playa-hater wrote:Besides the obvious "draft the BPA" I really hope this draft produces a deep center class. Would be nice to draft a talented BIGMAN. First since RW. And may he be potentially really good at something. Either shot blocking or knocking down 3 pointers.
Well, one big who was discussed on here quite a bit last draft cycle was Collin Murray-Boyles.
I think there was a couple folks here very high on him before he decided to return to college for another year. I was not one of them but upon watching some more film and looking into the stats some more, I do now have have him ranked no. 20 on my big board at the moment..and he's ranked as the no. 1 returner in college basketball.
He's not a shooter..he's a decent shot blocker but but not an elite one.
And he's kind of undersized at 6'7" but has a rumored 7'2" wingspan, is about 240 lbs and on film I actually think he looks more like 6'8" so we'll see how he measures at the combine.. but you watch him on film and he plays bigger because he uses his body well, plays with physicality, has good timing for rebounds, etc.
It's been discussed on here in multiple threads lately, who starts at the 5 for us when KP is gone and Al is retired. Well, I don't think we'll have to worry about that for quite a bit..but I do think CMB is a guy who could eventually fill that role.
He's not a shooter but if you put him at the 5, everyone else on the floor with him is going to be a shooter so it's ok. Or he could play the 4 alongside KP or Al.
But the sell for CMB is:
-Very good defender and still very young so has potential to end up being an elite one
-Really good passing feel/playmaking, something that clearly Brad likes in his bigs
-Excellent touch around the basket on layups, push shots, floaters, touch shots, hook shots, etc. Everything inside of like 12 feet, his touch is very good
-Uses a combination of size, strength, touch and crafty moves (up and unders, spins, fakes, drop steps, etc.) to be really effective at putting the ball on the floor in the mid post, low post or anywhere within 15 feet of the basket and scoring or getting fouled..and of course, if he starts to make a move and defense collapses, he's got the vision/feel, playmaking to dish to the open man
Video that someone did breaking down one of his games from last season:
Lastly, I participated in a mock draft yesterday, there was 7 of us making picks. For the last 2 picks, we all voted on who should get picked there..3 of us (I was 1 of them) voted for CMB with that 30th pick to Boston.. here's the full mock:
