Anonymous NBA Scouts Dish Dirt On Western Conference Teams

[BBert]

According to the scouts:



BNM

Happy to hear it

 

[rasheedfan2005]

We're gonna smash them!

They cant guard us!

 

[ripcityboy]

Yeah. I'm gunna take that Meyers description and make it my new sig too.

Favorite line.... "He's a decent passer, I guess."

 

[STOMP]

Been peddling this Noah as our CotF idea since last season.

His measurables are like the same as Al Horford's.

Unfortunately thus far Noah's High Post game has not shown to be anywhere close to Al's, especially his slow & fugly J. Hopefully he's taken quantum leaps forward in that regard as I don't see him having enough size to be more then a garbage man down low cleaning up misses.

STOMP

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Unfortunately thus far Noah's High Post game has not shown to be anywhere close to Al's, especially his slow & fugly J. Hopefully he's taken quantum leaps forward in that regard as I don't see him having enough size to be more then a garbage man down low cleaning up misses.

STOMP

At Vonleh's current age, Horford hadn't yet played an NBA game.

 

[Blazer4ever]

I think their general analysis is correct but they're underestimating several of our players, namely Leonard, Vonleh and Harkless, that they didn't mention.
I like the idea of starting Crabbe or another starting five, there's something not fluent enough about our starting five. About Aminu I think they're right that he should play PF but also that it should be more situational. He gives us a different look as a stretch 4 but I don't know if he's a starter or good enough to be a starter.
I think CJ and Dame are surely starters but the rest of the starting lineup is questionable. I understand that who finishes the games is what's important but I think the starting five should be of the top 5 players, at least by position and it's important to creating hierarchy and more defined roles

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

I think their general analysis is correct but they're underestimating several of our players, namely Leonard, Vonleh and Harkless, that they didn't mention.

I guess I fall in with them.

Leonard - I basically expect nothing from him. If he shows it great. He's shown occasional flashes of possibility but no consistency where I feel comfortable with him.

Vonleh - I keep hoping and realize he is young and needs time to mature and gain experience. I'll keep hoping but not expecting.

Harkless - I think Hark is one of the keys to our success this year. Seems to have potential but sometimes just doesn't seem to make an impact (kind of reminding me of Nic Batum). I think for us to be a serious challenger this year, he needs to improve both in abilities and consistency.

Gramps...

 

[Pinwheel1]

Harkless - I think Hark is one of the keys to our success this year. Seems to have potential but sometimes just doesn't seem to make an impact (kind of reminding me of Nic Batum). I think for us to be a serious challenger this year, he needs to improve both in abilities and consistency.
Gramps...

It is true last year that did occur early on. But less so late in the season. I guess it depends on what you define as an "impact".

If it is scoring then no he will not provide a consistent impact, because he in not going to get the consistent opportunity to score. I am not sure anyone other than Dame and Cj has a chance to be consistent on the offensive end.....game in and game out.

Harkless is an energy guy and energy is harder to track. Especially if you are not watching the player the whole time, and that's hard to do on TV (and even worse if you are counting on the box score) That was true for Nic as well, especially when Dame, Wes, and LMA were taking most of the shots. Of course I think many of us preferred Nic to score more, but with Harkless I am not sure that is the case. Same with Aminu. I bet neither are our 3rd scorer. I bet ET and Crabbe will both average more points coming off the bench. And that might be a good thing. Let Harkless and Aminu (and even Plumlee) all be energy guys while Dame and CJ take most of the shots in the starting line up. Then Crabbe and ET can contribute when they come in with the 2nd unit.

That doesn't mean that Aminu and Harkless won't bust loose every few games with some 15-20 nights. But no way will it be consistent. But again as long as they are working their asses off on D on a consistent basis, they can still provide a consistent impact.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I guess I fall in with them.

Leonard - I basically expect nothing from him. If he shows it great. He's shown occasional flashes of possibility but no consistency where I feel comfortable with him.

Vonleh - I keep hoping and realize he is young and needs time to mature and gain experience. I'll keep hoping but not expecting.

Harkless - I think Hark is one of the keys to our success this year. Seems to have potential but sometimes just doesn't seem to make an impact (kind of reminding me of Nic Batum). I think for us to be a serious challenger this year, he needs to improve both in abilities and consistency.

Gramps...

Agreed on all accounts. The problem is that there is a Biebs/Vonleh tension as only one of them will play. Biebs had the nod, but Vonleh has been great in preseason. i.e. It's unlikely both will succeed (barring a trade, of course).

 

[STOMP]

At Vonleh's current age, Horford hadn't yet played an NBA game.

True. My point was he's got a long ways to go before he should be compared to an All-Star...especially one who always had good form on their Jumper. I'm all for him developing, but lets not put the cart before the horse. He's 21 and this is his 3rd year in the league. If he's going to metamorph into something greater now would be a fine time to flash some of that potential.

STOMP

 

[Blazer4ever]

I think Leonard, once he's healthy and in game shape would be a very good player for us. He's a unique offensive player, he's dedicated and determined and before the injury last year he already showed flashes of greatness. His defense is still poor but not terrible like in previous years, he plays hard and has good attitude.
Vonleh has great potential, he's solid on both ends of the floor, smart, sets good screens, plays inside, I think he could give us very solid minutes both at PF and Center.
Harkless is a great defender and solid on offense and could be used as a strong SF or as a quick PF. I think he'd be more effective as a small ball PF but we have too many players and not enough minutes as it is.

I think a trade to make more minutes for the inside players is needed. We have maybe 8 or 9 players deserving of minutes only in the front-court (SF, PF, C) and we need to trade at least two of them to make enough room. The question is who to let go and IMO it should Not be any of the 3 players mentioned above.