Paolo Banchero

[clyde21]

I am not comparing their games , but in the sense that there will be lots of better prospects than him who will be picked up after , international 2003 generation is very strong and I see many players there looking more talented than him, but this the only early projection.

other than Vic who?

[Mickey8]

I wont talk about it now, it will get crystallized by the next year and even after u19 world championships this summer. But there are lots of great prospects born in 2003 from the Europe. That generation is one of the deepest in the recent history. I am expecting many of them to become first round picks and some of them in the lottery.

[Duke4life831]

Scary talent if he is really 6’11. I always thought he was 6’8ish. He is very strong, has good touch and solid moves down low and has really progressed with range.

I was questionable about his potential if he’s 6’8 because I’m not sure he has the quickness to be versatile on the defensive end. But if he’s really 6’11, then he’s a solid 4/5 in today’s game. The height and progression with his jumper has turned him into an elite prospect.

I know you've been down on Duke lately, But I'm extremely optimistic about Banchero/Griffin duo.

No doubt should be a fun team to watch, but speaking from a Duke fan perspective I’m not too optimistic about the team. K has been on a pretty steep decline in coaching ability and even with two guys that I think are going to be true studs, it won’t be a big enough talent advantage for Duke to be anything serious next year.

[TraBuch]

Scary talent if he is really 6’11. I always thought he was 6’8ish. He is very strong, has good touch and solid moves down low and has really progressed with range.

I was questionable about his potential if he’s 6’8 because I’m not sure he has the quickness to be versatile on the defensive end. But if he’s really 6’11, then he’s a solid 4/5 in today’s game. The height and progression with his jumper has turned him into an elite prospect.

I know you've been down on Duke lately, But I'm extremely optimistic about Banchero/Griffin duo.

No doubt should be a fun team to watch, but speaking from a Duke fan perspective I’m not too optimistic about the team. K has been on a pretty steep decline in coaching ability and even with two guys that I think are going to be true studs, it won’t be a big enough talent advantage for Duke to be anything serious next year.

K needs a Justise Winslow and a Tyus Jones for his system to work. I think Griffin can definitely be a Winslow, can a second year Roach be a Tyus? I’m not too sure about that.

[clyde21]

K doesn't even have much of a system right now, dude had Tre Jones with Zion and it was still barely functional, just got by on pure talent

[Duke4life831]

I know you've been down on Duke lately, But I'm extremely optimistic about Banchero/Griffin duo.

No doubt should be a fun team to watch, but speaking from a Duke fan perspective I’m not too optimistic about the team. K has been on a pretty steep decline in coaching ability and even with two guys that I think are going to be true studs, it won’t be a big enough talent advantage for Duke to be anything serious next year.

K needs a Justise Winslow and a Tyus Jones for his system to work. I think Griffin can definitely be a Winslow, can a second year Roach be a Tyus? I’m not too sure about that.

I give K some credit for 2015 because ya it may have took over half the season, but he finally did bench Amile and moved Winslow to the 4 and that was the game changer for that team. But ya I agree, K needs those true game changers. Winslow was a game changer when it came to glue stuff and defense, and Tyus was the perfect guy to run the offense.

I’ma huge fan of AJ, but I’m not expecting the defensive impact that Winslow had. AJ has the potential with his size and athleticism, but AJ has some questions with his motor especially on the defensive end. Winslow never had that.

With that said, I don’t think this Duke team will be missing that dog in them though, I expect Paolo to be one tough son of a B, he’s not going to get pushed around.

Again big fan of the two studs, I really like the team especially with Roach coming back and Keels coming in. I just think at this point in K’s career, he needs a marine massive talent advantage not to blow it. And for this Duke team to have that, they need a miracle and get Baldwin to sign.

[Duke4life831]

K doesn't even have much of a system right now, dude had Tre Jones with Zion and it was still barely functional, just got by on pure talent

I don’t know how it happened, but K turned into Mark Jackson on the offense. No system, no movement, just roll the ball out and hope one of the freshmen can do something.

That is what blew it with the Zion team. Close games we didn’t go to Zion. It became the RJ hero hour. And don’t get me wrong, RJ was good but he wasn’t an unstoppable freak like Zion. That team didn’t even need a freaking system to win it all, all they had to do was not go away from Zion in close games and they probably win it all.

Crazy how bad K has become.

[Duke4life831]

But back on point, if Paolo really is 6’11 (I definitely buy the 250 pounds part), that is a scary good prospect. Because that jumper is looking pretty damn nice. Ya he isn’t a sharp shooter, but the form is really good and his results are getting better and better. Him being 6’11 is huge (if true).

If K doesnt screw this up, Paolo should be able to eat up 99% of college defenses. Then ideal defenses are focused on him, AJ will be able to attack and go to work as well.

(Baldwin’s sharpshooting would be the ideal fit with those two guys...)

[TraBuch]

I think a starting lineup of Roach, Moore, Griffin, Banchero and Williams with Keels, John and Baker off the bench is a damn good team and is totally capable of winning it all. That’s potentially four first round picks with some upper class experience mixed in with Moore, Baker and John. I think the X factor will be Roach. If Roach improves and shows everyone why he was K’s number one choice at PG over some other players he could’ve had, that’s a championship team.

[CP War Hawks]

This dude didn't skip leg day not one time during the pandemic.

[SNPA]

I am not comparing their games , but in the sense that there will be lots of better prospects than him who will be picked up after , international 2003 generation is very strong and I see many players there looking more talented than him, but this the only early projection.

Many? Post some.

[clyde21]

I think a starting lineup of Roach, Moore, Griffin, Banchero and Williams with Keels, John and Baker off the bench is a damn good team and is totally capable of winning it all. That’s potentially four first round picks with some upper class experience mixed in with Moore, Baker and John. I think the X factor will be Roach. If Roach improves and shows everyone why he was K’s number one choice at PG over some other players he could’ve had, that’s a championship team.

would've liked them a little more if Coleman was coming back

but yea, no way they win it all...if they couldn't win with Zion, RJ, Cam and Tre then they won't with this team.

i'm also not fully bought in on Griffin at this point either, but we'll see.

[Monix]

hopefully someone teaches him how to defend - standing around in a 2-3 zone in Durham hasn't helped many of their recent bigs

[TraBuch]

hopefully someone teaches him how to defend - standing around in a 2-3 zone in Durham hasn't helped many of their recent bigs

Duke rarely plays zone, much to the chagrin of a large portion of the fanbase.

[SNPA]

At this point I know next to nothing about this upcoming class. But I know this, this kid goes number one or there’s an Anthony Davis/LeBron level prospect somewhere. Paolo looks legit, be bullying grown men first day of summer league.

[SNPA]

Watch on YouTube

[DCasey91]

Banch is huge and has slimmed down which is a big plus.

Anyone that watched Cade should knows he ain’t 6”8”

for Banch the wingspan and standing reach is more important. May have the Ben Simmons/Blake Griffin T. rex arms which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

But if someone said 6”9-6”10 250? I’d say yes to both.

I mean he’s ahead of Cade by a distance by virtue of literally being a huge Cade out there. Bulky Tatum, final form Ben take your pick.

He looks like he could start at SF/PF in the NBA tomorrow and wouldn’t look out of place.

Don’t know what they fed him but they need to do that with Chet ASAP. He’s 19 and behind where I’d like him to be bodywise.

[Hal14]

I think his height is inflated , there is no way he's 6"11

He looks more like 6'9". At least that's going off his high school footage from last season, maybe he's 6'10" now..

[nolang1]

I feel like at some point we should have a separate forum dedicated solely to arguing about whether a prospect is an inch taller or shorter than listed - use all the photos and videos you want and pay no mind to how someone's posture or their location relative to the camera can make a difference!

[Marcus]

I feel like at some point we should have a separate forum dedicated solely to arguing about whether a prospect is an inch taller or shorter than listed - use all the photos and videos you want and pay no mind to how someone's posture or their location relative to the camera can make a difference!

all jokes aside i've considered this.