theboomking wrote:How do you guys feel about Royce White and Patric Young? Young will probably be available later and could be another bully inside. I think he has Kendrick Perkins potential. What is Royce White's NBA position?
Royce White is a power forward in the NBA. Beast strong, good rebounding, room to get even more powerful given access to big league training. Long arms, good standing reach and max lift. He looks lethargic at times but is currently carrying a bit of bodyfat, in large part due to his anxiety issues that prevent him from over-exerting. The question is whether this emotional disability can be managed, will it level off with maturity and time or will it increase under the pressure of big league expectations and large dollar contracts.
To me though he's definitely among the top 5 most talented players in the NCAA. HIs offensive numbers suffer somewhat in the Cyclones' system (and his turnovers look high) in large part because he has no quality ballhandlers on the perimeter to forcefeed him on the blocks. Hoiberg needs his creativity in the highpost to initiate any sort of offense. But he has a pro low-post game he shows when given a chance to challenge big time opponents. And on defense he's solid, makes great plays, very smart, takes responsibility, and is way tough to move once he establishes position.
I'd love to see him on the Wizards-- though I expect we'd be torched yet again in the national media as a laughingstock. As of 2 weeks ago his value-for-pick was low. After this tourney though he'll likely climb enough to consider coming out this year. I know he's got some hardship issues on the one hand, on the other hand his anxiety issues etc and the likelihood of bettering his draft position might mesh to keep him in school another year. He's an unusual cat. Smart, iconoclastic, unpredictable.
Unlike other knuckleheads this one is a competitor. If you follow his twitter feed he seems pretty focused on defeating the opponent, seeking whatever motivation can be given to fire himself up to face them. I expect this sort of mindset will only help him handle his emotional issues. Personally I like the kid. A team with a good foundation gets a major steal if they land him late. Teams in turmoil, maybe, not so much. Here? I think we've gotten smarter, calmer, more focused, I think he might thrive here -- though our coaching situation would ultimately go a long way towards determining that.
