Rookie Watch - C/O 2025

zaz102 · Post #121 » by **zaz102** » Tue Nov 11, 2025 12:58 pm

I'm very impressed with Kon. He seemed like he did everything well in college, but I dinged him for his speed and athleticism. His game is translating very well.

ExplosionsInDaSky · Post #122 » by **ExplosionsInDaSky** » Tue Nov 11, 2025 1:13 pm

zaz102 wrote:I'm very impressed with Kon. He seemed like he did everything well in college, but I dinged him for his speed and athleticism. His game is translating very well.

He's got size and he can shoot the rock. The rest comes down to conditioning his body. I missed on him too due to him looking like a goofy white boy. I won't do that again.

Negrodamus · Post #123 » by **Negrodamus** » Tue Nov 11, 2025 3:23 pm

Gotta trust the intangibles and BBIQ. Kon was one of the smartest players in the draft basketball wise.

M2J · Post #124 » by **M2J** » Tue Nov 11, 2025 8:32 pm

zaz102 wrote:I'm very impressed with Kon. He seemed like he did everything well in college, but I dinged him for his speed and athleticism. His game is translating very well.

I thought Kon was a definite quality shooter and secondary playmaker at least. He and VJ along with Cooper were the highest floored players in the draft for me. Kon due to those attributes, Coop and VJ due to defense, athleticism and slashing ability... They've all got more in their bags

sodmoraes · Post #125 » by **sodmoraes** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 10:52 am

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Ace´s first start and he had a nice game with 20 points and 4 rebounds.

M2J · Post #126 » by **M2J** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 11:26 am

sodmoraes wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Ace´s first start and he had a nice game with 20 points and 4 rebounds.

I think he started previous game too and had 10pts 7 boards 3stl.

Negrodamus · Post #127 » by **Negrodamus** » Thu Nov 13, 2025 1:30 pm

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Trade Zion, build around your new Queen.

sodmoraes · Post #128 » by **sodmoraes** » Thu Nov 13, 2025 2:03 pm

Negrodamus wrote:

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Trade Zion, build around your new Queen.

Hes gonna be pretty good( atleast on offense), but not in Peterson and Dybantsa´s level ( i think he will be better than Boozer). Dumb GM, should have put a top 3 protection on the pick lol

Jailblazers7 · Post #129 » by **Jailblazers7** » Thu Nov 13, 2025 2:55 pm

I think Queen will be very good if he builds up his body. He’s already done a nice job of slimming down since college but now he needs to add muscle. He’ll be a huge matchup problem once he can play bully ball against smaller defenders.

Negrodamus · Post #130 » by **Negrodamus** » Thu Nov 13, 2025 3:42 pm

Queen has good instincts on defense but he's not long enough to really be a shot blocker. His value will be an offensive hub a la Sengun/Jokic. Definitely needs some time to get there though. Such a smart and naturally gifted player; body aint there yet.

I still think the trade was bad, but I think Queen is a stud.

M2J · Post #131 » by **M2J** » Thu Nov 13, 2025 7:21 pm

Queen definitely skilled... Has to be a hustle guy that draws charges and does vertical jumps in the paint to help out defensively. Great draft

76ciology · Post #132 » by **76ciology** » Yesterday 3:27 am

I’m not too sold on Queen. His unorthodox moves catch bigs off guard now, but once the scouting report settles in, he’s not that tough to handle. He doesn’t have the size, strength, or elite touch that makes him hard to defend,& he’s a poor rim protector on top of it

sodmoraes · Post #133 » by **sodmoraes** » Yesterday 12:16 pm

Ace had a nice game, i think he shot 4/7 from 3 with 20 points. His % are still bad, but since he became a starter he´s playing better. One thing i like from him, is that he´s really fast C&S from three, which goes in that scenario that he could be a good 3&D right from the start, while the other parts of his game develops.

M2J · Post #134 » by **M2J** » Yesterday 9:54 pm

sodmoraes wrote:Ace had a nice game, i think he shot 4/7 from 3 with 20 points. His % are still bad, but since he became a starter he´s playing better. One thing i like from him, is that he´s really fast C&S from three, which goes in that scenario that he could be a good 3&D right from the start, while the other parts of his game develops.

Every game he also just moves to open spots on all 3 levels to get open looks plus in transition. Gets open dunks cutting to the basket in half court like every game and from 3... Though he's had ups and downs hitting them. Really looking like that Rashard Lewis comp at the moment I had for him IF he doesn't develop the ball handling

76ciology · Post #135 » by **76ciology** » Today 1:24 am

For me, Ace projects more like a Kuminga/Wiggins type, how far he goes depends on how much he buys into his role and whether he lands on a winning team.

M2J · Post #136 » by **M2J** » Today 3:24 am

76ciology wrote:For me, Ace projects more like a Kuminga/Wiggins type, how far he goes depends on how much he buys into his role and whether he lands on a winning team.

I see that in terms of level player, but in my projection Ace can shoot ball consistently for certain from 3.

76ciology · Post #137 » by **76ciology** » Today 3:33 am

Kneuppel fits this Hornets group so well. That pick and pop with him screening for LaMelo is a nightmare to cover.

stormi · Post #138 » by **stormi** » Today 4:23 am

76ciology wrote:Kneuppel fits this Hornets group so well. That pick and pop with him screening for LaMelo is a nightmare to cover.

He should have been a Spur

76ciology · Post #139 » by **76ciology** » Today 5:16 am

stormi wrote:
76ciology wrote:Kneuppel fits this Hornets group so well. That pick and pop with him screening for LaMelo is a nightmare to cover.

He should have been a Spur

He should have been a Mav. A Luka replacement.

76ciology · Post #140 » by **76ciology** » Today 5:19 am

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He has very high IQ in reading the defense and using angles. He’s an inspiration to 40+ year old like me who can’t jump anymore.