I was afraid to open this thread. I thought I was going to see Zach Brown level craziness. Thank goodness not.
Huh? Are you saying I posted that to get likes? No, I was seriously expecting something weird. Why do you think you know what I was thinking?18,000 likes from 8,000 posts means you don't need to attempt like this.
#127 in his class ?
Has anyone on the board seen him play live? If so, what would you list as deficiencies/areas to improve? Seems to be a dog on the court, but he hasn’t received any bump. Strange.
Floyd has always struck me as a guy who may be a Marcus Smart type of player. High energy, plus-defender, solid but streaky shooter and built like a running back with length.His handle is not good. He has PG size with a SF handle. Not a great passer. He might be listed at 6'2 here. Shooting wasn't very good a year ago, but he seems to have improved that quite a bit--I would imagine if he keeps shooting it well he'll get a rankings bump.
The good news is that He is super tough, defends well up top. Versatile. Very good athlete, long. Generally plays within himself and makes the right play. Been playing a high level of competition for 3 years now so we have a really good read on his capabilities. He's like Brendan Adams but can score it at a higher level.
They do. Pro squads will take a shot on a kid who was highly ranked out of high school but underachieved in college. BJ Boston for example.Has been noted before on the Yard- A "bump" in ratings for him has been hampered by a Covid-influenced AAU schedule (last year) and a Covid abbreviated HS schedule for his junior year. This summer's AAU schedule-however it shakes out- and his senior year in HS should have a positive impact on rankings as his game continues to develop.
Do rankings matter? Debatable.
They do. Pro squads will take a shot on a kid who was highly ranked out of high school but underachieved in college. BJ Boston for example.
I don’t know pretty sure I saw Jake weingartens Twitter feed up in a lot of draft war roomsThey don't "take a shot" on a kid because of his ranking in high school. NBA teams are marginally more sophisticated in the way they approach it than your average message board poster.
Yes but honestly if you look at Danny Ainge he definitely likes the former top prospects who can’t shoot (at time of draft). Young, Brown, Smart, Langford and it feels like I’m missing one.They don't "take a shot" on a kid because of his ranking in high school. NBA teams are marginally more sophisticated in the way they approach it than your average message board poster.