Wow. Lot of fluff. Not sure why I am still seeing it if I am on ignore. Will just assume he could not find anyone defending someone after having to defend the ball handler that close to the basket then rotate again that close to the basket.
I don't think anyone's saying it wasn't a great posterizing dunk; simply that Edey shouldn't be widely criticized for getting dunked on. And I don't disagree. After the pass is made, Edey has to quickly rotate 180 degrees, then jump off his right foot to attempt to contest, while Omoyuri is already moving towards the hoop before the ball even reaches him. Maybe JJJ blocks that dunk; I don't think anyone could/should expect Edey to get to it. And I also cannot dunk, but I'm certainly capable of evaluating plays made by people who can do things I've never conceived of doing. You being on ignore just prevents him from seeing your posts, not you from seeing his.
wow akok akok collapsed on the court at WVU in a charity exhibition game n needed.. kid tore his achillies back at UConn.. some players just have horrible luck with injuries hope he's ok... what a shame.. n everything that happens with WVU has a horrible shadow cast over it due to bob huggins actions in the offseason and boom this happens before thing even kick off wow.. hope he recovers... man what a horrible story, my night is RUINED... blazers can win by 50 tonight im bummed out
So the G-League draft is live... and there it goes 13th pick Bryson Warren formerly of the OTE... so thats a transition to the NBA from the OTE without getting drafted... n they dont even really mention this sorta stuff.. but theres lots of AVENUES and also back alleys to be checked in '23-'24.. Its sort of like like back in the 70's when Robert Altmans films like nashville started using tons of audio layers back when most were using like 4or 8, lots of layers to keep track of these days! and Tefale Leonard Jr went 2nd overall... Im guessing he's still gonna be draft eligible? He was only a Sophomore at Middle Tennessee State.. Was gonna be a big x-fer for Penny Hardaway at Memphis but he's g-league bound n some say hes grown to 6'8" good defender.. fun to watch.. n Kok Yat just went in the 1st rd as well so 2 players directly from the OTE.. Interested to see the progress of the 3rd pick David Muoka, liked what I saw from him at UNLV.
JD Tsasa just went 1st pick of the 2nd rd!!! thats a namedrop right there damn.. gotta check in on him.. He is like 6'8 with a 7'3" wingspan and young relative to most of the names being selected here . Tsasa was a kid who left highschool to train at a program called "Chameleon (something im forgetting" but thats where Marjon Beauchamp was at, who was selected in the 1st by the bucks... so its cool to see these stories sorta recalibrate back to the g-league... there's really solid n healthy systems in place these days --- its such a stark contrast from 2 decades ago, night n day.
It really speaks to the health of the g-league's talent pool that so many youngins and so many 24 year olds could sorta be drafted in quick procession like that.. got a good mix of talent, n hats off to the young players being so ready to compete at the age of like 20..
Robert Covingtons title of "best #1 pick from the G-League" looks plenty safe if ya ask me What a crazy thing this G-League draft is! Kyree Walker just got selected int he 3rd round!
so the Blazers affiliate the Rip City Remix took 24-year old 6'6" combo guard Brandon Rachal, with the 22nd pick in the 1st rd of the g-league draft. I remember Rachal from LSU.. He's a player whos built like a wing but actually has lots of combo-guard game, bit of a do-it-all type of guard... n hes tough sorta like a poormans Brogdon.. I've seen his name for many many years, he was always decently highly ranked n like 4 stars, he was probably 6'4" when i first saw him play n now hes like 6'6.. will keep an eye on him he's got the ability to put up those 15-5-5 type of statlines
oh so they literally wanted to reunite Duop Reath and Brandon Rachal... they were teammates at LSU... and now the Blazers are building the g-league team around those 2 sorta... thats Reath on the left in purple playing defense and Rachal on the right I see now!
Man, is looking at prospects more fun after a win like last night. It gives us glimpses of what any of these guys can look like next to a prime Scoot and Shae one day. I saw a lot of good things between Scoot, Shae, and DA last night in the 3rd quarter. Imagine having 6’10 Buzelis, who is as fluid as KD for a guy that size, as our starting SF. Buzelis looks like he can be a top tier playmaker one day, and Shae is getting a chance to do that right now and is developing wonderfully in that aspect.
Called it!!!!! and I called that UConn was preposterously underrated for no reason in the coaches poll.. what did they do to deserve to have 5 teams ranked ahead of them! #4MSU loses to James Madison while shooting 5% from 3! 5% from 3, this is the team they had ahead of UConn preseason?!?!! HOW ?!?!?! WHY?!?!?! Mady Sissoko 2/3 from the field in the loss... Xavier Booker plays 5 minutes!!!! The Izzo Special!!! Land a bunch of top ranked bigmen recuits and bury them on the bench! Hate to say I told ya so. after just opening night ---- but i told ya so!
Drafting Scoot pretty much means Matas Buzelis. You need shooters to open the floor up, at this point, and to serve as players Scoot can kick the ball out to if he attacks the rim. Versatile, two-way wing/forward with playmaking. Can shoot, make plays, handle the ball, drive inside, defend, has fluid movement and good mechanics. A slightly more offensive but less defensive Batum with potential to be a Gordon Hayward that plays above average to good defense. Looking at the other prospects within Portland's range (#4-7), Holland can't shoot like Buzelis and Edwards doesn't look as talented as either of them. You also have Risacher, who isn't as fluid as Buzelis and can't drive in as well.
If Sarr is there, I think he’s the clear favorite with our pick, even if Buzelis is as also available. The west now has to find answers for Holmgren and Wemby, and Sarr might only be slightly below Holmgren. You’re saying all the right things about Buzelis, but it sounds like I’m more optimistic on him than you are if your comparison for him is a better offense and less defense version of Batum or Gordon Harward at most. Hayward has had one season where he averaged 20+ppg. I think Buzelis will eventually get to 20 easily, and that won’t even be the most impressive part of his game. I think that at his peak, he could average 20-23/8/6 on really efficient shooting splits (he might average in the higher range if he’s drafted to an offensively depleted team, and would ideally be between 18-20ppg, but also be really good in the other parts of the game like rebounding, making plays, playing defense, etc. Those are the only two prospects with high upsides that I like so far. I agree with you, Holland hasn’t impressed me, and we just haven’t been able to see Edwards for me to make any judgement. I like guys like Almansa too, but I don’t think he has superstar potential. I’d almost like trading down to grab a fit and get more draft capital. But we’ll see how it all shakes out by next June.
Absolutely. Both have solid jumpers, so the D can't pack the paint. Defensively both can switch off along the frontline. Ayton is athletic, Sarr even more so. STOMP
Holland: 56%, 44% (3), 80% (FT - 20 attempts) 5.5rpg, 1.5apg, 4 steals, 28ppg Buzelis: 50%, 43% (3), 100% (FT - 4 attempts), 4.5rpg, 2apg, 1 steals, 16.5ppg
I’d take Holland or Sarr #1, but I don’t think they’ll be available by the time we draft. They are looking like the clear top 2 thus far. Huge drop off at #3.
According to Sam Vecenie, the 2024 draft SUCKS: https://theathletic.com/5009208/2023/11/13/nba-mock-draft-2024-alexandre-sarr/
