Again, the thing that stands out to me about Bailey is he creates his own shots better than anyone, and he makes very difficult shots look easy. He's open even when he's well-defended, and he's a player who will win you games just because there are going to be nights when he is on and he's undefendable. The thing with him is can he be more consistent.
Flagg really is a nice looking player. I mean he pretty much checks all the boxes. I’ve tuned into maybe a half dozen of his games and every time I’ve understood why he’s as hyped as he is. Ace Bailey not so much.
Ace has been very hot and cold for sure, but I think he's come a long way in conference play and is learning how to be a positive player even in the games where he doesn't shoot it well. Has some rare traits for his size that could make him a plus starter on both ends plus some tail end upside with his shot making prowess at 6'10". Think he's an easy choice in the top 3 in this draft. All that said, Flagg is still like 3 tiers ahead of Ace as a prospect. Here is the the group Coop is in for NCAA freshman since 2008 from a production + impact standpoint https://www.barttorvik.com/playerst...Fr&year=all&start=-11101&end=all0501&minppg=4 Zion Beasley Love AD Flagg Harden Mobley Holmgren
Current MVP rankings and the pick each was taken at: Jokic (41) SGA (11) Giannis (15) ...so there's hope even if we're outside the top 5.
There are some potential stars in the second round. If he's there in the second round when we pick i would love to take a chance with Adou Theiro from Arkansas. Grown 5 inches from his Senior year to now. High rising bucket getter that rebounds and can defend any position on the court.
POR wont pick anywhere near the top 5. Frustrating. I try not to think about it. Flagg Harper Ace is OVER.
Would it be worth moving down from 10 to 11 in the lotto to secure pick 40? I realize we're trying to win so we're going to try to have a better record than any team near us including the Hawks but I think moving down one spot both in for our actual FRP and lotto odds is probably worth it to pick up the 40th pick in this draft.
I can't speak to your Fandom bruh. Only you can do that. But i have a feeling we have some picks this Summer. It's a good draft and we hopefully make some kind of moves
good god it hurts that OKC currently has better odds to land a top 3 pick than POR does. I just dont get the org's thinking or plan going forward. CHI is now full on tank mode. help me obi wan.
Have lowered on Kasparas over the last couple weeks overall and for the Blazers. I think I overrated his role malleability when I posted about him earlier too...the numbers don't look good off the catch from 3. Will turn down open looks and overall the process looks a lot less comfortable for him vs when he's pulling up or getting to his step backs. Just much more of a heavy ball in hand player as I watched more...also don't like adding another high turnover, foul prone guard either. Size is underwhelming if you want to play him at the 2 despite the listed height...limited length, only an 8'3.5" standing reach. And he is also most useful guarding on the ball, where size on 1's can be disruptive and I like his screen navigation too, but lower on his ability to guard up vs bigger players. All this to say, I still like him a good bit. He's just likely outside the top 5 for me and don't love his fit with Scoot as I thought on first blush.
