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If this is true, Marquese Chriss will be selling the couch

dnc
dnc Member Posts: 56,855
edited October 29 in Hardcore Husky Board
Chris at 14 on Chad Ford's Big Board (pay link).
Chriss is the fastest riser on our Big Board 5.0. The 18-year-old forward has been on a tear lately, averaging nearly 20 points per game over his past four Pac-12 contests, including an impressive 24 points against Utah on Wednesday.

He's very raw still. But his length, athleticism and versatility have scouts drooling. If he can keep up this play the rest of the year, he should be a surprise lottery pick.

Murray's at 28.
Murray can be a wild man on the court. But that would be a 6-foot-5, athletic, aggressive wild man who, when he's on, can wow you.

He's shooting 28 percent on his 2-point jumpers and just 30 percent from 3-point range, so there are major things to work on. But the raw talent really excites scouts.
If these ranks are anything close to how scouts see them come decision time, I'd advise Chriss to jump and Murray to come back.
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  • CuntWaffle
    CuntWaffle Member Posts: 22,500
    Chriss will be a bench/D league guy if he leaves this year.
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  • whatshouldicareabout
    whatshouldicareabout Member Posts: 13,017
    They also changed the early entry rules in 2015 to better help underclassmen know their status with an expanded combine and not losing eligibility after declaring for the draft early.

    Might be interesting to see how these things affect Chriss and Murray
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  • FreeChavez
    FreeChavez Member Posts: 3,223
    CuntWaffle said:

    Chriss will be a bench/D league guy if he leaves this year.

    He won't be a D-league player, but more than likely he isn't going to walk in and start. The difference is that he has the raw talent and needs more time to fill out his body and adjust his game. I would argue that staying at UW if he can be near the lottery and a lock 1st rounder would be absolutely stupid. Romar is not a developer of bigs, never has been, never will be. So you're better off taking your 3 years in the league and build up your body and try to make it there.

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  • section8
    section8 Member Posts: 1,581
    Better give Romar an extension, 2030 might be special
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  • FreeChavez
    FreeChavez Member Posts: 3,223
    BayDawg said:

    So, that was our big run? An NIT berth?

    I can totally see why we had to keep Romar.

    It's a bit early to be betting on a NIT birth. This whole season could come to a crashing halt with a couple of losses to the bay area teams
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  • NEsnake12
    NEsnake12 Member Posts: 3,795
    If Chriss was a one-and-done, he'd have to be a uniquely special case to succeed at the pro level. I looked into it, and in the last 5 years there have been a grand total of *3* players who went one-and-done without being a 5*, nationally heralded recruit:

    1) Ben McLemore - was a national superstar on one of the nations best teams in college, now struggling to develop in Sacramento
    2) Moe Harkless - average, nothing more than a rotational player for the Blazers
    3) Zach Lavine - everyone was baffled when he left early... does great in dunk contests but is an average at best player for the wolves

    Then there are many guys who were 5* studs who have busted hard in the pros, and probably should've waited to leave. Josh Selby, Marquis Teague, Quincy Miller, Grant Jarrett just to name a few.

    I'm not saying Chriss won't be successful if he leaves early, just that history is definitely against him if he wants to be a one-and-done.
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  • ThomasFremont
    ThomasFremont Member Posts: 13,325
    NEsnake12 said:

    If Chriss was a one-and-done, he'd have to be a uniquely special case to succeed at the pro level. I looked into it, and in the last 5 years there have been a grand total of *3* players who went one-and-done without being a 5*, nationally heralded recruit:

    1) Ben McLemore - was a national superstar on one of the nations best teams in college, now struggling to develop in Sacramento
    2) Moe Harkless - average, nothing more than a rotational player for the Blazers
    3) Zach Lavine - everyone was baffled when he left early... does great in dunk contests but is an average at best player for the wolves

    Then there are many guys who were 5* studs who have busted hard in the pros, and probably should've waited to leave. Josh Selby, Marquis Teague, Quincy Miller, Grant Jarrett just to name a few.

    I'm not saying Chriss won't be successful if he leaves early, just that history is definitely against him if he wants to be a one-and-done.

    Chriss would be a 3 in the NBA. One thing I've never seen him do is handle the ball.

    That's a glaring hole considering the guys he'd have to create against at that level.

    Murray could use some bulk still. And for a shooting guard, his outside shooting is streaky at best.

    That being said, both guys could probably leave now and secure a few million and hope the rest develops in the league over 2-3 years.
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