Chapter 693 [Biggest Variable, Second Round of Taobao]
Many people are surprised by the Clippers' choice, as we all know, Yang Rui likes to shoot inside, and Farid has a poor shot.
Farid was a passionate low-post player in college, doing the "dirty work" and excelling at rebounding and hand-to-hand combat under the basket. HE IS ONLY 202CM TALL ON THE SIDE, 199CM BAREFOOT, WEIGHS 102 KG, HAS AN ARM SPAN OF 213CM, AND A BODY FAT RATE OF 6.3%.
He's energetic and aggressive on the court, with huge palms and explosive bounces that help him grab rebounds, and his reach and terrifying speed allow him to both disrupt big shots and prevent defenders from breaking through.
Farid is one of the most dominant interior players in college basketball, averaging 13.3 rebounds per game. The position and smell of rebounds are different from ordinary people, and they have tireless energy. A natural blocker, the timing is very good. Defensively aggressive, averaging 2.3 steals per game to lead the divisional league, which is not easy for a big man.
His shortcomings are also obvious, his height and weight are at a disadvantage as a power forward in the NBA, his technique and low post feet are rough, his feel and stability are poor, and his scoring is mostly based on layups after the interior is stuck in place or purely athletic. He even shot less than 60 percent of his free throw line in college in college. The passing field is narrow, and the distance between the offensive end and teammates is not good.
Yang Rui is optimistic about Farid's function, and his draft template is Dennis Rodman, in Yang Rui's previous life, he has never averaged less than 3 frontcourt rebounds per game since his rookie season. Because he often participates in the fast break, he doesn't grab rebounds in the backcourt very much, so he doesn't average a double-double in a single season.
Now the Clippers have a lot of people who can play fast offense, and Yang Rui's plan is to develop Farid in the direction of Rodman, not rushing forward, but protecting the backcourt rebounding ball in the joint defense system to find teammates and launch a fast offense.
This will liberate Griffin, Griffin's desire to grab rebounds is not strong, he likes to play fast breaks, but when Guy and Dunleavy cameo in the No. 4 position, Griffin can only protect the backcourt rebound, otherwise the opponent will be happy.
The best thing about Farid is that he can be used when he picks, and he has excellent improvisation, averaging 22.5 minutes per game in his rookie season, and can cut 10.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.7 steals and 1 block, shooting 58.6% from the field.
In the middle of the draft, the Spurs and Pacers still completed the trade, trading George Hill for Leonard, and the two teams took what they needed.
Popovich likes George Hill very much, and Leonard's draft templates are just Luke Bamot and Gerald Wallace, who is evaluated as "top-notch physical, hard defensive, technically rough man, not very good at shooting." ”?
Yang Rui guessed that even if Leonard was intercepted, it would not stop the Spurs from reinforcing because they still have a relatively late draft pick. There are no good wings on the team, and if the trade fails, the Spurs will not select point guard Joseph, and will likely choose Jimmy Butler.
With Popovich's professionalism, it must be seen that the two have similar styles and are both potential stocks with outstanding physical fitness.
For Leonard, the Spurs are certainly the best place to be, and he can play as a starter in his rookie season and get enough workout, and no other team is weak at the small forward position.
There aren't many promising people in the back, and the Thunder drafted guard Reggie Jackson, who didn't want to renew Nate Robinson's contract.
Slam Dunk King Robinson is a locker room tumor, his strength is average, but he is very crazy, even if he was almost slapped to death by Yao Ming that year, he couldn't get rid of his bad habits, and he was complacent about being the king of dunk, pulling Westbrook to dunk in the team, than heads-up, wanting to prove that he was better than Wei Shao in some places.
At the Celtics, Robinson was traded, and the staff didn't wait for him to go back to pack up, and everything in the locker room was packed and sent back to his house; At the Thunder, he once again faced the "basketball prison", and although he worked hard every day to try to make the coach laugh, he didn't get many opportunities to play. Now, he's going to wander somewhere else.
What Yang Rui cares about the most is that the Nets changed their draft picks and selected Jimmy Butler for 30.
The Nets' outside weaknesses are very obvious, the wing defense is too scummy, Anthony Morrow's defense is not qualified whether he plays small forward or scoring guard, and he is suitable for the bench.
In Yang Rui's previous life, the Nets management exchanged Gerald Wallace for strengthening the defense, and the situation in this life is completely different, the Nets signed Yao Ming, and did not use Favors to replace Delon, the lineup is different, and there is no way to replace the former Elvis.
The Nets traded Memet Oku, Sean Williams and a protected first-round pick for Gerrard in mid-2012, and now it's impossible for the Nets to trade a potential strongman for Gerrard.
It's not that the Nets manager has a good eye, it's just that he is blindsided. If the Nets cultivate Butler well, their strength will be much stronger than Yang Rui's previous life, and they will not need to trade Pierce and Garnett's bad contracts.
There was also a big change in the second round, with the Rockets selecting power forward Tre Tompkins with the 10th pick. In Yang Rui's previous life, this person should have been selected by the Clippers with the 7th pick in the second round, and now he has fallen to tenth.
THOMPKINSON IS 208CM TALL, WEIGHS 111 KILOGRAMS, AND IS A TALENTED OFFENSIVE POWER FORWARD WITH CHANNING FRYE.
He's tall, long-armed, has great strength and an all-around low-post offense, and his great footwork and turns make him comfortable in the basket. He uses a lot of feints under the basket, has sharp 10-15 foot turnaround shots, and his hook shot is improving, while he also has the ability to score from the basket.
Tompkinson had three-point ability in college, and he was excellent at receiving the ball from the baseline and shooting very high. He is not selfish on the field and can find open teammates after being trapped.
His shortcomings are poor athleticism, below-average jumping, poor lateral movement that makes him poor defensively, slightly fat, and a whopping 15.5% body fat percentage in the draft physical test.
Big men who can shoot are in demand right now, and experts predict that Tompkinson will be drafted at 25-30 in the first round.
Rockets manager Darrell Morey looked at Tompkinson's stats of 16.4 points and 7.6 rebounds, and his pre-draft prediction was the highest in the middle of the first round, regardless of his poor body fat percentage and lack of tenacity, and thought he had picked up a big bargain.
On a TNT show, Barkley expressed his opinion of Rockets general manager Morey, who he believes is an idiot obsessed with data, and that the Rockets he runs are a team that is terrible defensively and has no play at all.
Morey's strengths are to always maintain salary space flexibility, be good at calculations, and squeeze out players' contracts. The weakness is that he pays too much attention to data and does not have enough control over large transactions, and people like him are easy to fall into the pit.
Morey likes math and doesn't understand basketball. In Yang Rui's previous life, many fans thought he was a good manager when they saw him take out a few treasures in the second round, but in fact, Morey didn't care about the rationality of the lineup at all, and missed more strongmen.
In Yang Rui's previous life, Rocket boss Alexander had a soft spot for Morey, and everyone in the team changed, leaving only him, but leaving Morey, it was doomed that the Rocket would never win the championship.
Yang Rui, who was watching ESPN's live broadcast at home, was very happy, and immediately called Nell Orshi, who was on the scene, and said loudly: "Nell, change the plan and use the No. 12 pick to select striker Chandler Parsons, we don't want Davis Bertans, I think it should be selected." ”
"Huh? Are these two comparable? I think Davis is better. ”
In his final season in college, Parsons averaged 11.4 points and 7.8 rebounds in 33 minutes per game, and his draft predictions were not favored, and everyone thought he would be outside the 10th in the second round.
Yang Rui said: "It is difficult for Davis to join the NBA immediately, otherwise he will not fall into this position, we can trade his signing rights in the future, and choose Parsons now." ”
"Okay."