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  1. MickZagger

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    Pressey is good. Just way too small and not athletic enough to overshadow his size. Great college player though.

    I've watched Siva since he was in high school. Great college player, fast, athletic, good playmaker. The only way I see him making it in the league though is if he gets on late in the 2nd or undrafted and earns a roster spot, kinda like Isaiah Thomas did.
     
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    Pressey's sort of like a more in-shape Mateen Cleaves. His physical attributes will definitely limit him on the next level, but playing with a more talented core in an offense that demands less of him, I think he can definitely carve a 10-20 mpg niche for himself in the league, playing for a contender. He's one of those guys you'll be able to throw into the game when your star pg is getting rest on the bench, and while he won't carry the offense like a starter, he's a smart enough point guard that your offense won't fall apart by having him on the floor, and a lot of good teams could use that.

    Siva's definitely got an NBA game, and he's had that game since he first came into Louisville, but he still has the same things holding him back now that held him back then. He's talented as hell, but he's still erratic. He's got a better chance to make it on a roster than a lot of projected second rounders, but that doesn't mean that I would necessarily want him logging minutes for my team.

    Siva's not as bad as Russ Smith though. I don't understand his rise in the mocks. He's even more erratic than Siva and gambles all the time. I understand that when you have a defender like Dieng holding down the paint, you have a little more freedom to gamble, but it seems like he's always trying to make the home-run play, and the fans/scouts have become so enamored with the home-run plays that work that they've lost sight of his deficiencies.
     
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    Just turned on the Maryland-Duke game. Never seen Len before. Its only been a few minutes, but I'm not very impressed by Len. Plumlee burned him one on one in the post twice in a row, and hes not exactly dominating on the glass or when challenging penetrators. FWIW though the game is @Duke and the whole MD team looks overwhelmed, they're not getting Len the ball in the post at all.
     
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    lol @ those Zoolander looking warmups the Maryland guys are wearing on their bench.
     
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    Pretty damn unimpressive performance from Len, though as I said above, his whole team looked like crap. Plumlee owned him. Hes quite mobile for a guy his size but hes a pretty slow jumper, seems kind of weak, and just lacks technique defensively. Only saw one play where he had the ball in the post, and it looked awful. Even just dribbling the ball with his back to the basket looked awkward and the turnaround shot he put up was dog shit. Obviously Duke is a good team, but I was expecting a bit more of a battle between him and Plumlee/Duke front line, but he pretty much did nothing.
     
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    it would take more than that to get billy to do some regular work
     
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    I'd love to find a way to get Marcus Smart as our SG of the future. He reminds me of Dwyane Wade a little bit. Absurdly strong for his size, can play 1-3 and has an awesome motor.

    Played against Mohammed in the summer and put up 30pts, 20rebs and 5 assists.

    You guys gotta tune in and watch him play. He's a beast.
     
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    What nonsense is this? We all know you're the only person here who watches college basketball!
     
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    Have you watched Smart play?
     
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    I've seen 3 OSU games this year, I liked Smart in all of them. He'd be a fantastic 6th man with his versatility.
     
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    Which games did you watch?
     
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    Tennessee, Kansas State and West Virginia. Tennessee is my team if you were unaware. I watch every SEC game that's on TV. I may not watch the WCC much, but I know my college hoops.
     
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    Who else do you like for Okie State? They have another player that can ball.
     
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    Nash? I like their other guard Brown too. Their big white center Jurich was originally committed to Tennessee.
     
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    K, your passing the sniff test.

    I was naive about prospects when I was 19 though, too.
     
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    20, soon to be 21 :cheers:
     
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    Same diff.
     
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    [video=youtube;ps6dznELW50]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps6dznELW50[/video]

    IMO you can have two high-level PG's and make it work, like Golden State.
     
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    And still a D&D playin' mouth breathin' virgin!
     
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