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nixluva
Posts: 56258 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 10/5/2004 Member: #758 USA |
5/23/2015 3:23 PM
Knicks1969 wrote:Vmart wrote:blkexec wrote:If Mudiay is that good, then Russell will be available at 4.....Otherwise get the best 2 way player in the draft. The important thing about 19yr olds is progression. Who has improved the most as freshmens. Winslow is a championship glue guy.....Locker room leader.....Leads with passion on the court. Leadership and Chemistry is just as important as skill sets .....just look at JR smith now and before. Winslow has instant chemistry with an increasing skill set against ACC talent. He has a proven record of playing a robin role with batman potential. Hes a low risk option. The rest of these names are high risk options at 4. Mudiay did come back for the Playoffs in China. He had a good game and one so so game. It was impressive because he came in cold after not playing most of the season. He had to fill in when Bynum got hurt also. Beijing then shocked the Tigers by winning Game 2 on the road, 103-96 and suddenly Guangdong were frantically trying to dig themselves out of a hole. Jeff Adrien, the midseason acquisition at power forward was removed from the active roster and in his place, Emmanuel Mudiay was brought back in from the cold to take Adrien’s place. http://www.sheridanhoops.com/2015/03/03/china-update-marbury-defeats-mudiay-in-cba-semifinals/ |
nixluva
Posts: 56258 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 10/5/2004 Member: #758 USA |
5/23/2015 5:14 PM
Knicks1969 wrote:nixluva wrote:codeunknown wrote:Mudiay is clearly the best player at #4 in my opinion. He is an above competent player offensively and defensively at the point guard position, with definite all-star potential. Dwayne Wade is the appropriate comparison with respect to his drive and finish ability and, similarly, Mudiay at the 1 has both a size and quickness advantage. He is a matchup problem for every point guard in the league, especially in the weak side of the triangle. I don't expect that Mudiay would be great without the ball but that's hard to say. He shot 34% in China from 3 which isn't horrible and could be improved on.
Even though it was just 10 games, the best-case scenario is firmly secured for Mudiay. His play is the biggest reason why. In this golden era of point guard play, the 18-year-old is a can’t-miss prospect for teams with a hole at the position. He’s blessed with great size at 6’5, already has a chiseled frame at 200 lbs. and is an absolute joy to watch with the basketball in his hands. Mudiay has a unique blend of court vision, creativeness, strength, speed and agility that would have college basketball analysts ready to anoint him the next big thing if he were playing at SMU like he originally intended to out of high school. He did turn it over in excess, over three times nightly, but when you take into account his style of play and age, it’s hard to harp on it too much. He may be more of a shoot-first point guard in the mold of a Russell Westbrook or Kyrie Irving, but thanks to his size and ability to be a threat off of the ball whether it be by slashing to the hoop or spotting up, he can easily play the two as well. http://www.basketballinsiders.com/emmanuel-mudiays-work-overseas-is-done/ |
foosballnick
Posts: 21411 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 6/17/2010 Member: #3148 |
5/24/2015 2:03 PM
My the only one who would be cautious drafting a Duke player with a lottery pick? Given Duke's success and the amount of players they have put in the NBA, you would think there should be a better "superstar" ratio. I think Okafor will be a stud. Wondering however about Winslow.
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