hasoos

When I look at Noah, he reminds me of a 6'11" of Tayshaun Prince before he developed his outside shooting. Excellent defender, off the ball shot blocking, good rebounder, excellent fundamentals. Worth the #1 pick in the draft? Not sure. Fill a good hole with the Blazers? Surely.

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Tince

Prince was a shooter at Kentucky, and has really developed his game since turning pro. Somewhat opposite of what one would hope with Noah.

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hasoos

There is a difference between a guy who takes a lot of shots and a shooter. Prince was an ok shooter in college, but took a fair load of the shots. He really didn't develope the outside shot until he hit the NBA. I believe the last line what you are meaning about Noah is that he would be a higher impact player out of the draft?

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tlong

All of the top players in college have holes in their game right now, including Morrison. I think that needs to be remembering when discussing whether a player is worthy of the #1 pick.

Tince

IMO Prince was a shooter, not a guy who just took shots. He spent the majority of his time outside the three point line, didn't post up near as much as he does now in the pros. Here are some numbers to back up my point:

Career Numbers @ Kentucky:

FGA - 1419
3PTA - 621
FG% - 46%

He still managed to shoot over 46% while 44% of his shoots were threes. Those numbers tend to back up my memory of him being a shooter back at Kentucky

When comparing him to Noah, I feel like he's the opposite of Prince. Prince needed to become a more balanced player after being drafted, while I think Noah just needs to improve his shot because he's well rounded everywhere else.

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Minstrel

Currently, I'm most hoping to get Bargnani, with Gay, Aldridge and Thomas as the next group of players I'd be satisfied with.

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