Looking forward to the rest of round 1...I am also a swing for the fences guy! In this particular draft when you get to the late teens or so I think alot of teams are going to be considering mighty swings. The draft ranges for players not taken in the top 20 or so will be very wide!
That's why I believe that in this years' 2nd round early on there will be some real steal opportunities. With my Cavs picking in the 38 range or so I will be monitoring the potential high upside leftovers VERY closely!
Thanks for reading! I don’t think there’s much of a difference between picks 15-35 so my 1st round mock is going to have some names that may make people scratch their heads.
Looking forward to your Head Scratchers in your 1st round mock....I get a strong feeling that teams in the 2nd half of the 1st round or the first half of the 2nd round will be choosing between a swing for the fence player or a very high floor player. Look forward to your thoughts on foreign players who we never have a chance to see on tv as to their draft ranges...Dieng,Jovic,Nzosa,Kamagate,Spagnola and Procida just to name a few!
As a Pistons' fan, I would definitely endorse a Cade/Paolo pairing. My view is a little different, however. I think Cade's ultimate value will be off the ball - I think his shooting will eventually settle down into a 40% 3 point range - while I see Paolo, at his best, as a jumbo Magic/Lebron/Grant Hill/Luka-style on-ball creator. Imagine a 6-10 Paolo, handling the ball and dishing off to 6-7 Cade....Unfortunately, Duke has taken the ball out of Paolo's hands, but if you look at the first couple of games, you can clearly see Paolo's inclination and talent for being a primary ballhandler. For opposing teams, they would be a nightmare, as a backcourt. Would there be defensive problems...maybe...but I'd put the opposing team in a trick bag by having a backcourt with 6'10" and 6'7 players switching off on and off the ball.
If they cannot get Paolo, I'd be happy with any of the top guys - Jabari, Holmgren, Ivey, Davis, Griffen...any of those players would be nice consolation prizes.
I'm a Pistons fan who leans the other way :) We've got two guys who look like they have the potential to be core players on a winning team, Cade and Bey. The rest of the roster is either older or a question mark. I guess I'm one of those fans who knee jerks that those two need to play with a guy whose physicality changes the game and Banchero is the one guy at the top who doesn't fit that bill. Ivy, Smith and Holmgren ... maybe Griffin and Sharpe ... is my hope
A lot of draft analysts have said Paolo and Cade wouldn’t be an ideal fit, but I completely agree with you that they could be a great fit for all the reasons you stated.
Looking forward to the rest of round 1...I am also a swing for the fences guy! In this particular draft when you get to the late teens or so I think alot of teams are going to be considering mighty swings. The draft ranges for players not taken in the top 20 or so will be very wide!
That's why I believe that in this years' 2nd round early on there will be some real steal opportunities. With my Cavs picking in the 38 range or so I will be monitoring the potential high upside leftovers VERY closely!
Thanks for reading! I don’t think there’s much of a difference between picks 15-35 so my 1st round mock is going to have some names that may make people scratch their heads.
Looking forward to your Head Scratchers in your 1st round mock....I get a strong feeling that teams in the 2nd half of the 1st round or the first half of the 2nd round will be choosing between a swing for the fence player or a very high floor player. Look forward to your thoughts on foreign players who we never have a chance to see on tv as to their draft ranges...Dieng,Jovic,Nzosa,Kamagate,Spagnola and Procida just to name a few!
As a Pistons' fan, I would definitely endorse a Cade/Paolo pairing. My view is a little different, however. I think Cade's ultimate value will be off the ball - I think his shooting will eventually settle down into a 40% 3 point range - while I see Paolo, at his best, as a jumbo Magic/Lebron/Grant Hill/Luka-style on-ball creator. Imagine a 6-10 Paolo, handling the ball and dishing off to 6-7 Cade....Unfortunately, Duke has taken the ball out of Paolo's hands, but if you look at the first couple of games, you can clearly see Paolo's inclination and talent for being a primary ballhandler. For opposing teams, they would be a nightmare, as a backcourt. Would there be defensive problems...maybe...but I'd put the opposing team in a trick bag by having a backcourt with 6'10" and 6'7 players switching off on and off the ball.
If they cannot get Paolo, I'd be happy with any of the top guys - Jabari, Holmgren, Ivey, Davis, Griffen...any of those players would be nice consolation prizes.
I agree 100%! We’re on the same page here. I believe they’d cause so many matchup problems for opposing defenses.
I'm a Pistons fan who leans the other way :) We've got two guys who look like they have the potential to be core players on a winning team, Cade and Bey. The rest of the roster is either older or a question mark. I guess I'm one of those fans who knee jerks that those two need to play with a guy whose physicality changes the game and Banchero is the one guy at the top who doesn't fit that bill. Ivy, Smith and Holmgren ... maybe Griffin and Sharpe ... is my hope
Enjoyed this write up Rafeal.
A lot of draft analysts have said Paolo and Cade wouldn’t be an ideal fit, but I completely agree with you that they could be a great fit for all the reasons you stated.
Thanks for reading. I believe they’d be a great fit. A creative coach could really have fun designing plays to match their skill sets.
u nailed the kessler pick for charleotte. he would fit great next to pj washington!