Taurean Prince

macd-gm · Post #181 » by **macd-gm** » Thu Mar 22, 2018 9:16 pm

Spud2nique wrote:
macd-gm wrote:Having Mikal Bridges, Taurean, and collins as our future 2,3,4 is kind of intriguing.

You want my boy (M Bridges) and ur boy (Trae) to team up?

Yep! Do you want to do karate in the garage?

atlantabbq99 · Post #182 » by **atlantabbq99** » Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:03 am

Two years later... how would you rate Prince?

He is not better than Simmons, Ingram, or Jaylen Brown, but is he better than Bender, Dunn, Buddy, Murray, Chriss, Maker, Valentine, Sabonis, etc?

Is Prince the 4th best player in his draft? or in the top five?

Post #183 » by **Jamaaliver** » Tue Mar 27, 2018 11:52 am

atlantabbq99 wrote:Two years later... how would you rate Prince?

This...is a really good question. I think he's probably in the same tier of player as Buddy Hield who went top-6. Though Buddy's shooting likely breaks the tie.

He's also slightly above Caris Levert and DeJounte Murray, two guys who went much later but have blossomed under solid player development programs.

In a pretty mediocre draft, I still think T Prince was over-drafted. But, he's easily a top-8 selection from that draft thus far.
(At his age, it's hard to project him jumping into a higher tier. He largely is what he is.)

Tier 1
Simmons
Ingram

Tier 2
J Murray
Jaylen

Tier 3
Taurean
Hield
Sabonis
Levert
DeJounte

Post #184 » by **Jamaaliver** » Tue Mar 27, 2018 12:12 pm

Hawks' Taurean Prince has a sweet spot on right corner three-pointers

Prince is averaging 1.16 points per possession on three-point jump shots, which ranks No. 9 overall among those with as many opportunities.

Indiana’s Darren Collison is the only player who has been more accurate on right-corner three-pointers (minimum: 25 attempts) so far this season. Prince ranks in the 90th percentile on corner three-pointers, per Cleaning The Glass.

“During his first 10 games this year, Prince averaged 3.8 threes per game. During his last 10 games, he averaged 8.9 threes per game. That feels like a big deal … Prince has flashed improvement in a few important areas. The sexiest and least sustainable trait is three-point shooting, where Prince’s accuracy has leapt from one of the worst outside threats at his position to a substantially more reliable option.” VICE Sports

Hoopshype

Spud2nique · Post #185 » by **Spud2nique** » Tue Mar 27, 2018 9:44 pm

Jamaaliver wrote:
atlantabbq99 wrote:Two years later... how would you rate Prince?

This...is a really good question. I think he's probably in the same tier of player as Buddy Hield who went top-6. Though Buddy's shooting likely breaks the tie.

He's also slightly above Caris Levert and DeJounte Murray, two guys who went much later but have blossomed under solid player development programs.

In a pretty mediocre draft, I still think T Prince was over-drafted. But, he's easily a top-8 selection from that draft thus far.
(At his age, it's hard to project him jumping into a higher tier. He largely is what he is.)

Tier 1
Simmons
Ingram

Tier 2
J Murray
Jaylen

Tier 3
Taurean
Hield
Sabonis
Levert
DeJounte

What about Valentine? Tier 3? I would argue why Ingram is in tier 1 and Jaylen Brown in tier 2. Personally I’d take Jaylen Brown. Then again I watched him at Cal and I’m biased.

Post #186 » by **Jamaaliver** » Mon Apr 2, 2018 11:24 am

Spud2nique wrote:
Jamaaliver wrote:Tier 1
Simmons
Ingram

Tier 2
J Murray
Jaylen

Tier 3
Taurean
Hield
Sabonis
Levert
DeJounte

What about Valentine? Tier 3? I would argue why Ingram is in tier 1 and Jaylen Brown in tier 2. Personally I’d take Jaylen Brown. Then again I watched him at Cal and I’m biased.

Yeah. Brown definitely has an argument to jump into the top tier:

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Post #187 » by **Jamaaliver** » Thu Apr 5, 2018 6:46 pm

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jayu70 · Post #188 » by **jayu70** » Thu Apr 5, 2018 6:59 pm

So why did Bud bench him in the 2nd half of the 1st Heat game?

kg01 · Post #189 » by **kg01** » Thu Apr 5, 2018 7:02 pm

jayu70 wrote:So why did Bud bench him in the 2nd half of the 1st Heat game?

Budz didn't have him in Fantasy?

I don't do fantasy so I don't know if I phrased that properly. Sue me.

Post #190 » by **Jamaaliver** » Thu Apr 5, 2018 7:09 pm

kg01 wrote:Budz didn't have him in Fantasy?

I don't do fantasy so I don't know if I phrased that properly. Sue me.

You're missing out, chief.

jayu70 · Post #191 » by **jayu70** » Thu Apr 5, 2018 9:27 pm

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Post #192 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 4:51 pm

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jayu70 · Post #193 » by **jayu70** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 5:03 pm

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jayu70 · Post #194 » by **jayu70** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 2:47 pm

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Spud2nique · Post #195 » by **Spud2nique** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 3:06 pm

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Love this dude!

Post #196 » by **Jamaaliver** » Fri May 4, 2018 3:08 pm

How can you not pull for this dude?

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Spud2nique · Post #197 » by **Spud2nique** » Fri May 4, 2018 3:42 pm

Jamaaliver wrote:How can you not pull for this dude?

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Never trade him. My fav Hawk on this roster.

Spud2nique · Post #198 » by **Spud2nique** » Fri May 4, 2018 3:57 pm

Coincidence that his aau coach was a man named John Collins? Sounds like fate.

jayu70 · Post #199 » by **jayu70** » Sun May 6, 2018 1:59 pm

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tbhawksfan1 · Post #200 » by **tbhawksfan1** » Sun May 6, 2018 6:47 pm

jayu70 wrote:So why did Bud bench him in the 2nd half of the 1st Heat game?

Maybe because he was in tank mode for an instant...?