San Antonio (playing for Pop) may be the perfect spot for AS.
Sure, but Draymond Green was supposed to be a backup too. The NBA draft is like buying scratch tickets. Even the top picks sometimes flop. A lot of lottery guys are just backups. So yeah, they are projecting guys who have some untapped potential, like Andre.
I agree but I worry about Jackson more. I could see a scenario where Jackson eventually just fits really well in the NBA as a connector playing great D, unique vision, doing the little things or I could see him never making the NBA because he just doesn't score.
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I was reminded of something I often consider thinking about basketball Height, Rob Williams triggered it watching him. He has a short neck. If you want to measure basketball heights, it shouldn’t be to their heads, it should be to their shoulders. My guess is Rob has higher shoulders than some guys 2 inches taller. Adama might as well. Those guys will always play taller than their heights.“It’s sports, people are gonna say what they want,” Sanogo said Thursday in reference to doubt around his height. “You can only control what you control, so I’m trying to focus, work hard, do stuff that makes me happy. I’m not trying to worry about what people are saying. The only thing I can control is keep working on my game.”
Adama Sanogo focused on controlling what he can, appreciating opportunity at NBA Draft Combine
Though Adama Sanogo isn’t listed on most mock drafts, the UConn co-captain is focused on controlling what he can and appreciating the NBA Draft Combine opportunity.
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Adama Sanogo focused on controlling what he can, appreciating opportunity at NBA Draft Combine
That's why they measure standing reach and wingspan. That's more an indication of your basketball height and how you can play than the top of your head.
And Sanogo is basically Jokic so this makes sense.
Umm no. It makes sense because Jokic was passed on 40 times in a draft and it goes to show that all kinds of value and talent can be found in players that escape the first round. AS falling out of the first round would have no correlation to the type of career he COULD have.
“Good player sometimes drafted second round.” Would’ve made more sense. Evoking the name of a future top 15 player makes it sound like you’re comparing them.
Or hiltons
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It was posted in other threads yesterday. It's a little ambiguous and also gives himself an out (in the other direction) if he changes his mind, but this was the sense that a lot of us had that if he was getting late 1st early 2nd looks he'd stay in (and that Hurley would suggest he do so.)I can't believe I haven't seen any chatter about the Courant article from Wednesday where Jackson is quoted saying that he's "probably" not returning to the team. I feel like this is news.
UConn’s Andre Jackson on his future: ‘I’m probably going to be out;’ more NBA Draft Combine notes
Andre Jackson hinted that he’s leaning towards leaving UConn while at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago, where he took the floor against former teammate Adama Sanogo.
Did we already know that AJax doesn't expect to return?
I've had him gone mentally for at least a month. I would feel bad if he came back.
Kevin Ollie had a long career and he couldn't shoot. AJ is tenacious and smart . Teams love that. Hope he finds a good team that values intangibles
Been saying this since I first saw Clingan. Clingan has a small head, so he’s like a 7’4” guy, because you’re right that shoulder height matters, not head height. We block shots with our arms and they’re connected to our shoulders, not our head.
Standing reach is already one of the main measurements for basketball. They do it at the NBA combine.
