The Anthony Black Thread

[three3d]

In general, except for Steve Nash the more hair a PG has the worse they are. When the primary ball handler has hair flopping around it throws the shooters off rhythm.

Insert Elfred Payton

[thelead]

Except for that dumb quote which im sure is gonna cause some tension in the locker room, I wouldn't have any reservations with him if he is our pick.

If we draft him, you know a reporter is going to ask about it at the presser.... might be Dwight/Stan levels of awkwardness

[three3d]

Creating this because it would be quite sad for our forum to NOT have a thread on a highly probably candidate for us to pick before the draft. Plus, he is a very polarizing prospect.

He warrants his own discussion.

I've been on record saying that I would be very disappointed if we drafted him. I've criticized him for being a wolf in sheep's clothing.
That if it wasn't for his size that he he wouldn't be talked about as a good PG prospect. He offers nothing great from what I want out of a PG. So if he is going to replace Fultz or Cole and be expected to be our savior at PG, then I think that is a recipe for failure. Some people have thrown out Giddey and Haliburton comparisons... please stop. No.

However, it dawned on me that if he is being brought in to be our starting SG, then I could get on board with that. It's always nice to have a 2 guard with passing chops. At 6'6 with a 6'7.5 wingspan, he'd doesn't fit the typical WeHam long boi profile, but I'd be much more comfortable with him guarding 2s than quick footed 1s. That's not saying much there. I think he will struggle in the NBA on defense. Jordan Hawkins torched him. So we shall see. But bringing him in at SG is a safe bet that Fultz and Cole are still a part of the Magic's plans. Who will need to worry?

Jalen Suggs. Yeah, it's been clear to most of us that SG is an area where we need to find a better solution. Suggs has struggled for consistency. Gary Harris has 1 foot out the door. Ausar Thompson is scary, and he may be off the board anyways. Cam Whitmore/Jordan Hawkins (my personal hopes), have been falling in the draft. The only thing that gets me on Black as a SG is his poor shooting numbers in college. Who wants a SG who can't shoot? Not me.

Then I stumbled across this video from his workouts and it influenced my mind into thinking that he could be someone who quickly develops his 3pt shot. Which is what we need to get from this draft.

Watch on YouTube

What are your thoughts?

Watch closely as he’s shooting his 3’s and you’ll see absolutely no elevation on his jump shot. He barley leaves the ground and you couple that with his slow release it’s a disaster IMO.

Yeah great point. Hawkins is so much more the better shooter.

I like the way Jordan Hawkins is going to have an impact without the ball even in his hand. I could be completely wrong about Hawkins but I love his energy and effort using screens and running. He’s going to demand eyes on him as he runs all over the place looking for just a sliver of room to get the ball and pull up. It will creat switches, mismatches, and hopefully plenty of fouls on 3 point shots and and one’s.

[RookieStar]

Except for that dumb quote which im sure is gonna cause some tension in the locker room, I wouldn't have any reservations with him if he is our pick.

If we draft him, you know a reporter is going to ask about it at the presser.... might be Dwight/Stan levels of awkwardness

Yeah... i can just hear the question...
" sooooo... who do you think the Magic are trading? I mean who do you want to play with so they can get rid of the one you don't "

[Message Boar]

Yeah his shot is gonna need a complete overhaul from the feet on up if it's ever gonna be any good in game situations, I think.

[Bensational]

More like Anxiety Black with the way some people are worrying about him.

My expectations from him would be that we’ll see some inspiring passing and defense from him and the rest will need growth.

[Skin]

Yeah his shot is gonna need a complete overhaul from the feet on up if it's ever gonna be any good in game situations, I think.

Scary part is that NONE of WeHam's draft selections who had to grow into shooters have proven able to do that.

If only Isaac, Iwudu, Frazier, Okeke, Anthony, Suggs, Wagner, Banchero, Houstan reached the level of being a 38-40% 3pt shooter. 6 years, nada 1.

Denver had 4 players shooting 3s at that clip. Miami had 7. Magic have 0.

[IllMagic04]

I really dont want another bricklaying PG. The form is bad, the elevation is bad and it doesn't go in the basket. He's not even a high level athlete either. I just don't see it.

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[jonbob17]

Yeah his shot is gonna need a complete overhaul from the feet on up if it's ever gonna be any good in game situations, I think.

Scary part is that NONE of WeHam's draft selections who had to grow into shooters have proven able to do that.

If only Isaac, Iwudu, Frazier, Okeke, Anthony, Suggs, Wagner, Banchero, Houstan reached the level of being a 38-40% 3pt shooter. 6 years, nada 1.

Denver had 4 players shooting 3s at that clip. Miami had 7. Magic have 0.

I mean to be fair there are like 10 active players that actually play that have a career average over 40%.

[ORLMagicGirl15]

This is going to be a weird thread if we don't draft him.

[ORLMagicGirl15]

Well, I guess not.

[CptCrunch]

I'm now a Magic fan.

Paolo was my #1 last year.

Black is my #2 this year.

Magic front office must be bright.

[Residual-Heat]

[Ducklett]

So... uh... is there just a delay in a trade announcement?

[pinoynurse]

Yessss! Love anthony black! Really believe in him

[Message Boar]

Welcome to Orlando, Anthony! Hope you're ready to form one hell of a squad with Paolo, Franz and the rest.

I'm now a Magic fan.

Paolo was my #1 last year.

Black is my #2 this year.

Magic front office must be bright.

Welcome, happy to have you aboard!

[SD2042]

Looks like he's going to be a Magician.

[BadMofoPimp]

Great. Another wing who can't shoot the 3. . .

Better prove me wrong!

[Max Power]

I am not a fan of Anthony Black, he’s Elfrid Payton, and I expect the same forgettable impact he had. Hopefully number 11 makes up for this. I am NOT a happy Magic fan tonight.

[KillMonger]

he's already with us guys....get on board