Medford M.
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He didn't look any bigger in the vids from the overseas trip.
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Is jabari a nba prospect hot takes thread
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FM-Buff
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You're still wrong. He's an NBA guy.
I have the impression that the NBA drafts more on potential than any other league. Am I correct on this assumption? Maybe someone who pays more attention to draft eligible prospects can weigh in.
You are mostly correct. If Jabari has even the same numbers as last year he needs to go.
Yep, no doubt. You never know when you can blow out a knee, have ankle or foot problems, etc.. Take the opportunity when it's there.
Especially if he has some big performances in any of our national type games when he's showing against top competition.
FM-Buff
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Jabari listed at 50 here.
theathletic.com
2022 NBA Mock Draft 2.0: Paolo Banchero back on top as seasons gear up, but class has questions
This class is probably the most affected by the pandemic, so teams are going to have to cast an extremely wide net to find talent.
theathletic.com
Jabari needs two more years. Stay healthy, progressively get bigger and better, enter after JR year, go 1st round, PROFIT.Jabari listed at 50 here.
2022 NBA Mock Draft 2.0: Paolo Banchero back on top as seasons gear up, but class has questions
This class is probably the most affected by the pandemic, so teams are going to have to cast an extremely wide net to find talent.
FM-Buff
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Maybe. But he could also make a jump this season and average 13-15 PPG to go with 6-8 rebounds and vault into the first round. I think he’s the best player in the team and could play himself into a first rounder.
MLB takes the cake there, even college JRs/SRs are drafted with an expectation that they'll play a minimum of another season and a half of pro ball before getting to the bigs. It's entirely different though with so many guys getting drafted right out of high school, and there's no international draft so you see 16 year olds getting signed, playing in the Dominican leagues for a year or two, before coming stateside, then having another 2-3 years of minor league ball before even getting a sniff of the 26 man MLB roster.
NHL is similar too, drafting guys who will stay with their colleges or developmental leagues for a bit before then moving into the minor leagues of the NHL organization. I don't follow that as closely.
Compared to the NFL, my sense is that NBA drafts more on potential, now that there's the G-League and two-way contracts which are a very light version of the developmental and minor leagues in MLB and NHL.
The NBA would rather someone work on his game on the end of their bench or in the G League or in Europe with the team controlling his rights than him spend another year in college. The only reason to stay is if the NBA folks tell you that you wouldn't be drafted if you left.
Yup. He needs to go after this year. Don't Richard Roby him.
Isn't Dre the only instance of Tad getting sideways with a player about leaving? Ironically Dre probably had the best landing spot of any player we've had drafted in the Boyle era. And it seems that since then he's been very careful to support the players in their decisions.
I don’t recall Tad getting sideways about it. Was there an article or quote out there from him regarding the situation? I remember a lot of AllBuffers thinking Dre shouldn’t go pro, but not Tad.
If I remember correctly there was a quote that wasn't real favorable about the decision, and there was some smoke behind the scenes, but he never came out and said anything directly.
This is what I recall as well.
I think this is the most critical thing he said publicly:
www.denverpost.com
Andre Roberson left Colorado to develop his NBA game, dad says
Andre Roberson left Colorado to develop his NBA game, dad says
www.denverpost.com
Buffsbball
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A lot of thinks to unpack in that article. Andre's dad at the time seemed to diminish the role Tad and co had on his development to be a NBA player. Even though he had no shot at being drafted at the time he entered the college ranks. Tad's response seems to come after he heard what Andre's dad said which I don't blame him. He also knew the team he had coming back and as the article references Andre was a second round-undrafted projected player.I think this is the most critical thing he said publicly:
Andre Roberson left Colorado to develop his NBA game, dad says
Andre Roberson left Colorado to develop his NBA game, dad says
However, I also agree with Andre's dad in the sense that your kid should go get whatever money he can playing professionally and can get a college degree after.
Another thing that I think has changed Tad's perspective is Spencer's terrible knee injury. Like you never know what can happen. Fortunately Spencer has been able to overcome that, was still able to get drafted, and have an amazing career.
Last thought on this is Tad's players have historically shot up in predraft process (including Dre). Who inspite of all the talk of being a second rounder or undrafted went in the first. Derrick White wasn't a first round pick going into the predraft process and blew up. George King wasn't going to get drafted, played amazing in Reese's College All Star Game, Portsmouth Invitational then because of that got Combine invite and got drafted. Kin was going to be an undrafted free agent signing, but due to impressive performances at combine, etc had people thinking otherwise even as a 5'11 guard people thought he might get drafted.
When he gets drafted, cause he will. I just hope it's a good organization, situation matters.
As I recall, Tad said he thought the pre-draft evaluation indicated that Dre’s NBA stock would increase if he remained at CU for another season. I think Dre going in the first round changed Tad’s mind—and also changed his mindset going forward.
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Sideways may have been a little harsh on my part, but it seems since then he's never been anything but straight ahead positive on behalf of players declaring.
Bey shouldn't have left when he did, IMO.
If you can get drafted, you go.
I dunno, everyone was saying he was going to go in the first, but he didn't and now he's stuck with his second team in as many years in the G League. I think he could have benefited from another year in Boulder.
And he could have gotten hurt. Or his stock could have fallen because the NBA values potential. If you can go, you go.
Was he going to develop enough in that extra year to change his status as a pro prospect? I doubt it.
To stick in the league he needs to develop a better offensive game. He needs to be able to create shots and he needs to develop a jump shot from mid to long range that can be counted on and he needs to be able to get that shot.
Right now he has a power forwards game in a small forwards body. That worked in the PAC where he was a better athlete than almost everyone but in the league he isn't a better athlete.