phincsfan wrote:Celts17Pride wrote:My two cents:
As of March 20th my two picks would be #28 - Nique Clifford (really like him for the Celtics), #31/32 - Alex Condon (possible Luke Kornet replacement) or Alex Karaban (seems like he would fit seemlessly into the Celtics offense).
Clifford should be gone way before 28
Please no Karaban
Eh, idk. I'd caution to not get too carried away with Clifford. I've got him at 29 on my board.
We have to keep in mind, he's very old (23 on draft night) & is playing in a mid major conference. Both of those factors combined together and his film and stats will make him look better than he really is.
I think he is good..probably worth a late 1st round pick but wouldn't reach for him higher than that.
Also, last year at the draft combine scrimmages (when he was facing tough competition) he did not look good - couldn't hit a shot and looked like possibly the worst player there. Now that is only a 2 game sample size..and looking at his stats this season compare to last season it does seem like he's gotten better. But that may also just be because now he's 23 and last season he was 22. I still would want to see him do well vs some legit comp before feeling good about drafting him - even in the late 1st round.
I'm in 