Posted by Paladin55:
Posted by Pharzeone:
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Posted by VDesai:
Hansbrough is about the same size as David Lee. I think he'll end up being a huge steal.
Was just going to post the same thing.
I wouldn't mind getting a pick in the late teens to add him. I seriously think he gives you the same thing that Lee gives you.
How you figured. He isn't a finisher around the rim, very slow and unathletic. He is a crafty low post scorer that likes to play with his back to basket unlike Lee who rather play facing the rim. I would say Hansborough is less athletic version of Kevin Love without the defense. He will not be as a good of rebounder as Lee and Love because he has a stiff body.
I did not think that Hansbrough looked slow in the combine, and his athleticism actually surprised me a bit. Love is more fluid, but hardly athletic, and his defense seemed limited to me- only effective because he has that big lower body for work in the post. People are underrating Hansbrough- I think he is a competitor and a winner, despite his limitations as a player, and he will find a place to contribute on any team and become a valuable rotational player, and maybe even a dependable but unspectacular starter giving you 14PPG and 9RPG.
I would put Gibson a bit higher than Hansbrough on my want list because I think he can play better D. I don't compare him to the Davis boys from the Pacers, but he might be a Rodman type of player- who can play defensively at a number of positions- I remember his block against Harden in a big game- showed nice lateral movement against a smaller player, and his measurements tell me that he could play center, also, in some circumstances.
If we could somehow pick up Minnesota's 18th in this draft, I think we would a chance to pick either of these guys and be very happy whomever we pick.
[Edited by - Paladin55 on 06-02-2009 02:18 AM]
I wouldn't expect him to be a finisher but a guy who can get you some post up offense which is not Lee's game at all. I think he was slow in the combines. They kept picking on his lateral speed and sprint times. But you know that going in with him. He is slower than Love but he has that crafty footwork. His up and under moves combined with his mid range game reminds me of Love. The only thing is below average defense.
Love is more athletic than he is credited. Once he lost those extra baby pounds prior to the draft, he displayed increase in mobility that wasn't on display at UCLA. Hansborough was more mobile when he was freshman but put on muscle which may have impacted him more than expected. He developed his game as a post player.
I wouldn't be mad at the pick in the late first round but I wouldn't look for him to replace Lee just be a post presence which this team lacks anyway.
Gibson would be more of a Lee type of player because he plays well in transition.
6/2/2009 11:56 AM
