Exclusive Welcome Zach Collins!

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/carmelo/zach-collins/

Ouch.

Do like the Embiid/DeAndre/Favors comps, though

 

ZBO/Favors/Embiid is the perfect 4.

 

There is too little data to make an accurate analysis.

 

I wouldn't worry about that. Who knows what algorithm they are using, but they rate Zach Collins as a "great prospect", one of the few they rate that highly outside of the top 4 picks.

Here's their subjevtive ratings for all of the 1st round picks:

1. Philadelphia 76ers — Markelle Fultz, Washington guard - Great Prospect

2. Los Angeles Lakers — Lonzo Ball, UCLA guard - Great Prospect

3. Boston Celtics — Jayson Tatum, Duke forward - Great Prospect

4. Phoenix Suns — Josh Jackson, Kansas forward - Great Prospect

5. Sacramento Kings — De’Aaron Fox, Kentucky point guard - Good Prospect

6. Orlando Magic — Jonathan Isaac, Florida State forward - Good Prospect

7. Chicago Bulls — Lauri Markkanen, Arizona forward - OK Prospect

8. New York Knicks — Frank Ntilinkia, France guard - Great Prospect

9. Dallas Mavericks — Dennis Smith Jr., NC State guard - Good Prospect

10. Portland Trail Blazers — Zach Collins, Gonzaga forward - Great Prospect

11. Charlotte Hornets — Malik Monk, Kentucky guard - Marginal Prospect

12. Detroit Pistons — Luke Kennard, Duke guard - Marginal Prospect

13. Utah Jazz — Donovan Mitchell, Louisville guard - OK Prospect

14. Miami Heat — Bam Adebayo, Kentucky forward - OK Prospect

15. Sacramento Kings — Justin Jackson, North Carolina guard - Marginal Prospect

16. Minnesota Timberwolves — Justin Patton, Creighton Center - OK Prospect

17. Milwaukee Bucks — D.J. Wilson, Michigan forward - Marginal Prospect

18. Indiana Pacers — T.J. Leaf, UCLA forward - OK Prospect

19. Atlanta Hawks — John Collins, Wake Forest forward - Good Prospect

20. Sacramento Kings — Harry Giles, Duke forward - Great Prospect

21. Oklahoma City Thunder — Terrance Ferguson, Australia guard - Good Prospect

22. Brooklyn Nets — Jarrett Allen, Texas center - OK Prospect

23. Toronto Raptors — OG Anunoby, Indiana forward - OK Prospect

24. Denver Nuggets — Tyler Lydon, Syracuse forward - Marginal Prospect

25.Philadelphia 76ers — Andzejs Pasecniks, Latvia center - Marginal Prospect

26. Portland Trail Blazers — Caleb Swanigan, Purdue forward - OK Prospect

27. Los Angeles Lakers — Kyle Kuzma, Utah forward - Marginal Prospect

28. Utah Jazz — Tony Bradley, North Carolina center - Great Prospect

29. San Antonio Spurs — Derrick White, Colorado guard - Marginal Prospect

30. Los Angeles Lakers –Josh Hart, Villanova guard - Marginal Prospect

A few others of note, since someone is bound to ask:

36. Philadelphia 76ers — Jonah Bolden, Australia forward - Marginal Prospect

37. Boston Celtics — Semi Ojeleye, SMU forward - Marginal Prospect

38. Golden State Warriors — Jordan Bell, Oregon forward - Marginal Prospect

Don't shoot the messenger. I'm only sharing information. These guys crunch a lot of numbers, but that doesn't guarantee anything. They only gave Trump a 23% chance of winning the day of the election. So, take any, and all, of their predictions with a grain of salt.

BNM

 

Wtf. How do they have Fox and Isaac as only good prospects?

 

Who knows, but they have Meyer's Leonard list as a Scrub. So, there is some level of merit to their algorithm.

BNM

 

Its rates Collins as a "great prospect". It isn't high on most of the draft picks.

Isaac is only a "good prospect" and Markkanen is merely an "ok prospect".

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/carmelo/lauri-markkanen/

Edit: I see I was beat to the punch.

 

Any prior years draft? Where is this info? I clicked around and couldnt find it

 

You would have to type there name in manually I think. But outside of Ben Simmons, they hated most of the players from last years draft.
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/carmelo/brandon-ingram/

 

I saw Collins with the most clean block ever on Markelle Fultz who was trying to make a poster out of Collins. It was 100% clean, no contact at all. One of the best blocks I've seen.

Zach's problem is that he tries to set the tone early in the game with physicality. You need to let the opponent set the tone every once in a while and you adjust it. Instead of vice versa.

His Bball IQ is off the charts, its a little thing he'll adapt too.

 

This block at the 1:34 mark:



So dirty

 

So I'm guessing OK prospect (Swanigan) is better than marginal?

 

Just click on the Zach Collins link about and then type the players name into the box.

I have no idea how the calculate a player's 5-year market value, but I find the results interesting none-the-less.

For example:

Maurice Harkless = $75 million (we got a bargain!)
Meyers Leonard = $14.9 million (oopsies!)
Allen Crabbe = $6.0 million (oh shit!)
Evan Turner = -$1.0 million (he should be paying us to play here, fuck me!)

BNM

 

Correct.

BNM

 

Havent seen this posted. Pretty good, even though Holdahl is a painful interview.

 

Ignore the dumb music, but this might be the best clip put together to demonstrate what Collins game is all about

 

Is it just me, or does Collins remind anyone of Fegan Floop, the villain from the Spy Kids movies?



BNM

 

Is that Pee Wee Herman next to the bad guy off Terminator?

 

@MickZagger ...I think it is Alan Cumming next to the bad guy from Terminator.