselves and get guaranteed playing time but often this leads to inefficient scoring.

I think the main issue with both is that pre-draft talking heads and "scouts" were saying they were 6'5" and the reality is they're 6'3" with average to below average length and/or athleticism. It's odd, almost every single guy (Whitehead, Black, George and Smith Jr.) scouts loved I was down on. Scouts really did a piss poor job of evaluating prospects before the season. The last time I remember them being this bad was when none of them even had Trae in the 1st or even 2nd round in mock drafts.

I'm MUCH higher on George than Smith and still think he's a late lottery talent. George has shown glimpses of being able to play defense which is what separates the two the most for me.

Post #1731 » by **165bows** » Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:39 pm

BostonCouchGM wrote:
ItsDanger wrote:Teams are really going to have to do their homework on guards like George and Smith Jr. Both had underwhelming seasons. Maybe these type of scoring guards need to choose which schools they go to better. Many have chosen high pace, high usage teams where they can showcase themselves and get guaranteed playing time but often this leads to inefficient scoring.

I think the main issue with both is that pre-draft talking heads and "scouts" were saying they were 6'5" and the reality is they're 6'3" with average to below average length and/or athleticism. It's odd, almost every single guy (Whitehead, Black, George and Smith Jr.) scouts loved I was down on. Scouts really did a piss poor job of evaluating prospects before the season. The last time I remember them being this bad was when none of them even had Trae in the 1st or even 2nd round in mock drafts.

I'm MUCH higher on George than Smith and still think he's a late lottery talent. George has shown glimpses of being able to play defense which is what separates the two the most for me.

Well this is assuming these media facing guys are trying to be accurate rather than just create specific story lines.

EvanZ · Post #1732 » by **EvanZ** » Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:42 pm

It’s interesting because the same kind of things were said about Jaden Hardy last year or Cam Thomas before that (Maxey etc). Maybe they get so overrated that they become underrated lol.

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eminence · Post #1733 » by **eminence** » Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:19 pm

Is there anyone who’d consider Walker at #2?

The-Power · Post #1734 » by **The-Power** » Fri Mar 24, 2023 1:49 am

eminence wrote:Is there anyone who’d consider Walker at #2?

Not me. But I can see a solid argument for #3.

mattao313 · Post #1735 » by **mattao313** » Fri Mar 24, 2023 2:19 am

eminence wrote:Is there anyone who’d consider Walker at #2?

Not me it's not enough offensive upside imo. I guess he could go crazy in workouts and a team falls in love yho.

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Post #1736 » by **165bows** » Fri Mar 24, 2023 3:00 am

The-Power wrote:
eminence wrote:Is there anyone who’d consider Walker at #2?

Not me. But I can see a solid argument for #3.

I think Dick is better at the two spot.

916fan · Post #1737 » by **916fan** » Fri Mar 24, 2023 3:09 am

Hal14 wrote:lol

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Let's be real for a second... how many places or states even care about college basketball like that? The top places off the top of my head are North Carolina, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Virginias, and Kansas?

Out here in California no one pays attention to the tournament unless you're a gambler or a UCLA college basketball fan. If I were to guess, I'd say like 90% of Californians don't even know that UCLA is in the tournament. College sports is down bad here, but I don't really blame people.

I attended a college football game last season in the South.. it was a wild experience. They were only a mid-major, but it was crazy to see all of the students and residents completely show out for the game. In comparison, I went to a Cal home-opener, and they were literally trying to bribe people to go...3/4 of the stadium was empty and the college section was pretty sad. Basketball isn't that far off either.

916fan · Post #1738 » by **916fan** » Fri Mar 24, 2023 3:13 am

eminence wrote:Is there anyone who’d consider Walker at #2?

I don't think he has the scoring acumen to go as high as #2 in this draft. The only team I could possibly see having interest in him that high is maybe the Pacers because they already have a franchise player and other guys who they really like. Hali-Mathurin-Turner. Walker would be a really good fit with them at PF. However, I think they'd easily rather draft someone like Brandon Miller instead.

clyde21 · Post #1739 » by **clyde21** » Fri Mar 24, 2023 3:43 am

clyde21 wrote:
clyde21 wrote:Johnell Davis is an intriguing sleeper

guess hes not a sleeper anymore

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BB him

GSWFan1994 · Post #1740 » by **GSWFan1994** » Fri Mar 24, 2023 6:59 am

Duke4life831 wrote:I swear Timme gets less and less athletic with each passing year. But he gets funner and funner to watch. Not a guy that’s going to get drafted, but this is somewhat of a college thread as well and the dude is so damn elite at college basketball. Crazy to think he has another year of eligibility as well.

How is it possible that he has another year of eligibility? Isn't he a senior?

Please explain it to me, I don't know how that works as I'm not from the US.