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Re: Chris Mannix's Mock Draft
« Reply #15 on: April 18, 2014, 06:50:45 AM »

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the same beef everyone's always had with him -- he's a guy who relies on his athleticism to bully his man around, only he won't be able to do that nearly as well at the NBA level as he did at the college level. And no one seriously entertained the idea of Randle going #1 -- it's always been some combination of Parker or Wiggins, with the expectation that Embiid was going to be at least a two-year prospect.

Just curious do you like Sully?   Because I think Randle has more upside than Sullinger because he is more athletic.   That being said Sully was more polished than Randle and had a better regular season in his freshman year.

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That's probably the lowest I've seen McDermott
 

People remember Morrison, another good shooting non athlete white guy that didn't cut it and I am sure his ineffectiveness against Baylor sticks in their minds.    Put a guy like Bass on him and he would get eaten alive.

Re: Chris Mannix's Mock Draft
« Reply #16 on: April 18, 2014, 06:53:55 AM »

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It looks like Mannix is down on some players like Clint Capela (25), Doug McDermott (20), and Zach LaVine (22). Regardless of the eventual order there should still be talented players remaining around 17-18 so hopefully the Celts get one of them. I think the draft is deep enough so that there are still potential starter-level players available in the mid-first round.

Capella was pretty bad at the Nike Hoop Summit


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Capela has generated a lot of buzz this year from international scouts. He's a 6-foot-11 bouncy power forward with a huge wingspan who has been putting up solid numbers in France. Many scouts began speaking of him as a potential lottery pick as early as this year.

But this event really didn't do him any favors.

Re: Chris Mannix's Mock Draft
« Reply #17 on: April 18, 2014, 08:44:03 AM »

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based on Mannix's selections - a mock draft is an appropriate name because it should be mocked. 

Re: Chris Mannix's Mock Draft
« Reply #18 on: April 18, 2014, 02:52:30 PM »

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Why is everyone so down on Randle?  He was thought to be the #1 pick by some prior to the season... he went further in the tourney than any freshman.  What gives?

Past rosters have led some posters around here to underrate any big man prospect who is seen as deficient in height/length/athleticism.  A lot of the concern over Randle seems to be based on his bottom-of-the-barrel wingspan.  Some of the concern is over a lack of lift that makes him a "below the rim" player.  And he's seen as a guy whose stats are padded against bad teams, with a larger-than-normal decline in his numbers when up against teams with above-average defenses.  He's sometimes described as having a poor BBIQ.

Descriptions of him make him sound like an energy big with the athleticism and defense (but not the offense) of Kevin Love, who has limited offensive upside.

Worst case he turns into Thomas Robinson?

Worst case might be "taller Luke Harangody".
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