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re: Draft position: Jabari #1? Kessler first round?
Posted on 3/3/22 at 9:34 am to AUX3
Posted on 3/3/22 at 9:34 am to AUX3
That one move Smith? put on Kessler was incredible... Does he seem to struggle against guys like that? I'm not basketball expert and I'm glad we have him but it seems like Kessler could use another year. The talking heads seem to mention his shot blocking but not much else. On the other hand, the drool and slob all over the KY kid.
WDE!!!
WDE!!!
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Posted on 3/3/22 at 9:41 am to ShredSquatch
Yeah Kessler is a special talent as a shot blocker which is an elite skill teams drool over. But he struggles defending your classic back to the basket big man. Needs a little more strength. He's also not good offensively with his back to the basket but I do think he has potential there. He has great hands and sets good screens which is also good for the NBA PnR game. Overall him being a top 20 pick seems a tad high to me but I'd think late first round.
Posted on 3/3/22 at 1:00 pm to auburnnyc94
Yea same, only way I see him near lottery is if someone falls in love with his shot blocking because he doesn’t do THAT much else besides rebounding well, but his shot blocking is so elite it doesn’t matter
If Kessler came back next year and kept near this level of shot blocking while adding an actual 3 point shot (even if he just gets it into the 30% range) and maybe get his free throws into the 70s, his stock would go way higher.
If Kessler came back next year and kept near this level of shot blocking while adding an actual 3 point shot (even if he just gets it into the 30% range) and maybe get his free throws into the 70s, his stock would go way higher.
Posted on 3/3/22 at 2:02 pm to AdamsHouseCat
Zep announced he is coming back.
Posted on 3/3/22 at 3:33 pm to Skyler97
Man if Kessler could hit 30% from deep he might be a top 10 pick next year. I think him coming back is still a possibility. But there’s always a chance a team falls in love with him defensively and thinks they can develop him on offense.
Posted on 3/7/22 at 11:45 am to makersmark1
Flan: not draftable right now.
Kessler: great second round pick. Could sneak into 1st with right team. His scoring holds him back.
Smith: he will eventually make a GM look like an idiot if he is not picked 1st. He is 18 yes old and we are picking at small flaws in his game.
Paulo will be a steady NBA player but not an all star.
Chet is too thin and the question is can he even put on weight in a good way.
Smith has the height , the frame, the work ethic, and the skills to be an NBA all star. He will be just that.
Kessler: great second round pick. Could sneak into 1st with right team. His scoring holds him back.
Smith: he will eventually make a GM look like an idiot if he is not picked 1st. He is 18 yes old and we are picking at small flaws in his game.
Paulo will be a steady NBA player but not an all star.
Chet is too thin and the question is can he even put on weight in a good way.
Smith has the height , the frame, the work ethic, and the skills to be an NBA all star. He will be just that.
Posted on 3/7/22 at 2:31 pm to SECdragonmaster
quote:Outside of Holmgren and Banchero he's the best big man in the draft. I was hoping he would come back too, but he has a better chance of going in the lottery than coming back at this point.
Kessler: great second round pick. Could sneak into 1st with right team. His scoring holds him back.
Posted on 3/7/22 at 3:37 pm to makersmark1
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Flanagan? Will he get drafted.
Only if we have WW3.
Posted on 3/7/22 at 8:26 pm to duggieblue
Flannigan seems to be trying to do things he can’t do. He needs to post up the smaller guards, play good defense, hit 3’s occasionally and score / draw fouls in paint.
He seems to be out of control and lack of ball skills and I think it’s injury related. He needs another year to redeem himself
He seems to be out of control and lack of ball skills and I think it’s injury related. He needs another year to redeem himself
Posted on 3/7/22 at 8:38 pm to AUX3
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He needs to post up the smaller guards
He needs to learn how to do this without dropping his shoulder and getting called for a charge.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 6:14 am to AA7
Which is particularly difficult this year with the most charge happy officiating I’ve ever seen in my life. AF definitely makes the calls easier for the ref though
Posted on 3/8/22 at 4:48 pm to auburnnyc94
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Which is particularly difficult this year with the most charge happy officiating I’ve ever seen in my life. AF definitely makes the calls easier for the ref though
Easier? Did u watch his blatant dribble from the wing to the foul line and in a very hard push used his elbow to shove his defender out of the way? You could tell he didn’t try to disguise it.
Flanigan has had 3 years to eliminate lowering his shoulder into his defender or not dribble regardless who is in his path. And he hadn’t done it.
He’s an avg dribbler and he doubts his offensive gsme so much he hurts us offensively.
As he said in his post game pc his responsibility is defend rebound and get the ball to the playmakers.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 4:56 pm to AuSteeler
Yes easier? Makes it pretty easy for the ref..
Posted on 3/9/22 at 8:23 am to auburnnyc94
Chet with the big 8 point outing last night in a final game in a high school gym.
He had 4 points before the foul fest at the end of the game began.
I can’t imagine any NBA GM to think he is better than Jabari.
He had 4 points before the foul fest at the end of the game began.
I can’t imagine any NBA GM to think he is better than Jabari.
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