SMTBSI wrote:Duke4life831 wrote:Being a massive college basketball fan and living on the west coast and catching a good amount of Oregon games. I'll just say there is a reason these guys get paid to make these picks, they know more than me. Pritchard is a hard nose player, but I honestly thought he was going to be a mid to late 2nd round pick. A tough nosed kid that can shoot and is a smart player though.
Question from someone who's never watched one second of college ball:
The Pritchard pick has the shape of the classic "low ceiling, high floor" pick. Soon-to-be 23yo 4-year senior and all. Which, at #26, fine.
But for a "low ceiling, high floor" player to work out, they have to actually be, you know, high floor. A guy with a low ceiling and a low floor is just not first round material.
Can Pritchard be credibly described as "high floor"? Or would you characterize the pick more as a complete headscratcher?
Honestly, it's a head scratcher in my opinion. Again to me he is kind of the guy you take mid to late 2nd, expect him to spend a year or so in the G League and see if he becomes a rotation player.
There are probably 4-5 PGs I wouldve taken ahead of him. Even if you just want a high floor guy, Tre Jones is kind of that. Elite defender, fantastic facilitator, doesnt make mistakes on either end. I mean just look at his brother, Tyus is probably one of the best backup PGs in the NBA and I think Tre is the better prospect leaving Duke.
Just saw this video. Im not a fan of Gary Parrish but this is pretty much exactly how I feel as well.