Amen & Ausar Thompson - Potential 2022 NBA Draft Guys

EvanZ · Post #481 » by **EvanZ** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 8:26 pm

People taking home run laps after a SL where Amen played a single half is mind boggling.

Hal14 · Post #482 » by **Hal14** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 8:32 pm

EvanZ wrote:
Hal14 wrote:
EvanZ wrote:It's difficult to analyze all those things against terrible competition.

Perhaps to a novice scout it is.

It sure wasn't difficult for Troy Weaver or Rafael Stone.

You have no idea if that's true. You realize that right?

It's my opinion.

The fact that Weaver drafted Ausar 5th and Stone drafted Amen 4th (whereas you ranked the twins 13th and 14th) supports that opinion. So does Weaver's quote, which is right above your post..

EvanZ · Post #483 » by **EvanZ** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 8:33 pm

Hal14 wrote:
EvanZ wrote:
Hal14 wrote:Perhaps to a novice scout it is.

It sure wasn't difficult for Troy Weaver or Rafael Stone.

You have no idea if that's true. You realize that right?

It's my opinion.

The fact that Weaver drafted Ausar 5th and Stone drafted Amen 4th (whereas you ranked the twins 13th and 14th) supports that opinion. So does Weaver's quote, which is right above your post..

Selecting a guy that high doesn't mean it was easy. I'm sure it wasn't easy for teams deciding between BM and Scoot, but there they were.

Hal14 · Post #484 » by **Hal14** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 8:35 pm

EvanZ wrote:
Hal14 wrote:
EvanZ wrote:
You have no idea if that's true. You realize that right?

It's my opinion.

The fact that Weaver drafted Ausar 5th and Stone drafted Amen 4th (whereas you ranked the twins 13th and 14th) supports that opinion. So does Weaver's quote, which is right above your post..

Selecting a guy that high doesn't mean it was easy. I'm sure it wasn't easy for teams deciding between BM and Scoot, but there they were.

So you didn't watch the Weaver video, which I just pointed out, was right above your post..

Ok, here it is again so it seems like you're having trouble following along.

Read on Twitter

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Also, you check out any legit content (articles, videos, podcasts, etc.) from the past 12 months breaking down the twins, their games, how they project at the next level, etc. 9 times out of 10, the content does a good job of discussing their game, their skills, their talent, their athleticism, their basketball IQ, their mental makeup, their work ethic, their size, etc.

But on RealGM, 90% of the discourse about the twins is about the competition level in the OTE :banghead:

EvanZ · Post #485 » by **EvanZ** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 8:40 pm

The OTE is objectively bad competition. Has anyone denied that? I'm telling you if you are declaring victory after 1 half of SL basketball you're not doing this right. Amen may be fine, but he played in an objectively trash league which makes it much harder to evaluate. That's just a fact.

Big J · Post #486 » by **Big J** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 8:40 pm

Hal14 wrote:
EvanZ wrote:It's difficult to analyze all those things against terrible competition.

Perhaps to a novice scout it is.

It sure wasn't difficult for Troy Weaver or Rafael Stone.

Agreed, real ones know.

EvanZ · Post #487 » by **EvanZ** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 8:41 pm

If your process here is "I evaluated OTE correctly because LOOK AT THAT ONE HALF OF SL BASKETBALL"...yeah I'm not a fan of this approach.

EvanZ · Post #488 » by **EvanZ** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 8:42 pm

Big J wrote:
Hal14 wrote:
EvanZ wrote:It's difficult to analyze all those things against terrible competition.

Perhaps to a novice scout it is.

It sure wasn't difficult for Troy Weaver or Rafael Stone.

Agreed, real ones know.

Huh, "real ones" who **** on Jabari Smith all season? How does that work now that he looked awesome in 2 SL games? :lol:

Which is the fake performance?

Hal14 · Post #489 » by **Hal14** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 8:43 pm

EvanZ wrote:If your process here is "I evaluated OTE correctly because LOOK AT THAT ONE HALF OF SL BASKETBALL"...yeah I'm not a fan of this approach.

Nobody said that. :roll:

EvanZ · Post #490 » by **EvanZ** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 8:46 pm

Hal14 wrote:
EvanZ wrote:If your process here is "I evaluated OTE correctly because LOOK AT THAT ONE HALF OF SL BASKETBALL"...yeah I'm not a fan of this approach.

Nobody said that.

Then why are you declaring victory?

Big J · Post #491 » by **Big J** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 9:18 pm

EvanZ wrote:
Big J wrote:
Hal14 wrote:Perhaps to a novice scout it is.

It sure wasn't difficult for Troy Weaver or Rafael Stone.

Agreed, real ones know.

Huh, "real ones" who **** on Jabari Smith all season? How does that work now that he looked awesome in 2 SL games?

Which is the fake performance?

Kinda different comparing a 2nd year guy vs guys with no experience in the league. Jabari struggled badly his rookie year.

EvanZ · Post #492 » by **EvanZ** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 9:29 pm

Big J wrote:
EvanZ wrote:
Big J wrote:
Agreed, real ones know.

Huh, "real ones" who **** on Jabari Smith all season? How does that work now that he looked awesome in 2 SL games?

Which is the fake performance?

Kinda different comparing a 2nd year guy vs guys with no experience in the league. Jabari struggled badly his rookie year.

Oh it's different? I mean they are playing against the same competition...hell, they even play on the same team.

clyde21 · Post #493 » by **clyde21** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 11:39 pm

Jabari is younger than both the twins fyi

Big J · Post #494 » by **Big J** » Tue Jul 18, 2023 1:58 pm

clyde21 wrote:Jabari is younger than both the twins fyi

Both huh. I always thought he was younger than Amen, but older than Ausar.

EvanZ · Post #495 » by **EvanZ** » Tue Jul 18, 2023 5:23 pm

Not to mention Brandon Miller who is 6 months older than Jabari

Hal14 · Post #496 » by **Hal14** » Tue Jul 18, 2023 5:26 pm

Big J wrote:
clyde21 wrote:Jabari is younger than both the twins fyi

Both huh. I always thought he was younger than Amen, but older than Ausar.

Colbinii · Post #497 » by **Colbinii** » Tue Jul 18, 2023 6:25 pm

clyde21 wrote:Jabari is younger than both the twins fyi

Imagine if the twins were born at 8:00 AM and 8:10 AM and Jabari was born at 8:05 AM.

clyde21 · Post #498 » by **clyde21** » Tue Jul 18, 2023 6:40 pm

Colbinii wrote:
clyde21 wrote:Jabari is younger than both the twins fyi

Imagine if the twins were born at 8:00 AM and 8:10 AM and Jabari was born at 8:05 AM.

MemphisX · Post #499 » by **MemphisX** » Thu Jul 20, 2023 5:46 am

EvanZ wrote:Not to mention Brandon Miller who is 6 months older than Jabari

This is wild.

MotownMadness · Post #500 » by **MotownMadness** » Thu Jul 20, 2023 6:09 am

MemphisX wrote:
EvanZ wrote:Not to mention Brandon Miller who is 6 months older than Jabari

This is wild.

Duren just turned 19 and was the youngest of last year's draft