saintEscaton wrote:His stock is on the rise. But taking him in the Top 5 is a massive reach IMO. He is a tweener in the mold of TJones/Queef/Marvin Williams and plays like a guard who had a late growth spurt. His go go gadget hops make him a lob threat and he can finish with authority in traffic as a roll man with soft hands and a promising midrange touch and right baby hook for a kid new to the game. Will over commit and rack up flashy weakside blocks leaving his teammates vulnerable biting on everything and has a hard time staying on the floor. Fouled out in 15 of his 34 games. Surprisingly he tested terribly in lane agility, but he can stay in front of his man he just is too upright with little leverage in his defensive stance so he is blown by easily. Most concering is that he posted the second worst defensive rebound rate among first round prospects in the last 30 years, he doesn't box out or try to establish the inside position. He has a hard time anticipating the trajectory of the ball and just tries to corral it at its highest point(he was originally recruited as a tight end), he will be called for reaching behind the back in the NBA.
He doesn't know how to rebound yet. More often than not tries to jump and use his vertical to get the ball instead of chasing it down. He has good lower body strength and should be good at boxing out. In terms of committing too much on defense, I think that's an easy fix with a coach that understands defense. A big criticism on him has been his coaching and many others have reiterated it. He hasn't been coached enough.
