totally agreed. And if you believe in his trajectory- you take him. I’m not here to bash on any of these guys. Excited the rockets are going to be able to add another high upside talent.
Here you go! Looks pretty similar to me. Both over 7ft tall, both could put the ball on the floor, both could blocked shots and move their feet well on defense, and both could hit the 3....what's the difference? Highlights Montage from 2018-19 NCAA Season! Ready for NBA!" on YouTube Watch "Chet Holmgren Official Freshman Year Highlights | 2021-22" on YouTube
No one had a clue Giannis would put on 45 lbs of lean muscle mass and become one of the most unstoppable players of his generation. He was far from a sure thing that's why he went 15th. It's easy to say in hindsight that people who didn't draft him are idiots but there are a ton of lanky guys that never make it. The key thing is that these guys like Chet are high risk high reward. That has to play into decision making particularly if the organization thinks there are players with similar ceilings but higher floors.
difference is we have a larger sample size to evaluate Chet (31 games plus NCAA tourney) than we did with Bol Bol (9 games at Oregon). Chet also moves a lot better and quicker than Bol Bol and has better footwork. There’s enough difference between the two as prospects coming out of college that is putting Holmgren in top 3 tier.
That’s the beauty of Chet, his floor is high as a 3&D player. There isn’t anyone except maybe Jabari with his upside. That’s the reason those two are pretty unanimous top 2
they don’t make it because they have no skill and were never good to begin with Mobley was talked about as being a 2 years away from being 2 years away type of player on here at times because of his small shoulders, high ass, skeleton build etc now it’s Chet’s turn
I would agree on the 3 and shooting in general. The real risk with Chet is if his defense will translate. If his lack of strength/weight reduces his ability to defend inside his floor is really low. I think he can be great but some people talk about him like he's a sure thing. And to be fair I was thinking of this as if we got the #1 pick and had the option of picking Jabari. But, we may be picking at a position where we should be happy that Chet falls to us.
That’s fair. I don’t think he will have a problem defending inside personally. He has toughness and some dog in him. Very quick hip flip and quick sliding his feet. Along with elite hand quickness with both hands. Weak side, perimeter and drop defense will be elite. Post defense against jumbos? He might get bodied some, but he will catch his fair share too imo
oh well…my post isn’t concerned with whether or not he’ll be a dominant scorer skinny weak Mobley put up 15 ppg as a rookie…Chet can do the same, and unlike Mobley, he is a legit shooter as well Chet also has the best defensive potential by far
More body comps since y'all like that. Kareem Abdul was 215 lbs when he left UCLA at TWENTY TWO years old. He played at 225 for most of his career. And I've done 'my own research' on this: Steve Rogers 5'4, 95 lbs pre supplements, 6'0/240 lbs after supplements and over training .
What's weird to me about the conversation about Chet is that people are treating it like it's absolutely set in stone that he will play center. Chet is mobile, quick and agile enough to play the 4. The kid crossed over Steph Curry when he was 16 years old and already 7 feet tall. Hell, I'm not even sure he couldn't play the 3 some. So why are we talking about how he's going to match up with Jokic and Embiid when he might be the help defender on them rather than the primary defender? You guys have been whining about our size for forever and aren't amped on a guy with his length that can play multiple positions?
The NBA’s drug testing is comical. Just get Chet on the gear like Giannis and he’ll be a hall of famer. Either way, the upside is too good to pass up if he’s there when we pick.
the trend seems like every year or 2 there'll be a 7ft+ highly skilled "unicorn" coming out of the draft, unicorn will soon to be flooded all over the league
