Wolves have our pick this year and if we got him
Dujuan Wagner’s Son is the #1 HS Player in the Nation
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Dr. Narcisse
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Not sure breh is going 1st round.
He needs to return for another year and get better like Quickley did.
He needs to return for another year and get better like Quickley did.
Whips-n-Chains
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Blackrogue
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Which players do you like at the top of the draft?
I’m not familiar with the Europeans, but generally speaking I’d go with a highly ranked euro player over most of the Americans. This class of HS guys is not that good so might as well go euro
But of the Americans my stance has mainly been the same from seeing them in the McDonald’s game:
Top 5 talent:
Cody Williams > Jaylen brown
Ron holland > Scottie Barnes
Dillingham > Maxey
Top 10 talent:
Stephon Castle > idk his comp but hes good. Big sleeper imo
Blackrogue
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You really think they are that good? Like Jaylen, Scottie Barnes level?
For the wizards I'm thinking we go with Rishacher
Puts in a ton of work. MPJ comps but he can play on ball too imo. Then same agent as Deni and Frenchman like Bilal so he makes some sense. Stephon castle I keep hearing Jimmy butler comps but watching some high school tape where he was playing against Ron Holland and squad.. I wonder if he can play the SGA, Murray role. He was beating that team by himself till he fouled out. And now he's a dog defensively apparently.
My sleeper for later is Hansen Yang. Jokic/ Sengun vibes. Some passes he makes are just
Cody Williams is more a projection based on length, tools, etc. But what puts him over the edge for me is 1- Genes., 2- He’s alredy shooting 47% from 3. So a very high floor …maybe not as high a ceiling
As far as Ron holland absolutely. I remember Scottie Barnes was talked about the same way: like he was already positionless, jack of all trades. But he had a motor and coachability on top of athleticism. That’s how I saw Ron holland after the McDonald’s game. Like a 3& D, elite role player type. Like I mentioned Dennis Rodman with him lol he was that high energy, defensive minded
But then I saw a clip of him a few months later doing step backs and being a straight scorer
Like he wasn’t doin none of that before so it shows me he’s a quick learner. So scoring on top of all the fundamentals and dirty work mentality and vision? Now you’re talking about a jimmy butler, kawhi, Paul George type. He’s the prototype modern elite wing
Which guy you think has any superstar talent if everything goes right? Or do you think nobody has that type of potential in this class?
Dillingham and holland
With Dillingham, considering how cookie cutter even the best guards are nowadays, he could be special. He’s the 1 guard in recent years who’s game I can look at and say ok he wasn’t built in a lab he’s not just doing the same moves any guy with a trainer can do.
To me that’s what superstars have in common.
Steph, Kyrie, Bron, KD, Luka, Embiid. They all have unique backgrounds and unique games
Then you factor in he’s got some height, and that despite how ‘reckless’ his game seemed in HS, he’s been efficient as hell.
The only concern for him would be can he play PG in the league or is he like a Colin sexton type
Well sexton at Bama: 3.6 apg in 29mpg, 2.3 TO
Maxey at UK: 3.2 apg in 34mpg, 2.2 TO
Dillingham: 3.8apg in 23mpg…1.9 TO
He will play the 1 he is legit
Goat poster
KANG LIFE
A lot of yall keep wanting to deny it
But these recent High School classes from American players are MID and a reason we keep falling behind.
Among other things:
We still are ranking 6'0-6'3 guards at number 1 WITHOUT BEING ELITE SHOOTERS
That won't cut it in today's game
But these recent High School classes from American players are MID and a reason we keep falling behind.
Among other things:
We still are ranking 6'0-6'3 guards at number 1 WITHOUT BEING ELITE SHOOTERS
That won't cut it in today's game
best comp I've seen for Castle is Jimmy Butler, I think Castle has better vision/passing tho
Not to pile on the kid but this play is a good example of what I saw, and didn’t see, with Wagner in HS
I noted last year that he’s a ‘slasher’ and players hyped up based on that are misleading, bc that’s never a reliable thing. In HS DJ blows by this guy. In college tho he can’t get past 1 on 1 defense and passes it up
Meanwhile Reed shepherd immediately creates space on TWO defenders —-partially bc he’s a shooter and force them to freeze on the slight hesitation
Also peep how both Reed and rob are calling for the rock which lets you know there’s some unspoken pecking order and not from coaches. Hoopers will naturally regulate each other. Nobody is clapping for the ball when Steph curry has it. So they don’t dislike their teammate and they’re not selfish, they just naturally know who the IT guys are
I noted last year that he’s a ‘slasher’ and players hyped up based on that are misleading, bc that’s never a reliable thing. In HS DJ blows by this guy. In college tho he can’t get past 1 on 1 defense and passes it up
Meanwhile Reed shepherd immediately creates space on TWO defenders —-partially bc he’s a shooter and force them to freeze on the slight hesitation
Also peep how both Reed and rob are calling for the rock which lets you know there’s some unspoken pecking order and not from coaches. Hoopers will naturally regulate each other. Nobody is clapping for the ball when Steph curry has it. So they don’t dislike their teammate and they’re not selfish, they just naturally know who the IT guys are
Born2BKing
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Just saw buddy stats 
