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I think CMB will be gone by the time we pick, so I have not given him too much consideration.
I would love to see him slip to us. His lack of outside shooting could help that happen. He should be able to improve that part of his game. Certainly a lot to like about his game.

 

Surely not at #8? Let's hope so!

 

Remember, we thought the same about Shae, Scoot and Clingan. All three were supposed to be gone when we picked. We actually seem to have a strategy of taking whoever drops.

 

Utah doesn't get a lot of chances to draft Mormons...

 

He went to BYU, but I don't think he's mormon, unless he converted while there?

 

there are articles about his new christian faith, and how he goes to church. As a BYU player, I assume that means mormonism.

 

I've talked about it before, but Egor is such a weird evaluation for me.

I actually really like his off ball play. Reads the floor, cuts to open space, does a great job sliding into open space as a relocation shooter. And I do believe in the jumper to a reasonable degree.

But I have little faith that he has the tools to be a high level on ball guy. Weak handle, little explosion out of moves, hesitant short striding driver, overall plays upright. Even on stack plays he struggled to get into the paint. Doesn't handle contact well at the rim either. So many wild flings at the basket...makes me worried about the touch overall and what level the jumper can get too.

The skill level and passing feel at his size is unique though and I think he'll be average defensively as he gets stronger. I thought he played with pretty decent feel and instincts on that end and seems to be pretty competitive.

So I don't know. Think the floor is pretty low if the jumper doesn't get to the reasonable level but I think he gets fairly interesting if he can develop into a high level shooter and pair the with his passing feel to be a pretty awesome off ball player that can play a little in ball screens secondarily. Actually think the jumper is even more important for his pnr play as he doesn't really break the paint often and can get caught anticipating the help shifting and windows opening when he hasn't threatened the defense enough to make that happen. If the big was forced to play him at the level of the screen consistently, those windows get much bigger and more obvious. Think he's always a guy that will struggle with switching pnr defense though.

Very curious to see how his career pans out.

He's a prospect I can learn a lot from on how I scout and value players.

 

This makes a lot of sense, although if Dumars takes Queen over Bailey, he may wear out his welcome before he really starts.

OKC targeting Coward is very plausible.

 

I don't recall those other 3 being a surprise dropping to us, but I agree CMB could just because there are so many other options at 9 or 10.

Plus, he is a bit of a tweener (height-wise), which does not bother me because of positionless basketball that is currently being played and the fact that he can guard multiple positions.

His lack of 3pt shooting (9-34 last year) could also cause him to slide, but I think in two years he will be just fine at that.

You've got to love his motor, and having at least 3 players with high motors on the team would be exciting.

 

This guy’s story this past year was awesome!

 

https://www.espn.com/college-footba...-qb-jake-retzlaff-alleging-rape-strangulation

 

Wow, that was a fast Milkshake Duck

 

Demin's an Orthodox Catholic, like I am. He wasn't converting for one year at BYU, and BYU isn't what it used to be in terms of just being primarily for LDS athletes.

 

gotcha.

 

Is that like a cross between Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic?

 

Whatever type of Catholic that Demin is, the guy can hoop. With 4 days to go, I’m still praying to the basketball gods that Schmitz, Cronin, et. al. selects one of Essengue > Demin > Coward / Bryant (still flip flopping amongst these 4)

 

Watched 3 games or so of Denim. I have always loved tall PGs, so I’m a bit biased. I loved what I saw. He obviously has basketball in his JEANS.

 

I really like Demin as a prospect and have made that pretty clear. The worst parts is his first step (it's lacking) and his lack of aggression (he shies away from contact).