Napalm wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:noel had 6 boards last night. will he still be completely incapable of rebounding in the nba? just need to know for when im talking with friends.

he's a beanpole, but i think his positioning is the biggest issue. he just looks like a baby deer out there sometimes. give him time to be great

pacino wrote:I'd call that a successful pick, then.

I also see that, but maybe that's just because bodywise it's who I hope he grows into. A guy with Noah's presence and awareness on D would really help what Brown's trying to do. The guards could start to move further out and the entire floor will be extended.

Napalm wrote:

pacino wrote:I'd call that a successful pick, then.

I also see that, but maybe that's just because bodywise it's who I hope he grows into. A guy with Noah's presence and awareness on D would really help what Brown's trying to do. The guards could start to move further out and the entire floor will be extended.

noah is a heavy body in the post, just a true defender of the paint. Noel is a great shot blocker/alterer, but he isn't necessarily holding ground like Noah unless he puts on some more muscle. Nerlens is just his own breed of bouncy. Reminds me of a rich mans Ratliff. But impact wise, I absolutely agree

pacino wrote:

Napalm wrote:

pacino wrote:I'd call that a successful pick, then.

I also see that, but maybe that's just because bodywise it's who I hope he grows into. A guy with Noah's presence and awareness on D would really help what Brown's trying to do. The guards could start to move further out and the entire floor will be extended.

noah is a heavy body in the post, just a true defender of the paint. Noel is a great shot blocker/alterer, but he isn't necessarily holding ground like Noah unless he puts on some more muscle. Nerlens is just his own breed of bouncy. Reminds me of a rich mans Ratliff. But impact wise, I absolutely agree

What was Noah's weight out of college? At Florida he was pretty sparse. NN def is skinnier, but not by that much. He needs to beef up his legs, is all.

At the next level, Noel's relatively high center of gravity will make establishing deep post position difficult. When he's pushed too far from the basket, he's close to useless offensively, although he did do a decent job as a passer out of the high post this season.

It's definitely a stretch to think of a guy like Larry Sanders as a franchise big man right now. Noel is already stronger, younger, more athletic, and better with the ball in his hands, but the slight frame and unrefined offensive game point to Sanders more than somebody like Kevin Garnett or Joakim Noah, who came into the league with a somewhat similar build.

NBA scout Tony Barone says Noel's ceiling is a Joakim Noah-esque player, with a floor of Larry Sanders.

pacino wrote:

Napalm wrote:

pacino wrote:I'd call that a successful pick, then.

I also see that, but maybe that's just because bodywise it's who I hope he grows into. A guy with Noah's presence and awareness on D would really help what Brown's trying to do. The guards could start to move further out and the entire floor will be extended.

noah is a heavy body in the post, just a true defender of the paint. Noel is a great shot blocker/alterer, but he isn't necessarily holding ground like Noah unless he puts on some more muscle. Nerlens is just his own breed of bouncy. Reminds me of a rich mans Ratliff. But impact wise, I absolutely agree

What was Noah's weight out of college? At Florida he was pretty sparse. NN def is skinnier, but not by that much. He needs to beef up his legs, is all.

Gimpy wrote:Also, Noah was the best center in the league this year and an All NBA first teamer.

Kevin Pelton @kpelton · 10m

Following up on @AminESPN's comments on Eric Bledsoe's market drying up, Sixers only team I see with room to make max offer to him now.

joe table wrote:eh. same concerns about fit with mcw. and does he have surplus asset value at 15mm AAV?