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Thon Maker vs Dragan Bender
« on: July 10, 2016, 09:07:11 PM »

Offline Goldstar88

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It's only been a few games, but Thon Maker is looking really good so far... Today: 17points, 17 rebounds, 2 blocks in 32mins and Shot 7-15 from the field. Previous game 15 points,13 rebounds, 2 blocks in 30 min.
(Highlights below)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdB6S001WcI

Dragen Benders Debut: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 0 blocks in 29 mins. shot 4-13. Second game will be tonight against the Celtics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LaKLFD03jE

Who do you think is the better prospect?
« Last Edit: July 10, 2016, 09:19:42 PM by Goldstar88 »
Quoting Nick from the now locked Ime thread:
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At some point you have to blame the performance on the court on the players on the court. Every loss is not the coach's fault and every win isn't because of the players.

Re: Thon Maker vs Dragan Bender
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2016, 09:08:13 PM »

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I mean, to be fair, maker is 32 years old...
I trust Danny Ainge

Re: Thon Maker vs Dragan Bender
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2016, 09:10:15 PM »

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I mean, to be fair, maker is 32 years old...

Exactly

Re: Thon Maker vs Dragan Bender
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2016, 09:15:08 PM »

Offline arctic 3.0

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Kid went from playing against high schoolers to playing against nba level prospects and looks like he dominated (by the box score at least)

I'm happy for him
And impressed with the balls the Bucks display in drafting.

Re: Thon Maker vs Dragan Bender
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2016, 09:16:11 PM »

Offline Tr1boy

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Maker looks very impressive

Re: Thon Maker vs Dragan Bender
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2016, 09:35:26 PM »

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I mean, to be fair, maker is 32 years old...

Much rather have Maker at 32 than Young at 12.

Re: Thon Maker vs Dragan Bender
« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2016, 09:43:02 PM »

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Pulling for him...but it's still Summer League.

Re: Thon Maker vs Dragan Bender
« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2016, 10:07:48 PM »

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I was a huge proponent for grabbing Maker at 16 (especially over Bender at 3 - yuck!). Good for the Bucks for being even more optimistic in their valuation and good for Maker for taking advantage of his opportunity (so far). I am pulling for the guy - it has been 'in' to totally rip the guy when there really aren't a lot of holes in his game [besides strength]. I hope he has a long, successful NBA career.

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« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2016, 10:31:39 PM »

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Thon is the guy I wanted at 16. Let's see the top 10 draft picks this far have actually done something of importance except the guy Boston picked surprise surprise ::)

Re: Thon Maker vs Dragan Bender
« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2016, 10:50:23 PM »

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ugh.  if we missed on him that's gonna be a tough pill to swallow.

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« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2016, 11:32:38 PM »

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Maker looks a milions times better then Bender, who looks physically uncoordinated and mentally lost out there. Not that this surprises me.

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« Reply #11 on: July 10, 2016, 11:39:48 PM »

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Thought Maker would be a bust. Proving me wrong so far. Let's see how he plays against the big boys. Pulling for him to succeed.

Re: Thon Maker vs Dragan Bender
« Reply #12 on: July 11, 2016, 03:56:42 AM »

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I haven't managed to see any of the games yet. We should be cautious though, it is summer league. The bigs tend to be less deep than guards here and there aren't proper NBA defences. The regular season is the first place we will see how they fit.
I saw a few highlights from Bender and he is getting muscled around. It's as expected but I still think the skill is there, he has a good touch on his hook shot. As he gets stronger I expect him to start rising through the ranks. You draft for long term impact not just immediate, certainly not just for their rookie summer league performance

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« Reply #13 on: July 11, 2016, 04:08:40 AM »

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Here are Maker's highlights from last night's game.  At 1:56 - dat pass, tho ;) ;D, lol. I love this guy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_Vm5pGZCdo

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« Reply #14 on: July 11, 2016, 06:12:09 AM »

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Here are Maker's highlights from last night's game.  At 1:56 - dat pass, tho ;) ;D, lol. I love this guy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_Vm5pGZCdo

Wow, that is impressive even for SL.