Battle, Howard, Brissett, Bazely, Chukwu

[Day2]

Battle is not coming back. I don’t understand why we do this every year. The NBA does not draft based on points scored versus Buffalo. He is 6’6” and athletic and shots the 3 around 34% with a hitch in his stroke someone will fix. He is gone. Accept it.

6-6 athletes are a dime a dozen in the NBA.

(So are 6-8 athletes, for that matter.)

 

[Day2]

This. No matter who the player is, people on this board will not understand when the right time to jump is. After this season, Tyus needs to go pro regardless if he's ready or not.

Then every college player should go pro.

 

[Jeremy L.]

Then every college player should go pro.

If a player's stock is at its peak, why shouldn't they?

 

[Trueblue25]

Seems like no one has a real feel for what to expect from Hughes yet. If he can bring efficient production to complement Howard/Brissett/Baze... we will be scary.

 

[LarryC44]

with Carey as 6th man (Dion like role) off the bench with Hughes, Dolezaj, Moyer and Sidibe giving you ten deep. Not sure how Buddy fits in unless shooting is an issue but someone would need to sit. Washington could red shirt next year.

Rim protector in Chukwu and 4 other starters that can create offense and take their man off the dribble. Need Brissett to work on his shooting to be a perimeter threat and assume Bazely is already there.

Looks like a powerhouse team on paper for next year!

Cuse

Definitely looks good on paper if everything comes together but by this time next year 7 guys will be playing. Happens every year

 

[orangedave]

Very disheartening to see Chuckwu and Dolezaj have rebounds ripped from their hands. A loaded lineup is great next year but are too thin at center

So, there's no chance that Chuckwu and Dolezjai improve and get stronger by next season?

 

[Consigliere]

Maybe we should just take all the stay / go posts about our best player each year and put them in a zip file. Then the first post about that player each year can be followed by a singly reply - see he gone.zip. Would save a lot of bandwidth and reading time!

Then again, I can't stand to leave things unfinished. You know. It's like that song Come Sail Away by Styx.

Come Sail Away

 

[Day2]

If a player's stock is at its peak, why shouldn't they?

Battle’s stock is not at its peak.

 

[CuseInNOLA]

Battle’s stock is not at its peak.

A few NBA scouts/personnel disagree

 

[Cheriehoop]

2018 Mock Draft | NBADraft.net

 

[Waltdods]

2018 Mock Draft | NBADraft.net

With the standard caveat of I-can't-believe-I-get-sucked-in-to-this, one interesting name on here is Mikael Bridges, a Battle-like player who has really benefited from being the featured player on a very good team this year as a junior. (A theory that I'm generally skeptical of, but at least promising precedent to look at if Battle still doesn't look like a 1st-round pick at the end of this year.)

 

[asj410]

2018 Mock Draft | NBADraft.net

Welp, I sure hope for Tyus's sake that his stock isn't at its peak after seeing that!

 

[Jasoncuse]

2018 Mock Draft | NBADraft.net

2019 Mock Draft | NBADraft.net

LOL

 

[Day2]

A few NBA scouts/personnel disagree

Link?

 

[cusefan88]

Battle is leaving. Get real. Think about what the NBA looks for in prospects...he's got it all.

 

[tee1222]

2019 Mock Draft | NBADraft.net

LOL

Oshae is 11th on that list!
Franky, 37, Battle 40.

 

[Day2]

Battle is leaving. Get real. Think about what the NBA looks for in prospects...he's got it all.

He has height, length and athleticism. That's it. Not a great shooter, not a playmaker, unclear if he's a capable M2M defender. Mid-majors figured out how to defend him and his decision making as of late has been poor.

Does he have upside? Sure. There are dozens of 6-6 athletes with upside.

 

[Bayside44]

He has height, length and athleticism. That's it. Not a great shooter, not a playmaker, unclear if he's a capable M2M defender. Mid-majors figured out how to defend him and his decision making as of late has been poor.

Does he have upside? Sure. There are dozens of 6-6 athletes with upside.

He doesn't have Malachi length.

He's stronger though if that means anything.

Had good seats for the Knicks-Wiz a couple of nights ago - the strength of Beal and Wall compared to Frankie N and Kristaps was staggering.

 

[Dave85]

Battle is not coming back. I don’t understand why we do this every year. The NBA does not draft based on points scored versus Buffalo. He is 6’6” and athletic and shots the 3 around 34% with a hitch in his stroke someone will fix. He is gone. Accept it.

I agree. He gone.

 

[Dave85]

2018 Mock Draft | NBADraft.net

Jaylen Adams over Battle, come on!

 

[721Comstock]

2018 Mock Draft | NBADraft.net

You do realize NBADraft.net is basically some random guy blogging from his Mom's basement, right?
Nearly zero credibility.

 

[Cheriehoop]

You do realize NBADraft.net is basically some random guy blogging from his Mom's basement, right?
Nearly zero credibility.

No I didn’t. So you are saying he’s just a composite of all of us commenting, predicting on a message board?

 

[Jasoncuse]

So, there's no chance that Chuckwu and Dolezjai improve and get stronger by next season?

They should improve, but I am dubious about their ability to add strength and bulk to their frames. They are string beans that seem to have the body types that it's tough to add bulk too. PC is almost 23, so you'd think he'd have added some by now. They can certainly get a little stronger, especially with the ball in their hands, but I'm not expecting a huge improvement.

 

[Day2]

You do realize NBADraft.net is basically some random guy blogging from his Mom's basement, right?
Nearly zero credibility.

 

[OrangeDW]

If a player's stock is at its peak, why shouldn't they?

Every players situation isn’t the same.

How likely is an NBA career? How long do you try to get in the NBA before moving on if it doesn’t happen? Will you go overseas to play at some point? If so, when and where? If it’s likely a brief NBA career/long overseas career should you start that sooner or later? What are you hoping to do when it’s over?

Lots of questions should be weighed.

If a player is a likely first round NBA pick, I think usually the answer is to go. After that, it gets a lot trickier IMO.