Diamonds in the Rough

I'm a Pitt grad. Have watched every game since 2007. He has a LONG way to go. He is extremely quick on defense and has great length. But offensively, he was a deer in the headlights. Bad positioning, once he caught the ball he had no idea what to do with it. He is a down the road project with a low floor and a high ceiling. His sister was an Olympic gold medalist, and Steven spent some of his childhood homeless. Great personality, great potential, but man does he need a lot of work.

 

I love this kid. I think he has more upside than Meyers Leonard. Although he may not reach it. Great shot blocker great, decent handles, has a good lower body to grow into. He will get stronger. It's in his genes. Can play above the rim. See him doing lots of alley oops in the pros. And he is another rim protector. I would pick him ahead of Whithey and I really like Whithey.

Not saying he's better than Noel but watch this video and you can see he does some things better.
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He is a real Diamond in the rough outside the lottery. I would try to get my 18th pick back from Atlanta. I would take Adetokoubo over him but he is next on my list at that spot.

If he drops to 34 I would be ecstatic. Of players I think could be there I would take Glen Rice, Reggie Bullock Crabbe, Nat Wolters, Eric Murphy (That's how much I value a stretch 4). Still looking but those are all players that have a chance to be there.

I don't get draft express. Trey Burke #5? Great college player but he can be stopped by good defense. On the next level he won't be nearly as good. Larkin 1st round?

 

What do u guys think of steph currys little brother Seth Curry, he's a shooter like his brother. Probably going at the mid to end of the second round as of right now.

 

He's a shooter for sure, and a damn good 1 at that. He had issues this year with his leg - the guy couldn't even practice - and he still had a great year. The leg concerns me, but I think he would be a great pick up for offense off the bench...not so much defense.

 

For the record, I've been a supporter of Reggie Bullock for a while. I think he'll be a good rotational player in a couple years.

 

Kid is bigger than I thought. Still has the hilariously bad interview, but it looks like he already has the size to compete.

 

i could see him going in the late 2nd Round. He would be a nice pick-up as a third-string, Eddie House-type of point guard.

His leg will be fully healed for training camp. He's not as explosive as his brother, but he's a much quicker than people give him credit for when healthy.

 

Archie Goodwin is going to be a star... I give him a few years to get his fundamentals down.. have some adjustments in his shooting stroke.. teach him the BEEF technique.. etc He's gonna either be a solid player or a star... I'm banking on a future 5 time all star when his career is done.