Nova Bridges is old for his age.

Spartan Bridges went back to school and didn't really get better so idk

His defense is questionable.

I don't agree that he fits a need though. They need a wing that can handle the ball and create a shot.

Michigan State Bridges (Miles, sophomore, 6'7" 230 SF/PF, doesn't turn 21 until March):
positives = strong, high energy, dunker, rebounder, blocks shots, good passer, draws fouls
negatives = classic "tweener", too small for PF, doesn't shoot good enough from the perimeter for SF, rarely shoots twos outside the paint area

Villanova Bridges (Mikal, junior, 6'7" 210 SF/SG, 22 in late August):
positives = NBA-ready "3-and-D", great length and athleticism, champion, Philly
negatives = lack of strength, doesn't attack the rim

His defense is really good

jamiethekiller wrote:His defense is questionable.

I don't agree that he fits a need though. They need a wing that can handle the ball and create a shot.

Agreed.

I'm taking a good long, hard look at Knox at 10. Kid's got some upside and improved throughout the year.

BigEd76 wrote:Michigan State Bridges (Miles, sophomore, 6'7" 230 SF/PF, doesn't turn 21 until March):
positives = strong, high energy, dunker, rebounder, blocks shots, good passer, draws fouls
negatives = classic "tweener", too small for PF, doesn't shoot good enough from the perimeter for SF, rarely shoots twos outside the paint area

Villanova Bridges (Mikal, junior, 6'7" 210 SF/SG, 22 in late August):
positives = NBA-ready "3-and-D", great length and athleticism, champion, Philly
negatives = lack of strength, doesn't attack the rim

Miles has a 6'9" wing (bad for a 3, let alone a 4) Mikal has a 7'2" wing (excellent)

jamiethekiller wrote:His defense is questionable.

I don't agree that he fits a need though. They need a wing that can handle the ball and create a shot.

If they lose both jj and belli I think nova bridges def fills a need, though agree that they also need more shot creation

Yeah MSU bridges is classic college tweener. He plays hard but a bit of a projection to an NBA position. I could see him being a good player but some risk there

joe table wrote:

jamiethekiller wrote:His defense is questionable.

I don't agree that he fits a need though. They need a wing that can handle the ball and create a shot.

If they lose both jj and belli I think nova bridges def fills a need, though agree that they also need more shot creation

Yeah was working under the assumption that he would replace Belly/Irsan

azrider wrote:I'm taking a good long, hard look at Knox at 10. Kid's got some upside and improved throughout the year.

Yeah I'm intrigued by the on paper profile but ppl dont seem to like him and seem to like other UK guard better

CalvinBall wrote:

joe table wrote:

jamiethekiller wrote:His defense is questionable.

I don't agree that he fits a need though. They need a wing that can handle the ball and create a shot.

If they lose both jj and belli I think nova bridges def fills a need, though agree that they also need more shot creation

Yeah was working under the assumption that he would replace Belly/Irsan

Not an ersan replacement as bridges is only a 2/3 positionally

joe table wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:

joe table wrote:

jamiethekiller wrote:His defense is questionable.

I don't agree that he fits a need though. They need a wing that can handle the ball and create a shot.

If they lose both jj and belli I think nova bridges def fills a need, though agree that they also need more shot creation

Yeah was working under the assumption that he would replace Belly/Irsan

Not an ersan replacement as bridges is only a 2/3 positionally

Lebron is the Ersan replacement.

There's shooting in FA every year. This system makes any competent shooter shine because of Simmons and Embiid.

If they want to take it to the next level they desperately need a wing to be able to handle the ball, drive and hit some shots so we don't get suffocated at the arc again. Bridges isn't going to solve that issue for us. He's not a needle mover on this team IMO

It's a pretty weak draft I think so we need to manage expectations a bit. Were probably not getting the instant offense/ high volume scorer @ 10. Actually that type of player is out there in FA right now with Barton, tyreke, and to a lesser extent my boy m Beasley

jamiethekiller wrote:There's shooting in FA every year. This system makes any competent shooter shine because of Simmons and Embiid.

If they want to take it to the next level they desperately need a wing to be able to handle the ball, drive and hit some shots so we don't get suffocated at the arc again. Bridges isn't going to solve that issue for us. He's not a needle mover on this team IMO

There's shooting but as we saw against the Celtics a lot of that shooting gets exposed in isolation on the other end. Bridges gives you a guy that can shoot and also compete athletically.

Isolation scoring is incredibly value but I'm not sure if you can expect anyone at 10 to come in and provide that at an elite level. Mitchell is a rare case.

Yah, was just sitting here thinking that our guy might not be a 1st round talent but hitting on a 2nd Rd guy that can fit in exactly how we need

MoBettle wrote:

jamiethekiller wrote:There's shooting in FA every year. This system makes any competent shooter shine because of Simmons and Embiid.

If they want to take it to the next level they desperately need a wing to be able to handle the ball, drive and hit some shots so we don't get suffocated at the arc again. Bridges isn't going to solve that issue for us. He's not a needle mover on this team IMO

There's shooting but as we saw against the Celtics a lot of that shooting gets exposed in isolation on the other end. Bridges gives you a guy that can shoot and also compete athletically.

Isolation scoring is incredibly value but I'm not sure if you can expect anyone at 10 to come in and provide that at an elite level. Mitchell is a rare case.

I'm not sure they even need to be an ISO guy. Just someone that can drive to the rim and keep his dribble. Redick is the only one that could do that for us outside of Simmons, McConnell and fultz and he's not very good at it