He sounds like a confident kid that has always been doubted and still one of the top players for the last 3 years.
Being confident is good. Saying you're going to be the best player in the NBA in 2 months when you weren't really dominant in college is cringe as hell.
Did not say that but not ruling it out. Presti at OKC is the most unpredictable GM in NBA. And ORL desperately needs an all star level scorer and playmaker. Nothing is set in stone.
There is no clear cut #1 and there is a good long while between now and the draft. We have no idea what is going to happen between now and then. Some guys might have great workouts. Others might flop. Hell, a guy can get into trouble and raise red flags. A guy could get injured in a workout. It's weird to me you're pretending you know exactly what's going to happen.
Nothing personal. I don't know the kid and don't know all the contexts. Just think he talks big talks. He sounds like he already knows what it's like playing in the NBA when he really has no idea. A lot of guys turn pro and are shocked by how much bigger, faster, and more skilled the NBA game is than any level they have played at so far.
That same confidence was celebrated when Green talked about how he was the best and compared himself to Kobe and even gave himself nickname of Unicorn. Banchero is also mimicking similar talk of greatness. But Chet doing so runs people the wrong way for some reason. It's just kids talking themselves up, harmless. Sometimes its per advice of their own PR teams.
Again, nothing personal against Chet. It just happens that he got a couple quotes two consecutive days. I'm sure some other guys do the same, just not being posted here. (I don't follow Twitter. Just pick things up here on CF.)
Disappointed that so many prospects not listed. Even Walker Kessler and Mark Williams numbers not charted here.
Need more contextual interviews to see where he really stands. Ego is good. But it must come with being humble. And what I mean by that is he has to understand his perceived weakness. It's likely real. So you either hit the weight room like Giannis, or you discover how to hide it. The inability to change is a bad trait. In this interview he also deflects the problem by saying they don't know me, they don't know the game. That's wrong though. That's something that James Franco might have done early in his career on his problems. But now Franco realized, he had to dial back, correct, and reset. The bee hive that is the twitter verse generally hones in on a truth. So like I said, I don't know what he really is thinking based on one interview, but think he should be taking the Belichick approach... which is to listen, make small changes each day to improve yourself and your teammates, and remain humble to improving your perceived or real shortcomings.
Agreed. And also, while these guys have not played at an NBA level most of these guys have some idea of what to expect. They've been high level prospects their whole lives. They've played over seas, they've played against other elite prospects, top college players and they've probably also been to a few NBA camps and pick up games and gone against NBA players. Look how many rookies come out and look really good in year one. I don't think NBA competition is a complete shock to a lot of these guys.
DEFENSE MATTERS Every single player on All Defense Team (1st or 2nd) helped take their teams to playoffs this season.
