Would you take Amen Thompson with Curry’s shooting (everything about his shooting 1 to 1) or Wemby in the draft
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Athletic wing with a7 foot wingspan and destined to be the greatest shooter of all time? I'll take that. It's a sure thing.
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Thompson with Curry's shooting has a much higher floor imo. Instant catalyst to any offense. A 6'7 210 outlier athlete whom can punish a defense anywhere close to the arc (even beyond sometimes) is a damn alien of an offensive player. Unsure about defense , still but that shouldn't take away from the premise.
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Not even an argument until Wemby at least comes in and starts putting up 24/13/5bpg type numbers on good efficiency. Because this Steph Thompson guy is at least mvp level player if not mvp+.
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A Curry who has Amen Thompson tools is clearly the GOAT.
Would you take LeBron James or Wemby?
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Colbinii wrote:Next from TicTac:
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MyUniBroDavis wrote:Colbinii wrote:Next from TicTac:
Would you take LeBron James or Wemby?
A Curry who has Amen Thompson tools is clearly the GOAT.
No way you called it tic tac
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Colbinii wrote:MyUniBroDavis wrote:Colbinii wrote:Next from TicTac:
Would you take LeBron James or Wemby?
A Curry who has Amen Thompson tools is clearly the GOAT.
No way you called it tic tac
Do you prefer Chinese Control Agent?
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This is a no brainer. Steph Curry, at 6'-3" with mediocre athleticism, is already a top 15-ish all-time player, and arguably in the top 10. Give him a muscular 6'-7" frame, a 7-foot wingspan, and top 1% athleticism and he's the best player of all time by a pretty good margin.
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nate33 wrote:This is a no brainer. Steph Curry, at 6'-3" with mediocre athleticism, is already a top 15-ish all-time player, and arguably in the top 10. Give him a muscular 6'-7" frame, a 7-foot wingspan, and top 1% athleticism and he's the best player of all time by a pretty good margin.
Colbinii wrote:A Curry who has Amen Thompson tools is clearly the GOAT.
That's not the question, though. Curry isn't who he is just because of his shooting skills and you don't get a larger and more athletic Curry here. You get a GOAT-level shooting Amen Thompson. There's a difference.
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The-Power wrote:nate33 wrote:This is a no brainer. Steph Curry, at 6'-3" with mediocre athleticism, is already a top 15-ish all-time player, and arguably in the top 10. Give him a muscular 6'-7" frame, a 7-foot wingspan, and top 1% athleticism and he's the best player of all time by a pretty good margin.Colbinii wrote:A Curry who has Amen Thompson tools is clearly the GOAT.
That's not the question, though. Curry isn't who he is just because of his shooting skills and you don't get a larger and more athletic Curry here. You get a GOAT-level shooting Amen Thompson. There's a difference.
I have Amen as a better prospect than Curry rather easily if he has anywhere close to Curry shooting. He is a good defender year 1 and will likely be an elite defender by year 3-4 as he fills out a bit. He has enough on-ball skills [Great dribbler for his size, excellent court vision and good passer, operates and navigates the pick and roll well] that if he were a lights out shooters we would have been talking about him as the potential #1 pick over Wemby.
But now we KNOW good of a shooter he will be. We don't have to speculate about how good this or how good that will be about a prospect. We simply know for a fact how good one of his attributes will be.