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CameronCrazy06 said:Why would NO draft Dunn when Hield seems like a perfect fit and they have Jrue? You know more about the team's situation than I do.
It's not because I don't like Poeltl, I do, but with where the league is going I wouldn't be surprised if centers became less of an asset.bosoxlover12 said:No Poeltl is surprising
Also the Celtics would draft Jamal not Bender
I get that, but it's not like Dunn is some can't miss point guard. Plus he can't shoot. I'm not low on Dunn but I don't think he's as good as some people think. Huge gambler on defense, he's always in foul trouble. I don't think he's that good at making his teammates better. I think they'd be much better off taking Buddy.nolafan33 said:Gentry likes playing two PG's, what each can do offensively is appealing but what they could be defensively is even more. Jrue plays more SG under Gentry than PG anyway. The thing this team really lacks is perimeter defense and athleticism, so I think Dunn would be a very good pick.
number four in all of Austria?buzzy said:Pöltl number one austrian player. Is good for your team. You take.
Buddy scares me a little honestly. I love him in college and definitely think he can be a very good NBA player, but I could also see him ending up being one of those guys who is nothing more than a shooter who is barely playable because of how bad he is defensively.CameronCrazy06 said:I get that, but it's not like Dunn is some can't miss point guard. Plus he can't shoot. I'm not low on Dunn but I don't think he's as good as some people think. Huge gambler on defense, he's always in foul trouble. I don't think he's that good at making his teammates better. I think they'd be much better off taking Buddy.
I think there's something to be said for these four year guys that come out and you hear "oh they're 22 they can't get better." That's been a dumb argument from the start, but the proof is in that backcourt that Portland put together.CameronCrazy06 said:I think the work ethic is there. Look at how much his ball handling improved this season for an example of that. He has the physical tools to be a good defender. I wouldn't even say he's bad now to be honest. I feel way more confident about him becoming a plus defender than I do about Dunn becoming a plus shooter.
The thing you need to understand about the filler game (not speaking to you directly, but I'm not sure if you watch a lot either) is that indispensable players on top teams like a Buddy Hield will not bring a full defensive intensity for most of the night because their teams cannot afford them to get in foul trouble. Oklahoma doesn't really have much of a bench. They need him out on the floor, and if it means conceding a basket or two early in the game, so be it. It's not like the NBA where most teams have a capable backup at almost every position who can get the team by for a while. There's examples of teams in college with depth (see Brice Johnson at UNC) where the player has a lot more room to maneuver on defense by his coach because he has someone behind him who can pick up the slack.