2019-2020 College/Draft thread X [marks the spot] (Knicks own #8 pick, 11/18 DRAFT)

[robillionaire]

i like how frank is your benchmark for bad shooting.

yeah, the randle and dennis smith fan is criticizing another player's "shooting". the audacity.

Frank
Career 36% FG and 31% from 3

DSJ
Career 40% FG and 31% from 3

Yeah I’m reaching hard. foh

The sad part is that your boy Okoro is worse than them both.

51.4% fg and .587 ts so nah he's better than both just not on 3s and I bet he will be low 30%s from 3 by the time it's said and done

[robillionaire]

espn insider...Any good info in this one?

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I been saying that if Golden State doesn’t trade their pick, they’re taking Wiseman. Man they’re gonna be scary.

Agents and executives around the league consider Memphis big James Wiseman the most likely selection if the Warriors keep this pick.

NoDopeOnSunday’s guy is gaining momentum

Williams is garnering as much upward momentum as any prospect in the draft over the past few months. The 19-year-old Florida State product is 6-foot-8 and 225 pounds with a 7-foot wingspan. He brings some ball-handling skills and seems to have a strong chance of landing in the top 10.

Hi mpharris

Moving forward, McDaniels seems most likely to rise to me. If executives end up seeing him in a one-on-zero workout like I did last week in Santa Barbara, California, it's hard to envision him making it out of the top 20 -- a sweet spot for playoff teams that can be patient and feel good about their organizational infrastructure. Although he had an inconsistent season on an underachieving Washington team, McDaniels is a 6-10 wing with a soft touch from 3 and fluidity with the ball in his hands. At some point some team is going to swing on the talent.

Givony thinks we should trade up for Lamelo. I’ll pass if it means giving up our Dallas pick.

I'd love to see the New York Knicks use their pick (No. 8), Dallas' 2021 first-rounder and potentially another asset to move up to get LaMelo Ball. If there's not a team in the top three enthused enough about Ball, this might be an opportunity for the Knicks.

givony is right, schmitz is right

[god shammgod]

i like how frank is your benchmark for bad shooting.

yeah, the randle and dennis smith fan is criticizing another player's "shooting". the audacity.

Frank
Career 36% FG and 31% from 3

DSJ
Career 40% FG and 31% from 3

Yeah I’m reaching hard. foh

The sad part is that your boy Okoro is worse than them both.

you know i don't give a f*ck about frank

rj just as bad too and you think he's gonna conquer the league

and the guys who are supposed to be shooters in this draft - vassel and haliburton shoot like they're in the special class in school

you spend all your time criticizing mitch but until the next draft he's probably our only hope

[jvsimonetti0514]

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more work out video this time of Devon Dotson.

[3toheadmelo]

yeah, the randle and dennis smith fan is criticizing another player's "shooting". the audacity.

Frank
Career 36% FG and 31% from 3

DSJ
Career 40% FG and 31% from 3

Yeah I’m reaching hard. foh

The sad part is that your boy Okoro is worse than them both.

you know i don't give a f*ck about frank

rj just as bad too and you think he's gonna conquer the league

and the guys who are supposed to be shooters in this draft - vassel and haliburton shoot like they're in the special class in school

you spend all your time criticizing mitch but until the next draft he's probably our only hope

Okoro 29.0 % from 3 and 67% from FT line


I’m sure everybody here has more faith in RJ than Mitch

[robillionaire]

I like McDaniels but I don't know if the Knicks would be the best landing spot for him, he's pretty raw and in need of some serious work, some team like Denver will probably take him and develop him

[Richard4444]

I stopped believing the hawks guy when he said that Toronto offered Siakam to Atlanta lol

I don't think he said that. I think he said they were offered a all-star for John Collins.

I could see a Ben Simmons for John Collins type offer being accepted if Philly can someone pull off a CP3 trade.

CP3/Collins/Embiid sure fits a lot better than Simmons/Embiid

I’m not on the hawks forum but that’s what Juco said. He said Toronto offered Siakam to Atlanta for more cap space to go after Giannis.

I dont think trading Siakam would be a simple salary dump deal. It does not make sense. But a Siakam/Collins+Cap Space trade can be a good deal for The Raptors.

Siakam makes 31M in 2021. Collins has a 12M Cap Hold.

[3toheadmelo]

yeah, the randle and dennis smith fan is criticizing another player's "shooting". the audacity.

Frank
Career 36% FG and 31% from 3

DSJ
Career 40% FG and 31% from 3

Yeah I’m reaching hard. foh

The sad part is that your boy Okoro is worse than them both.

51.4% fg and .587 ts so nah he's better than both just not on 3s and I bet he will be low 30%s from 3 by the time it's said and done

Shot the 3 worse and has a broken shot. He’s worse than them both. If his expectation is to get the 30-32% range then that’s how you know he’s ass

[robillionaire]

Frank
Career 36% FG and 31% from 3

DSJ
Career 40% FG and 31% from 3

Yeah I’m reaching hard. foh

The sad part is that your boy Okoro is worse than them both.

51.4% fg and .587 ts so nah he's better than both just not on 3s and I bet he will be low 30%s from 3 by the time it's said and done

Shot the 3 worse and has a broken shot. He’s worse than them both. If his expectation is to get the 30-32% range then that’s how you know he’s ass

tell that to jimmy butler then

[3toheadmelo]

51.4% fg and .587 ts so nah he's better than both just not on 3s and I bet he will be low 30%s from 3 by the time it's said and done

Shot the 3 worse and has a broken shot. He’s worse than them both. If his expectation is to get the 30-32% range then that’s how you know he’s ass

tell that to jimmy butler then

Butler doesn’t have a busted form and he has a mid range game. Even showed it in college. Major difference. Okoro has a nice handle and can finish but if he doesn’t develop a shot, he’s gonna be trash.

[robillionaire]

mitch replacement for when we trade up, can take at 38, it's basically the description of mitch

5. Who is a sleeper prospect you're watching closely?
Givony: I'll be fascinated to see what happens with Kansas' Udoka Azubuike. Big men who can't shoot or pass and struggle to defend on the perimeter are considered dinosaurs in today's NBA, but I wonder if Azubuike is simply too much of an outlier to put in a traditional box.

He brings rare physical dimensions -- 6-11 in shoes, 270 pounds, 7-8 wingspan and 9-5 standing reach -- and combines that with an ability to play above the rim with power. He was a dominant defender and rebounder at the college level, and finished as the all-time leader in field goal percentage (79.4%) in NCAA history.

Kansas was the best team in college basketball according to basically every metric, and Azubuike was their most important player. It's not a perfect comparison, but if Boban Marjanovic can find a way to make an impact in a playoff series, I don't see any reason why Azubuike can't at least do something similar in the regular season for a creative coach

[Juco24]

I stopped believing the hawks guy when he said that Toronto offered Siakam to Atlanta lol

I don't think he said that. I think he said they were offered a all-star for John Collins.

I could see a Ben Simmons for John Collins type offer being accepted if Philly can someone pull off a CP3 trade.

CP3/Collins/Embiid sure fits a lot better than Simmons/Embiid

I’m not on the hawks forum but that’s what Juco said. He said Toronto offered Siakam to Atlanta for more cap space to go after Giannis.

Yeah apparently that was discussed (reading through the exchanges as they do try to be cryptic). The logic is that Ujiri has a relationship with Giannis and they were attempting to clear capspace to make a run.

[Capn'O]

So if a great organization like the Warriors are so hot for Mitch that they'd give up the goods for him wouldn't you want to... you know what. Never mind.

[robillionaire]

Shot the 3 worse and has a broken shot. He’s worse than them both. If his expectation is to get the 30-32% range then that’s how you know he’s ass

tell that to jimmy butler then

Butler doesn’t have a busted form and he has a mid range game. Even showed it in college. Major difference. Okoro has a nice handle and can finish but if he doesn’t develop a shot, he’s gonna be trash.

ok fair but Butler was 22 coming out of college what was he doing at 19 other than warming the bench at marquette scoring 5ppg and didn't make a single 3 in 35 games

I agree though he needs to develop a shot but at 8 i'm taking a chance because he he even develops half a shot it's elite potential

[3toheadmelo]

mitch replacement for when we trade up, can take at 38, it's basically the description of mitch

5. Who is a sleeper prospect you're watching closely?
Givony: I'll be fascinated to see what happens with Kansas' Udoka Azubuike. Big men who can't shoot or pass and struggle to defend on the perimeter are considered dinosaurs in today's NBA, but I wonder if Azubuike is simply too much of an outlier to put in a traditional box.

He brings rare physical dimensions -- 6-11 in shoes, 270 pounds, 7-8 wingspan and 9-5 standing reach -- and combines that with an ability to play above the rim with power. He was a dominant defender and rebounder at the college level, and finished as the all-time leader in field goal percentage (79.4%) in NCAA history.

Kansas was the best team in college basketball according to basically every metric, and Azubuike was their most important player. It's not a perfect comparison, but if Boban Marjanovic can find a way to make an impact in a playoff series, I don't see any reason why Azubuike can't at least do something similar in the regular season for a creative coach

I like Udoka but if he’s our Mitch replacement then that’s awful

[Capn'O]

No to Magic Randolph #2

[robillionaire]

mitch replacement for when we trade up, can take at 38, it's basically the description of mitch

5. Who is a sleeper prospect you're watching closely?
Givony: I'll be fascinated to see what happens with Kansas' Udoka Azubuike. Big men who can't shoot or pass and struggle to defend on the perimeter are considered dinosaurs in today's NBA, but I wonder if Azubuike is simply too much of an outlier to put in a traditional box.

He brings rare physical dimensions -- 6-11 in shoes, 270 pounds, 7-8 wingspan and 9-5 standing reach -- and combines that with an ability to play above the rim with power. He was a dominant defender and rebounder at the college level, and finished as the all-time leader in field goal percentage (79.4%) in NCAA history.

Kansas was the best team in college basketball according to basically every metric, and Azubuike was their most important player. It's not a perfect comparison, but if Boban Marjanovic can find a way to make an impact in a playoff series, I don't see any reason why Azubuike can't at least do something similar in the regular season for a creative coach

I like Udoka but if he’s our Mitch replacement then that’s awful

I mean if people want a dinosaur center there are plenty of options with our 38th pick it's going to be like jurassic park out here

[robillionaire]

udoka azubuike folks givony confirmed sleeper of the draft let's go, get woke for doke

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[3toheadmelo]

mitch replacement for when we trade up, can take at 38, it's basically the description of mitch

5. Who is a sleeper prospect you're watching closely?
Givony: I'll be fascinated to see what happens with Kansas' Udoka Azubuike. Big men who can't shoot or pass and struggle to defend on the perimeter are considered dinosaurs in today's NBA, but I wonder if Azubuike is simply too much of an outlier to put in a traditional box.

He brings rare physical dimensions -- 6-11 in shoes, 270 pounds, 7-8 wingspan and 9-5 standing reach -- and combines that with an ability to play above the rim with power. He was a dominant defender and rebounder at the college level, and finished as the all-time leader in field goal percentage (79.4%) in NCAA history.

Kansas was the best team in college basketball according to basically every metric, and Azubuike was their most important player. It's not a perfect comparison, but if Boban Marjanovic can find a way to make an impact in a playoff series, I don't see any reason why Azubuike can't at least do something similar in the regular season for a creative coach

I like Udoka but if he’s our Mitch replacement then that’s awful

I mean if people want a dinosaur center there are plenty of options with our 38th pick it's going to be like jurassic park out here

Udoka is like a old school big and he's very dominant in the paint. I just don't know if he'll be able to stay on the court cause of his foot speed and lack of jump shot.

[Jeff Van Gully]

Frank
Career 36% FG and 31% from 3

DSJ
Career 40% FG and 31% from 3

Yeah I’m reaching hard. foh

The sad part is that your boy Okoro is worse than them both.

you know i don't give a f*ck about frank

rj just as bad too and you think he's gonna conquer the league

and the guys who are supposed to be shooters in this draft - vassel and haliburton shoot like they're in the special class in school

you spend all your time criticizing mitch but until the next draft he's probably our only hope

Okoro 29.0 % from 3 and 67% from FT line


I’m sure everybody here has more faith in RJ than Mitch

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