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2023 Combine thread 

Post#1 » by clyde21 » Sat May 13, 2023 6:49 am

starts May 16

any predictions on combine winners/losers?
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Re: 2023 Combine thread 

Post#2 » by NO-KG-AI » Sun May 14, 2023 7:22 am

Prediction, Victor won't measure, but whoever drafts him will release a report that he grew 2 more inches over his listed and probably slightly inflated height, and put on 25 pounds of muscle.
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Re: 2023 Combine thread 

Post#3 » by King Ken » Sun May 14, 2023 10:12 am

There are 16 guys with 2nd or UDFA grades that I think are much better than most of the players in the range of 11-30.
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Post#4 » by juanc » Sun May 14, 2023 1:52 pm

I think Bufkin will be a winner
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Post#5 » by RookieStar » Sun May 14, 2023 9:48 pm

NO-KG-AI wrote:Prediction, Victor won't measure, but whoever drafts him will release a report that he grew 2 more inches over his listed and probably slightly inflated height, and put on 25 pounds of muscle.


You mean the Anthony " MAgic" Randolph special?
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Re: 2023 Combine thread 

Post#6 » by FarBeyondDriven » Mon May 15, 2023 4:53 am

Invited players list. I'm not seeing Bilal.

Trey Alexander (Creighton)
Amari Bailey (UCLA)
Emoni Bates (Eastern Michigan)
Reece Beekman (Virginia)
Anthony Black (Arkansas)
Adem Bona (UCLA)
Kobe Brown (Missouri)
Kobe Bufkin (Michigan)
Toumani Camara (Dayton)
Sidy Cissoko (G League Ignite)
Jaylen Clark (UCLA)
Noah Clowney (Alabama)
Ricky Council IV (Arkansas)
Gradey Dick (Kansas)
Nikola Djurisic (Mega [Serbia])
Zach Edey (Purdue)
Adam Flagler (Baylor)
Keyonte George (Baylor)
Mouhamed Gueye (Washington State)
Coleman Hawkins (Illinois)
Jordan Hawkins (Connecticut)
Scoot Henderson (G League Ignite)
Taylor Hendricks (UCF)
DaRon Holmes II (Dayton)
Jalen Hood-Schifino (Indiana)
Jett Howard (Michigan)
Andre Jackson Jr. (Connecticut)
GG Jackson II (South Carolina)
Trayce Jackson-Davis (Indiana)
Jaime Jaquez Jr. (UCLA)
Keyontae Johnson (Kansas State)
Colby Jones (Xavier)
Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton)
Arthur Kaluma (Creighton)
Mojave King (G League Ignite)
Maxwell Lewis (Pepperdine)
Dereck Lively II (Duke)
Chris Livingston (Kentucky)
Seth Lundy (Penn State)
Kevin McCullar (Kansas)
Mike Miles Jr. (TCU)
Brandon Miller (Alabama)
Jordan Miller (Miami)
Leonard Miller (G League Ignite)
Judah Mintz (Syracuse)
Dillon Mitchell (Texas)
Omari Moore (San Jose State)
Kris Murray (Iowa)
Grant Nelson (North Dakota State)
James Nnaji (Barcelona [Spain])
Julian Phillips (Tennessee)
Jalen Pickett (Penn State)
Brandin Podziemski (Santa Clara)
Olivier-Maxence Prosper (Marquette)
Adama Sanogo (Connecticut)
Rayan Rupert (New Zealand Breakers [Oceania])
Marcus Sasser (Houston)
Brice Sensabaugh (Ohio State)
Terrence Shannon Jr. (Illinois)
Ben Sheppard (Belmont)
Jalen Slawson (Furman)
Nick Smith Jr. (Arkansas)
Terquavion Smith (North Carolina State)
Julian Strawther (Gonzaga)
Amen Thompson (Overtime Elite)
Ausar Thompson (Overtime Elite)
Drew Timme (Gonzaga)
Bobi Klintman (Wake Forest)
Oscar Tshiebwe (Kentucky)
Azuolas Tubelis (Arizona)
Tristan Vukcevic (Partizan [Serbia])
Jarace Walker (Houston)
Cason Wallace (Kentucky)
Jordan Walsh (Arkansas)
Dariq Whitehead (Duke)
Cam Whitmore (Villanova)
Jalen Wilson (Kansas)
Isaiah Wong (Miami)
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Re: 2023 Combine thread 

Post#7 » by clyde21 » Mon May 15, 2023 5:09 am

FarBeyondDriven wrote:Invited players list. I'm not seeing Bilal.

Trey Alexander (Creighton)
Amari Bailey (UCLA)
Emoni Bates (Eastern Michigan)
Reece Beekman (Virginia)
Anthony Black (Arkansas)
Adem Bona (UCLA)
Kobe Brown (Missouri)
Kobe Bufkin (Michigan)
Toumani Camara (Dayton)
Sidy Cissoko (G League Ignite)
Jaylen Clark (UCLA)
Noah Clowney (Alabama)
Ricky Council IV (Arkansas)
Gradey Dick (Kansas)
Nikola Djurisic (Mega [Serbia])
Zach Edey (Purdue)
Adam Flagler (Baylor)
Keyonte George (Baylor)
Mouhamed Gueye (Washington State)
Coleman Hawkins (Illinois)
Jordan Hawkins (Connecticut)
Scoot Henderson (G League Ignite)
Taylor Hendricks (UCF)
DaRon Holmes II (Dayton)
Jalen Hood-Schifino (Indiana)
Jett Howard (Michigan)
Andre Jackson Jr. (Connecticut)
GG Jackson II (South Carolina)
Trayce Jackson-Davis (Indiana)
Jaime Jaquez Jr. (UCLA)
Keyontae Johnson (Kansas State)
Colby Jones (Xavier)
Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton)
Arthur Kaluma (Creighton)
Mojave King (G League Ignite)
Maxwell Lewis (Pepperdine)
Dereck Lively II (Duke)
Chris Livingston (Kentucky)
Seth Lundy (Penn State)
Kevin McCullar (Kansas)
Mike Miles Jr. (TCU)
Brandon Miller (Alabama)
Jordan Miller (Miami)
Leonard Miller (G League Ignite)
Judah Mintz (Syracuse)
Dillon Mitchell (Texas)
Omari Moore (San Jose State)
Kris Murray (Iowa)
Grant Nelson (North Dakota State)
James Nnaji (Barcelona [Spain])
Julian Phillips (Tennessee)
Jalen Pickett (Penn State)
Brandin Podziemski (Santa Clara)
Olivier-Maxence Prosper (Marquette)
Adama Sanogo (Connecticut)
Rayan Rupert (New Zealand Breakers [Oceania])
Marcus Sasser (Houston)
Brice Sensabaugh (Ohio State)
Terrence Shannon Jr. (Illinois)
Ben Sheppard (Belmont)
Jalen Slawson (Furman)
Nick Smith Jr. (Arkansas)
Terquavion Smith (North Carolina State)
Julian Strawther (Gonzaga)
Amen Thompson (Overtime Elite)
Ausar Thompson (Overtime Elite)
Drew Timme (Gonzaga)
Bobi Klintman (Wake Forest)
Oscar Tshiebwe (Kentucky)
Azuolas Tubelis (Arizona)
Tristan Vukcevic (Partizan [Serbia])
Jarace Walker (Houston)
Cason Wallace (Kentucky)
Jordan Walsh (Arkansas)
Dariq Whitehead (Duke)
Cam Whitmore (Villanova)
Jalen Wilson (Kansas)
Isaiah Wong (Miami)


neither is Wemby because they are on Metro 92 and will be playing in the POs for that league during time of combine

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Re: 2023 Combine thread 

Post#8 » by CP War Hawks » Mon May 15, 2023 12:42 pm

For the Hawks looking at certain guys and how they measure out: Bufkin, Clowney, Cisco, and Whitehead.
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Re: 2023 Combine thread 

Post#9 » by eminence » Mon May 15, 2023 4:24 pm

Who do folks see as most vulnerable to bad measurements?
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Re: 2023 Combine thread 

Post#10 » by clyde21 » Mon May 15, 2023 4:34 pm

eminence wrote:Who do folks see as most vulnerable to bad measurements?


Cason, Trayce, Jalen Wilson
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Re: 2023 Combine thread 

Post#11 » by clyde21 » Mon May 15, 2023 4:43 pm

looks like Klintman got a promise

and lol @ KOC having him #15...dude never even tweeted about him until recently, meanwhile I and many others on this board have been saying he's a sleeper 1st rounder for a while.

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Re: 2023 Combine thread 

Post#12 » by EvanZ » Mon May 15, 2023 4:50 pm

I'm shocked Castleton didn't get an invite from the GL camp. By far the most talented player there.
I was right about 3 point shooting. I expect to be right about Tacko Fall. Some coach will figure out how to use Tacko Fall. This movement towards undersized centers will sweep ng back. Back to the basket scorers will return to the NBA.
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Post#13 » by EvanZ » Mon May 15, 2023 4:52 pm

Clitman seems like a joke
I was right about 3 point shooting. I expect to be right about Tacko Fall. Some coach will figure out how to use Tacko Fall. This movement towards undersized centers will sweep ng back. Back to the basket scorers will return to the NBA.
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Re: 2023 Combine thread 

Post#14 » by DaddyCool19 » Mon May 15, 2023 5:25 pm

So how likely is it that Whitmore only is around 6'5 without shoes? He doesn't look overly tall to me in highlight videos
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Post#15 » by clyde21 » Mon May 15, 2023 5:32 pm

DaddyCool19 wrote:So how likely is it that Whitmore only is around 6'5 without shoes? He doesn't look overly tall to me in highlight videos


that's the likely scenario for Cam
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Post#16 » by clyde21 » Mon May 15, 2023 7:46 pm

Julian Phillips with a 43" vert
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Post#17 » by clyde21 » Mon May 15, 2023 7:51 pm

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Post#18 » by clyde21 » Mon May 15, 2023 7:55 pm

vert leaders so far

1. Julian Phillips (Tennessee) 43”
T2. Cam Whitmore (Villanova) 40.5”
T2. Olivier Prosper (Marquette) 40.5”
4. Andre Jackson Jr. (UConn) 39.5”
T5. Anthony Black (Arkansas) 39”
T5. Jaime Jaquez (UCLA) 39”
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Post#19 » by clyde21 » Mon May 15, 2023 8:04 pm

Jarace with a 38" vert
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