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I love this, if true:

"Thybulle is in the same region and time zone, so no one should be more familiar with him than the Blazers. Thybulle skipped the combine, giving the impression that a team has a promise in place somewhere in the 20s to take him. There's speculation that team is the Blazers who had a similar player in Nicolas Batum a few years back." ---Nbadraft.net

FWIW -- Last year's 'Draft Buzz' from Nbadraft.net made a similar claim on the morning of the draft: the Blazers promised Swanigan.
 
He certainly fits our mold of 4 years kids. Him and Jaylen Hoard as a 2nd rounder and I can live with this draft.
 
I picked this guy for OKC in the mock. I like the Tony Allen comps.

Mediocre Man said:
Athletic defender. Could be worse, but I'd rather use that pick to move Turner
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The only reason to move Turner now is to open up a full MLE or in a trade for a larger salary/impact player. You see that happening?
 
GDiama said:
Checked the stats just now. 3.5 steals and 2.3 blocks per game? How is that even possible?
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I don't know! No nothing about the kid but sounds like what I was hoping for. Athletic defender.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
I love this, if true:

"Thybulle is in the same region and time zone, so no one should be more familiar with him than the Blazers. Thybulle skipped the combine, giving the impression that a team has a promise in place somewhere in the 20s to take him. There's speculation that team is the Blazers who had a similar player in Nicolas Batum a few years back." ---Nbadraft.net

FWIW -- Last year's 'Draft Buzz' from Nbadraft.net made a similar claim on the morning of the draft: the Blazers promised Swanigan.
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Man, I hope you are right! I remember the last time we drafted a 4 year guy from the Ruskies!
 
He has been on my short list for the Blazers. I think he is a good get at 25 along with a few others. 7' wing for a guard is pretty good. (same wing as Harkless)
Decent ball handler for a 3 and D type player. Although he will have to improve his 3 point shooting to really be effective in the NBA.
 
GDiama said:
Checked the stats just now. 3.5 steals and 2.3 blocks per game? How is that even possible?
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Washington play zone defense all year long so I can see that can he do that up here we will see. He got good instinct and he looks like he can anticipate where the ball is going another good thing.
 
I heard he had a promise from OKC but who knows. He is my number one realistic choice for the 25th.
 
His stats are so weird. He somehow got worse as a shooter but better as a defender as the years went by???
 
B-Roy said:
His stats are so weird. He somehow got worse as a shooter but better as a defender as the years went by???
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Didn't they have a coaching change midway thru his tenure? His stand still 3pt set shot looks wonky.
 
illmatic99 said:
Didn't they have a coaching change midway thru his tenure? His stand still 3pt set shot looks wonky.
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It looks fine to me. Nothing crazy like an MKG.

I don't follow college much but it looks like Washington played zone a ton. Does that contribute to his defensive stats?
 
B-Roy said:
It looks fine to me. Nothing crazy like an MKG.

I don't follow college much but it looks like Washington played zone a ton. Does that contribute to his defensive stats?
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his draft stuff says he was a key cog in their 2-3. Prolly inflates his steal numbers a bit, but he's got ridiculously quick hands from the vids I've seen. And his timing on blocks is excellent. So many jumpshots he gets to as well. Half of defense is mindset too, and he clearly seems to have the mental part down.

If Roberson can be a 10mil/yr rotational player, so can this guy.
 
Like Okpala, I wouldn't be heartbroken to see Thybulle land with the Blazers, but there are several guys I like much more. He looks like he could be an elite defender, but he's played zone all through college, and I don't know if he gives you enough offense even if he does reach his defensive potential.
 
illmatic99 said:
his draft stuff says he was a key cog in their 2-3. Prolly inflates his steal numbers a bit, but he's got ridiculously quick hands from the vids I've seen. And his timing on blocks is excellent. So many jumpshots he gets to as well. Half of defense is mindset too, and he clearly seems to have the mental part down.

If Roberson can be a 10mil/yr rotational player, so can this guy.
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There’s really no upside with this pick...rather they just pick Okpala or something.
 
There’s enough in his percentages/form to be optimistic he could develop into a more consistent shooter. Not sure I believe the promise bit though. Olshey has said in the past they don’t give promises to prospects. They did say “speculation” so it’s probably just a guess.
 
Scalma said:
There’s enough in his percentages/form to be optimistic he could develop into a more consistent shooter. Not sure I believe the promise bit though. Olshey has said in the past they don’t give promises to prospects. They did say “speculation” so it’s probably just a guess.
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Did they promise Simons last year? I don’t know if it was reported as a promise but by draft day everyone knew Portland was picking Simons.
 
Pretty certain he promised Dame too. His draft outfit matched perfectly with team colors.

Collins got a promise too I believe. Nearly everyone had him going to us in mocks leading up to the draft.
 
B-Roy said:
Did they promise Simons last year? I don’t know if it was reported as a promise but by draft day everyone knew Portland was picking Simons.
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I don’t remember a report of a promise. They also gave him two workouts. Would be weird if they gave Mattise a promise without working him out once.
 
Scalma said:
There’s enough in his percentages/form to be optimistic he could develop into a more consistent shooter. Not sure I believe the promise bit though. Olshey has said in the past they don’t give promises to prospects. They did say “speculation” so it’s probably just a guess.
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LOL. You actually believe him?
 
illmatic99 said:
Pretty certain he promised Dame too. His draft outfit matched perfectly with team colors.

Collins got a promise too I believe. Nearly everyone had him going to us in mocks leading up to the draft.
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How did we promise Collins and how was he mocked to us when we didn't have the 10th pick until after the draft started?
 
When you are good on defense you can contribute right away. Maybe that's what Olshey wants right now, to find somebody that can give us a few rotation minutes since it seems we will lose some players.
 
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