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there’s a player who‘s very similar to AJ

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Jackson and Hawkins are nba prospects. I would love for Sanogo to make the nba. So much is going against him but he’s improved on his defensive quickness so much just in the past several months. Maybe the 3 pointer is next.
 
The Athletic just had their mock 3.0 and AJ and Adama don’t make the cut.
Hawkins would be in the Top 60 but there’s no indication he’s leaving.
Top 5 are Banchero, Holmgren, Smith, Duren, and Ivey
 
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Ratso said:
there’s a player who‘s very similar to AJ

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Eh, Thybulle is the best perimeter defender of a prospect to come out in god knows how long. Kid walked into the NBA as one of the top defenders in the sport and made All-Defense in only his second year. That's absurd for a perimeter player.
 
superjohn said:
Athletes of Jackson's caliber are hard to come by in the NBA.
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But what i’m saying is that doesn’t really do much for him. The only player that I can recall thinking made the NBA based primarily on his athleticism is Derrick Jones Jr. And he went undrafted. Regardless, I don’t think Thybulle and Jackson are very similar in the first place, and that’s where this all began.
 
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CardiacAndre7 said:
But what i’m saying is that doesn’t really do much for him. The only player that I can recall thinking made the NBA based primarily on his athleticism is Derrick Jones Jr. And he went undrafted. Regardless, I don’t think Thybulle and Jackson are very similar in the first place, and that’s where this all began.
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Keon Johnson, Isaiah Jackson, and Kai Jones just last year.

I agree with you, I don't think Thybulle and Jackson are all that similar.
 
Andre needs to average 10 ppg next year to get drafted. He has everything else. With his improved shooting and floater package this year, there’s no reason to think he won’t be capable of 10+ ppg next year with additional improvement.
 
TeasedDonut said:
Andre needs to average 10 ppg next year to get drafted. He has everything else. With his improved shooting and floater package this year, there’s no reason to think he won’t be capable of 10+ ppg next year with additional improvement.
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He’s still shooting that slow set shot. I wouldn’t call it improved.
 
UcannUconn said:
He’s still shooting that slow set shot. I wouldn’t call it improved.
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It still doesn’t look pretty, and isn’t reliable, but last year more shots were hitting off the side of the backboard than going in the hoop. Slow progress is better than no progress.
 
UcannUconn said:
He’s still shooting that slow set shot. I wouldn’t call it improved.
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I don't care if it's slow, or if it's set. Tons of great shooters shoot a set shot, and his %s are gonna be much higher if he's slow. The issue is clearly that he has terrible lower body mechanics and grips the ball from the front with his off hand. He just has no rhythm between his feet and his hands.

It does look BETTER than last year--I think his set point is a little smoother. Right now he's at 30% from 3 on 1.2 attempts per game. If he can finish the season in the 28-32% range on a couple attempts per game, I think we can be pretty excited about his shooting development. That would be a HUGE improvement.
 
husky429 said:
I don't care if it's slow, or if it's set. Tons of great shooters shoot a set shot, and his %s are gonna be much higher if he's slow. The issue is clearly that he has terrible lower body mechanics and grips the ball from the front with his off hand. He just has no rhythm between his feet and his hands.

It does look BETTER than last year--I think his set point is a little smoother. Right now he's at 30% from 3 on 1.2 attempts per game. If he can finish the season in the 28-32% range on a couple attempts per game, I think we can be pretty excited about his shooting development. That would be a HUGE improvement.
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He just needs to keep shooting them when open. The shots have been right on, they're just bouncing around the rim. If he takes the right open shots they will start falling.
 
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superjohn said:
Keon Johnson, Isaiah Jackson, and Kai Jones just last year.

I agree with you, I don't think Thybulle and Jackson are all that similar.
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I guess Keon Johnson is fair, wasn’t he a 5 star though? And he played pretty well his freshman season. Kai Jones showed flashes of being a high potential stretch 4 though, I think he will be a good player. IJ is a rim runner post defender, I think it’s tough to compare. I guess I should amend my statement though. Being athletic as a wing or a guard is not a premium, you need to be able to do more than that. Players like IJ stick around the league because they can defend the paint and get put backs, Nerlens Noel, Mitchell Robinson for example.
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
I guess Keon Johnson is fair, wasn’t he a 5 star though? And he played pretty well his freshman season. Kai Jones showed flashes of being a high potential stretch 4 though, I think he will be a good player. IJ is a rim runner post defender, I think it’s tough to compare. I guess I should amend my statement though. Being athletic as a wing or a guard is not a premium, you need to be able to do more than that. Players like IJ stick around the league because they can defend the paint and get put backs, Nerlens Noel, Mitchell Robinson for example.
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all of those guys were way more productive/impactful in college than AJ has been thus far

right now AJs biggest strengths are rebounding and blocking shots but those aren't things you target in a wing, unless you're an elite defender like thybulle, but AJ isn't even a good 1 v 1 defender

i'm glad he didn't go to cuse obviously but i think playing in a 2-3 would have really hid his weaknesses and exaggerated his strengths i.e. help d, rebounding, and weak side shot blocking
 
superjohn said:
He just needs to keep shooting them when open. The shots have been right on, they're just bouncing around the rim. If he takes the right open shots they will start falling.
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Truth. Reps, reps, reps. You aren't gonna learn balance and work out the kinks without reps. Slow down and focus on form in practice, and stop thinking about it games... just let it fly.
 
Thybulle stayed 4 years. And needed to.

The defensive bulb could turn on for jackson then too.

Derrick Jones also got the big mle in fa.

But I agree he’s not a first round pick yet.

There’s a few pieces that can go that will depend just how high he can go.
 
Jackson needs another year, in which he has to absolutely dominate, then he can be a first round pick.

But I think second round/undrafted is more realistic given his offensive liabilities.
 
CTBasketball said:
Jackson needs another year, in which he has to absolutely dominate, then he can be a first round pick.

But I think second round/undrafted is more realistic given his offensive liabilities.
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He doesn't need to absolutely dominate, he just needs to show he has an adequate shot and can create his own shot some. His athleticism is better than 99% of players and when you couple that with his vision and open court abilities something would have to go really wrong for him to not be a first round pick after next season.
 
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