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nixluva
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I think Isiah tends to want to keep his picks. Frye would've stayed if he showed he could handle the PF spot for us, but other than that, he has kept most of his guys. In Chandler and Nichols, I think he feels he has some real talents. Both are not only offensively capable, but can defend as well. I think he views them as part of the future for this team.
D. Nichols - 6-6.25 no shoes 6-7.5 shoes 211 lbs 7-.25 wingspan 8-10 standing reach 6.2 % body fat.
This is a comment on Chandler from Draft Express:
Chandler is a raw, but extremely promising hybrid forward with prototypical tools for the next level. Standing somewhere around 6-8, he passes the eye test and then some, with an awesome combination of size, length, and athleticism. He has a fantastic frame and unbelievable explosiveness, being able to make at least a few plays in each game that almost no players in this draft are capable of.
Not having scouted him all that seriously this past season (no one really expected to declare for the draft, let alone keep his name in), it was hard for us not to come away from watching his tapes recently feeling like he has more potential than anyone outside the top dozen names or so in this draft, and that we may have seriously slept on him these past few months.
The main attraction we found revolves around his unbelievable athleticism. Chandler runs the floor like a deer, with great quickness and big, long strides, being capable of getting off his feet for highlight reel caliber dunks with the great of ease, either in alleyoop fashion or for a thunderous putback dunk. DePaul in fact utilized a backdoor alleyoop play as a regular fixture in their playbook just for Chandler’s sake, and his guards knew that throwing the ball in his general direction around the rim would usually result in an easy assist.
Basically it seems that Isiah is high on both players at this point. We'll see, but I think he wants to keep these guys.
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