Jaylen gone??

Domicillo said:

https://twitter.com/pac12network/status/1103165272465137665?s=21

Bit odd in how Hop talked through this clip, seems like you could read into it a bit

GreenRiverGatorz said:

HillsboroDuck said:

Would Hop go big with next year's lineup?

Timmins
Stewart
McDanields (prayingdog.jpg)
Carter
Greene

What in the world is Timmins doing in this hypothetical lineup?

dhdawg said:

If he goes he goes. But he's not gonna be taken anytime early. Certainly not as early as he would like. He needs to be a more consistent player.

theknowledge said:

Wright will get better offensively. There are times when he shows a good feel, Nifty passes, and touch on his shot. With another season of development on his ball handling and some much needed confidence I could see him being a really good cog to an offensive system as a low post passer and when singled a guy who can make a move and get to the rim. This is a Sark type player. Under LR we could expect Wright to be Darnell Gant, ie the same guy for his entire career, but with Hop I expect to see more from him as an upperclassmen. Sam Timmons got better. Hameir has a better toolbox than Sam.

2001400ex said:

backthepack said:

I don’t understand the Wright hate. Yeah he’s not great offensively but he’s a borderline elite 4 in the 2-3. He has the length, mobility, and the timing you want from the 4. He can even play the 5. He’s a great shot blocker.

Who plays a 2-3? And Wright frequently plays a 5 in our 4-1 zone. He's quicker on the rotation than Timmins and Dickerson when the other team gets 2 people inside our 4. OSU had that opportunity a bunch in OT last night and couldn't get the ball in to them.

theknowledge said:

Miley_Cyrus said:

theknowledge said:

Wright has shown he can hit a three from tim to tim and is a fairly adept passer. I saw none of that as a freshman. If you think he looks scared at times this year go back and watch the few minutes he played last year. He is getting better. the hope is for him to take one step forward next year and another the year after. If that happens he will be an asset to what will hopefully be our third straight tourney team. He is not a five or four star guy. He is a three star with a good toolbox to build with. Height, length, vert. He just needs more tim.

Huh? https://247sports.com/Player/Hameir-Wright-85264/high-school-147947/

He shot 27% from 3 last year versus 20% this year. I do think he’s got some good passing ability but I don’t think he’s grown a ton since last year. He plays primarily because he’s very good in the zone. Offensively he looks about the same as last year if not worse.

Well if you're going to go off real stats and not the ones in my head, well then yeah, I guess he's regressed. I just like the kid and think he's got a shot to be pretty good for us.

BroadcastingDawg said:

HillsboroDuck said:

Would Hop go big with next year's lineup?

Timmins
Stewart
McDanields (prayingdog.jpg)
Carter
Greene

I don't see Timmins getting any more minutes next year than he does now... just because Artem Wallace was once a senior didn't mean he was destined to start that year. He played 4.5 mins a game his senior season which was actually down from what he was used to. You play the talent... not the talentless.

I'd like to see:

5. BPJ/Roberts w/ Timmins getting his usual 5-10...

4. Stewart w/ Hamier Wright playing a flex 3/4... back to his natural position.

3. McDaniels w/ Naz Carter playing a flex 2/3.

2. Nowell w/ RaeQuan Battle in there to light up the perimeter.

1. Green w/ Hardy splitting pretty much equal time.

If Nowell moves on then Naz would simply start at the 2. Lets pray we land McDaniels. RaeQuan is too good to not give him ample time on the court his Freshman year. Dude is a more athletic CJ Wilcox.

2001400ex said:

Tequilla said:

Nowell would be well served to come back for one more year while putting in work on rounding out his game for the NBA level. He's a back end of the 1st round pick at best right now and to me that isn't worth leaving school 2 years early for.

https://www.nbadraft.net/2019mock_draft

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2019-nba-mock-draft-dukes-zion-williamson-is-the-clear-top-pick-and-three-blue-devils-are-in-the-top-five/

Jaylen comes off as very thoughtful and understanding of the big picture around him. He's got a lot of people surrounding him that will give him the real truth about what is out there and the pro's and con's of a situation.

It's one thing if you're assured of getting guaranteed money and a lottery pick. But at this point, he's not guaranteed to get guaranteed money. Why go down that path if you don't need to?

I go back and forth on this. Isaiah was the last pick in the draft and, while he wasn't getting a Max contract, was in talks for a life changing contract. So it can happen. But whether guaranteed or not, it totally depends on the team he'd get drafted to. And his desire for money now versus making a run in college and most likely more money a year from now.

On the team comment. If he's in the second round and getting drafted by a team where he'll sit. That's another notch in the stay in college list. He'll get more experience in college than sitting on the end of an NBA bench and only getting garage minutes. But if he thinks he can play 20 minutes a night, going out and making a few million is a good decision.