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Re: Can anyone think of another 275 pound athletic Freak?
« Reply #45 on: June 26, 2016, 02:34:22 PM »

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A lot of hype in this thread.  Just hope Yabusele is even something close to what some people here are making him out to be having never actually seen him play other than curated highlight reels.

Nobody wanted him until we picked him. I hope he is good but people are mostly praising the pick because it fits their narrative.

There was quite a bit of buzz about Yabusele's workouts for teams before the draft, so while I was surprised we took him at 16, it may be because Danny heard footsteps (Spurs?) and valued him highly. 

Re: Can anyone think of another 275 pound athletic Freak?
« Reply #46 on: June 26, 2016, 02:36:16 PM »

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I heard LAC wanted him.

Re: Can anyone think of another 275 pound athletic Freak?
« Reply #47 on: June 26, 2016, 06:53:42 PM »

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I might get a lot of flack for this but I'd argue Vince Wilfork is an athletic freak for his weight which is like 350.

Re: Can anyone think of another 275 pound athletic Freak?
« Reply #48 on: June 26, 2016, 07:01:05 PM »

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I might get a lot of flack for this but I'd argue Vince Wilfork is an athletic freak for his weight which is like 350.
Yeah, he had an insanely fast 40-yard dash IIRC.

Re: Can anyone think of another 275 pound athletic Freak?
« Reply #49 on: June 26, 2016, 07:02:51 PM »

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How about ppl comparing yabu to anthony bennett

Re: Can anyone think of another 275 pound athletic Freak?
« Reply #50 on: June 26, 2016, 07:05:01 PM »

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He's a more explosive, but not quicker, version of Ryan Gomes.
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Re: Can anyone think of another 275 pound athletic Freak?
« Reply #51 on: June 26, 2016, 07:13:04 PM »

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I just cant wait to see him play

Re: Can anyone think of another 275 pound athletic Freak?
« Reply #52 on: June 27, 2016, 04:13:04 PM »

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He's a more explosive, but not quicker, version of Ryan Gomes.



 No way with The Gomes Comp. He's closer to Julius Peppers playing at UNC.

 This kid is built like a tank and can run and jump. It's almost impossible to find any good comps.

Re: Can anyone think of another 275 pound athletic Freak?
« Reply #53 on: June 27, 2016, 04:18:33 PM »

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How about ppl comparing yabu to anthony bennett
Comp doesnt look terrible. Would have been interesting to see Bennet without the #1 pick pressure. 
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Re: Can anyone think of another 275 pound athletic Freak?
« Reply #54 on: June 27, 2016, 04:27:24 PM »

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How about ppl comparing yabu to anthony bennett

Physically, an in-shape Bennett probably fits as well as anybody.

Personally, the comp that comes to my mind is Brandon Bass.  Has a chance to be better - he seems to have more range and an intriguing post game from the video I've seen.  But if he turns out to be Bass, I'd be happy with that at 16.

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« Reply #55 on: June 27, 2016, 04:43:52 PM »

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Re: Can anyone think of another 275 pound athletic Freak?
« Reply #56 on: June 27, 2016, 05:32:35 PM »

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The guy who comes to mind for me is Anthony Mason.

Long arms wide body and athletic.

Doesn't last for most, injury will usually decimate them at some point before their prime.
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« Reply #57 on: June 27, 2016, 05:45:32 PM »

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How about ppl comparing yabu to anthony bennett

Physically, an in-shape Bennett probably fits as well as anybody.

Personally, the comp that comes to my mind is Brandon Bass.  Has a chance to be better - he seems to have more range and an intriguing post game from the video I've seen.  But if he turns out to be Bass, I'd be happy with that at 16.
brandon bass? he couldnt shot three pointers. labusele shot them last year at a 42.6% clip. if labusele decides to play defense, he will be a good nba player.
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Re: Can anyone think of another 275 pound athletic Freak?
« Reply #58 on: June 27, 2016, 05:48:51 PM »

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Guerschon Yab, Approximately 6'7" 270 pounds, and movement wise he's an absolute freak of nature. Way Quicker than Larry Johnson ever was.

You might be thinking about the older version, definitely not quicker than the UNLV/Charlotte Johnson.

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« Reply #59 on: June 27, 2016, 05:53:38 PM »

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Guerschon Yab, Approximately 6'7" 270 pounds, and movement wise he's an absolute freak of nature. Way Quicker than Larry Johnson ever was.

You might be thinking about the older version, definitely not quicker than the UNLV/Charlotte Johnson.

Yeah, #1 pick superstar, Larry Johnson? If Yab even comes close to that I will jump through the roof. At least his ceiling is high which makes him intriguing. One of these mid-late first round high potential players (other than Rondo) has to work out at some point, right?