Countdown to NBA Draft: Prospect Talk

Post #4321 » by **mpharris36** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:48 am

Nyk_Fatboy wrote:Towns >> Okafor

just be happy we have a good chance of getting either one.

if we get lucky enough to pick between them than we will deal with that after the lottery.

Besart19 · Post #4322 » by **Besart19** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:49 am

He needs to call Hopla... then either Hakeem/Kareem/Ewing

Post #4323 » by **mpharris36** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:49 am

he better be in the gym 24/7 working on that FT shooting. Unacceptable FT $ for a kid with that much offensive talent.

swisscheeseD · Post #4324 » by **swisscheeseD** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:49 am

Towns
Russell
Okafor

Worst_to_First · Post #4325 » by **Worst_to_First** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:49 am

Okafor is awesome but he needs to be able to hit his freethrows if he wants to be as good as Towns in the clutch in leading his teams to come-from-behind wins.

djphan · Post #4326 » by **djphan** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:50 am

And duke loses...cause ok4 is terrible on d...

This is who he is... A force on offense.. Invisible on defense...

Post #4327 » by **mpharris36** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:50 am

swisscheeseD wrote:Towns
Russell
Okafor

bigs over guards anyday.

taker328 · Post #4328 » by **taker328** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:50 am

damn duke lost

E-Balla · Post #4329 » by **E-Balla** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:51 am

djphan wrote:And duke loses...cause ok4 is terrible on d...

This is who he is... A force on offense.. Invisible on defense...

Yep. They lost because he's bad on D... Obviously if we are ignoring every other member of the team playing terrible defense and missing all of their shots.

swisscheeseD · Post #4330 » by **swisscheeseD** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:52 am

mpharris36 wrote:
swisscheeseD wrote:Towns
Russell
Okafor

bigs over guards anyday.

BPA all day errryday.

Post #4331 » by **mpharris36** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:52 am

taker328 wrote:damn duke lost

outside of Kentucky the other #1 seeds are not that dominant. This is going to be a crazy NCAA tournament I think its going to be upset city for every team outside of Kentucky. NCAA brackets are going to be torn apart.

Post #4332 » by **mpharris36** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:52 am

swisscheeseD wrote:
mpharris36 wrote:
swisscheeseD wrote:Towns
Russell
Okafor

bigs over guards anyday.

BPA all day errryday.

i agree but the guards aren't better than the bigs in this draft.

JBreezeNY · Post #4333 » by **JBreezeNY** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:53 am

swisscheeseD wrote:
mpharris36 wrote:
swisscheeseD wrote:Towns
Russell
Okafor

bigs over guards anyday.

BPA all day errryday.

You think Russell is the BPA over Okafor?

Very interesting.

E-Balla · Post #4334 » by **E-Balla** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:54 am

Quinn Cook and Tyus Jones were 6-25 and 2-13 from deep (one of those misses is a last resort heave by Tyus from deep).

Post #4335 » by **mpharris36** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:55 am

E-Balla wrote:Quinn Cook and Tyus Jones were 6-25 and 2-13 from deep (one of those misses is a last resort heave by Tyus from deep).

notre dame came out with a clear plan

let Okafor go 1 on 1 and not let up open 3's

Milk · Post #4336 » by **Milk** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:58 am

mpharris36 wrote:
E-Balla wrote:Quinn Cook and Tyus Jones were 6-25 and 2-13 from deep (one of those misses is a last resort heave by Tyus from deep).

notre dame came out with a clear plan

let Okafor go 1 on 1 and not let up open 3's

It almost reminds me of our 54 win season vs Pacers...

Melo and 3 pt shooters, they let him go 1v1 and focused on our 3pt shooters.

Now imagine Melo + Okafor and a bunch of defensive players who can shoot around them

god4gives · Post #4337 » by **god4gives** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 4:01 am

i never once thought duke would go deep in the tourney :lol:

Besart19 · Post #4338 » by **Besart19** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 4:02 am

his guards overlooked him quite oftem negating him the ball when he was ighting for position down low

Worst_to_First · Post #4339 » by **Worst_to_First** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 4:07 am

Milk wrote:
mpharris36 wrote:
E-Balla wrote:Quinn Cook and Tyus Jones were 6-25 and 2-13 from deep (one of those misses is a last resort heave by Tyus from deep).

notre dame came out with a clear plan

let Okafor go 1 on 1 and not let up open 3's

It almost reminds me of our 54 win season vs Pacers...

Melo and 3 pt shooters, they let him go 1v1 and focused on our 3pt shooters.

Now imagine Melo + Okafor and a bunch of defensive players who can shoot around them

Agree but we would need to play Melo as an SF in this scenario and I am not as confident in his perimeter defense as much as that in the post. We could do well with a backcourt of Galloway and Danny Green but we would need an Ibaka or Draymond Green type of PF for us to have a shot in being a contender.

E-Balla · Post #4340 » by **E-Balla** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 4:07 am

Milk wrote:
mpharris36 wrote:
E-Balla wrote:Quinn Cook and Tyus Jones were 6-25 and 2-13 from deep (one of those misses is a last resort heave by Tyus from deep).

notre dame came out with a clear plan

let Okafor go 1 on 1 and not let up open 3's

It almost reminds me of our 54 win season vs Pacers...

Melo and 3 pt shooters, they let him go 1v1 and focused on our 3pt shooters.

Now imagine Melo + Okafor and a bunch of defensive players who can shoot around them

That never happened. They swarmed Melo constantly with West and Hibbert the second he drove. Who guards Jason Kidd during a historic stretch of ineptitude and JR Brick?

That's why Prigs and Cope were so effective once Woody decided to play them and Shump had the greatest series of his life - they got spoonfed open looks.

Notre Dame did have a great plan and Duke's guards probably had their worst games both individually and as a duo.