Geaux_Hawks wrote:Spud2nique wrote:_s_t_u_r_t_ wrote:https://www.ajc.com/sports/basketball/bruno-fernando-hawks-radar-ahead-nba-draft/dn8WZS8T0MTIFpmguoMA3L/
News to me that Bruno was worked out by the Hawks last year before he decided to return to school... and was actually the guy who Schlenk was scouting when he found another Terp might be worth drafting. And did.
Mark me down as saying Bruno reminds me of a slightly shorter Olauwon. He's that mobile. He's that athletic.
People will laugh at this point, but I'm glad they're laughing because I was concerned he might be one of those guys... and still could be I suppose... who gains some increasing momentum as we get closer to the big night. I'm okay with him at #10 for sure, but I'd rather he not have that kind of pressure on him, and would prefer to see us work out some deal that gets him to us in the #15 range.
Omg Hakeem? No..noted but wow. I’ll eat crow if he right.
He's that mobile. He's that athletic. He's not that gifted unfortunately.
Not totally sure what you mean by "gifted," but maybe you mean something about instincts. And maybe you'd be right about that.
But he's also going to compensate to some degree because he can shoot from distance... and maybe Olajuwon could have did the same if he'd been asked, but he wasn't and he didn't.
And Bruno's going to be a force on the boards and as a rim defender because of those arms that almost drag the floor, and a vertical jump that ranked in the top 5 as I recall at the combine.
He's what Jaxson Hayes isn't yet, but what every Hayes fan thinks he'll become. I just think Bruno is a better package because his size plays better in today's game.
Some will maybe react, "Yeah, that's what we're trying to tell you about Bol... as talented as he is, his body/size is just not well-suited for today's game."
But/and my reply is still the same... you're right, if they try to use Bol as a traditional 5, that's not going to work out well. Bol, used effectively, will be to the wing what Magic Johnson was to the point.
