AshyLarrysDiaper wrote:kulaz3000 wrote:AshyLarrysDiaper wrote:I’ve been watching Isaiah Collier clips since ESPN moved him to #1 on their mock. I mean … he looks like a strong kid who’s reasonably quick and has great feel. But for a top 10 prospect, let alone #1, he’s pretty damn unimpressive.
God, I hope someone else in the college ranks emerges. This class is BLEAK brother.
Yeah, same. The ESPN rank, prompted me to also check out clips of Collier, and you're absolutely right, he isn't one of those stand out prospects, HOWEVER, he would be a fantastic first piece to a puzzle. A strong, fast, point guard, who has an NBA body already, and is a willing passer. Again, perhaps not a franchise changing player, but a good first piece to add to a rebuilding team.
Despite the small sample size of him that I've seen, I'd be extremely happy with Collier, whilst knowing that he may not be that franchise piece, but hey, you've got to start somewhere. I like the way he plays though, he is aggressive, assertive and I like the way he holds himself on the court. We need that type of high energy player on our team.
For me it depends. If we drafted Collier and had the discipline to remain bad enough for a shot at Cooper Flagg in 2025, you'd have to consider that a win.
If, however, we drafted Collier and AK was under the delusion that he had a marquee talent and started building the roster up with win-now vets, that would be extremely damaging.
I got drawn into the hype and checked out quite a few highlights of Cooper Flagg, and I just don't see it. Yeah, a really talented defensive minded, somewhat athletic (he is an overrated athlete) big man. But he doesn't scream franchise player either. Now, if he were to become a reliable shooter, okay, we may have something here, but he looks overly one-dimensional to me.
I do like the way he plays though, it's all attack, attack and attack with him, and that's a good trait to have. I guess we will see how he continues to develop his game, considering how young he is, but I'm just not seeing what other people are seeing as some sort of top tier talent quite yet.