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UofCT said:
He might be the best available at 4 if the euros + Sheppard go 1-3
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Is there a chance Sheppard goes before DC?? Aren't 6'1 guards that can shoot more prevalent than 7'3 guys with DC's skill set?
 
NJHusky said:
Is there a chance Sheppard goes before DC?? Aren't 6'1 guards that can shoot more prevalent than 7'3 guys with DC's skill set?
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I don't think there's any other 6'2 guards who shoot 52% from three.
 
NJHusky said:
Is there a chance Sheppard goes before DC?? Aren't 6'1 guards that can shoot more prevalent than 7'3 guys with DC's skill set?
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ESPN and Sam Vecenie both have Sheppard at #3. I’m not saying he’ll be better than Castle or Clingan, but he’s really, really good.
 
waiting for the draft to be over so we can shake out what was true regarding DC or whether Givony has been playing agent games
 
Vecenie’s latest mock has our guys at the following spots:

4. Castle (Spurs)
5. Clingan (Grizzlies, via trade with the Pistons)
43. Spencer (Heat)
51. Newton (Wizards)

Clingan is still in play at #1 to the Hawks if they don’t pick Risacher. The Hawks could also trade down to draft Clingan. He also says multiple teams would consider trading up to draft him if he doesn’t go #1.

If Clingan dropped into the No. 3 to No. 6 range, a number of teams picking below that range would have serious interest in moving up to acquire Connecticut’s star 7-footer, league sources tell The Athletic.

NBA Mock Draft: What are the Hawks up to? That mystery hovers over this week
 
temery said:
Who was supposed to win this series? All the talking heads I've seen said Dallas.

What did Vegas think?
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89% of the betting money was on Dallas, for some unfathomable reason. Celtics had better record, dominated all season, and swept season series against Dallas. In fact, Dallas hadn't beaten Boston since Mar 2022 before the Finals started.
 
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2. The Atlanta Hawks’ Uncertain Draft Night Plans​

It’s still unclear what Atlanta will do with the first pick in Wednesday’s draft. A little over a week ago, I reported that UConn center Donovan Clingan impressed Hawks brass in a private workout. Clingan remains one of their top choices. But I’m told that the Hawks would ideally prefer to trade down to take the 7-foot-2 sophomore center, rather than do so with the first choice.
 
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aceboon said:
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Givony talked about the red flags with Castle in this podcast as well. He said that he would go to UConn games early to watch Castle warm up and try to record 3 or 4 consecutive 3 pointers to post on social media and how it took 30-40 min to even get back to back 3s from Castle.
 
ihatepants said:
Givony talked about the red flags with Castle in this podcast as well. He said that he would go to UConn games early to watch Castle warm up and try to record 3 or 4 consecutive 3 pointers to post on social media and how it took 30-40 min to even get back to back 3s from Castle.
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Shouldn’t be an issue. He has great form and will improve in the offseason
 
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REB1094 said:
50% three point shooter on decent volume, really high IQ and can run an offense really well. The big risk on him is his size obviously

I think his floor is higher than Steph's, but Steph's ceiling is WAY higher
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Listening to a pod yesterday (probably Game Theory so it must have been Bryce) and it was mentioned that Reed shot mid 30s from 3 throughout HS and AAU. So it makes me wonder if this season could be a big outlier. There was a lot of talk about his historic splits but Louisville just signed a kid who had a higher % on higher volume as a freshman. And then he shot mid 30s the next 3 seasons.
 
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ihatepants said:
Givony talked about the red flags with Castle in this podcast as well. He said that he would go to UConn games early to watch Castle warm up and try to record 3 or 4 consecutive 3 pointers to post on social media and how it took 30-40 min to even get back to back 3s from Castle.
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He settled that concern at the draft combine, no?
 
TheHorde said:
He settled that concern at the draft combine, no?
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Eh the draft combine also says that Edey is both faster and more agile than Clingan and I don't believe that at all. Castle had one good day compared to multiple games and warmups where he struggled with his shot. What is concerning is that not only is Castle's 3pt% under 30%, he did it on almost completely unguarded shots because no one gave him any respect or our offense gave him a great look. It doesn't matter how good his form looks if he still can't put the ball in the basket.
 
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ihatepants said:
Givony talked about the red flags with Castle in this podcast as well. He said that he would go to UConn games early to watch Castle warm up and try to record 3 or 4 consecutive 3 pointers to post on social media and how it took 30-40 min to even get back to back 3s from Castle.
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That isn’t great. Clingan would hit back to back 3s during warm ups with regularity. This explains why teams are lower on him than I am.
 
ihatepants said:
Eh the draft combine also says that Edey is both faster and more agile than Clingan and I don't believe that at all. Castle had one good day compared to multiple games and warmups where he struggled with his shot. What is concerning is that not only is Castle's 3pt% under 30%, he did it on almost completely unguarded shots because no one gave him any respect or our offense gave him a great look. It doesn't matter how good his form looks if he still can't put the ball in the basket.
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Castle’s splits over the last 2 months of last season are much different from the earlier part of the season. He shot very respectably toward the end of the season and made teams regret playing off him in the tournament.
 
ihatepants said:
Eh the draft combine also says that Edey is both faster and more agile than Clingan and I don't believe that at all. Castle had one good day compared to multiple games and warmups where he struggled with his shot. What is concerning is that not only is Castle's 3pt% under 30%, he did it on almost completely unguarded shots because no one gave him any respect or our offense gave him a great look. It doesn't matter how good his form looks if he still can't put the ball in the basket.
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when did givony see him? if it's early in the season then this is also showing that castle has improved with his shot
 
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Castle’s shot is going to be fine. He knows it needs to get better and he’s a hard worker. Yes, he only took open threes at uconn but why would he want to take contested threes in such a great offense? There’s plenty of clips of him in high school taking and making side step and step back threes. My guess is he will be an average to above average 3 point shooter by his 3rd year. If an nba team can’t wait that long, they shouldn’t take him
 
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TheHorde said:
Castle’s splits over the last 2 months of last season are much different from the earlier part of the season. He shot very respectably toward the end of the season and made teams regret playing off him in the tournament.
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I don't know where you are getting this, but looking at the game log on BBRef for March + April, he shot 6 for 29 from 3 (20.7%). If you include February into that, it raises it to just 12/46 (26.1%). He finished the season poorly considering that that is slightly worse than his full season percentage of 26.7%.
 
ihatepants said:
I don't know where you are getting this, but looking at the game log on BBRef for March + April, he shot 6 for 29 from 3 (20.7%). If you include February into that, it raises it to just 12/46 (26.1%). He finished the season poorly considering that that is slightly worse than his full season percentage of 26.7%.
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Also worth considering Castle shot 35% on games which fell on an odd day of the month vs 22% on even days. If the NBA teams were smart they'd rest him for any games that fall on an even day.
 
ihatepants said:
I don't know where you are getting this, but looking at the game log on BBRef for March + April, he shot 6 for 29 from 3 (20.7%). If you include February into that, it raises it to just 12/46 (26.1%). He finished the season poorly considering that that is slightly worse than his full season percentage of 26.7%.
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He shot 15/46 in Conf play...so nearly 33% so there is evidence his shot improved.....But he struggled in the tourney.
 
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