2020-2021 NBA Prospects/ NBA Draft

buzzkilloton · Post #201 » by **buzzkilloton** » Thu Jan 14, 2021 2:39 am

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2021/1/13/22226644/2021-nba-draft-evan-mobley-usc

Pharaoh · Post #202 » by **Pharaoh** » Thu Jan 14, 2021 2:48 am

The Ringer did have a thing about Hayes being #1 for them.

Not saying Mobley isn't great or doesn't have franchise changing potential but it's going to take years before we can judge

buzzkilloton wrote:https://www.theringer.com/nba/2021/1/13/22226644/2021-nba-draft-evan-mobley-usc

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buzzkilloton · Post #203 » by **buzzkilloton** » Thu Jan 14, 2021 2:58 am

Pharaoh wrote:The Ringer did have a thing about Hayes being #1 for them.

Not saying Mobley isn't great or doesn't have franchise changing potential but it's going to take years before we can judge
buzzkilloton wrote:https://www.theringer.com/nba/2021/1/13/22226644/2021-nba-draft-evan-mobley-usc

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One person at the Ringer had Hayes number 1 the guy who wrote the draft guide Kevin O Connor. Regardless I'm just sharing interesting draft articles here since its the prospect thread. Either way Mobley is way better then any prospect in last years draft.

Pharaoh · Post #204 » by **Pharaoh** » Thu Jan 14, 2021 3:09 am

True it was KOC

Think the top 5 or 6 in 2021 would have all been picked above the top 3 in 2020.

Ball maybe the only one to enter into the discussion

buzzkilloton wrote:
Pharaoh wrote:The Ringer did have a thing about Hayes being #1 for them.

Not saying Mobley isn't great or doesn't have franchise changing potential but it's going to take years before we can judge
buzzkilloton wrote:https://www.theringer.com/nba/2021/1/13/22226644/2021-nba-draft-evan-mobley-usc

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One person at the Ringer had Hayes number 1 the guy who wrote the draft guide Kevin O Connor. Regardless I'm just sharing interesting draft articles here since its the prospect thread. Either way Mobley is way better then any prospect in last years draft.

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vic · Post #205 » by **vic** » Thu Jan 14, 2021 3:50 am

Tjarks is a way better basketball mind than KOC... I've been following Tjarks for a long time.

I really saw Cade/Mobley as 1A/1B... but Tjarks really got me thinking about moving Mobley to 1.

Pharaoh · Post #206 » by **Pharaoh** » Thu Jan 14, 2021 5:29 am

Think it's hard to go wrong with either

The top 5-6 look quality and if we ever hope to be anything any time soon we need to land one of them.

Grant, Bey, Jackson, Hayes, Stewart etc might be nice but none are going to get us into contention.

Imagine all those guys with Mobley or Cade as the big fish

Think we're in a really good place now as a franchise where we can finally land a franchise player.

Been a long long time

vic wrote:Tjarks is a way better basketball mind than KOC... I've been following Tjarks for a long time.

I really saw Cade/Mobley as 1A/1B... but Tjarks really got me thinking about moving Mobley to 1.

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ducler · Post #207 » by **ducler** » Thu Jan 14, 2021 8:37 am

Every tank contender lost yesterday so we're dead last waiting for Raptors to play b2b Hornets.

Great news the game against Wizards is postponed so that it's avoiding Casey to get a win playing the vets.

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MotownMadness · Post #208 » by **MotownMadness** » Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:01 pm

buzzkilloton wrote:https://www.theringer.com/nba/2021/1/13/22226644/2021-nba-draft-evan-mobley-usc

Kinda feel like your leaning towards him as your #1, I'm torn between him and Cade.

buzzkilloton · Post #209 » by **buzzkilloton** » Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:31 pm

MotownMadness wrote:
buzzkilloton wrote:https://www.theringer.com/nba/2021/1/13/22226644/2021-nba-draft-evan-mobley-usc

Kinda feel like your leaning towards him as your #1, I'm torn between him and Cade.

I still have Cade 1 but its closer now than it was. I'm thinking its more of a tier 1 right now with Mobley Cade. Then tier 2 is Suggs and likely the two stud Gleague guys. Obv the Gleague guys could fall or even rise to tier 1.

Piston Pete · Post #210 » by **Piston Pete** » Thu Jan 14, 2021 2:05 pm

Do you think Mobley is a PF or C prospect?

If PF, drafting him just adds to the clutter.

If C, then I’d be extremely interested

MotownMadness · Post #211 » by **MotownMadness** » Thu Jan 14, 2021 2:06 pm

Hopefully Raptors continue to suck and then decide to just tank it out. I know it won't hold up but their 2nd rounder we own is currently the 32nd pick

MotownMadness · Post #212 » by **MotownMadness** » Thu Jan 14, 2021 2:08 pm

Piston Pete wrote:Do you think Mobley is a PF or C prospect?

If PF, drafting him just adds to the clutter.

If C, then I’d be extremely interested

I would say hes a Center. He likes to post up and protect the paint but can pretty much score from anywhere. He just needs to add some mass going up against NBA bigs down low.

Hes definitely not some wing/forward type 4 you see today though. Think more like Pau Gasol.

edmunder_prc · Post #213 » by **edmunder_prc** » Thu Jan 14, 2021 4:04 pm

Man I saw Mobley earlier in the year against Uconn and he looked bad.

Bouknight was the guy who looked like an NBA player. Mobley got dominated by the Uconn bigs and are any of them considered draft picks?

I will try to watch another game of him.

NYPiston · Post #214 » by **NYPiston** » Thu Jan 14, 2021 5:21 pm

edmunder_prc wrote:Man I saw Mobley earlier in the year against Uconn and he looked bad.

Bouknight was the guy who looked like an NBA player. Mobley got dominated by the Uconn bigs and are any of them considered draft picks?

I will try to watch another game of him.

I've watched about 5 games of his (not start to finish but good chunks) and he's butter soft and looks tentative lots of times. He's skilled without a doubt but he has a long ways to go to be ready to physically match with NBA players. The Pistons desperately and I mean, desperately, need players with a killer mentality a player who wants to be the alpha.

Cunningham, while cerebral, is the type of guy who wants to have the ball in the big moments, Suggs without a doubt is a guy filled with swagger. Apparently Green has this mentality too. Mobley looks like a background character to me and I know he's real young but this mentality is usually inborn and I don't see it with him. Really skilled guy but I don't like the fit here.

MotownMadness · Post #215 » by **MotownMadness** » Thu Jan 14, 2021 5:41 pm

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2021-nba-draft-big-board-oklahoma-states-cade-cunningham-leads-first-prospect-rankings/

New CBS Big Board has their top 5 as

1. Cade
2. Suggs
3. Green
4. Mobley
5. Kuminga

zeebneeb · Post #216 » by **zeebneeb** » Thu Jan 14, 2021 6:02 pm

Yeah now that I've watched a ton of prospect videos, and breakdowns I agree that Cade is perhaps the best looking one right now. He has excellent court vision, and if Hayes pans out, that woukd give the team two playmaker on the floor, and both are big gaurds, Cade even more so.

I also like Green as well. He has that something that could make him an explosive scorer in the NBA. That's not something I see out of Cade, but Green could be a perfect complement to Hayes as well, again if Hayes pans out. He looks like he could be an easy 25 night in and night out, and 30+ when needed.

Depends on what your looking for I guess. I woukd love to draft top 3 in both upcoming drafts for sure though. Problem is, you at one of these two guys, and with some other trades, this team could get better real quick.

MotownMadness · Post #217 » by **MotownMadness** » Thu Jan 14, 2021 8:41 pm

Today notables

Ziaire Williams- 5PM ESPN2
Jalen Suggs- 9PM ESPN
Evan Mobley- 9:30 PM on Pac12 (if anyone has it)

MotownMadness · Post #218 » by **MotownMadness** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 1:58 am

I'm more excited to watch Suggs and Gonzaga right now then the Pistons lol. Kispert is also moving up the boards quick into the lottery

buzzkilloton · Post #219 » by **buzzkilloton** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 2:50 am

MotownMadness wrote:I'm more excited to watch Suggs and Gonzaga right now then the Pistons lol. Kispert is also moving up the boards quick into the lottery

This is a really good year for NCAA hoops. First off we got a top pick coming and the prospects are awesome. Then Michigan has a top tier team.

MotownMadness · Post #220 » by **MotownMadness** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 8:24 am

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