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franco12
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6/24/2015  10:53 AM
Humble apologies if this has already been posted & dissected.

Too bad they don't have a way to include/rank foreign players. I like the model, and there could be some steals later in the draft.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/projecting-the-top-50-players-in-the-2015-nba-draft-class/#fn-2
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6/24/2015  11:00 AM
Jerian Grant at 42? Stanley Johnson at 3? Okay.
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6/24/2015  11:01 AM
Yeah we have been discussing this list. It's very interesting. It makes picking Winslow look like a great idea.
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6/24/2015  11:33 AM
The ranking on D'Angelo Russell is really interesting. He has a high chance of being a starter or better but also a very high chance of being a bust. Role player is almost non-existent.
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6/24/2015  11:37 AM
I wish they explained the reasoning on an individual player basis at least for the top 5 - 10. Why is D'angelo such an outlier of a player?
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6/24/2015  12:30 PM
Solace wrote:The ranking on D'Angelo Russell is really interesting. He has a high chance of being a starter or better but also a very high chance of being a bust. Role player is almost non-existent.

If he has a high bust potential then he shouldnt have a low roll player potential.

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6/24/2015  12:32 PM
blkexec wrote:
Solace wrote:The ranking on D'Angelo Russell is really interesting. He has a high chance of being a starter or better but also a very high chance of being a bust. Role player is almost non-existent.

If he has a high bust potential then he shouldnt have a low roll player potential.

So if Russell is not a star....hes out of the league? Its like Russell doesnt have a middle ground. Star or out of the nba......yeah ok!

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6/24/2015  12:33 PM
blkexec wrote:
Solace wrote:The ranking on D'Angelo Russell is really interesting. He has a high chance of being a starter or better but also a very high chance of being a bust. Role player is almost non-existent.

If he has a high bust potential then he shouldnt have a low roll player potential.

Yeah, that part is confusing to me. I guess there's some rationale that I don't understand from the article.

If these stats are to be believed (who knows), this would truly be the definition of 'High risk, High reward'.

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6/24/2015  12:49 PM
the russell rating is probably influenced by his low 2p fg% or i think they used eff%... if you can't drive to the basket effectively it can quickly deteriorate any guards offense... you have to survive basically on spot ups...

marcus smart was a great prospect but was basically allergic to the paint his rookie year and turned in a pretty horrid season..
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6/24/2015  12:52 PM
FistOfOakley wrote:the russell rating is probably influenced by his low 2p fg% or i think they used eff%... if you can't drive to the basket effectively it can quickly deteriorate any guards offense... you have to survive basically on spot ups...

marcus smart was a great prospect but was basically allergic to the paint his rookie year and turned in a pretty horrid season..

thanks for the explanation

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