The Official 2022 NBA Draft Talk Thread

[Wargames]

 

[tremonthustler1]

I’m surprised they went with Jalen Williams instead of Hardy. Having three Ignite guys in the green room is great PR and I doubt Hardy falls out the first round

Williams is getting info that he's a lock in the top 20. Hardy may go round 1, but it's not a guarantee.

 

[ISO]

Now Paolo 6’10.5 without shoes, 7 foot with shoes

Surprised he didn’t gain 20 pounds of pure muscle too

 

[tremonthustler1]

Now Paolo 6’10.5 without shoes, 7 foot with shoes

Surprised he didn’t gain 20 pounds of pure muscle too

and still a turnstile defensively.

 

[CantStop]

I don’t really understand the whole Paolo hype. He didn’t impress me in college, especially in the tournament. But then again I think this whole draft sucks especially the lottery.

 

[42 Monks]

I don’t really understand the whole Paolo hype. He didn’t impress me in college, especially in the tournament. But then again I think this whole draft sucks especially the lottery.

duke bigs been suspect for years

any other school and it would be held against them by now

 

[trick]

I don’t really understand the whole Paolo hype. He didn’t impress me in college, especially in the tournament. But then again I think this whole draft sucks especially the lottery.

For real. You pick someone in the mid to late lottery, and it's probably the same as taking someone at 35.

 

[tremonthustler1]

Hollinger dropped his top 75 big board

It's... interesting.

 

[WMG the 2nd]

I don’t really understand the whole Paolo hype. He didn’t impress me in college, especially in the tournament. But then again I think this whole draft sucks especially the lottery.

Might be one of the best passers in the draft and is able to get a bucket. He would potentially be number one if jabari wasn’t a sniper at 6’10 and Chet wasn’t one of the bets college defenders in years

 

[CantStop]

Hollinger dropped his top 75 big board

It's... interesting.

Minott at 10

 

[WMG the 2nd]

duke bigs been suspect for years

any other school and it would be held against them by now

Last five big men that came from Duke were Vernon Carey, Jalen Johnson, Zion, Bagley, and Wendall Carter Jr. Thats not bad

 

[who_better_than_me]

@tremonthustler1 kendal Brown

 

[42 Monks]

Last five big men that came from Duke were Vernon Carey, Jalen Johnson, Zion, Bagley, and Wendall Carter Jr. Thats not bad

It ain't good. Add in Jahlil and Jabari and there's a serious theme where these guys come into the league not ready to be pros. They all struggle with conditioning. If anything, the outliers are guys who grind continuously like Tatum (and even he struggles to remember what size is supposed to give you on the court).

Any other school and they'd be dealing with continuous 'prove you want to work' scrutiny all through the draft process.

 

[WMG the 2nd]

It ain't good. Add in Jahlil and Jabari and there's a serious theme where these guys come into the league not ready to be pros. They all struggle with conditioning. If anything, the outliers are guys who grind continuously like Tatum (and even he struggles to remember what size is supposed to give you on the court).

Any other school and they'd be dealing with continuous 'prove you want to work' scrutiny all through the draft process.

Jabari had knee injuries and Jahlil’s game isn’t made for a modern era. Slow footed post player. If you opening it up to not just bigs Duke has produced Zion, Barrett, Tatum, Kyrie, Kennerd, Tyus Jones, GTJ, Cam Reddish, WCJ, and Marvin Bagley. All these guys are rotational nba players or at the top all nba caliber players.

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

Shaedon Sharpe is falling and Portland is going hard for O.G anouby according to Jake Fischer