NCAA Tournament Playalong Thread

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by pgardn

I saw him in the Olympics.
I saw him school some of the best
in the NBA. The kid is very good.

OK.
So he does not play D.
Lightning moves and sees the floor.
He is still a teenager.

If he goes in the draft,
I would think he must be the first PG taken.

Personally, I also love the kid from Syracuse.
I will take him before Curry or Mills. The kid
coming over from Italy (skipping college) I dont
know anything about how he has been playing.
I think he is a PG.

I also take Lawson before Curry or Mills,
but not before the kid from Cuse.

Rubio can play. He needs refinement but he has tons of experience for a 19 year old. If he can get where he can hit an open jumper on a consistent basis he will be very good. His ceiling is very high.

Flynn, Lawson, Mills are all so/so prospects. Curry is not really a PG.

I think Lawson is interesting because of his speed and quickness though his push it up style doesnt fit the NBA very well. He also has an awkward looking shot which will be harder to get off in the pros against much better defenders and few zone defenses. He will be a liability on defense and he also always seems to be injured. College is a 38 game schedule including the preseason tune ups. The NBA is 81 + 10 preseason games, and countless playoff games for the right teams. Can he stay healthy for that long?

Mills is also extremely fast though is not a great shooter and needs to improve. Flynn is a tough kid but isnt really good enough to be an NBA starter.
I dont know who to compare Curry to. There really has never been a player exactly like him and while he is an excellent spot up shooter he is not a good defensive player and really has no idea of how to run an NBA style offense. I think if he gets on the right team he can be effective in a Steve Kerr type role.