Knee injuries stopped Noel from learning how to shoot or dribble? Those are some of the few skills you can work on during rehab. Noel didn't have the necessary skill. That has nothing to do with his injuries. He didn't end up unable to shoot because of a knee injury. Also, I never compared their weight. I'm talking about projected skillset verse what they showed before the league. You keep nitpicking parts of this comparison that I never brought up. I'll make sure never to compare any players around since you could nitpick differences with any comparison. Never said he was exactly like Noel, and there are a lot of other comparisons of bigs that showed flashes of skill that people thought they'd be able to fulfill and they didn't. But you're so focused on arguing about Noel's knee that you're missing the entire point.
He's not anywhere near the perimeter defender that Vanderbilt is and Harrell doesn't really play the 4 and struggles in the playoffs even when he's playing the 5. And even then, he's still a backup.
to be fair, Noel raised his FT% about 10% over the course of his career. But no, when you're rehabbing you're not practicing your skills let alone playing. Good grief, I'm sure I'm not the only one here who has had their knees scoped and my procedures went well. You certainly aren't jumping up and down on the court practicing your J if your knee is continually swelling up throughout your career. Without a doubt his knee injuries curtailed his career. I'm not nitpicking, I'm pointing at the obvious gaping holes in your nonsensical comparison that an 18 year old physical specimen brimming with potential is somehow comparable to a guy who rode a stationary bike for most of his career.
It somehow gets even more ridiculous. Scoring Guard Jaylen Brown came into the league at 223 pounds & 5% body fat. Scoring Guard Klay Thompson came into the league at 206 pounds & 8% body fat. Dyson Daniels just measured 190 pounds & 5% body fat. None of them are or were fat, they have different frames. The two All Star Scoring Guards are stockier (both now listed at 220) then Dyson which typically equates to being stronger. It certainly helps to have some ballast/extra muscle mass if you're trying to slow down bigger players. If I'm putting together a team, I want my SG to be able to guard 1-3, my SF 2-4, my PF 3-5. If my SF is 190 pounds, thats an area of concern for the above stated reasons. At 19, Dyson's body is still changing but NBA Wings typically don't put on 20 pounds during their career. Maybe he'll be the exception, but at this point he's Scoring Guard sized. Yes he could play other positions, but body type wise thats where he best projects guarding guys in the near future. I don't even get why this is contentious. In today's positionless game, all I'm contending is that while I want switchable defenders, I don't want a 190 lb Daniels trying to guard PFs on the regular yet somehow those are fighting words for you. Good grief man.
When it come to Daniels, it doesn’t even matter how much he weighs. He got the length and the IQ to play really good defense. In todays nba, the 4 play on the perimeter a lot more. Daniels just have to stay in front of them, which he does pretty well. In todays nba they don’t take advantage of smaller player as much as they should. Even then Daniels know what he’s doing
One of the best defensive wings of the modern NBA was Bruce Bowen, who was listed at 6'7", 185.
You're making my point with a good size comparison too. Here's a highlight tape where Bowen goes up against wings Vince Carter, Josh Howard, Michael Finley, Ray Allen, Wally Szczerbiak & Carmelo
for me. If they can trade up to 5 and get Grant in the deal, (for Murray or in trade for OG), then any complaints I had about the returns from the deadline trades are gone.
According to this: https://hoopshype.com/lists/nba-draft-workout-tracker-where-are-prospects-going/
could be that he has promise, but not necessarily from Portland. We worked out quite a few guys in the week after working out Duren. Doesn't seem logical for us to continue to bring guys in who are slotted above him on the big boards if we already committed to him. Agents would be pissed if this happened.
We need a shooter at the four. Nurk is already not a consistent shooter.
First off, Nurk is an UFA. Second, the championship Warriors typically don't start shooters at the 4 or 5. It's not ideal to have anyone playing who can't shoot, but obviously you can still be an effective offense by featuring multiple good threats elsewhere. It helps the offense flow if the guys who aren't shooting threats excel at other important facets like finishing around the hoop, passing, screening & offensive boards.
New Orleans was starting Jaxson Hayes and Jonas Valenciunas at the end of their season.
I don’t know if that’s really a reason why we should do it.
Duren looks already further along on his midrange jump shot than Jordan ever was.
