[2023 NBA Draft/1-4] Amen Thompson, G, Overtime Elite

It’s disappointing. I like Jabari but it looks like he didn’t work on his body at all.

 

Allegedly he's in the gym twice a day, but yeah it doesn't look like he's put on any weight.

 

Alpren is very sharp - and he is the type of player that plays better surrounded by other smart players.

Amen is still raw - but he also is very bright and has a high IQ, they will maximize each other on the court.

FVV is basically a coach on the floor - so he is a perfect fit.

There are some limitations playing all 3 together, but they will drop a ton of points on teams and outplay better known trios because they are intelligent and smart.

 

Always bet on high-IQ guys with great intangibles, they will outperform expectations.

 

He is 19 years old - I wouldn’t be too upset he hasn’t put on a lot of weight over the last few months.

He doesn’t really need to put on a lot of weight, even 10 lbs of muscle over his entire frame would be sufficient. He doesn’t want to lose his agility or ability to defend on the perimeter and on switches.

All he has to do is improve at knowing when to switch defensively. Shoot better from the perimeter and finish in transition - if he does that, he won’t be a superstar but he will be an all star.

 

Yes - that is a big part of the success of the Warriors.

 

KD seems to do okay. BI does as well. If Jabari is a high of KD and a low of BI or anywhere in between….I’d take it on this team fo sho.

 

Spreads his legs like a cheap hooker spreads her legs for money.

 

If the 3pt range is the same and he can't shoot there and he won't shoot here.

 

Made that comparison pre-draft. I would be thrilled if he does. Amen's vision with Marion's 3&D!!! Nice!

 

He has like a bigger Reggie Miller type of body......some guys can eat up all they want and it only amounts to that.

 

Durant is an anomaly, like 1.5% of NBA players who look that and ball out.

 

I'm not really interested in debating this idea with you, just made a post to say the way you made your analysis was flawed because it didn't factor in the difference between college and 3pt line. Thanks.

 

sure he did

 

What would you say the order is in terms of BBIQ for our young guys? I'm at:

1. Amen
1a. Sengun
2. Bari
3. Jalen
4. Tari
4a. Cam

 

Tari is tough to place as he sees some things others don't and is able to be in places others wouldn't be in but it seems to be more of an individual disruptor type of smarts rather than the traditional Magic/Bird type of smarts we're talking about.

 

Did you watch a lot of Amen in OTE? I honestly have no idea what his BBIQ is so I wouldn't know how to rank him. I don't mean to be accusatory here if that's how it sounds, just wondering where this stuff is coming from and how you would rank him with our guys without seeing them play together.

 

I think Tari and Jalen have game feel but not necessarily BBIQ. Im hesitant to say anything on Cam because I haven't seen him play. Amen I'm going based off of interviews and just his general understanding of the game from his tape. I'm trying really hard not to get ahead of myself when it comes to Amen.

 

Which can be perfectly fine. I don’t necessarily think he needs a Giannis body but another 15 lbs of mass would go a long way for all aspects of his game.

 

Amen and Sengun are clearly above everyone else but I do think there is a chance Smith joins those two. He makes a lot of mistakes, but he is very young and he can tell what is going to happen before it does on the court, but he gets frustrated.

I haven't seen enough or Cam to have an opinion. He was a very young freshman, but he seemed to have blinders on.

I have seen a lot of OTE. Amen will make mistakes forcing things sometimes - but he has excellent court vision and adjusts quickly. His processing speed reminds me some of Isiah Thomas.

Tari Eason slipped a little in the draft because he has a very hard time running set plays or following a set defense. He has to be left alone to roam - which I will be curious to see how Udoka handles coaching him.