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DOT wrote:

jvsimonetti0514 wrote:Clingan having a triple double with blocks is probably a sign that he won’t make it out of the lottery. Tourney runs like that always help draft stock like crazy.

It helps he has solid touch around the rim so he can finish from a few feet out

I watch like every UConn game, the difference when he sits and Samson Johnson comes in is night and day. I love Samson, but he's legit just a rim runner, if he isn't dunking he can't really finish, and that really hampers the offense even though Clingan isn't really a scorer

It's interesting though, cause when you watch him, he's not nearly as strong as you'd think. I don't have measurements, but it seems like he's super lanky and has long legs, so he has a pretty high center of gravity, like he isn't really outmuscling anyone on the boards, he's just using his length to finesse rebounds. That's the big difference between him and like, Edey who's just an absolute unit out there

That'll be where he fails in the NBA will be, he needs to add strength without losing mobility, cause he's already pretty slow footed. I think best case scenario for him would be post-injury Mitchell Robinson (after he bulked up but lost his lateral mobility) but with much better touch.

jvsimonetti0514 wrote:Clingan doesn't have the greatest positioning when he's guarding PNR and makes up for that with being crazy long but all that stuff is coachable.

The Lamma wrote:Draft thread darling Robbie Avila and Indiana State tipping off at 9pm on ESPN in the NIT

ctorres wrote:

The Lamma wrote:Draft thread darling Robbie Avila and Indiana State tipping off at 9pm on ESPN in the NIT

He had 22pts 5reb 6ast and shot 4/8 from three

and his team won too

I think at 6'10 he can play with a team that can compensate for him defensively. Knicks could be perfect. If you play him at the 5, you can play Hart, OG, and Achiuwa beside him. If you play him at the 4, then Mitch can play beside him.

Does Thibs have the patience to develop him like Deuce and Mitch?

ctorres wrote:

The Lamma wrote:Draft thread darling Robbie Avila and Indiana State tipping off at 9pm on ESPN in the NIT

He had 22pts 5reb 6ast and shot 4/8 from three

and his team won too

I think at 6'10 he can play with a team that can compensate for him defensively. Knicks could be perfect. If you play him at the 5, you can play Hart, OG, and Achiuwa beside him. If you play him at the 4, then Mitch can play beside him.

Does Thibs have the patience to develop him like Deuce and Mitch?

moocow007 wrote:

ctorres wrote:

The Lamma wrote:Draft thread darling Robbie Avila and Indiana State tipping off at 9pm on ESPN in the NIT

He had 22pts 5reb 6ast and shot 4/8 from three

and his team won too

I think at 6'10 he can play with a team that can compensate for him defensively. Knicks could be perfect. If you play him at the 5, you can play Hart, OG, and Achiuwa beside him. If you play him at the 4, then Mitch can play beside him.

Does Thibs have the patience to develop him like Deuce and Mitch?

The nickname alone is worth it..."Cream Kareem".

DOT wrote:

jvsimonetti0514 wrote:Clingan doesn't have the greatest positioning when he's guarding PNR and makes up for that with being crazy long but all that stuff is coachable.

Yeah, but that is a worry at the next level

Like, no offense to the Northwestern guys, but NBA ball handlers are built different, if they're getting by him like that, NBA guards are gonna be uncatchable

You can coach positioning, but it will be a limiting factor for him going forward.

thebuzzardman wrote:Is the general belief the Knicks will draft 1 player and trade the other 1st round pick into the future?

And, I guess, draft a guy in the 2nd round...

moocow007 wrote:

thebuzzardman wrote:Is the general belief the Knicks will draft 1 player and trade the other 1st round pick into the future?

And, I guess, draft a guy in the 2nd round...

Yeah probably. I would imagine they will focus on drafting a big given that Hartenstein can leave, Mitch is injury prone and they can't just rely on "Akachuwa" as potentially the only starting option at PF and C if injury hits (sorry Jericho).

8516knicks wrote:

moocow007 wrote:

thebuzzardman wrote:Is the general belief the Knicks will draft 1 player and trade the other 1st round pick into the future?

And, I guess, draft a guy in the 2nd round...

Yeah probably. I would imagine they will focus on drafting a big given that Hartenstein can leave, Mitch is injury prone and they can't just rely on "Akachuwa" as potentially the only starting option at PF and C if injury hits (sorry Jericho).

Gotta go all out for IHART. If necessary, bye Mitch. Especially if it means we can keep Precious also. These 20 and 30 games seasons from him don't cut it.

jvsimonetti0514 wrote:PJ hall on Clemson kinda reminds me of David Lee.