Thon Maker Summer League Debut

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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 12:57pm #64601

OhCanada-
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Anyone else watching his debut. He looks great. I’m afraid the Raptors passed on the wrong guy. He’s hitting his jumpers/free throws, mixing it up inside dominating the glass and looks comfortable. I keep saying in this new officiating in the NBA being tall has huge advantages. He could stand to add some weight but he looks like he is made of muscle and the guy is 7’1! Good pick maybe ready to play.
Kay Felder also is looking good for the Cavs

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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 1:25pm #1081364

llperez
I am unimpressed with rashad vaughn. I know he has a gauranteed deal as a first rounder, but he does not look like an nba guy out there Just looked up his rookie stats and he went for 3ppg on 30% shooting from the field. Is he a lock to even make the bucks this year?
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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 1:25pm #1081198

llperez
I am unimpressed with rashad vaughn. I know he has a gauranteed deal as a first rounder, but he does not look like an nba guy out there Just looked up his rookie stats and he went for 3ppg on 30% shooting from the field. Is he a lock to even make the bucks this year?
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- Posted on: Sun, 07/10/2016 - 10:43am #1081663
  
  machu46
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  He’ll probably bounce between the D-League and the NBA roster this year if I had to guess. No doubt it wasn’t a promising rookie season for him though.
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- Posted on: Sun, 07/10/2016 - 10:43am #1081668
  
  machu46
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  He’ll probably bounce between the D-League and the NBA roster this year if I had to guess. No doubt it wasn’t a promising rookie season for him though.
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- Posted on: Sun, 07/10/2016 - 10:43am #1081830
  
  machu46
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  He’ll probably bounce between the D-League and the NBA roster this year if I had to guess. No doubt it wasn’t a promising rookie season for him though.
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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 1:25pm #1081202

llperez
I am unimpressed with rashad vaughn. I know he has a gauranteed deal as a first rounder, but he does not look like an nba guy out there Just looked up his rookie stats and he went for 3ppg on 30% shooting from the field. Is he a lock to even make the bucks this year?
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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 1:27pm #1081367

Taylor Gang Mike
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Maker is a beast. Thats why he was top 10
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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 1:27pm #1081201

Taylor Gang Mike
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Maker is a beast. Thats why he was top 10
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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 1:27pm #1081205

Taylor Gang Mike
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Maker is a beast. Thats why he was top 10
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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 1:28pm #1081369

Biggysmalls
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Didn’t see Thon play but I saw almost nothing but the opposite on Twitter from some of the college/nba guys there.
Not sure if they are just "haters"…or more nuanced or maybe there is a middle. I don’t know. But that’s interesting.

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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 1:28pm #1081204

Biggysmalls
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Didn’t see Thon play but I saw almost nothing but the opposite on Twitter from some of the college/nba guys there.
Not sure if they are just "haters"…or more nuanced or maybe there is a middle. I don’t know. But that’s interesting.

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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 1:28pm #1081208

Biggysmalls
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Didn’t see Thon play but I saw almost nothing but the opposite on Twitter from some of the college/nba guys there.
Not sure if they are just "haters"…or more nuanced or maybe there is a middle. I don’t know. But that’s interesting.

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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 1:37pm #1081375

VintageKobe
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Thon had looked good. Only negative have been his 3s
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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 1:37pm #1081210

VintageKobe
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Thon had looked good. Only negative have been his 3s
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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 1:37pm #1081214

VintageKobe
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Thon had looked good. Only negative have been his 3s
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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 1:42pm #1081381

Hype Machine
A lot of people on this site are going to be eating a huge slice of Thon Makers humble pie.

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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 1:42pm #1081216

Hype Machine
A lot of people on this site are going to be eating a huge slice of Thon Makers humble pie.

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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 1:42pm #1081220

Hype Machine
A lot of people on this site are going to be eating a huge slice of Thon Makers humble pie.

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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 1:56pm #1081394

IndianaBasketball
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I like Maker! He plays hard at both ends. Runs the floor and changes ends hard. Plays with a high motor. Covers great ground defensively… Hits the glass. His jumper was off, but his mechanics are solid.
He’s gonna be good… Just wait until he gets stronger and tightens up his footwork, and just becomes more polished. Upside is great.
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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 1:56pm #1081228

IndianaBasketball
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I like Maker! He plays hard at both ends. Runs the floor and changes ends hard. Plays with a high motor. Covers great ground defensively… Hits the glass. His jumper was off, but his mechanics are solid.
He’s gonna be good… Just wait until he gets stronger and tightens up his footwork, and just becomes more polished. Upside is great.
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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 1:56pm #1081232

IndianaBasketball
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I like Maker! He plays hard at both ends. Runs the floor and changes ends hard. Plays with a high motor. Covers great ground defensively… Hits the glass. His jumper was off, but his mechanics are solid.
He’s gonna be good… Just wait until he gets stronger and tightens up his footwork, and just becomes more polished. Upside is great.
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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 2:11pm #1081404

For_Never_Ever
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Defensively he can be a beast. Athletically he is impressive, and agility for his height. He has a baby face, hopefully he can add weight that will be key to opening up everything for him.
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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 2:11pm #1081237

For_Never_Ever
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Defensively he can be a beast. Athletically he is impressive, and agility for his height. He has a baby face, hopefully he can add weight that will be key to opening up everything for him.
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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 2:11pm #1081241

For_Never_Ever
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Defensively he can be a beast. Athletically he is impressive, and agility for his height. He has a baby face, hopefully he can add weight that will be key to opening up everything for him.
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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 2:35pm #1081410

Hype Machine
I don’t know what people expect out of preps-to-pros prospects, but to instantly be the best player on the court, even in Summer League ridiculous. If he was hitting his jump shot, people would have been falling over backwards about this summer league debut and he could have dropped 20+.
I’ve been saying that Maker is the next KG the whole time. No caveats, if’s or but’s…..just a little less trash talk.
I don’t when hyper-athletic, 7’1" bigmen with endless motors and the ability to stretch the floor became unpopular…..last time I checked that was pretty much what every NBA team dreamed of.
First person that should admit they were wrong about maker is the Draftnet Twitter guy. Continued to slander Maker about his age (despite being proven wrong) long after everyone else had given up….which was disappointing since that’s more of a DX move, who by that stage had acknowledged it was all BS cosnpiracy theories. Time to suck it up boys, Maker is the future….and just made you look really bad.
Bucks fans must love what their team is doing right now.

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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 2:35pm #1081243

Hype Machine
I don’t know what people expect out of preps-to-pros prospects, but to instantly be the best player on the court, even in Summer League ridiculous. If he was hitting his jump shot, people would have been falling over backwards about this summer league debut and he could have dropped 20+.
I’ve been saying that Maker is the next KG the whole time. No caveats, if’s or but’s…..just a little less trash talk.
I don’t when hyper-athletic, 7’1" bigmen with endless motors and the ability to stretch the floor became unpopular…..last time I checked that was pretty much what every NBA team dreamed of.
First person that should admit they were wrong about maker is the Draftnet Twitter guy. Continued to slander Maker about his age (despite being proven wrong) long after everyone else had given up….which was disappointing since that’s more of a DX move, who by that stage had acknowledged it was all BS cosnpiracy theories. Time to suck it up boys, Maker is the future….and just made you look really bad.
Bucks fans must love what their team is doing right now.

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- Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 3:22pm #1081416
  
  For_Never_Ever
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  I don’t see why toss shade at DX. They do about as good job as any site. Except they don’t have a open forum for people like here. We all have to be skeptical of foreign players age especially if it’s your job to do know. I believe he is 19yrs old or younger by his build and face, but have you seen his birth certificate?
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- Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 3:22pm #1081250
  
  For_Never_Ever
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  I don’t see why toss shade at DX. They do about as good job as any site. Except they don’t have a open forum for people like here. We all have to be skeptical of foreign players age especially if it’s your job to do know. I believe he is 19yrs old or younger by his build and face, but have you seen his birth certificate?
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  - Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 5:27pm #1081458
    
    he_gets_buckets
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    Has anyone here seen the birth certificate of any draft pick? I guess every guy in the draft is 35 because they dont post pictures of their birth certificates on their instagrams
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  - Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 5:27pm #1081292
    
    he_gets_buckets
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    Has anyone here seen the birth certificate of any draft pick? I guess every guy in the draft is 35 because they dont post pictures of their birth certificates on their instagrams
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    - Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 6:38pm #1081485
      
      Choppy
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      I saw his passport if that means anything…
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    - Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 6:38pm #1081319
      
      Choppy
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      I saw his passport if that means anything…
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    - Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 6:38pm #1081321
      
      Choppy
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      I saw his passport if that means anything…
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    - Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 7:32pm #1081488
      
      For_Never_Ever
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      You know you have to be really stupid if you don’t think a professional team doesn’t go all the way to figure out how old a foreign player is. For teams and this much talk of how old he is has to be legit because it’s likely he doesn’t have his original birth certificate or can be faked. When he was drafted they said teams read all his transcripts to try figure out how old he is. In the Olympics athletes faked ages constantly in the past. I think they cracked down it now. I’m talking about foreign players so I’d guess Bazz from the Wolves don’t count or that 35 yr old guy trying to pass off as a HS kid.
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    - Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 7:32pm #1081322
      
      For_Never_Ever
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      You know you have to be really stupid if you don’t think a professional team doesn’t go all the way to figure out how old a foreign player is. For teams and this much talk of how old he is has to be legit because it’s likely he doesn’t have his original birth certificate or can be faked. When he was drafted they said teams read all his transcripts to try figure out how old he is. In the Olympics athletes faked ages constantly in the past. I think they cracked down it now. I’m talking about foreign players so I’d guess Bazz from the Wolves don’t count or that 35 yr old guy trying to pass off as a HS kid.
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    - Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 7:32pm #1081324
      
      For_Never_Ever
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      You know you have to be really stupid if you don’t think a professional team doesn’t go all the way to figure out how old a foreign player is. For teams and this much talk of how old he is has to be legit because it’s likely he doesn’t have his original birth certificate or can be faked. When he was drafted they said teams read all his transcripts to try figure out how old he is. In the Olympics athletes faked ages constantly in the past. I think they cracked down it now. I’m talking about foreign players so I’d guess Bazz from the Wolves don’t count or that 35 yr old guy trying to pass off as a HS kid.
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  - Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 5:27pm #1081293
    
    he_gets_buckets
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    Has anyone here seen the birth certificate of any draft pick? I guess every guy in the draft is 35 because they dont post pictures of their birth certificates on their instagrams
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- Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 3:22pm #1081252
  
  For_Never_Ever
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  I don’t see why toss shade at DX. They do about as good job as any site. Except they don’t have a open forum for people like here. We all have to be skeptical of foreign players age especially if it’s your job to do know. I believe he is 19yrs old or younger by his build and face, but have you seen his birth certificate?
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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 2:35pm #1081246

Hype Machine
I don’t know what people expect out of preps-to-pros prospects, but to instantly be the best player on the court, even in Summer League ridiculous. If he was hitting his jump shot, people would have been falling over backwards about this summer league debut and he could have dropped 20+.
I’ve been saying that Maker is the next KG the whole time. No caveats, if’s or but’s…..just a little less trash talk.
I don’t when hyper-athletic, 7’1" bigmen with endless motors and the ability to stretch the floor became unpopular…..last time I checked that was pretty much what every NBA team dreamed of.
First person that should admit they were wrong about maker is the Draftnet Twitter guy. Continued to slander Maker about his age (despite being proven wrong) long after everyone else had given up….which was disappointing since that’s more of a DX move, who by that stage had acknowledged it was all BS cosnpiracy theories. Time to suck it up boys, Maker is the future….and just made you look really bad.
Bucks fans must love what their team is doing right now.

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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 3:08pm #1081413

Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
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I’m impressed. He is even more mobile and athletic than I thought. His defensive potential is through the roof. He has a strong motor and competes on both ends. I know this is only summer league, but he did not look at all intimidated and looked like he belongs out there. He can be a factor defensively immediately with his length and mobility and he is only scratching the surface of his potential on that end.
Offensively, he did some nice things but is clearly a work in progress. I saw him hit one jumper but even that looked kind of awkward. He’ll probably score mostly on hustle plays and putbacks initially, which is fine. Definitely needs to get stronger and develop his skills but that’s to be expected for a guy right out of hs. Not going to overreact after one game, but I can definitely see what the hype was about with this kid. This is really my first time seeing him play extended mins against substantial competition.

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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 3:08pm #1081247

Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
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I’m impressed. He is even more mobile and athletic than I thought. His defensive potential is through the roof. He has a strong motor and competes on both ends. I know this is only summer league, but he did not look at all intimidated and looked like he belongs out there. He can be a factor defensively immediately with his length and mobility and he is only scratching the surface of his potential on that end.
Offensively, he did some nice things but is clearly a work in progress. I saw him hit one jumper but even that looked kind of awkward. He’ll probably score mostly on hustle plays and putbacks initially, which is fine. Definitely needs to get stronger and develop his skills but that’s to be expected for a guy right out of hs. Not going to overreact after one game, but I can definitely see what the hype was about with this kid. This is really my first time seeing him play extended mins against substantial competition.

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Posted on: Fri, 07/08/2016 - 3:08pm #1081249

Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
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I’m impressed. He is even more mobile and athletic than I thought. His defensive potential is through the roof. He has a strong motor and competes on both ends. I know this is only summer league, but he did not look at all intimidated and looked like he belongs out there. He can be a factor defensively immediately with his length and mobility and he is only scratching the surface of his potential on that end.
Offensively, he did some nice things but is clearly a work in progress. I saw him hit one jumper but even that looked kind of awkward. He’ll probably score mostly on hustle plays and putbacks initially, which is fine. Definitely needs to get stronger and develop his skills but that’s to be expected for a guy right out of hs. Not going to overreact after one game, but I can definitely see what the hype was about with this kid. This is really my first time seeing him play extended mins against substantial competition.

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Posted on: Sat, 07/09/2016 - 3:31am #1081359

Hitster
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He looked very good from the fairly limited clips I’ve seen, I don’t think Toronto have had a wrong decision in taking Poeltl especially as they are looking to compete much more now than the Bucks are. The only thing I’d say is that Maker with Jonas behind him anchoring the paint would have been interesting to watch guarding PFs mid range as his lack of bulk is less of an issue here.
The commentators are already talking about Maker and Giannis with their wingspans in combo on defence.

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Posted on: Sat, 07/09/2016 - 3:31am #1081360

Hitster
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He looked very good from the fairly limited clips I’ve seen, I don’t think Toronto have had a wrong decision in taking Poeltl especially as they are looking to compete much more now than the Bucks are. The only thing I’d say is that Maker with Jonas behind him anchoring the paint would have been interesting to watch guarding PFs mid range as his lack of bulk is less of an issue here.
The commentators are already talking about Maker and Giannis with their wingspans in combo on defence.

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Posted on: Sat, 07/09/2016 - 3:31am #1081523

Hitster
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He looked very good from the fairly limited clips I’ve seen, I don’t think Toronto have had a wrong decision in taking Poeltl especially as they are looking to compete much more now than the Bucks are. The only thing I’d say is that Maker with Jonas behind him anchoring the paint would have been interesting to watch guarding PFs mid range as his lack of bulk is less of an issue here.
The commentators are already talking about Maker and Giannis with their wingspans in combo on defence.

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Posted on: Sat, 07/09/2016 - 5:45am #1081374

nateval
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Thon looked really good. I don’t get all the hate he was getting up until the draft. Today without any development he is a 7 ft athletic freak with a nonstop motor. His shot is going to get better. He missed all 4 of his 3’s but it looks like the Bucks are going to want him to develop that shot. Thon has a great work ethic too so that should help with his development.
I don’t know how the "experts" didn’t see this with Thon. Yes he’s raw but he’s long and athletic. Where are the "experts" that had Thon as a second rounder now

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Posted on: Sat, 07/09/2016 - 5:45am #1081376

nateval
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Thon looked really good. I don’t get all the hate he was getting up until the draft. Today without any development he is a 7 ft athletic freak with a nonstop motor. His shot is going to get better. He missed all 4 of his 3’s but it looks like the Bucks are going to want him to develop that shot. Thon has a great work ethic too so that should help with his development.
I don’t know how the "experts" didn’t see this with Thon. Yes he’s raw but he’s long and athletic. Where are the "experts" that had Thon as a second rounder now

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Posted on: Sat, 07/09/2016 - 5:45am #1081538

nateval
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Thon looked really good. I don’t get all the hate he was getting up until the draft. Today without any development he is a 7 ft athletic freak with a nonstop motor. His shot is going to get better. He missed all 4 of his 3’s but it looks like the Bucks are going to want him to develop that shot. Thon has a great work ethic too so that should help with his development.
I don’t know how the "experts" didn’t see this with Thon. Yes he’s raw but he’s long and athletic. Where are the "experts" that had Thon as a second rounder now

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Posted on: Sat, 07/09/2016 - 6:05am #1081380

Danielcmccarty
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Thon played well and scored of energy plays. Getting position around the rim getting a lot of clean up dunks. He fell down after jumping about 7 times last night. His legs have got to get stronger or he’s an injury waiting to happen. 82 games of wear and tear, his body needs to get stronger. But he plays a lot harder then I thought
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Posted on: Sat, 07/09/2016 - 6:05am #1081382

Danielcmccarty
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Thon played well and scored of energy plays. Getting position around the rim getting a lot of clean up dunks. He fell down after jumping about 7 times last night. His legs have got to get stronger or he’s an injury waiting to happen. 82 games of wear and tear, his body needs to get stronger. But he plays a lot harder then I thought
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Posted on: Sat, 07/09/2016 - 6:05am #1081543

Danielcmccarty
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Thon played well and scored of energy plays. Getting position around the rim getting a lot of clean up dunks. He fell down after jumping about 7 times last night. His legs have got to get stronger or he’s an injury waiting to happen. 82 games of wear and tear, his body needs to get stronger. But he plays a lot harder then I thought
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Posted on: Sat, 07/09/2016 - 7:27am #1081389

kobyz
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Maker and Christian Wood from the Sixers are the same prospect! Same body, same tools, same skills, same motor, same age…
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Posted on: Sat, 07/09/2016 - 7:27am #1081391

kobyz
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Maker and Christian Wood from the Sixers are the same prospect! Same body, same tools, same skills, same motor, same age…
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Posted on: Sat, 07/09/2016 - 7:27am #1081552

kobyz
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Maker and Christian Wood from the Sixers are the same prospect! Same body, same tools, same skills, same motor, same age…
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Posted on: Sat, 07/09/2016 - 10:03am #1081398

Meditated States
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Kind of absurd GM and scouts had him rated lower. How can you underestimate the skills and potential of a player that Height who moves that well.
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Posted on: Sat, 07/09/2016 - 10:03am #1081399

Meditated States
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Kind of absurd GM and scouts had him rated lower. How can you underestimate the skills and potential of a player that Height who moves that well.
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Posted on: Sat, 07/09/2016 - 10:03am #1081561

Meditated States
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Kind of absurd GM and scouts had him rated lower. How can you underestimate the skills and potential of a player that Height who moves that well.
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Posted on: Sat, 07/09/2016 - 1:07pm #1081620

Danielcmccarty
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Hard to say if teams truly had him rated that low. I mean, he did get picked at number 10. Whose to say he wouldn’t have gone shortly after that.
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Posted on: Sat, 07/09/2016 - 1:07pm #1081454

Danielcmccarty
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Hard to say if teams truly had him rated that low. I mean, he did get picked at number 10. Whose to say he wouldn’t have gone shortly after that.
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Posted on: Sat, 07/09/2016 - 1:07pm #1081456

Danielcmccarty
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Hard to say if teams truly had him rated that low. I mean, he did get picked at number 10. Whose to say he wouldn’t have gone shortly after that.
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