yb90 wrote:I would love a list of the all time pre draft questionable motor players.
Because you don't believe in the efficacy, do believe, or are genuinely wondering?
My vague recollection is it winds up in a high bust rate, though it's occasionally overcome in a big way.
Desire is a big factor in who wins in the playoffs. We tracked down loose balls & rebounds when we won. So did the C's. If we could have done it in game 3 v. the Pacers, we may advance. We do it in '18-'19, we advance to the finals & win by default.
Here's a reddit thread on the topic, crowdsourcing a list.
https://www.reddit.com/r/NBA_Draft/comments/8qnt8m/any_players_described_as_lacking_a_consistent/?rdt=50818
This was pre '18 draft & the inspiration was Bamba. In that case, the fears were realized. If they are for Ware too, that would have been a perfect test case, since Bamba checked all the physical & statistical boxes. I thought of the comparison prior to this.
Another inspiration was Ayton, where it has probably worked out better than not. But I'd still say he's soft & it's caused issues.
Ben Simmons was the next mentioned. I remember that, since I levied the charge.
Drummond & Whiteside come up multiple times. I'll let people determine how those turned out.
Cousins is mentioned. I remember the opposite, that he was angry.
It's an intangible, so not easy to measure, but if you see it, it should be a big part of the evaluation, especially for bigs who it takes more energy to lug their bodies around, and when the game may have chose them.
