Jaylen Brown one of the top 5 athletes in the NBA that was taken 7 years ago? Terrible comp.
He will never step foot in the NBA. He’s a more talented less athletic XJ.
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He will never step foot in the NBA. He’s a more talented less athletic XJ.
Guys improve their shooting as they get older. Its entirely possible that Mintz could go in Round 1 this summer. ESPN has him as Round 1 in 2024 and although that I'm sure they are projecting improvement, its really not crazy that a 2024 1st Rounder could go 1st Round a year earlier.
Reminds me waaaayy more Trey.
Reading comprehension. I didn't make a comparison. I simply named a guy that was drafted in the first round that couldn't shoot very well at all college. You're the one that made a blanket statement that the NBA isn't drafting players that can't shoot. There are exceptions.
Are you saying Mintz has reached his potential and will never be any better than the player you see today? I don't know how anybody can say that with any certainty.
Your L's on Mintz are becoming the stuff of Pantherlair Lore equally as bad as Vader's positive takes on Justice Kithcart. Mintz will literally be wearing an NBA uniform in November if he comes out.
Like all of us, he also has no clue what he's talking about.
You appear to be confusing me for someone else. I dont have any other screen names.
Mintz is a high volume losing scorer who can’t shoot. And he’s 6’3. Dime a dozen. Not one mock draft has him going in the first round, which means he won’t be taken at all. He’d be well served to make a killing in NIL
It’s hilarious to me SMF thinks non shooting 6’3 PG’s who take a ton of shots are being taken in the 2nd round of the draft because they scored 16 a game on a bad team when they can take a euro who has a higher upside and can stash him.
But in his defense, Mintz is a lot taller in his imagination...
Yeah. I mean I personally saw Adou Thiero in a Kentucky uni actually playing in a game this year… yet last year Coach Cal was in town sitting courtside supposedly not recruiting Adou in a QV high school game. Puzzling. Later amended that Cal was doing a favor to his dad. Lol. Yeah. Hugley gone. Dior outta here. Sibande this that. Yadda. Yadda. The 180 this poster is trying to pull with this program is laughable.
Lol. Is Hugley with the team?
Thierro should be on top of list for Pitt. No way he’s ever gonna take more than the 21 shots thru 28 games that he’s taken at Kentucky.
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he shot 50% from 3 in February. He's a 75% foul shooter ... I'm not convinced he's a total zero from deep.
There's plenty of guards in the NBA that can't shoot. I see elite instincts from Mintz. Elite anticipation. He's awesome at drawing contact. Comparing him to Xavier Johnson is a joke. They aren't in the same ball park.
I'm not sold on Mintz being a sure fire NBA guy, but I won't act like there's no chance.
Bryce Mcgowens just got a 4 year deal from Charlotte. He was 2nd rounder ... and he's 6'6", but he can't shoot to save his life. Let me be clear ... Mintz absolutely needs to be a threat from deep .. he doesn't need to light the lamp, but he needs to be respectable to get drafted .. if he was 6'5" .. he could get by without the jumper. He needs to continue to develop it and with this past month + the FT shooting ... I'm not really doubting he can do it.
Neither of those are nearly as big as the Ls you took on Steven Adams and your boy Hafley.
Would love to see Morton come back home .. would love to see him in a freelance system ... not anything Purdue runs.
before I get sh!t about his stats, he starts on a top team in the country and plays over 25 min a game. We could absolutely use him next year. He's a lot better than the numbers indicate.
before I get sh!t about his stats, he starts on a top team in the country and plays over 25 min a game. We could absolutely use him next year. He's a lot better than the numbers indicate.
I think next years team is the type of team where he could potentially be a great addition. I don’t think he could carry a bad team but could be a big ceiling raiser. Would love his maturity and leadership.
He plays for a top coach on a team that has won a ton while he’s been there. He’s also very good defensively and as a rebounder, which is why he starts and is one of the team leaders in minutes on a deep, loaded team. Purdue is deep and talented and everyone on the 10 deep plays a role. Not sure why he’d leave Purdon’t but if he did so I have no doubt Capel would take him in a heartbeat. He fits what Cape is trying to do to a T.
I’m trying to think of ONE reason outside of being from the Burgh Burbs why he would transfer from a Top 5 team to Pitt?
Looking forward to beating them in the tournament and showing him what he’d potentially be joining.
Morton carved out a pretty much perfect situation for him and his skill set. Don't see him going anywhere. He'll do a year as a grad transfer, maybe he'll feel like coming home then, and maybe he'll be able to shoot someday
We will see how much weight the Pitt name carries in the portal this year. Last year outside of Nelly coming home Capel seemed to prioritize players with high major experience (Hinson and Elliott) to include other targets brought in on visits (Akok Akok, Meechie Johnson). I can’t see him going from four senior guards to turning over the keys to freshman.
For roster balance, if coaches still care in the transfer era, you probably need to bring in two senior transfers. That gives you a three man senior class with Hinson. I'll say PG and wing.
Then get a two guard transfer with two years of eligibility and probably a depth forward if one Santos/Jeffress/Hugley transfer out.
Then your roster is:
Senior: Hinson, transfer PG, transfer wing
Junior: Federiko, transfer two guard, transfer forward/Santos
Sophomore: Twins, Jeffress
Freshman: Dior, Carrington, Lowe, Barnes
Your rotation is:
Starters: Transfer PG, Transfer 2G, Transfer Wing, Hinson, Federiko.
Bench is Dior and freshman with the twins backing up the front court. Jeffress is wild card based in injury and development.
For roster balance, if coaches still care in the transfer era, you probably need to bring in two senior transfers. That gives you a three man senior class with Hinson. I'll say PG and wing.
Then get a two guard transfer with two years of eligibility and probably a depth forward if one Santos/Jeffress/Hugley transfer out.
Then your roster is:
Senior: Hinson, transfer PG, transfer wing
Junior: Federiko, transfer two guard, transfer forward/Santos
Sophomore: Twins, Jeffress
Freshman: Dior, Carrington, Lowe, Barnes
Your rotation is:
Starters: Transfer PG, Transfer 2G, Transfer Wing, Hinson, Federiko.
Bench is Dior and freshman with the twins backing up the front court. Jeffress is wild card based in injury and development.
Carr isnt athletic enough. Mintz is 100% guaranteed to make an NBA team. Either next year or the year after. All time worst take by BballinsiderfromPitt. SMF knows basketball. Mintz gotta go this year.
ESPN NBA mock draft projects Judah Mintz as a first-round pick if he enters in 2024
Mintz is also projected by others as a second-round pick if he leaves Syracuse after this season.
I don't think Purdue makes the NIT this year without Zach Edey. He is averaging 23 points per game 13 rebounds per game, 2 assists per game, and almost 3 blocks per game in conference play. He's the frontrunner for National Player of the Year by a considerable margin. He has a usage rate pushing almost 35 in conference play which is insanely high and his efficiency still doesn't drop off. He is carrying this team far more than Blair ever did for Pitt.
They have some talented freshmen. Pitt would be almost undefeated if Edey played here. In fact, Pitt would be the #1 team in the country right now by a wide margin if Edey played here right now.
Morton has a nice little spot there and should stay there, it fits him well. When Edey leaves, he'll have to do a lot more than pass at Purdue. A usage rate of 10 isn't going to cut it in the future.
SMF, I'd be careful about judging what others have said.
Nah. Will test terribly and then they’ll put on the tape. Can’t defend eitherCarr isnt athletic enough. Mintz is 100% guaranteed to make an NBA team. Either next year or the year after. All time worst take by BballinsiderfromPitt. SMF knows basketball. Mintz gotta go this year.
ESPN NBA mock draft projects Judah Mintz as a first-round pick if he enters in 2024
Mintz is also projected by others as a second-round pick if he leaves Syracuse after this season.www.syracuse.com
But but but ESPN said he’d be a second round pick! Don’t worry that there’s probably 20 prospects from Europe we’ve never heard of that will be drafted in round 2 so they don’t have to pay someone or use a roster spot on someone who can’t help!!!
How is a short, non shooting 2G who can’t defend and is a high volume scorer who’s always been the focal point gonna find a role in the NBA…. I’ll give you a hint…
Please define what you mean by "guaranteed to make an NBA team." I want you to articulate exactly what that means so you have to go on record with something specific.Carr isnt athletic enough. Mintz is 100% guaranteed to make an NBA team. Either next year or the year after. All time worst take by BballinsiderfromPitt. SMF knows basketball. Mintz gotta go this year.
ESPN NBA mock draft projects Judah Mintz as a first-round pick if he enters in 2024
Mintz is also projected by others as a second-round pick if he leaves Syracuse after this season.
All these players they’re comparing him to are taller, more versatile and more athletic. If you’re gonna be a wiry non defender at 6’3, you gotta shoot. 6’7 Bryce McGowens the same as 6’3 Mintz!? Lol
He reminds me more of a different Carr: Tony Carr from Penn State. Not a defender, not a winning player. More athletic than Carr but a worse shooter. Carr was a second rounder but don’t think he ever played in the league.
Or you need elite elite elite athleticism. Ja, Westbrook, Wall. They’re all too 1% athleticism in the NBA.
Iol why you arguing points I didn't make? I literally said Mcgowens can get by because he's long and tall and that Mintz would need a jumper since he's not that height.
sure, but there's plenty of guys that aren't stars that have jobs just based on athleticism and defense.
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