NYKBocker wrote:Thibs interviewed at the NBA Combine

Feel good about this , Thibs knows we need shooters ......

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BillTheButcher wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:Thibs interviewed at the NBA Combine

Feel good about this , Thibs knows we need shooters ......

can't be one dimensional tho.

i think we saw so many one dimensional shooters really get exposed these playoffs. joe harris. luke kennard. all those jazz players. etc.

same is true with only defensive players like thybulle and alot of knicks.

they have to be able to do 2 of the following: shoots, playmake, play defense. if they can only do one of those things, then it needs to be playmaking. shooters only or defenders only are really easy to exploit in the playoffs. they'll work in the regular season tho.

and if it comes down to a player that can shoot with a little defense or a defender with a little shooting...always choose the offensive player. this league is built on offense.

TPercy wrote:

djsunyc wrote:

BillTheButcher wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:Thibs interviewed at the NBA Combine

Feel good about this , Thibs knows we need shooters ......

can't be one dimensional tho.

i think we saw so many one dimensional shooters really get exposed these playoffs. joe harris. luke kennard. all those jazz players. etc.

same is true with only defensive players like thybulle and alot of knicks.

they have to be able to do 2 of the following: shoots, playmake, play defense. if they can only do one of those things, then it needs to be playmaking. shooters only or defenders only are really easy to exploit in the playoffs. they'll work in the regular season tho.

and if it comes down to a player that can shoot with a little defense or a defender with a little shooting...always choose the offensive player. this league is built on offense.

Yup I've been saying this. Atlanta's 3&D guys outclassed us because not only could they shoot, they could be secondary playmakers while also being able to get shots at the rim.

In that case if Bouknight isn’t there Scottie Barnes and Jalen Johnson should be the picks. Maybe Zaire. Scottie and Jalen aren’t good shooters but if they learn too they can do everything else. Zaire is a great form shooter and shows flashes of being able to do everything else.

djsunyc wrote:

BillTheButcher wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:Thibs interviewed at the NBA Combine

Feel good about this , Thibs knows we need shooters ......

can't be one dimensional tho.

i think we saw so many one dimensional shooters really get exposed these playoffs. joe harris. luke kennard. all those jazz players. etc.

same is true with only defensive players like thybulle and alot of knicks.

they have to be able to do 2 of the following: shoots, playmake, play defense. if they can only do one of those things, then it needs to be playmaking. shooters only or defenders only are really easy to exploit in the playoffs. they'll work in the regular season tho.

and if it comes down to a player that can shoot with a little defense or a defender with a little shooting...always choose the offensive player. this league is built on offense.

Fo sho ...

I can’t believe he is projected to go anywhere from 21-mid second round

He looks like a top 10 talent. If we stand pat or move up he’s really becoming my choice pick .

fitzfarm wrote:In my option I think Miles McBride is the steal of the draft. Look at his scoring ability he has elite balance and quickness . 40% last year from three. When you watch his play it looks like he can get what ever he wants when ever he wants even some post up! His kinda game is what flourishes in today’s nba … I have dreams about a McBride, quick backcourt .

I can’t believe he is projected to go anywhere from 21-mid second round

He looks like a top 10 talent. If we stand pat or move up he’s really becoming my choice pick .

Love this guy at #32 in exactly the role you are suggesting. Don't know if he will last there, lots of teams at back end of first round that may pounce for a backup who can defend/shoot/run offense at low price.

I don't see lottery talent as you do. Does he have the high level play making ability with enough break down ability? I can't tell

Kudos to this pick

Clean wrote:

fitzfarm wrote:In my option I think Miles McBride is the steal of the draft. Look at his scoring ability he has elite balance and quickness . 40% last year from three. When you watch his play it looks like he can get what ever he wants when ever he wants even some post up! His kinda game is what flourishes in today’s nba … I have dreams about a McBride, quick backcourt .

I can’t believe he is projected to go anywhere from 21-mid second round

He looks like a top 10 talent. If we stand pat or move up he’s really becoming my choice pick .

OK, this guy looks like a baller to me. How good are his passing skills?

4.9 assists last year I’d think you could add a few for NBA play

Players Moving Up
While projected first-rounders sat out the five-on-five portion, it did offer some players who were firmly thought of as second-rounders or worse a chance to show their wares. Several of them made very positive impressions.

The most notable was VCU guard Nah’Shon “Bones” Hyland, who dominated the opening minutes of the first scrimmage — the time when the majority of scouts are paying rapt attention and hadn’t yet turned to their phones or the guy behind them to chitchat — and finished with 17 points, five rebounds and four assists in the one game he played.

Hyland stood out not just for this box score, but for his eye test. When he got bigs on switches, he blew past them, leaving himself acres of space to finish at the rim. It’s pretty easy to envision Lou Williams-type bench scorer scenarios for him, especially after he measured with a 6-9 wingspan, and he may have played himself into the back end of the first round.

The athletic and physical testing also provided a chance for some players to upgrade their stock, even if they didn’t play on the court. One of the big winners here was Gonzaga forward Corey Kispert, whose athleticism was questioned coming into the event. Measuring 6-6 in socks and posting a solid 30-inch no-step vertical, a 2.99 shuttle time that was 0.01 from topping the camp and a solid 3.12 sprint allayed a lot of those concerns — and probably cemented the Zags’ sharpshooter as a lottery pick.

Other notables who helped their stock this week:

Tennessee guard Keon Johnson didn’t play in the games but uncorked an eye-popping 41.5-inch no-step vertical and a ridiculous 48-inch max vertical, which set a combine record. The no-step vertical is generally considered the more useful of the two, and to put it in context, Johnson’s was 4.5 inches higher than any other player tested this week. For good measure, he ripped off a 3.00 sprint time, nearly the fastest at the camp. Johnson measured short, at just 6-3 ¾ in socks, but one suspects he literally jumped into the top 10.
Iowa wing Joe Wieskamp was seen by most as a late second-rounder and reportedly was still on the fence about whether to stay in the draft at all. Not anymore. Wieskamp had 26 points and 10 rebounds on the second day of the five-on-five, posted a respectable 30-inch no-step vertical and an impressive 42-inch max leap and tore off a 3.04 sprint time. He still has to clean up his game off the dribble a bit and didn’t have an assist in either game, but he made 8 of 13 3-point attempts after shooting 46.2 percent on 3s this year, making it easy for scouts to envision him as a potential Duncan Robinson. Listed at 6-6 without shoes, Wieskamp also helped his evaluation by recording a 6-11 wingspan.
Houston guard Quentin Grimes scored 39 points over the two games and made nine of his 16 3-pointers. Flying under the radar for much of the year, much as his team did (the Cougars went 28-4 and made the Final Four, but didn’t get the same ink as the Dukes and Carolinas), the 6-5 Grimes improved to 40.3 percent from 3 this past season after struggling in his first two college seasons. His shooting performance this weekend makes it easier to buy the improvement and likely locks him in as a mid-second-rounder or better.
Texas center Jericho Sims has never been asked to score and often played second fiddle to more prominent talent (he was Mo Bamba’s backup as a freshman, for instance). Nonetheless, he always brought defense and rim running to the Longhorns, and his performance in the combine made it clear he can fill the same role in the pros. Sims made 14 of his 19 shots from the field, mostly alley-oops and rim runs for dunks while showing obvious physical traits for the next level. Underscoring that latter point, Sims measured with a 7-3 ¼ wingspan and had the second-best no-step vertical (37 inches).
South Carolina guard A.J. Lawson wasn’t even invited to this event at first but played his way in with a fantastic showing at the G-League Elite camp. He kept it up here, posting the camp’s fastest sprint time (2.98) to go with a 33-inch no-step vert, while on the court recording 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in the late game on Friday. He also helped his stock by measuring 6-5 ½ in socks, albeit with just a 6-6¾ wingspan. He likely played himself into the top 50 on draft boards.
Pitt forward Justin Champagnie had better stat lines than his game tape as a collegian, but he showed the same ability to fill the stat sheet in the two combine games, totaling 28 points and 20 boards. Worries that he would measure short weren’t quite as bad as feared — he’s 6-5 ¾ in socks with a 6-9 ½ wingspan — but combined with a 27-inch no-step vert and a 3.34 sprint, it probably puts a cap on his stock. Nonetheless, one has to think Champagnie cemented himself in Round 2 at worst.
Florida State forward Scottie Barnes has worked his way into the top five conversation, and his testing won’t hurt any. Barnes measured 6-7 in socks with a monstrous 7-2 ¾ wingspan, and he uncorked a 36-inch no-step vertical.
Arkansas guard Moses Moody, Florida guard Scottie Lewis and West Virginia guard Miles McBride also measured with absurd “+8” wingspans — eight inches longer than their height in shoes. Most pros are about +3 or +4.