[OhCanada-Participant]

 Gotta say I am truly on the Mitchell Robinson banwagon. I’ve been a fan since before seeing him play at the McDonalds All American Game but was really interested to see what type of person and player he was after commiting to Western Kentucky last year. After that didn’t work out alot of people online were questioning this young mans character which continued into his pre-draft process and even post draft/pre-summer camp.

I remember getting real mad at a YouTube comment about him. Someone saying something along the lines of "another dumb kid or low iq" because he wasn’t media trained and kinda spoke with a lisp. After watching him play in summer league I think it’s safe to say he has great basketball intincts and is going to be extremely coachable and observent.

Mitchell Robinson’s best skill seems to be coachability. The abillity to take and accept criticism and advice is important. This kid really seems to understand.

During summer league he took no three pointers, in 5 games he had only 1 turnover and he shot over 60%. The fact that he only took the shots he knew he could make, didnt force any jumpshots or try to show off any skills he maybe developing was great. He has a very militant approach and seems to be a guy that likes to realize his coaches orders.

Since summer league I’ve seen him compared to Clint Capela mostly, Deandre Jordan as far as playstyle and what he effects on the court and even Anthony Davis  as a finished product but the player he keeps on reminding me of is a young Marcus Camby. Anyone that remembers Camby coming out of college before the injuries knows he had the potential to be great.

Robinson is still very raw but I think the Knicks should treat him as well as the lotto bigs in this draft Ayton, Bagley, Jackson, Bamba and Carter Jr. as his potential rivals theirs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[treytalkssports.comParticipant]

Ryan Hollins. Willie Cauley-Stein. 

Let’s not mention Davis in the same paragraph. Even Capela and Jordan is a bit silly at this point. 

 

 

[Jr. ROXASParticipant]

Bamba actually is the guy that reminds me of Camby the most. I see more Camby in him than Gobert. And yes, I feel Robinson will be a stud. Like Capela, he is a very quick jumper and has long arms,which immediately makes him one of the better lob threats in the league.

 I’m impressed most about his shot blocking ability though. He’s not the big who only gets blocked shots just because their long. He actually times players’ shots ala Serge Ibaka. His length and timing make for an fascinating combination.

He does need to improve on his strength though a lot. He gets boxed out and pushed around for position more times than not. Diamond Stone was owning him inside at one point. Granted, this is a part of his game that will be easier to develop being with professional trainers and nutritionists for full seasons. Capela too was very skinny when he came to the league and now he has a fully developed body.

 

[CoachWyersParticipant]

 I like the Hassan Whiteside comparison to Mitchell Robinson.

[bdiddy5115Participant]

2017  Rivals | 2017 Scout | 2018 NBA Draft Position

Deandre Ayton: #3 | #4 | #1 

Marvin Bagley III: #2 | #1 | #2

Mohamed Bamba: #4 | #3 | #6

Jaren Jackson Jr: #6 | #8 | #4

Wendell Carter Jr: #7 | #7 | #7 

Mitchell Robinson: #9 | #9 | #36

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I think it’s pretty clear that Robinson was a top-talent, worthy of comparison with the top bigs in this class. The question was in his maturity/character. It’s more that he was an unknown than him actually doing things that warranted those questions, and naturally, his decision to not play CBB and disappear made many teams wary of him. 

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