He's good value at #25 for sure. Said that right after the pick. There is bust potential here (as with every #25 pick) where he lacks the ancillary skills to be a plus role player and isn't good enough at things he's comfortable doing to be used that way in the NBA. But's nitpicking and probably looking too far into the future. And I agree that Nas is a little more athletic. Just not sure it's in ways that are difference making. I'm good with the pick. All the guys I liked more for us were off the board.
Wow, I apologize for not knowing how sensitive you are. I never said anything about not liking you. I said you ruined the Melo thread, nothing more. I've worked my ass off the past 7+ years to get my business to where it is now. I'm certainly not going to take advice from you on what I should be doing with my time.
We will get our first look less then 2 week. It will be at least 5 games and due it just summer league a lot people will evaluate what they see. But summer league has came a long ways since they started the league. I am looking forward looking at the rest of the young guys too.
There's a lot of different ways to parse it, so it's very possible many of us are saying similar things without necessarily knowing it... Without question, Naz has a fairly low floor. Yes he's long, athletic, bouncy and looks to have a decent amount to build from, but to others' points -- there are quite a few different aspects of his game that need improvement, and then from there, will need refining. What makes me the most hopeful is that most of those aspects are either easily enough understood and/or already look like they're becoming fixed. Case in point: as a top recruit coming out of HS and the MVP of THE HS all-star game, who could blame him if he felt a little out of sorts or had an inconsistent motor coming off the bench for limited minutes at UNC? The way basketball coaches recruit, Williams probably had him believing he was going to be the next MJ at UNC. If that's the case, sure, that also speaks to his mental makeup and mindset, but it would have me less concerned than if he WERE thrust into a star role and sort of zoned in and out of games... I've got high hopes for this kid and am a believer in the culture and developmental mentality of this organization. People around here are giving him multiple redshirt years, but I'll guess that he sits and learns for the first half of the season, gets serious burn after the deadline, and is basically in Ant's shoes coming into next year, in terms of being ready to be a key part of the rotation.
This is all fair. People need to stop referencing the McDonald's and Jordan Classic MVP's though. *(this is not directed at your post glaze, just thought this would be a good time to note it) Even during those glorified pick up games, I saw the same flaws then that I saw at UNC.
Ive been to his business and its a really cool stop. No idea what his sales are but Ive never been in there when it was empty.
I only reference them to show that he can more than hang with the elite of his age group, nothing more, nothing less. It's just a measure of what could be. He's not a finished or perfect product or he wouldn't have fallen to 25, but the fact that he DID means that our staff get to address those flaws with him without him having an excuse to go prima dona on them, which is a good thing.
Yup. Made that same comp on realgm in February... " Kelly Oubre type prospect. Similar college seasons and strengths and weaknesses. Tools are a little different, but both feel like they'll take a while to become positive players (if they ever do) but bring enough pedigree, size and potential shooting to get plenty of opportunities to figure it out."
Just had a chance to watch the video of Olshey talking about Paul and his love of the game and his participation/preparation for draft night. I thought he presented his thoughts on Paul very well and sincerely. I appreciate Neil's enthusiasm and candor.
Dude seems much more mature than other recent draft picks like Zach or Anfernee. I think being at North Carolina at least got him savvy in talking to the media. Seems excited and coachable.
Thanks man. Ya, I could never own my own business. My brother and many other friends own their own businesses. I just don’t have the ability to handle all that responsibility.
God I hope my gut is right about this kid. This franchise deserves to be on the right side of luck for once.
