Edey and Clingan

[wizenheimer]

Edey shot 14-25, 56%, on 3-pointers in the combine. That's more three-pointers than Kessler has taken (22) in 2 seasons. Kessler has made 5.

Being a good 3-point shooter would be a complete game-changer for Edey's value.

Claxton and Allen are not 3-point shooters At All. Combined they made 1 three-pointer last season.

LOL...so, you're a Meyers Leonard fan

 

[PDXFonz]

I’d love to hear MM’s take if we draft Clingan

 

[Hoopguru]

Edey shot 14-25, 56%, on 3-pointers in the combine. That's more three-pointers than Kessler has taken (22) in 2 seasons. Kessler has made 5.

Being a good 3-point shooter would be a complete game-changer for Edey's value.

Claxton and Allen are not 3-point shooters At All. Combined they made 1 three-pointer last season.

Sot a higher 3 % than Holland at the combine......lol

 

[Freshtown]

I’m starting to think maybe we should’ve taken edey. 30 points tonight, looking incredible this season.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I’d love to hear MM’s take if we draft Clingan

Oh, I’ve given it several times

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I’m starting to think maybe we should’ve taken edey. 30 points tonight, looking incredible this season.

Considering it was considered a reach when Memphis did it, there would've been a riot if we'd done it several picks earlier.

It's going to be so maddening if Memphis passes us in the standings because of two players they took that we could've taken (and in one case, did). There are going to be parallels with the two teams anyway because of the Paris Basketball connection.

So far I'm sticking with Clingan if only because he's younger.

 

[STOMP]

I’m starting to think maybe we should’ve taken edey. 30 points tonight, looking incredible this season.

some context... Eubanks started at the 5 for the Kings. Edey has been playing well though

STOMP

 

[SheedSoNasty]

Considering it was considered a reach when Memphis did it, there would've been a riot if we'd done it several picks earlier.

It's going to be so maddening if Memphis passes us in the standings because of two players they took that we could've taken (and in one case, did). There are going to be parallels with the two teams anyway because of the Paris Basketball connection.

So far I'm sticking with Clingan if only because he's younger.

I would not have been one of the rioters. By all accounts, Edey had a super strong work ethic in college and showed improvement every year. I’m not surprised by him playing well and I think he’ll continue to get better.

 

[BlazerWookee]

I’m starting to think maybe we should’ve taken edey. 30 points tonight, looking incredible this season.

<facepalm>

 

[wizenheimer]

It's going to be so maddening if Memphis passes us in the standings because of two players they took that we could've taken (and in one case, did). There are going to be parallels with the two teams anyway because of the Paris Basketball connection.

So far I'm sticking with Clingan if only because he's younger.

well, Memphis passed Portland yesterday; half game ahead right now

Memphis has something Portland doesn't have though: a massive Morant headache

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I’m starting to think maybe we should’ve taken edey. 30 points tonight

To be fair, it was against the mighty combination of Drew Eubanks and Maxime Raynaud on a Kings team that has essentially thrown in the towel. But he's definitely more mobile that most people thought he would be.

 

[BassPlaya]

I was looking for the hand wringing symposium. Did I find the right forum room?

 

[MrDraftGuy]

Often, I don't like plus/minus stats getting tossed around since they don't always tell the whole story. But Edey has a Top 10 Estimated +/- now & is a major reason why the Grizzlies aren't a bottom tier team.

I had Edey & Sheppard as two of my favorite prospects ever....which isn't bad for "the worst draft ever" (and to be fair here, I was gung ho on Cody Williams that year too & look how he's doing.....). Still kind of annoyed but relieved that the Spurs didn't take him to put next to Wemby like I thought they would.

Since he's always going to get compared with Clingan, I think Clingan is a Gobert type w/ some Nurkic level offense in the making. Maybe that makes him All-Defensive version of Brad Daugherty in a few years.

But I do anticipate Edey to be more like Yao meets Ewing. He was arguably the most efficient college player ever & I think that appears to translate.

I also think the dumbest thing I've ever heard in relation to prospects like Edey is when people were saying things like "he would've been a Top 3 pick, 20 years ago". 20 years ago was Yao Ming and Dwight Howard. Basically, you're saying those guys wouldn't last in today's era?

Because I'm watching the game today and Jalen Duren & Zach Edey look like modern incarnations of Dwight and Yao

 

[Samuel]

are we sure edey is even good?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Edey’s last four games:

19.3 ppg
16.5 rpg
2.8 bpg
70.6 fg%

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I watched a bit of the Spurs-Grizz game and I have some thoughts. First, Memphis's Mad Genius coach has fully implemented his policy of just substituting in waves, so players like John Konchar, Cam Spencer, Jock Landsdale are getting quality minutes. I think this might be helpful for Edey because it means he's unlikely to get winded, because he's only in for short bursts.

Second, he got most of his points because he was single-teamed by Luke Kornet (and a couple of times by Jeremy Sochan!) and he just turned to either shoulder and dropped in a jump hook. Very simple stuff, but it must feel so liberating after getting swarmed when he was in college. Now, granted we all wish Clingan would develop a go-to offensive move like that, but it's not like he's doing anything fancy, and he's not being treated like the star player. The true test will be what happens to him in the playoffs, once they start getting there.

His defense is largely just that he's MASSIVE. Now, he's surprisingly mobile for a big guy, but he seems a little top-heavy and he doesn't strike me as somebody with natural shotblocking instincts (which Clingan absolutely has, otherwise he'd be a scrub given how poor his hops are). He's just in the way. Now again, that's no small thing (ho ho) but let's chill with the Yao comparisons just yet.