I like this one. Good analysis. I would be good with these picks
Kind of lacking in the big department. Mickey is only 6'8".
And so is Tristan Thompson, David West, Faried
On the flipside guys that are much taller like Hawes, Ryan Anderson , Ryan Hollins can't rebound nor block shots. Height is not everything
I have stated several times also that Mickey has a 7'3.5 wingspan and ridiculous 37.5 max vert. and it does matter.
None of those guys protect the rim though. If you're looking for Mickey to be an athletic type who hustles and gets garbage points, that's one thing. However, if you're looking for him to be a rim protector that's another story. Undersized 4's dont typically equal rim protection.
What does it matter if your 6'6 or 6'11. If you can rebound or protect the rim at a high level?
Mickey led in bpg last season. His timing plus physical tools made it happen.
If mickey was 200 pound pf I wouldnt be excited. Maybe that is the way you are seeing him. But he is 240 and did not get moved easily
Below are the NCAA's top 10 in blocked shots for every season since 07-08. I stopped even though I could keep going, but you get the picture. Which is that historically speaking, undersized bigs that block shots well college doesn't translate on the next level against legitimate size.
1 Jordan Bachynski, C ASU 32 30.8 132 96 4.13 5.35 1.38
2 Khem Birch, F UNLV 33 31.4 124 76 3.76 4.78 1.63
3 Rhamel Brown, F MAN 32 24.0 117 96 3.66 6.10 1.22
4 D.J. Cunningham, C UNCA 27 25.7 98 81 3.63 5.65 1.21
5 Sim Bhullar, C NMSU 29 26.2 99 78 3.41 5.20 1.27
6 Isaiah Austin, C BAY 35 28.1 114 84 3.26 4.64 1.36
7 Cedric Kuakumensah, F BRWN 28 25.0 90 97 3.21 5.15 0.93
8 Alec Brown, F GB 29 30.4 93 63 3.21 4.22 1.48
9 Jordan Mickey, F LSU 32 32.6 101 68 3.16 3.87 1.49
10 D.J. Covington, F
1 Nerlens Noel, F UK 24 31.9 106 62 4.42 5.54 1.71
2 Chris Obekpa, F SJU 31 25.6 128 77 4.13 6.45 1.66
3 Jeff Withey, C KU 34 30.6 129 68 3.79 4.97 1.90
4 Zeke Marshall, C AKR 32 28.1 118 85 3.69 5.25 1.39
5 Jordan Bachynski, C ASU 33 25.6 116 69 3.52 5.50 1.68
6 Chris Horton, C PEAY 31 24.7 100 77 3.23 5.22 1.30
7 Fred Sturdivant, F TXSO 31 29.5 99 80 3.19 4.32 1.24
8 Damian Eargle, F YSU 30 29.6 95 89 3.17 4.28 1.07
9 Austin Witter, F NCAT 35 31.1 105 100 3.00 3.85 1.05
D.J. Cunningham, C UNCA 31 23.1 93 84 3.00 5.20 1.11
1 Anthony Davis, F UK 34 31.6 157 66 4.62 5.85 2.38
2 William Mosley, C NWST 32 29.5 126 83 3.94 5.34 1.52
3 Damian Eargle, F YSU 31 31.4 116 81 3.74 4.77 1.43
4 C.J. Aiken, C JOES 33 31.5 119 47 3.61 4.58 2.53
5 Eric Buckner, F GAST 32 30.7 109 92 3.41 4.44 1.18
6 Darrius Garrett, F-C RICH 32 25.6 107 77 3.34 5.23 1.39
7 Jeff Withey, C KU 33 24.2 109 84 3.30 5.47 1.30
8 Gorgui Dieng, C LOU 35 32.5 111 119 3.17 3.91 0.93
9 Alec Brown, F GB 30 31.3 89 81 2.97 3.80 1.10
10 John Henson, F UNC 32 29.0 94 52 2.94 4.05 1.81
1 William Mosley, C NWST 32 28.2 156 99 4.88 6.92 1.58
2 Keith Benson, C OAK 34 32.2 124 104 3.65 4.53 1.19
3 C.J. Aiken, C JOES 33 27.5 117 64 3.55 5.16 1.83
4 Kyle O'Quinn, C NORF 32 32.8 110 114 3.44 4.19 0.96
5 Sam Muldrow, F SCAR 30 28.9 103 78 3.43 4.75 1.32
6 David Foster, C UTAH 31 20.3 99 84 3.19 6.31 1.18
7 Danny Agbelese, F HAMP 32 23.7 101 91 3.16 5.34 1.11
8 John Henson, F UNC 33 26.4 103 55 3.12 4.74 1.87
9 Brett Royster, F FAU 31 30.0 95 92 3.06 4.09 1.03
10 Greg Mangano, F YALE 28 32.0 85 87 3.04 3.79 0.98
1 Hassan Whiteside, F MRSH 32 26.6 174 81 5.44 8.18 2.15
2 Jarvis Varnado, F MSST 34 31.8 163 84 4.79 6.03 1.94
3 Hamady Ndiaye, C RUTG 32 28.3 145 92 4.53 6.39 1.58
4 David Foster, C UTAH 29 21.7 115 71 3.97 7.32 1.62
5 Ekpe Udoh, F-C BAY 32 35.1 124 77 3.88 4.41 1.61
6 Cole Aldrich, C KU 34 26.8 118 89 3.47 5.18 1.33
7 Keith Benson, C OAK 34 31.0 116 101 3.41 4.40 1.15
8 William Mosley, C NWST 29 26.9 98 91 3.38 5.03 1.08
9 Patrick Sullivan, C SELA 31 29.9 102 92 3.29 4.40 1.11
10 Sam Muldrow, F SCAR 31 29.7 97 79 3.13 4.22 1.23
1 Jarvis Varnado, F MSST 35 28.3 165 79 4.71 6.67 2.09
2 Hasheem Thabeet, C CONN 31 32.5 142 78 4.58 5.64 1.82
3 Tony Gaffney, C UMASS 30 33.9 115 61 3.83 4.52 1.89
4 Kleon Penn, C MCNS 29 25.1 102 64 3.52 5.60 1.59
5 Taj Gibson, F USC 33 33.9 92 94 2.79 3.29 0.98
6 Cruz Daniels, C HP 30 26.2 83 87 2.77 4.22 0.95
7 Chief Kickingstallionsims, C ALST 31 20.7 85 77 2.74 5.30 1.10
8 Luke Nevill, C UTAH 33 32.0 90 93 2.73 3.41 0.97
9 Andrew Nicholson, F SBON 30 25.1 81 99 2.70 4.30 0.82
10 Marqus Blakely, F UVM 31 32.5 83 96 2.68 3.30 0.86
Jarvis Varnado, F MSST 32 28.4 148 91 4.63 6.52 1.63
2 Mickell Gladness, F-C AAMU 29 30.6 131 72 4.52 5.90 1.82
3 Hasheem Thabeet, C CONN 32 30.8 143 84 4.47 5.80 1.70
4 Kleon Penn, C MCNS 29 24.6 117 75 4.03 6.55 1.56
5 Emmanuel Adeife, C UNLV 1 16.0 4 0 4.00 10.00 0.00
6 Shawn James, F-C DUQ 28 23.8 111 73 3.96 6.68 1.52
7 Jerome Jordan, C TLSA 33 25.0 121 95 3.67 5.87 1.27
8 Kenny George, C UNCA 27 19.5 92 32 3.41 7.00 2.88
9 Tyrelle Blair, C BC 31 22.7 105 83 3.39 5.97 1.27
10 Kyle Hines, F UNCG 31 32.3 95 86 3.06 3.79 1.10