tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483919325744857366.post8504775100281373558..comments2023-06-24T12:54:23.718-04:00Comments on The Human Highlight Blog: 2018 NBA Draft: Top Six Players for the Hawks to review (revisted)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483919325744857366.post-16565035281663633632018-05-21T18:57:49.015-04:002018-05-21T18:57:49.015-04:00Yeah. You're right.Yeah. You're right.Keith Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941836683937002651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483919325744857366.post-6814535813283579242018-05-21T13:42:29.994-04:002018-05-21T13:42:29.994-04:00Or even Hawksian circa 2005, no?Or even Hawksian circa 2005, no?Jason Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622741233643856856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483919325744857366.post-74216124808134593042018-05-21T12:51:03.889-04:002018-05-21T12:51:03.889-04:00Duplicating positions like this seems very 76ersis...Duplicating positions like this seems very 76ersish during their rebuild, and that is one of the reasons it took them so long to build.Keith Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941836683937002651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483919325744857366.post-31454527082832053112018-05-21T12:47:22.362-04:002018-05-21T12:47:22.362-04:00I am on the record as liking both Bamba and JJJ ov...I am on the record as liking both Bamba and JJJ over Bagley, but I do like the touch Bagley has shown. Great point on the jump shots --clearly not something he has had to do or was asked to do at Duke last season. I see him as a Julius Randle type player and that is a very good skill.<br /><br />Is he considerably better than Collins? Maybe not, but that's a testament to how good a pick Collins was last season. Having them both does not hurt in the short term, there are plenty of minutes to move around, even if there is some overlap.<br /><br />Again, I'd rather Bamba or JJJ because I believe there is less of that overlap and see more ceiling from either of those guys, but if the Hawks end up with Bagley, I don't see that as a loss.Jason Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622741233643856856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483919325744857366.post-73275090267747416022018-05-21T09:44:35.810-04:002018-05-21T09:44:35.810-04:00I need you to convince me on Bagley. I see him as...I need you to convince me on Bagley. I see him as a guy who was able to dominate in college because he was so much more athletic than everyone around him and had the motor to match. However, I don't see a lot of skill development with him at this point. You mention that he's a solid shooter, but this is something that I have doubts about translating to the NBA. His 39% on three point jumpers was on a very low volume of three point attempts, and his 63% free throw percentage is not a good indicator that his jump shot will translate. He's also a 41% shooter on two point jumpers. I guess one trend that did happen was that he showed improvement overall, because as late as February, I think he was around 32% on his jump shots as a whole. So, maybe that trend of improvement is a good sign, but I think it falls victim to the small sample size. <br /><br />Defensively, he's a mess at this point. I can't find very many players who were as bad defensively as Bagley is that went on to become solid defenders in the NBA.Keith Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941836683937002651noreply@blogger.com