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Isn't he tiny though? I feel like the league is starting to move away from these guys unless the shooting or playmaking is very, very elite. Seems like these guys get hunted in the playoffs with gusto and thus played off the court.
I'm not sure how the Spurs see the size thing. It doesn't bother me personally because of the other things you mentioned that off set it and because all the other PG's have some flaw as well. I think he's got a pretty good floor, much better than Salaun in that regard, but I don't see a real high ceiling. In this draft that may be enough for several teams.
Isn't he tiny though? I feel like the league is starting to move away from these guys unless the shooting or playmaking is very, very elite. Seems like these guys get hunted in the playoffs with gusto and thus played off the court.
Interesting, but with a Top 10 pick? I'm not sure. Feel these guys are becoming the running backs of basketball.
Dilly feels like exactly the kind of guy we will pass on and then he'll proceed to torch us for the next 10 years every time we face him.
Would you take him #2 or #3 over Williams/Risacher? Or would you chance trading down a couple of picks if you get #2 or #3 to take Dilly later? He's the one PG I really like in this draft class but Williams/Risacher look pretty tempting and the Spurs desperately need talent at every position other than center. Don't really see him sticking around to #7 though unless Topic starts blowing up in Euroleague.
I do think he's a top 10 pick in this draft. May slip, but he's up there. Centers are still pretty vital, esp if they can hit shots and he seems to. Vucevic shredded us last game it seemed.
Pros: 1) He's a big dude who might have a chance to body Embiid and Jokic a little instead of widdle Zach rag doll, 2) Poeltl worked really, really well in those short rolls and facilitating from the top of the key and Jak had to learn that over time. Filip has exceptional vision already. 3) Having a big who works in certain sets with Wemby would be excellent. 4) He can rebound. Like, none of our guys rebound.
Cons: 1) A big isn't first or second priority, a wing and a point guard are. 2) Filipowski may simply struggle with perimeter defenses. 3) He may be unplayable with Wemby. We do need contributing bigs, but with a lottery pick? 4) Went to Duke.
So, yeah, I think they'll kick the tires if they get the Toronto pick, but the needs are elsewhere. More mentioning that I really didn't like him last year but he's improved a ton and looks pretty good.
Is Wemby's form all that clean on his three point shooting? Seems to bring his legs inward a lot and not sure I ever see him becoming say a 40% three point shooter. Maybe 35% to where you have to guard him but I'm definitely joining the DAF86 camp that sees him as a straight center now that Victor has improved so much on his ability to gain and hold position vs where he was a couple months ago.
This is a decision that should be made closer to draft day when we have a clearer picture of what range each guy is getting picked. My dream scenario would be getting both Dillingham and Risacher, so whomever of those two projects to go higher, I would pick first. I really don't know, I'm constantly going back and forth on which one of those two I would rather have if we could only have one.
LOL my dream scenario is getting Pick #1 and trading it to Brooklyn for Bridges and then taking Dilly #7 with our best case Toronto pick. I think the odds are better of getting pick #1 than they are of the Spurs getting the Toronto pick and Dillingham still being on the board then though
think the problem with him is he takes too many types of 3's that all require their own mastery. he actually shoots them better off the dribble than in catch-and-shoot spots.
i dont know that he'll ever reach that 40% figure (chet is down to 38.5 himself), but its not like he needs to for it to be a useful weapon. last year brook lopez had a career year from 3 and was considered an elite spacing center but he was only hitting 37.4% himself for the season, and down to 33% this year. myles turner is the other "3&D" center who is a career 35% shooter from 3, shooting 37% last year, 34% this year.
its not like the 3 is going to be his go-to shot, but its a of a change-up he can throw. i still hate the early shot clock 3's (i know its a peeve for you as well), but he also has hit some big ones in money time. he just has to be smarter about being situational with it.
Bridges? WutLOL my dream scenario is getting Pick #1 and trading it to Brooklyn for Bridges and then taking Dilly #7 with our best case Toronto pick. I think the odds are better of getting pick #1 than they are of the Spurs getting the Toronto pick and Dillingham still being on the board then though
you‘re not getting Bridges for the #1 pick in this weakass draft. The Nets didn’t want to trade him for 4 first roundersLOL my dream scenario is getting Pick #1 and trading it to Brooklyn for Bridges and then taking Dilly #7 with our best case Toronto pick. I think the odds are better of getting pick #1 than they are of the Spurs getting the Toronto pick and Dillingham still being on the board then though
First rounders aren't created equal. Could have been four protected firsts or four crap firsts. We heard the exact same rumor about Anunoby and the Knicks got him for a good backup PG and a guy RJ Barrett who was looked at as empty calories and a borderline bust whose trade value would be nowhere near what the #1 pick would be even in this draft. Besides I'm not saying the #1 pick alone. I'd probably offer one of the Atlanta picks and be willing to include the Chicago one too if needed.
Probably doesn’t mean much but next years draft is really weak for true PG and strong on SG/SF/C
I really like Mikael and he would be great as a veteran presence on the Spurs. The Spurs need to add a veteran or two to go along with the youth movement but still don't want to move any of the Atlanta picks.
I do agree the Number 1 pick will have high value.
Dilly is the guy to get. But in saying that, I hope we don’t get the number one pick. Get the 3rd and 7th pick and we are set. I’d like Risacher too somehow this draft. I’d trade our Toronto pick and next years first for the chance to get both of these players next year. Just having a point guard who can shoot and get to the hoop, and a SF with size and can shoot the lights out would do wonders for this team. That’s the way to build in the draft, surround Wemby with people who can shoot the ing ball and a point guard who can penetrate, create, and shoot.
Damn the Ringer is scaring me here on Kevin O'Connor's big board
https://nbadraft.theringer.com/
His player comps are always pretty special. Cody Williams isn't like Jalen Rose at all. Matas Buzelis as Lamar Odom is hilarious. I would say Topic is sort of like Goran Dragic, though. For Filipowski I think I'm right in mixing post-Spurs Poeltl and Vucevic.
lol, hard pass of Filipwraski.
This is pretty funny. I love how KOC reminds us of Zollins health woes but fails to mention Filipowski's in his actual write up. Double hip surgery at 19 might be a concern. Not a great fit. I'll pass. Oh and Salaun at #18 thats a joke as well.
Why, because some guy wrote Zach Collins here? O'Connor is a bit of a joke, you realize? Have real reasons.
Cody Williams feels like a Wright pick. That's my uninformed hunch. SF, showing improvement, point forward projection, not an elite athlete.
Blowing a significant portion of the draft capital on Bridges would be insane.
Unless they luck into it in the draft first, it needs to be expended on a lead creator.
Agreed (change Wright to front office though, since this agenda driven notion that the non lead decision maker is unilaterally making decisions is absurd). I get the sense they're likelier to go SF (Risacher, him or Buzelis) over PG (Topic).
Rough day for college lottery prospects so far today. I don't see Ja'Kobe Walter in our wheelhouse. Reed Sheppard just doesn't look like it. Rob Dillingham is out sick today, too bad.
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