If you jigsaw and your puzzle is the Wizards roster, Queen seems like he could be a perfect fit.
A corner piece.
Thanks for the link! Keep hope (Queen to the Wizards) alive!
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If you jigsaw and your puzzle is the Wizards roster, Queen seems like he could be a perfect fit.
Payitforward sums up my thoughts, also.payitforward wrote:Dat2U wrote:I dont understand the dislike of Tre or why so many people have him late lottery or lower. What am I missing? Best volume shooter in the draft. Can hit you off the bounce, or with a stepback, or a sidestep and then relocate, shoot on the move coming of screens/curls/pindowns. The man shoots equally well in all aspects and also excels from mid-range. He can read the floor and make correct decisions so he's capable of setting up others. The 6-11 1/2 wingspan tells you he can at least be a passable defender. 4th best player in the draft to me.
Look at all his non-shooting numbers overall: bad.
As to his shooting, both his FT% & 3pt.% are good, but his 2pt % is .44, & his overall EFG% 51.1% -- not good.
He may turn out great -- no doubt about it. But there's not enough in his actual performance that I could take a chance at 6.
9 and 20 wrote:Consensus seems to be that we should trade everyone on the team for a pick in this year's draft and that we need every pick from 6-15 to grab all these guys.
Benjammin wrote:I'm riding and dying with Doc on Maluach.
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Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:Exactly.nate33 wrote:I'm revisiting Jase Richardson. Most had written him off after he measured just 6'-0.5" in height at the combine, but it's worth noting that he has a 6'-6" wingspan, giving him the same exact standing reach as Jeremiah Fears. He is also the same exact age (18.68 on draft day).
Richardson is unusual in that he started out as a bench player until Izzo finally decided to start him halfway through the year. The moment he moved to the starting lineup, he became the offensive engine of that team.
Here is the Tankathon comparison of Richardson, Fears, and I included Harper for the heck of it. I added a 4th column using my elite photoshop skills to incorporate Richardson's per 36 numbers after becoming a starter.
A couple of observations:
- Richardson scored basically just as much as Harper and Fears, only much more efficiently and with an incredibly low turnover rate. Richardson didn't have much playmaking responsibility though.
- Richardson got to the line almost as much as the other guys
- Richardson is 9 months younger than Harper
- Richardson blows both guys away in advanced stats.
I really think Richardson deserves a second look here. The big thing is his utter lack of turnovers. It doesn't seem like much in a box score, but low turnovers are extremely important to winning basketball games.
Closg00 asked me to play Nostradamus.
tankathon led me to Jase Richardson (along with Dat2U's analysis)
All that and his dad was a very good NBA player.
I recall Jason Richardson working out in Hawaii at the Big Man Camp (2002) against players mostly over 6'9".
Playing for Coach Izzo, having a terrific work ethic, and a strong dad will make Jase a great pick.
closg00 wrote:A new travel ban has been enacted for more African countries, I have abandoned any thought of drafting Maluach now
DCZards wrote:closg00 wrote:A new travel ban has been enacted for more African countries, I have abandoned any thought of drafting Maluach now
The ban exempts athletes participating in the World Cup and “other major sporting events.” That might end up including Malauch and other NBA players.
Dat2U wrote:Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:closg00 wrote:
Who is your pick for player that will have a greater impact for draft position 5 years from now? It would be fair to wait until the end of the next season, but if you really want to be Nostradamus
Neither Fears nor Johnson are worth the hype.
Jase Richardson will be far better than Fears or Tre. He's got the bloodlines and the grit from Michigan State.
Kon Knueppel will be a solid starterstar in 5 years.
Cameron Murray-Boyles will be a tremendous defender.
Rasheer Fleming will be the if the draft.
Nique Clifford is worth a mid first despite his age. I can't see him not being a Derrick White.
Kameron Jones will start early in his career.
Cedric Coward has FUTURE ALL STAR numbers. Relative to where he's mocked he would be a tremendous pick.
There you are: Jase Richardson and Cedric Coward.
I dont understand the dislike of Tre or why so many people have him late lottery or lower. What am I missing? Best volume shooter in the draft. Can hit you off the bounce, or with a stepback, or a sidestep and then relocate, shoot on the move coming of screens/curls/pindowns. The man shoots equally well in all aspects and also excels from mid-range. He can read the floor and make correct decisions so he's capable of setting up others. The 6-11 1/2 wingspan tells you he can at least be a passable defender. 4th best player in the draft to me.
DCZards wrote:closg00 wrote:A new travel ban has been enacted for more African countries, I have abandoned any thought of drafting Maluach now
The ban exempts athletes participating in the World Cup and “other major sporting events.” That might end up including Malauch and other NBA players.
closg00 wrote:A new travel ban has been enacted for more African countries, I have abandoned any thought of drafting Maluach now
nate33 wrote:I have Jase Richardson firmly above Jeremiah Fears on my board. At #6, I'm fine if they choose to go big (Maluach) or high upside (Essengue) or even a can't-miss role player (Bryant), but if they draft a shot-creating guard, I want Richardson, not Fears.
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NatP4 wrote:nate33 wrote:I have Jase Richardson firmly above Jeremiah Fears on my board. At #6, I'm fine if they choose to go big (Maluach) or high upside (Essengue) or even a can't-miss role player (Bryant), but if they draft a shot-creating guard, I want Richardson, not Fears.
Where are you at with the size stuff?
closg00 wrote:DCZards wrote:closg00 wrote:A new travel ban has been enacted for more African countries, I have abandoned any thought of drafting Maluach now
The ban exempts athletes participating in the World Cup and “other major sporting events.” That might end up including Malauch and other NBA players.
The context is that is that Maluach is a South Sudan national on a student Visa, he cannot leave and re-enter the U.S., and he is already out of status as a student. I don’t see how there can be a crackdown on Visas to people from African countries, while allowing an exemption for Malauch, that’s what we’re talking about, Maluach is currently a visa overstayer and can be tossed out at any time to be made an example out of.
gesa2 wrote:I can see the argument to not pick Fears at 6. But unless we think Richardson will be a Brunson level outlier as a 6 foot scoring guard I wouldn’t take him either. At 18 go for it, especially if we get a F or C at 6. He’d be the #1 target for every opposing offense in the playoffs, so he’d have to be a bench player when we are actually any good. I need a higher ceiling at 6.