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Ruzious wrote:80sballboy wrote:?s=20&t=2HMo-ao6rkWQYesYh-w_rg
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Chandler is soooo much better than TyTy, but will he be picked earlier?
Dat2U wrote:nate33 wrote:pcbothwel wrote:
He's a sneaky prospect that could be Jimmy Butler 2.0... or Nesmith.
He sprained both his knees in HS, and his right knee again early for Duke. He simply wasnt the same athlete after and looked more great shooter with a great frame...and thats it.
But, he seems like an absolute workhorse and that video looks like his BF is in the 5-7% range. If he gains his pop back, then he become really intriguing at 10 in this draft.
Yeah, I'm revisiting Griffin. I think most of us thought he was mocked too high when he was considered a sure-fire top 8 prospect so we dismissed him as overvalued and then basically forgot about him. But he really should be under consideration at #10, or maybe if we trade down to #12.
We know two things for sure about him: he can shoot, and he has a great NBA physique. Those two things alone can put you in the conversation as a late lotto pick. He is reportedly 6-6 with a 7-0 wingspan and has legs like tree trunks. Offensively, he doesn't have a great off-the-bounce dribble-drive game, but he can generate space for a stepback, and he'll be fine attacking close-outs. His catch-and-shoot is money. In high school he was insanely athletic. There's footage of his head being at rim level during some in-game dunks, and he has some crazy dunks in warm ups.
Defensively, he was not that impressive at Duke, but one has to wonder how much of that was due to him being less than 100% due to injury, and him not being able to train on defense as often. It looks to me like many of his flaws are related to technique, not athleticism or fundamental awareness issues. Ultimately, I think he projects as a reliable on-ball defender at the 2, 3 or 4, but maybe not so great in help defense.
Basically, he is a prototypical 3&D wing who can switch 2 through 4, only he shoots better than most, and there is a potentially higher upside if his high school athleticism returns.
These guys do a pretty good job of breaking down his strengths and weaknesses:
I've gotten Martell Webster vibes everytime I've watched him. I didn't see a great athlete. Just a 3&D guy with an extensive injury history. I view him as a high injury risk and a mid-1st rounder.
Dat2U wrote:Ruzious wrote:80sballboy wrote:?s=20&t=2HMo-ao6rkWQYesYh-w_rg
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Chandler is soooo much better than TyTy, but will he be picked earlier?
I like borh Jalen Williams & Chandler more than TyTy. TyTy should go in the mid 20s tbh.
payitforward wrote:Just a note: don't confuse "Jaylin Williams" with "Jalen Williams."
payitforward wrote:Just a note: don't confuse "Jaylin Williams" with "Jalen Williams."
doclinkin wrote:Vince Williams Jr was well below my radar, but I like his passing. Nice jumper from outside. Seems like the sort of player the Spurs pick up late.
Improved stats every year with increased usage. I wouldn't have tabbed him since he played only two ranked teams and played meh against them.
SUPERBALLMAN wrote:Jalen Williams in this draft is reminding me of Kawhi Leonard in his draft. I remember people talking about Kawhi and how he was everything we were looking for in a SF, his length, his D, his IQ, his shooting, his effort.... He was a "perfect fit". But he went to a small time school, so it was like where we were drafting was too high for him, so we took someone else.
It's that mentality that causes us to miss players like Kawhi, Steph, Giannis.
I don't care if Jalen Williams is projected at 18. He is everything we are looking for in a PG. He is the perfect fit next to Beal, and for this team. Take him at 10.