I forget that your reading comprehension skills are not the best so I'll be the bigger man and let you have it bro.
Sometimes the best defense is offense...Draft Jalen Green and have the other teams worry about stopping him.
Rather draft Jaden Hardy in 2022 instead. Hardy is the more advanced offensive player and much better defensively to boot.
Jalen Green has proven he can be an elite scorer at the next level. G league competition>College. Green's skills have a better chance of translating to the NBA then Mobley's.
Hell no to Beal. And the Rockets will still be rebuilding this coming season so no reason to move pieces around just yet. Wood would be a good mentor for Mobley and if it doesn't work out then Wood could fetch another piece in 2023 perhaps. Either way, now is not the time to think about fit as much as develop talent.
If we are going to be picking near the top in both of these drafts how do you rank Mobley, Holmgren, Banchero? I like Hardy as much as I like Green, view them as almost identical prospects, but I have Banchero as the best draft prospect since LeBron. Roster building should have some level of forsight instead of just going BPA every time you draft. Thats what the Kings do. Thats what the Wolves do. Not getting those teams anywhere. Warriors built with fit in mind to play a certain style and created a dynasty.
I like Banchero best too. But not as a 5, which is likely where Mobley ends up in 5 years. Think AD or Bosh role in playoffs. But Jaden Hardy is head and shoulders better than Jalen Green offensively IMO. Defensively it's not even that close.
I'll be following Hardy closely with the GLeague Ignite this year. I like him as a prospect, but dont value him that much higher than Green. I also dont feel that Mobley will A) develop much outside of a defensive Rudy Gobert type and B) wonder if his heart and body are made for a legacy in the NBA. should be pretty interesting couple of years coming up.
Rudy is 3X DPOY, not a bad comp. But difference is that Mobley can switch while Gobert is complete liability away from rim. And Mobley is much more skilled offensive player, not just as a scorer but as a playmaker. Mobley can rebound and run court as well as show and go in half court. Gobert will never develop those skills.
so you would go Mobley/Hardy over Green/Banchero? Yeahhh. I don’t know. I’m not as high as others on Mobley, but I would take him over Suggs and hope for the best.
to me , the greatest question with Mobley is how his body develops . 7 foot fear and all of that . skills are already high for a big . And while it’s true that the required skill level for bigs has gone up in this era ... the skill requirement for guards/wings has gone up even more . If you’re 6’5 and under you better be packing some incredible abilities otherwise you’ll be replaced by someone bigger with equivalent skill defense matters . Tough to say how good Mobley will be in NBA . It was a wacky college season and bigs have the steepest learning curve on D . if we take Mobley I would like to explore moving wood . If you want to do player comparison Mobley seems to be more Ralph Sampson than other famous bigs . sports medicine is better . If Keith Jones (gulp) thinks he’s good then I’d take him unless he tanks the interview and Suggs and/or green blow you away . But I don’t think Mobley is going to be good as in not some type of liability if we make it to the playoffs year 1 .
Agreed with everything except moving Wood. Too early to even think of trading Wood. Embrace the wood.
I love how people on here try to say this about Green and Kuminga. Obvisouly the potential based on draft night is highlighted. Cade, Mobley, Suggs. They played at collegiate level and are your top 3. Not some broke down dleague. You pick those top 3, and thats what any professional GM will do. Rockets will select Mobley. Cade to Pistons, and Cavs Suggs. Unless there stupid and bite into some hyped up kid like Green who played in dleague with nobodies.
I vote for Mobley And I think Suggs > green Green decision making looks bad. Don’t think basketball iq can be fixed
