I have friends who know people on the committee and they sent me the list a couple hours before it was announced.
I donāt think there was any expectation that there would be McD AA for the '22 recruiting class.Just a bunch of solid players in this class.
Vecenieās latest Big Board at The Athletic (updated today) has Houstan 26, Diabate 45.
For the Big Ten-
Ivey/Davis/Murray are 4/5/8
Christie 22
McGowens 27
Liddell 42
Gabe Brown 51 (!)
Kofi 64
Pete Nance 68
Edey/Trevion 70/87
TJD 95
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Interesting cause I thought he excluded Christie last time
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Dickinson unranked!
Dickinson has basically never been ranked or mocked as a draftable prospect, FWIW.
yeah, and I am unsure how much that will ultimately matter to his decision. It is weird to me, however. I would mock him above Trevion and TJD, for example.
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Yeah I donāt get how you can feel more confident in Trevion as an NBA player than Hunter.
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Good spot on the Gabe Brown inclusion. Seems like Livers/Chaundee where you could see him being on a NBA roster for a while.
What position is TJD going to play in the NBA?
Been thinking about that. Cody Zeller is a not-exact but somewhat reasonable comparison ā few skills but heās quick off his feet and makes FTs. Zellerās still in the NBA.
I think heās an undrafted type. Maybe he can be a Khem Birch type if he can develop mentally defensively to be an undersized backup 5 on a team that plays a really aggressive defense like the Raptors or Hornets do. Or he needs to develop a passable 3 pointer.
Seems like a guy who should go to Europe for his first contract and then be an NBA guy at 25, having come back with either a shot or really focused on being a good defender who can switch onto guards more.
I donāt think thatās an apt comparison. Nevermind that I think Cody Zeller was a substantially better player, he was larger, a better shot blocker, and had a more diverse offensive skillset than TJD. Zeller was also, arguably, the third best player in the entire conference the year he got drafted.
TJD is maybe a worse version of Jared Sullinger?
I struggle to see how TJD or Williams get drafted. They are undersized, non-shooting, single position players. I donāt see players like them in the NBA. I at least see players like Kofi and Hunter in the NBA - every team has 1-2 giant bigs that arenāt above the rim players. I donāt think either get drafted, but I think they will hang around.
TJD looks like an NBA athlete at times, but canāt shoot and may or may not be able to defend the four. Maybe a team gambles that he will develop the ability to shoot and play the fourā¦feels like they might prefer a guy like Mousa with raw upside over him though
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No one has them getting drafted. Vecenie has them close to 100
I donāt think Zeller had a more diverse offensive skillset. Another guy who couldnāt score away from the basket (just sat there in the middle of that Cuse zone in the tourney not taking 10-footers), lived at the line, and a good rebounder.
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I donāt see how TJD plays in the NBA and Iād be shocked if Hunter doesnāt make it in the NBA.
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And ESPN updated their Mock Draft this morning-
Houstan at 41 (no Diabate)
From the Big Ten
5- Ivey
6- Murray
8- Davis
24- Liddell
40- Christie
45- Trevion
46- Edey (of course, back to back)
48- TJD
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TJD Comp ā Bruno Fernando? In college, both are non-shooters w/ plus footspeed / coordination in college. Lots of putbacks and quick duck ins. Very similar size at 6-9, 235ish, I think.
Bruno is in his 3rd year and averages about 3 min/game w/ Boston. Was not resigned by ATL after his second year, I guess.
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So we can dog TJD on this and Iām on that train from an NBA point of view since Iām not sure who he guards or how he scores in the league. But besides thatā¦how is Trevion on these lists?? And ahead of Kofi and Hunter? Trevion isnāt more athletic or have a better shot or have more positional flexibilityā¦what the heck?