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yosemiteben wrote:He's going to be glued to the bench James Young style no matter who drafts him, let's not act like that is unique to Cliff.
BigSlam wrote:BrotherDave wrote:I can't shake the fear of him glued to the bench or thrust into the Gary Neal green light role. I have little faith this kid would work out for us, unfortunately.
Why on earth would you fear that???
(Reggie Williams, PJ Hairiston, Ben Gordon, Gary Neal, Matt Carroll, Eddie House, Adam Morrisson, Kareem Rush, Lance Stephenson, Jeff Taylor)
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LofJ wrote:BigSlam wrote:LofJ wrote:Honestly, considering our needs and the fact that he's even friends with MKG I can't find much to dislike about him.
How about the fact he's not very good at creating his own shot, at all, and we don't really have anyone who is great at creating shots for others?
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Good call, he definitely hasn't shown the ability to create offense for others off the dribble. That said from what games I did watch of Kentucky this year he seemed pretty capable of creating separation to get his shot off and he's fantastic at getting open off the ball. His Dad played point and he played that position in HS, but from what I've read he's never been effective at creating offense for his teammates. If we draft him that's the number one thing we need to work on with him.
JDR720 wrote:yosemiteben wrote:He's going to be glued to the bench James Young style no matter who drafts him, let's not act like that is unique to Cliff.
I actually think Booker would play decent minutes if we got him, 15-20mpg. I think Johnson or Hezonja would play around those minutes too.
JT was getting minutes after actually serving a suspension unlike PJ so its not like there's actual standards in place on this teamJDR720 wrote:PJ was the 26th pick and was stuck behind Gerald, Neal and Lance. Neal isn't here anymore and I wouldn't be surprised if both Lance and Gerald are gone too. PJ also kept doing dumb stuff off the court like punching high school kids and being late for practice which got him into Cliffs dog house.
Booker is the best fit for us in our range besides Hezonja but I would still place him 3rd on my list behind Hezonja and Johnson.
I doubt that Bookers shooting can override everything else that Johnson is better at like defense,rebounding, scoring etc.
his ceiling isn't very high and his floor is something like Anthony Morrow.
Balllin wrote:Zion Williamson is 6-5, with a 6-10 wingspan. I see him as a slightly better Kenneth Faried.
Liver_Pooty wrote:The mere thought of Hairston being a top 10 pick makes me cringe.
Balllin wrote:Zion Williamson is 6-5, with a 6-10 wingspan. I see him as a slightly better Kenneth Faried.
yosemiteben wrote:Yeah I agree the Hairston hate is odd. He performed about the same as a couple lotto picks (McD and Nik) but IMO showed some nice D and athleticism that makes me a little more optimistic in his potential. I'm pretty excited about him going forward.
Liver_Pooty wrote:When do teams begin working players out typically?
LofJ wrote:Our first draft pick ever was a shooting guard from Kentucky. It would be fitting if our first lottery pick as the Hornets again ends up being another shooting guard from Kentucky. Funnily enough that could apply to both Booker and Russell (who is from Louisville).
InProblematique wrote:LofJ wrote:Our first draft pick ever was a shooting guard from Kentucky. It would be fitting if our first lottery pick as the Hornets again ends up being another shooting guard from Kentucky. Funnily enough that could apply to both Booker and Russell (who is from Louisville).
Vonleh was our first lottery pick as the Hornets 2.0.
yosemiteben wrote:Liver_Pooty wrote:When do teams begin working players out typically?
Good question. I wish there was a database that tracked where players without, both in the current draft and in past drafts.
